The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1921-02-25

mittee report final general agree.
ment on an automobile theft protec-
ton bill. and they expect to report out
the Wall certificate bill considerable
amended The bill would require ev-
cry purchaser of an automobile to get
certificate of ownership from the
county treasurer with the license.
whether from dealer or former owner
The certificate would be full descrip
ton OF the car and would be made in
trlpllcate. the original going to the sec
Rotary of state at Pierre, one copy to
the county treasurer and the other to
the owner. When the car is sold the
original of the new certificate and
copy would be surrendered by the for
Mer owner and forwarded to the sec
Rotary OF state for transfer on the
books. Applications and assignment, /
must be made before notary Mutila-
ton OF any identification mark on the |
car or preparation or use of false or
forged cert ficates would be felony |
with d penalty of not over ten years
in the peatentary Swearing to any |
material wrong fact in certificates is
made perjury.
The county assessor bill, fathered
by Senator Morrison of Stacey coun
ty, is expected to be Introduced by the
assessment and taxation committee
The bill would have assessors elected
AZ Ssher county officers, but for
fouryear term with no limitation on
the number of terms one man may
serve. The bill provides for deputies
to do all work Of the present local as
sessovs and spread taxes and do work
N this connection now cared for by
he auditor. The assessor would be
removable by tax commission aud
county commissioners and vacancy
through removal, resignation or death
would be filled by appointment by
county commissioners. If counties
have a valuation under ten million
dollars the salary would be $4,000
year: up to seventy million, $4,000, and
over seventy million. $4,000 The plan
is said to have the support of the tax
commission
A soldiers bonus bill has been IN
reduced by the military committee OF
both houses. providing bond issue OF
not over six million dollars be author
ICED to be distributed among South
Dakotans who served in the forces Of
The United States in the Spanish-Amer-
can war and the Philippine insurrec-
ion up to IS months, to those in the
military, naval or nursing service of
the United States in the world war or
those who forfeited citizenship to Join
The forces of world war ally and
have since been repatriatsd. A max
mum of $500 in all wars is provided
FOR any one man, ana service must
, have been at least 60 days. Depend
ant relatives of deceased persons who
would have been entitled to bonus
nay get 1t, disbursement to be through
i board of five composed of the gov
). ernor. state treasurer and three 9th.
:. ers A total of s25, 900 would be appro-
priated for the boards use.
:. Drainage problems of eastern South
house drainage committee The com
mittee introduced bill which re-
vamps the Larson bill introduced
earlier in the session. 1t continues
!, the provision for formation Of drain
y, age districts where projects affect o.
:, are affected by more than one county
The joint legislative committee to
ST. Gov
- board has been appointed, with the
J., following membership: Senators Cook
- of Butte, and Boreson, of Davidson
"a and Representatives Grace. Of Buffalo
Walker, of Stanley, and Larson, o.
= Minnehaha.
~ Senator Morrison. Haakon county
M introduced measure in the senate
=, providing for redistricting state legis
. lative districts and apportioning thu
=. number OF senators and representa-
i. tives in accordance with the last fed
:. eral census, which would allow on
u, representative for each $500 person
- or fraction thereof in county. Tn
only change would be that each count,
~ would have a representative instea
-. of, az in similar cases. two or NOR
~ counties having but one between Their
~ This would cut the number IN the low
er house to 1O2 instead OF 103. Tn
senate would remain unchanged.
=. A new moving picture regulation bi
- was introduced in the house by Rel
~ resentaAive Campbell, Of Brown coul
' |ty. The bill would require moving pit
=. ture theaters to take out . licens
~. ~ with state sheriff, with a fec of
:" and oath that they will not show an
-. lewd, lioentious or immoral picture
or any which would incits the yout
-. to acts Of crime. On complaint Of II,
-. electors that the oath had been viola
ed the state sheriff would investigat
-, and II the charges were found CORE
-. the license would be revoked and Il
show and huilding abated as a Dubl