The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1921-01-27
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attempted 70 eliminate boosts" N
prices when there is a demand for
hotel accommodations, and hold the
rate TO a fixed amount.
The oil boom yer the state has
called out a bill which extends the
leasing term on farm lands from ten
years to twenty-five years when the
lease is for oil or minerals. 1t also
attempts 70 care for cities by allowing
seyenty-hye year leases instead OF the
short time leases now provided Tor.
This will open the way 20 a business
finn which wants a long time lease on
a business site to put up a building
for the purpose with knowledge that
he will have the use of it rs long as
he will be engaged in the business,
and will allow the construction of bus
mess houses on leased sites, which was
practically debarred under the exist.
ing law.
Under another bill, the juror who is
called to the county seat TO attend
court, would get five dollars a day in
stead of the present rate Of three dol
lars which has not covered actual ex-
penses of many jurors for the past few
years and which has caused a lot of
dissatisfaction
One OF the bills y-Gill Of Bookings,
if enacted will stop any repetition of
the stock selling schemes which took
millions out of the state the past few
years. He provides that any notes
given for payment on such stock shall
be plainly stamped in large red let
ters the purpose for which the note is
given and the further fact that such
note is non-negotiable. Such a re-
Quirement would put South Dakota on
the ban Of the high pressure sales
men who are out after the money
for themselves and are not at ali par
ticular just what line of argument
they put up sc long as they land the
deal.
The language bill by Senator Alseth
of Kingsbury, will not get considera-
tion as soon as the Legislature re-as-
sembles after recess, having been
made a special order for the first of
February. This bill is backed by the
American Legion and will no doubt be
passed.
Among bills introduced the
past week are by Lunden Of Brook
ings, legalizing authorization and is.
sue Of certain funding bonds of the
city of Brookings; Curtis of Hamlin,
regulating name of approval of
plans for school buildings; and regu-
lating school libraries making the
county superintendent, the states at
torney, and superintendent Of the To-
cal school the board in control.
The last night of the senate session
before the recess vas given over to a
discussion of what is immoral dancing
in which several of the senators ex-
pressed themselves, and when they
were through none of them appeared
to be certain just what could be
classed in this list.
The rest of the night session was
put in at securing dates for considera-
ton of the bill after the recess, and
Bartels of Deuel., had the leasing bill
put owe until the 2Sth of February
when the question of term of leases
will be UP.
One bill of Erskine of Meade, af.
fects the status of the dormitory al
Brookings college for the use of ex-
service men taking vocational train,
Ing, and carries an appropriation not
recommended by the budget board for
this improvement at the school.
When the bill came to grant each
member of the legislature additional
remuneration of 800 a month for
expenses 1t received practically the
unanimous endorsement of the house
Sour OF Hamlin, being one Of the two
members who voted no on the plan
which is now a law.
The discussion of repeats of por
lions OF the Richards primary law
started a general house discussion and
the first effort went down, but on re
consideration several members ex
pressed a change Of heart. among
them Representative Gill Of Bookings
and on a second vote the repeal pro
vision went through. This Is to be
followed by several others in an at
tempt to trip out some Of the frfils