The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1920-07-02
SOLONS
SPECIAL SESSION
LAW TO THE PEOPLE IN
NOVEMBER.

Pierre, July 2.-AmOng the meas /
ures passed by the South Dakota leg |
islature which are of more than To- |
cal interest was the Amsden primary |
law, which proposes a different sys-
TEN of primary than the Richards
law, and submits the same to the |
people at the November election to |
decide if they want to continue un-
der the present system, or take up
| one somewhat less complicated in its
| one somewhat less complicated in its
provisions.
The new bill provides in brief for
primaries in all counties of the state
to select county and legislative tick
cts, and delegates to state conven-
| tions at which state judicial, senator
ial and congressional candidates are
to be selected. The law contains
number of the features of the pres
ent primary. Among the provisions
| of the new law are two, which seek
| TO prevent what is known as log
| rolling" in politics. One of these is
| that days prior TO a primary elec-
| tion it is the duty of the county CEN
| trail committee to meet at the county
| seat and select list of double the
number of names to which the county
is entitled to be represented in the
| state convention. These names are
| to be apportioned among the differ
| ent commissioner districts of the
county committee is barre S9O$
| ice ho
being upon the list. This list is sub
| mitted to the voters at the primary
and one-half getting the highest num-
| Der of votes are the representatives
of the county in the state conven-
ton: The other provision is that
when a man desires to become a can
didate for state office he must, at
least 80 days prior to the state con-
yention, file his declaration with the
secretary of state, and with it sign
a pledge that he is candidate for
only the place which he seeks, and
that he will not be a candidate for
any other place at the convention,
nor at the general election. The
convention is prohibited from voting
for any such candidate for any other
position than that for which he has
filed his application. These two pro-
, visions are intended TO cover and pre-
vent trading and dickerinS in the
convention, and any man pushing his
candidacy for one place to get
trade" for something else to get
out of the way.
Another act of the last day which
I is of interest to all eX-service men is
the provision to submit to the peo-
pie of the state the issue of increas-
ing the constitutional limitation of
bonded Indebtedness from the pres
ent low figure of 100000 to So
900, for the purpose of paying all
eX-service men a bounty of $50 for
each month of service. This is an
other provision on which the people
will be called TO vote in the Novem-
D Der election.
Another measure of importance tc
the farming interests of the state
was the bill allowing the state and
counties to carry on the free employ.
ment service established through fed.
eral aid during the war Under the
bill the state appropriates $4,000 tc
r aid the work, and county commits
e sioners are given authority to appro
e pirate not to exceed $500 of county
! funds in any one year. Severa
! counties had appropriated money foI
5, this purpose but the attorney genera
Y held that such appropriations wer,
invalid.
# There was an effort in the hous,
S to revive the prohibition bill which
II had been killed earlier in the ses
= sion. The members were not in
h mood to take up this issue.
5 The appropriation of $4,000 t,
purchase the Sylvan lake propert,
h in the state park in the Black Hill
el in both houses. This ETAOINNl
), met practically unanimous supper
< in both houses. This property is sit
re uated within the boundaries of tn
st portion of the federal forest resery
e which was donated to the state fo
IS park purposes.
N Under the emergency acts passe
d along different lines many municipal
lie tiles of the state can proceed wit
~ improvements which have been unde
es way, but on which progress has bee
stopped on account of the financs
es situation in the country. 1t wa
Ill found impossible to proceed unde
IN the situation and by the legislator
IN granting authority to increase inter
t. est rates or extend limitations of il
We debtedness, they can now dispose {
is their securities and complete til
ne projects under way, or engage in ne
IT. ones where it is so desired
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