The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1889-07-14
Articles on Prohibition and the Reg
ulation of Corporations Before the
North Dakota Convention.
a Section Having for Its Object the
Prevention of Special Legislation
by State Officers.
The First Notice of the Location of the
Temporary Capital-Fixing the Sal
aries of Governor and Judges.

BISMARCK, Dak-, July 1S.-At to-day's
session of the constitutional convention a
large number of proposed articles were
presented. Pennington, Howe, Pollock
and Bagsr introduced articles providing
for a constitutional prohibition of the man
ufacture and sale of intoxicating liquors.
Johnson introduced a long article, with
nineteen sections, relating 10 corporations.
Among other provisions in the proposed
article is the following: No corporation
should be created or have its charter exten-
ded, changed or amended by special laws,
except those for charitable, educational,
penal or reformatory purposes, which are
TO remain under the patronage and control
of the state, but the legislature shall provide
by general laws for the organization of all
corporations hereafter to be created. Ex-
elusive privileges not taken advantage of
are declared Invalid and the property and
franchises of interpretations are made sub
iect TO public use. No stocks or bonds
shall be Issued by any corporations except
for money, property or services actually
rendered. The legislature is empowered
to alter or annul charters II no injustice Is
thereby done. No official or emplOye of
any railroad is permitted to furnish the
supplies OF material of said corporations.
Annual reports made TO public officials are
required, andraiIWays are declared common
carriers and subject TO legislative control.
That discrimination and extortion in
actment. and just compensation must be
rendered for public use OF private property;
fixing the salary of governor at 81, 1000; also
chief justice, secretary and auditor at
$500 each; associate justices at "a. 600; the
other judges salaries to be fixed by the
legislature. By Hecks, each senatorial
district to include three legislative districts;
for minority representation on the plan OF
the Illinois law; also that school lands can
not be sold, but may be leased for not over
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police duty. BY Turner, only the interest
of the school fund shall be used; also that
unclaimed jury or other fees OF the estates
OF persons dying intestate go TO the school
fund.
Parsons. of Roulette county, offered an
article making Bismarck the temporary
capital; providing for its permanent lOca-
ton by the votes OF the people, and forbid
ding any expenditure for buildings until a
permanent location shall be decided on.
Gray offered the following article: The
minority representation of members OF the
house of representatives shall consist of
three times the number of members of the
senate, and the term of Office shall be
two years. Three representatives shall
be elected in each senatorial
district at the first general election held
after this constitution takes effect, and
every two years thereafter in all elections
held after the constitution takes effect, and
every two years thereafter. In ali elections
of representatives aforesaid each qualified
NOtcT may cast as many VOltB IOr one can
didate as there are representatives to be
elected, OF may distribute the same in equal
parts thereof amoag the candidates as he
shall see fit, and the candidates the highest
in votes shall be elected Bartlett wished
70 provide for a legislature consisting of two
houses, a senator from each county and
house consisting of from 100 to $50
members. Bartlett also offered an article
TO consider as fraudulent all ballots
purporting 10 be regular party tickets but
have other names printed thereon. The
legislative body idea is rapidly losing
strength and will scarcely have hearing
in the convention.
BY Dwyer, establishing a commits
sion of public printing. j. III.
Moore wanted the land committee
to report the history of school lands,
their disposition In other states, their ex-
tent, etc. The motion was lost. By
SOhens, that the school fund money csn
be loaned TO q municipality for public i'm
prOvements at not less than per cent on
bonds running fifteen to twenty five years.
The committee on mileage reported, but
objections being made to the report it was
referred back. Adjourned.
The committee on public lands has
rented hall and will hear arguments on
the school land question. 1t is said
$40. 100000 Is involved in this question and
a strong LOBBY is here who claim TO have
Sl,0O0,000 behind them TO push their inter-
ests, namely. the sale of school lands 10
private parties OF corporations.