The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1918-04-04
new LAWS FOR
SOUTH DAKOTA
Full List Of Bills Passed at Spe-
cial Session-Only Few
Are Important.
BY DENNIS o,LEARY.

Pierre. S. D., March 25.--While the
war emergency session of the South
Dakota legislature wandered from the
text in few instances, partic~ 7arly as
TO institutional appropriations, most
OF the interesting bills enacted into law
nave direct connection with the war, or
with opportunities arising from the
war. The chief motive assigned for the
special session-that Of enabling South
Dakota soldiers in France to vote
seems to have been annulled b. ="
decision Of military leaders z.
enrolling Of soldier votes vii
permitted, but South Dakota
the law anyway.
The bill to send South Oak, -
tor1an to France at a salary of $1,000
year and expenses, said to have been
formulated in the interests of Col. Tom
Roberts, became delayed in some man
ner and was not introduced until Fri
day afternoon. AS a bill cannot COM
plete the course in less than three days
the war historian measure died q
natural death and was voted for in
definite postponement Saturday after
noon.
Most Interesting Acts.
Enactments which aroused the chief
interest at the special session, and
which probably are of chief interest
throughout the state, include: Ratifi-
cation Of federal prohibitory amend
e1gn languages In public, private and
parochfal schools; creation of state de-
tense council, with county branches,
vested with power ito do all acts and
things not inconsistent with the con-
stltutlon of laws of South Dakota, or Of
the United States: power granted to
defense council to impress individuals
into the services OF the state, or into
the services of any person, firm, as
ISOLATION or corporation; definition Of
sabotage and providing punishment
therefore.
The Completed Work.
The completed legislation follows:
IA. B. 3-Appropriating $3,963O6
emergency warrant Spearfish Normal
II. b. 9-Defining crime of treason
and prescribing penalty.
II. =. 2-Appropriating $4,000 boiler
Spearfish Normal
II. b. 10-Defining crime Of mis-
prison of treason and providing pun
ishment; in other words, harboring
traitor. =
II, B. 6--Health and accident insur-
ance policies under supervision of in
surance department.
H. Is. 5---Legalizing expenditure for
home guards and council 0f defense by
counties and municipalities
, II. 3. 27--Appropriating deficiency
for mobilization First cavalry regiment
total $4,000.
,. Is. 6--Apppopflat1ng $225, 900 Irvine
plant revolving fund.
S. B. S-Transferring $9,033.57 from
the public printing fund for later
year.
8. B. 2sAllowing road taxes to be
extended on property in cities.
- H B. 26-Appronriating S. non main
tenance for state house
n. B. 23.-Limiting instruction in
common schools to English language.
II. B. 19--Authorizing state highway
department to secure land on which
gravel pits or other road making ma
terials are found, by condemnation.
H. B. 1-Appropriating $4,000 for
H. B. 20--Appropriating $4,000 for
plumbing, ETC. Soldiers home.
H. B. Disappointing $3.50 for
maintenance Madison Normal.
III. -. 15-Appropriating $4,000 to
| complete buildings, Madison Normal.
H. q. 14-Appropriating $4,000 for
heating, plumbing. etc. university.
II. B. 13-Appropriating $4,000 arm
DRY at Brookings.
| FL. B. 12 Repeating metal culvert
provision Of 1917 highway law.
H. b. 25-Appropriating $4,000 fire
escapes, Madison Normal, east hall.
s. B. 10--Amending rural credits law
4 concerning borrowing privileges, CIV
ing commission the right to borrow at
market price of money.
s B. 37-Transfers grounds and
building capitol fund to repair fund.
equipment, etc.
S. B. 32-Gity manager, allowing;
towns to employ by vote of people.
II. B. 33-Compulsory labor for idle.
4 S. B. 33-Authorizing first class cities
l to change their number of commission
4 ers
S. B. 24Authorizing purchase Of
coal and other supplies to be made upon
future appropriations when same can
! be more economics lly. DONE for board Of
education and the capitol custodian
4 thus affecting state Institutions under
4 these officials
S. b. 25--Giving privilege to those in
war Of waiting one year after Its close
4 before being obliged to renew teaching
4 certificate. which otherwise would be
expired. AT
s. B. 36-Requiring assessors to list
4 acreage Of wheat, corn, oats, rye barley.
\ flax and potatoes and report same to
4 tax commission.
II HI. b. IA Appropriation OF $40, 900 for
II council of defense maintenance.
q III. b. 30--Creating boards Of high
lway commissioners in unorganized
4 counties.
III. b. "a Compe lling teachers in pri-
vate schools TO come up to require
a naents OF public school teachers, and
& prohibiting teaching any subject In any
z but English language, excepting for
q eign languages as a language study.
III. b. IA ppropriating $4,000 to
purchase land In the state forest re-
II, B. Appropriating ss,4s1.2s Tor
II deficiency fund at Northern normal.
S. b. 6Appropriating $15,225 fDr
completing Lincoln hall and Northern
normal 4sssS
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