The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1919-04-24
SYNOPSIS OF NEW HAIL iNSUR.
ANCE LAW

loIlS, lOiiS-HNe anu iOllS-tNO cent
respectively.
kingsbury and B~rookings counties
are in the First District. The kim
of crops protected are: Wheat. oats
rye. barley. fax. speltz. corn. alfalfa
prose-. mi!ct and sorghum.
Every assessor must. at the time he
lists property for assessment. make
a return OF the number of acres in
crop or TO be sowed or planted tc
crop each year in every tract, parcel
or subdivision of land assessed. 10
gether with the name of the person
in whose name the land is taxed and
also the name of the occupant, crop
per. or tenant if any and shall specify
the number of acres of each kind OF
crop in each and every tract, parcel
or subdivision OF agricultural (culti.
vated) land assessed and # any such
land has not yet been own or planted
to crop, SO that he cannot exactly de
termine the number OF acres which
will be planted that year then he shall
make return of the total number OF
acres under pillow or cultivation and
for purposes of the law such return
shall be the basis for computing the
premium for hail insurance unless the
owner or occupant of the land shall
on or before June LIST. 1919. at twelve
o'clock loon and annually thereafter.
file with the county auditor a state
ment under oath describing the mum.
Der Of acres in crop and specifying
the kind OF grain, upon a blank pro
yjded for the purpose and such state
uent shall become the basis for COM
= Ting the premium c~hargeahle TO
land.
All land planted to crops shall be
deemed 10 be insured against hail
each year from - o'clock noon, June
LIST TO j. o'clock noon September 18th
10 the amount TO not exceed $40 per
acre,
Every lease oral or written hereaf.
ter made shall be deemed TO include
as a and agreement on the
part Of the lessee or cropper. an IN
iertaking 10 pay all hail insurance
premiums properly chargeable against
said crop or his interest therein Us
become due and the land shall
8 first lien upon all the crops
grown upon the land, belonging TO any
such tenant or cropped. as security
for the payment OF such premiums,
unless the contrary shall be clearfy
expressed in writing and made a part
Of the lease.
No tenant holdig under a lease in
existence az the time this act goes
into effect shall come under the bene /
fits OF this state hail insurance unless
be shall on or before u o'clock noon
June Ist, 1919, file in the Office
Of county auditor, a writing, signify
ing his acceptance Of the provisions
81 the Act and accepting the ooliga-
ton TO pay the premium properly
against his share Of the
,nop and such writing shall operate
o give the landlord a first lien on
said crop and may be enforced in the
same manner as 8 chattel mortgage
The land owners share Of the crop
: automatically insured
Persons interested in any crop may
the insurance thereon during
any year TO $500 per acre by fling e
proper statement or " before June
lSL. to the effect that he desires such
and the rate for such re
sGce6 insurance shall be oaeh2lf the
established rate Plus 10 per rent Of
said oaehalf.
For example: 100 acres insured for
iIe.oo per acre would cost s35o0- One
half Of $500 would be sl7-5e and ten
cent q this Csl75) added 10 sI7.0
would make slseS. being the cost for
Per acre
Any person (landlord o. tenants
nay exempt the land OF which he has
from the benefits Of TIE aet and
the Obligations thereof ~ filing
; proper statement on OF before June
lst each year with the county suof
too,
II Iae land Is leased fo- cash the
;S>szt shah hare the sole right 10
70 reduce the insurance or 10
exempt from Insurance
If land Il cropped on share. then
either landlord OF tenant 81 boih may
elect 10 reduce " exeZapt and II either
fails 10 make election then the land
shall BE- subject 10 liabilities o. fnsar
ante 70 TIE extent Of such interest
Under q share lease, both parties
mEs make a separate statement tO-
reduction II order TO reduce tre-a $40
10 Sc
No tenant can make an effective
for recactioa or exemption
he sk1l have first Sled with
The COUNTY auditor his acceptance Of
PROVISIONS Of the Act
TIE owner Of the land Lay make
snF aE the required statements by or
his dnay authorized axsnI
Losses viii be adjusted by oEhclsl
satustsrs in practically TIE sazDe -nan
nrr rs il now followed and provision
5 made for ARBITRATION 1913 losses