Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1921-01-29
STATE LEGISLATURE
Our Pierre Correspondent Tells What is
Happening at Pierre During the
Legislative Session

during the boom days, resulting in the
carrying out Of the state of several mil
lion dollars good share Of which went
to the statesmen themselves, has called
out several bills intended to curb such
work in the future, in other words
90 lock the barn after one horse is gone,
and before the other is missing. one
bill provides that any corporation which
wishes 90 sell stocks ia this state shall
give a bond to protect its customers
against loss, and that every agent shall
take out license and put up a bond
which is forfeited if 1t is shown that any
false promises or Misrepresentation was
made IN the attempt to dispose Of any
stocks. There is a saving clause to Gov
er small promotion companies within
the state which allows sale and the work
ofugents if it can be shown that the
agent is carrying on the work with no
further remuneration than that of his
actual expenses of operation which must
be shown. The main feature appearing
10 be to cut out the "bigh pressure
salesmen who are out after big commits
sions and get them. Another bill along
The same line provides that any note
given for stock shall have stamped upon
it in red ink and large size type what il
Is given for and that it is non-negotiable
The real estate dealer is also looked
after IN the bills which seek to compel
him TO take out license before he can
transact business, and little senate
bin, which provides that no contract for
sale or purchase of land by an agent is
valid unless it be in writing.
The house opened the ball on chang
ing tie provisions of the Richards
primary law which requires party com
mittee endorsements for appointment !;
and another which wipes out the prm
arg aud party debates" between cand
dates for presidency and governorship
Both of these passed, and following
them are others which cut out the post
master primary and several other feat
way for another campaign on that issue
at The next election. Along this same
line is the bin in the senate which lin.
It's the amount a candidate can legally
use in boosting a referred law which he
makes a part Of his campaign Under
the existing law the limit is five hun
dred dollars on that issue alone, but if
candidate makes that law an issue there
i- no limit which he need apply to his
and the new law holds down
that limit as well as it does the check Oh
lae direct campaign.
While the work of the session to the
time Of recess has been characterized a.
slow, there have been fully as many
bills started as at the last session to the
same date, and several more bills en-
acted and sent to the Governor for his
The house discussion of the repeal OF
portions Of tile Richards primary called
several OF the Black Hills members into
action. Went2y, democrat, Of Penning
ton, thought the repeal ought to pass as
only one application was made for APP
pointment at the committee meeting,
but that would give the holding demo
Gratis a better show Clark and Parker
of Lawrence opposed in the start on the
ground that the people who voted the
law ought to be allowed to get the full
effects of it and when they were com
pleely sick of it to repeal it themselves
Buell. of Pennington said it would be
hard to get a repeal of the law by the
people as long as Richards kept putting
up money to keep it in existence, but il
it was a bad law it should be repealed
Wall of Butte took like position, and
when it appeared that the repeal would
pass Parker wanted to amend to include
The whole law, but was voted down.
swanson of Brown was for the bill as be
was tired Of having one man dictate
what kind OF legislation the state should
have, and while it lost on the first vote
it went through on reconsideration.
Senator Cock of Butte was looking
after live stock interests when he secur
ed postponement of the bill defining
williul trespass of animals, and it vii
not get to vote until the session re
sumes
Senator Erskine of Meade before the
recess introduced resolution memorial.
izing congress to pass the bill before the
House establishing br~T7l of veter.
ans, aud among new bills the last dav of
the senate session were by Erskine to
repeal another provision ofthe Richards
primary.
The early enactment OF the bill auth
orizing the State Cement Com mission to
begin the erection of cement plant at
Rapid City, is Of interest to the whole
state aud to the Black Hills especially
as it assures a big manufacturing plant
in that portion of the state. The com
mission is given authority to sell bonds
TO the amount Of two million dollars and
begin work at once, and this will help
to increase the development of the min.
eral resources of this portion of the
state. This measure went through the
senate with only two dissenting votes,
and passed unanimously in the house.
Among the new bills started for the
week were Wall of Butte providing for
issuance Of certificates of ownership with
autos, and providing for transfer of the