The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1919-03-20
SUMMARY Of WORK
Of s.D.LEGSLATURE
Some of the More Important
Measures Adopted at SEES
sion Ended q Few
Days Aga.

adjourned. sine die, Friday night after
~'enacting the following bills into law,
most OF them already having the ap-
proval of h governor. the rest having
~ days after the close of the session.:
S. B. Permitting cities to invest
thelr surplus funds in Liberty Bonds
and other government securities.
S. B.. Prohibiting the use of the red
or black flag or the flag of an enemy
country in display or on parade.
S. B. 4-Appropriating $1,000 0 for
the use of the rural credits board.
5. B. Amending the law defining a
legal partition woven wire fence so that
1t need apply only where land is worth
e $50 an acre, or when asked for by
petition.
S. B. 6~-Permitting salaries of not
e 800 a year for independent school
district ~treasurers.
S. B. 12-Raising pay of deputy game
wardens from 500 to s125 a month.
5. B. 14-Providing for a. commission
of three on uniformity Of legislation
with other states, with a limited
amount for expense.
S. b. 17-Appropriating $145.7 700 for
improvements and additions at Custer
Saratorfunl.
Water Power Bill.
5. B. Decorating state hydro-eIec-
trio commission to investigate FEAST
nlllty of power development along the
Missouri, and select a site if feasible,
with $4,000 expense money.
:. B. 2~5-Providing for state regula-
ton OF the flow Of artesian wells.
5. B. 28-Requiring the supreme court
to fix uniform rules of practice in trial
of causes before referees.
5. B. 27-Requiring the supreme
court to fix rules Of practice in both
civil and criminal actions.
S. B. 2S-Amending. extending and
strengthening he inheritance tax law.
;. b. 29-Providing for partial dis
%trtbution Of estates on petition of heirs.
divisees, administrators or executors.
5. b. ~3O-Providing a mortgage re-
-cordlng tax In lieu of all other tax on
such paper.
S. B. 31--Appropriating $4,000 for de-
f1clency In funds Of the state board
of health. from extra work during the
influenza epidemic.
S. B. 39-Providing for state hail in
surance, compulsory on all lands with
prescribed crops unless specifically ex-
empted each year.
S. B. 40-Regulating manner of list
Ing ranging stock to include on the tax
lists.
S. B.. 41--Regulating manner of plac-
ing real property on the assessment
rolls.
$. +. 43-lncrcasIng the salary of
the insurance commissioner to $4,000.
). b. 44-GiTing corporate power to
organized townships 20 condemn prop
erty within n without the township
for dumping and drainage purposes.
S. B. 45-Appropriating $1,000 for
additional land at Spearfish Normal.
S. y. 46-Regulating the manner of
kin states attorneys salaries on
population basis.
Bond for Hard Surface Roads.
S. B. 49-Authorizing counties to
bond for hard surface roads therein.
S. B. Embarrassing the authority of
married women to act as executives,
ADMINISTRATORS and guardians-per-
uniting their authority to continue
even though they marry.
S. B. 51-Making it a misdemeanor
to erect biliboards near cemeteries or
on dangerous curves Or at cross roads.
S. &. 55-Appropriating $4,000 for
the purchase Of additional land at state
college.
S. b. 56-Appropriating money for
additional land at the state university,
S. B. 57-Regulating the fixing OF
election precincts in unorganized
counties.
S. b. 5s-Appropriating / 1900 for
deficiency in the state capitol main
tenance fund.
s.. b. 59-Providing for the employ
ment Of a county nurse when the board
Hf hpolth shall 1anrn nncascarv Or n,
the county commissioners upon petit
ton.
S. B. G4-Fixing the salary Of the
marshal of the supreme court at 81, 500
S. B. 6G-Requiring proper hearing
before there is abatement of county
taxes.
S. 3. Embarrassing the amount OF
county aid that can be given county
fair associations.
S. b. GS-Appropriating $4,000 for
improvements on the State Tail
grounds.
S. 3. .7~1-Pernitting the erection or
the capitol grounds Of a memorial hal,
for the soldiers and sailors of the
present war. erected through public
subscription.
S. L. 72-Regulatlng the government
of ommon school districts in two OF
more counties.
S.. b. 74-Appropriating money tc
pay tuition in state institutions for re-
turning soldiers, sailors and war work
ers in the world war, who were citizens
Of the state.
S. B. 75-Regulating the extension OF
the corporate existence of insurance
companies after the expiration of theiI
charters-putting all such companies
on the same basis.
S. b. 80-Requiring more strict rec
ord of special assessments for NUM-
cipal improvements.
S. r. S2-Regulating the publica-
ton of election notices.
S. a. S3-Appropriat!ng $20,600 for
the promotion of vocational, industrial