Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1888-12-20
An Important Document.

Late last night the committee on leg
islation submitted the following report.
1t is by far the most important report of
the sessi On, and is printed in full. IT
the alliance claims to a majority in both
houses are correct, it is an indication OF
the legislation wo may expect this win
ter.
Your committee appointed to consider
the many resolutions referred to them,
after careful examination would re-
spectfully report the following for your
considerations:
We recommend that the board of reg
ents of our agricultural colleges should
be composed of practical and operative
farmers.
That the Russian thistles should be in
cluded in the law providing for the des-
truction Of noxicus weeds.
That the territory loan to any counties
in the territory for the benefit of farmers
who lost their crops by frost the past
season, an amount sufficient to procure
seed for the coming year-the rate of III
terest not to exceea seven per cent per
annum.
That law be passed to enable mutual
insurance companies to orgarize and do
business in the territory.
That the immigration bureau is an ex-
pensive luxury and serves no good pur-
pose and should be abolished.
We recommend that all contracts
tainted with usury be null and void.
That all insurance companies in case
Of tota1 loss, be required to pay the full
amount provided for in the policy.
That the date of tax sales should be
changed to the first Monday in Novem-
Der.
That the present commissioner system
of county government be abolished in all
counties when township governments
are or shall be organized and the town.
ship supervisor system SO long and satls-
factorily tested in most of the states east
of us, be adopted.
That all county officers should be mel
lglble to election to Office for more than
two consecutive terms.
That chapters No one hundred and
sixteen, one hundred and ffty-three and
one hundred and eighty-six of the ses-
sion laws of 1887 should be repealed.
That in addition to the notice now re-
quired by Jaw before tax deed can is
sue, personal notice3must be served upon
the owner of the land, If a resident of the
county; if not, notice shall be mailed
to the owners last known post Office ad-
dress and also be served upon the per-
son or persons, if any, occupying or cul-
tivating said lands; at least sixty days
before deed shall issue.
That to make the taking OF usury or
contracting to receive it, criminal Of
fense, punishable in all cases of cOnvic-
tion by imprisonment and also by fine
not less than the cost of prosecution.
To make all contracts for attorney g
fees contained in any note, mortgage or
other evidence of debt absolutely void
and providing in lieu thereof, that in &C.
tions prosecuted to Judgment in district
court, the judge may allow to the pre-
| vailing party such attorneys fees as he
may deem just.
TO repeal the law which now authoriz-
es the foreclosure of real estate mort
cages by advertisement and sale and
provide that such foreclosures shall be
by action in the district court.
That redemption from mortgage sale
of real estate may be made within one
year from date of judgment, instead OF
date of sale, as now provided, aud that
no steps toward sale or to make any
costs after Judgment. shall be made until
the year for redemption has expired;
then if not redeemed, the sale to take
place and be final.
fFhat any privision in mortgage
! whereby the debtor undertakes to give
| to any person an irrevocable power of at
torney to sell aud convey the property
described in the mortgage, shall be DEEM
ed against public policy and void.
That any apG all provisions in any
note or mortgage, empowering the own
or of such note or mortgage. or his agent
or attorney. upon the non-payment of
| any interest or installment of principal
due. or upon nor-paynent OF any taxes
! due on the mortgaged property, or Of in