The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1889-01-17

pliers completed the work - required BY law,
but sitter careful consideration ] de, med 70 wiser
to withhold such proclamation and submit tho
work to the Legislature for consideration and
approval. as there was not. by the act providing
for such compilation, sufficient time allowed fol
Quired; and the further desire on my part not to
risk the creation Of questions which would dis
turb our whole legal system and give rise to end
BAD COUNTY COMMISSIONERS.
The auditing and allowing Of claims by county
commissioners scion = "a ana sao the !, is; .Sa OF warrsn,s
is contrary to sound business principles, and
tends to produce financial discredit and injury.
and leads to the paying Of excessive prices for
The passage Of a law prohibiting the auditing
or issuance OF warrants in excess OF funds In the
treasury would be in the interest Of an econom-
public credit.
BAD STOCK COMPANIES.
The Incorporation OF companies and the fssu-
ance Of stocks and bonds by companies repre-
senling little or no value. and the Increasing Of
capital stock by the same. should be regulated
cult, If not impossible, to impose upon the pub
lie through the medium of power exercised and
sanctioned by law. leading many to believe
there is nothing. Thus the power Of the state Il
IN fact loaned to the accomplishment Of IMPOSE
BAD suRAN COMPANIES.
The present laws pertaining to the business of
insurance are so imperfect that 1t Is impracti-
cable to attempt to correct them by amendment.
II 1t is not thought best to enact an entirely
new law which shall cover the numerous branches
OF insurance, some LEGISLATION should be had. at
troll of life insurance Communities. and the present
laws made general as far as they apply to Dakota
companies, preventing as far as possible the
abuse Of using fictitious or borrowed capital.
and subjectina all Insurance companies orran-
lied under the law Of Dakota to the examination
and control Of the insurance commissioners or
auditor, and protecting policy holders from Inn
position and fraud.
-. *>.44.s~s BAD RAILROAD Law.
The board Of railroad commissioners have,
during the past two wears. endeayored to carry
out the provisions OF the grain and warehouse
law passed at the last session of the leoislature
and also discharge their duties applicable to
prevail. .. -
In consequence of their very limited power
this has been very difficult. Such good as they
not as a recognized right. or bv virtue Of anv nower
Of the commissiOn. This is not onIy humfliat-
ing to the commission. but q sacrifice Of dignity
on the part of the TERRITORY. - - -
The bower Of the commission should be
greatly enlarged: they Should have power to
tracks with other roads at terminal or junctional
points; to locate side tracks: to require running
Connections to be made with other roads, and to
Companies and telegraph lines: and the rrsin
and warehouse law should be amended so as to
CONFER moon C0e COmlnlSSlOn a nfODeT degree or
authority in the regulation Of Warehouses and
elevators. Tho commission should have power
to, and the courts provided with, q speedy and
specific remedy to, enforce Observation-Disclosures.
when in their Judgment proper.
BAD ELECTION LAWS.
The Importance of % system of election laws
| classes, that elections are fairly conducted and
that every possible safeguard surrounds our
elective system. needs no discussion.
Under our present. system the elective ma
| chinery is liable to be Controlled in it's entirely
by one party or class. who. for the time BENZ
| may have the power to appoint the Judges of
ton. which constitutes our elective machinery.
In the interest of that confidence which should
exist-that the immense power and RESPONSE
bility conferred on those who have our elections
in charge is exercised impartially-I would rec
ommeud that our election laws be revised and
amended 80 that they may be non-partisan in
placed beyond the power of any p~olitical party.
or any interest or individual, to control the ma
chfnery of our elections condition which q
careful examination of our laws will show does
not now exist.
BAD CAUCUsEs AND PRIMARY ELECTIONS.
I would further recommend that the law an
plicable to caucuses or primary elections be an
larped to the end that All political PARTIES or as
sociations Of individuals may, in their cauousas
or primary elections. be- protected in the same,
and the conduct therefore be free from inter-
ference or annoyance from those of a different
political belief. This could easily be &C
complished by allowing each political party or
6ocOVA0VAOhs eAlON8A IA AACOAuuA VI tucxI OIR8uls
%zations, to fix the qualification Of those who
would be entitled to vote at a caucus or primary,
and as far as possible the general election laws
should be made applicable thereto, imposing the
same penalties.
BAD COUNTY
The passage of q law making county. cftv and
other treasurers Ineligible for ~election or an
pointment to successive terms. would be.a sten
in the direction of subiectiug Financial acconnts
regularly to careful examination. aud would on
crate as a protection against the mismanare.
ment of public funds.
BAD EDUCATIONAL LAWS.
Great confns,on exists in the laws a,p1ic.h,a
to public Education. The existino two syssen,s
known as the township SYSTEM and the districf
system, leads to embarrassment in oonstrnin1
the statutes, and uecessarily to great annoyance
to those who act under Che law. i wonld snrnest
q uniform system for the entire territory.
7.- THE COSTLY MrIII1A.
The militia now costs the TERRITORY S1a OoO
! per year and is entirely too expensive. The an.
nual allowance Of $500 to each company for
armory rent is too large, and is often an ex-
cessive rent for Recommendation fnrnished bnt
the law is arbitrary and fixes the sum at $500.
me amount OF rent paid for armory purposes
enveruo - a ap1 Sho, ~ n one 1 y eeheral ana
compensation for the accommodations fur
nished.
hu T.. REAL ESTATE. ,,
share hnt the sreat h,rden ~ - 10 a. borna
by this class of property. When we leave real
estate and 90 into the realms of DrODertv. ner-