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Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1890-04-18
NO. 81.
NO. 81.
An Act to Provide for Public Warchous

An Act to Provide for Public Warehouse.
Be il Enacted, ETC.:
SECTION /. That annual state license must be
obtained through the commissioners of railroads
for each and every public grain waSehouse in opera
ton in this state. That no license issued under this
act shall subscribe more than one public grain ware
house, or grant permission to operate any other pub
lie grain warehouse than the one therein described.
The license fec is hereby fixed at $3.50 per 1000
bushels elevator capacity or major fraction thereof
for each public grain warehouse; provided, that no
license shall he ISSUED for less than sos, and before
any license is issued the person applying therefor
shall file with the commissioners of railroads the re-
ceipt of the state treasurer, showing that the appli-
cant has paid into the state treasury the amount of
said license fee.
Sec =. That the license thus obtained shall be
posted in 4 conspicuous place in the public ware
house so licensed. Every such license shall expire
on the first day of August, next following the is
s'incc thereof, and no license shall run for Il longer
period than one year. That any person, association
or corporation who shall transact the business of
public wlrchouscmcn without first procuring Il
license as herein provided, shall, on conviction be
fined Il sum not less than one hundred dollars for
each and every day such business is carried on.
Approved March 81, 1890.
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TO ENCOURAGE MANUFACTURE OF

TO ENCOURAGE MANUFACTURE OF
BEET SUGAR.
An Act to Encourage the Culture of Sugar Beet
in This State and the Manufacture of Sugar from
the Same.
Be it Enacted, ETC.:
SECTION /. That all companies or corporations
within the state of North Dakota formed or that
may be formed for the purpose of cultivating and
growing sugar beets and the manufacturing of
sugar from the same, and any and all individuals,
companies or corporations engaged or that may be
engaged in such culture and manufacture shall be
entitled and subject to the provisions of this act.
SEC. 2. That the commissioner of agriculture
and labor shall receive reports of results and the
process by which such results are obtained in the
culture Of sugar beets, and the manufacture of
sugar from the same, and report the same in full to
the governor and he shall incorporate the same in
his annual report.
SEC. 8. There shall be paid from the treasury of
the state as bounty to any individual company or
corporation within the state of North Dakota, upon
the report and determination of the commissioner
of agriculture and LABOR the sum of two cents per
pound for each and every pound of understandable
sugar manufactured by said individual. company or
corporation in this state, from sugar bcets grown
therein; and said bounty shall be paid upon each
years results for the term of five years from the
panies and corporations entitled to the same under
the provisions of this act; provided, that the person
receiving such bounty shall make Il report to the
commissioner of agriculture and labor duly verified,
of all the parts of the process employed in the
manufacture of such sugar, together with Il definite
statement of the yield.
Approved March II, 1890.
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NO. lO6.

An Act to LegaIize the Acts of Certain Officers
therein Named.
Be Enacted, ETC.:
SECTION. 1. That all acknowledgements and
jurats to any conveyances or other instruments
heretofore taken by any person previously elected
other officer authorized to take such acknowledge
ments and jurats. and all other official acts of such
duly qualified officers, be and the same are hereby
legalized and made valid to the Same intent and
purposes that they would have been had the state of
North Dakota remained Il territory.
SEC. 2. 1t being necessary for the better protec-
ton of the public and business interests of the state
that this act should take effect prior to July /, 1890.
this act shall take effect and be in force from and
after its passage and approval.
Approved March II, 1890.
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CARNATIONS, for such amounts and upon such terms
as such township board may deem just and equi-
dences of Indebtedness in the name OF the town of
which they are officers, in payment of such adjusted
claims and debts not exceeding in amount, nor
drawing a higher rate of interest than such original
debt, and in no event exceeding the limit fixed BY
law.
SEC. 2. All acts or parts of acts, in conflict here.
with are hereby repealed.
SEC. 8. Whereas, there is an emergency existing
in that there is no adequate existing law on this sub
ject, this act shall take effect from and after the date
of its passage and approval.
Approved March Z, 1890.
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approved by Il majority of said county board of
commissioners and filed in the Office of the county

approved by a majority of said county board of
commissioners and filed in the office of the county
auditor.
SEC. Q. The cost and expense of the construction
eeffs1 such bridge shall be paid out of the county bridge
board of commissioners, if said bridge is accepted
and approved by said board.
SEC. 3. After any bridge built by the county ac-
cording to the provisions of this act said bridge
shall be under the supervision of the township
board and all repairs not exceeding twenty-five (25)
dollars shall be done by the township or townships
in which said BRIDGE is located. All repairs exceeding
twenty-five (25) dollars and less than one hundred
Q0O) dollars shall be divided equally between the
county and township or townships. All repairs
by the county.
SEC. 4. All acts and parts of act in conflict with
the provisions of this act are hereby repealed.
Approved March 8, 1890.
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said city for which a special assessment is to be
levied, as herein provided, the city council shall, by
resolution, declare such work or Improvement nee
essaryt to be done, and such resolution shall be pub
lished for four consecutive weeks, at least once a
week in the official newspaper of the city. and if a
majority of the owners of the property liable to be
assessed therefor, shall not within twenty DAYS
city auditor a written protest against such improve
ment, then the city council shall have power to
cause such Improvement to be made and to contract
hereinafter provided, and all work done under this
section shall be let by contract to the lowest rcspon-
sible bidder therefor"
Approved March 20, 1890.
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AMENDING GENERAL. CITY INCORPOR,
~ ALTON LAW.

An Act Entitled "An Act to Amend Article Is,
Sections l and Is, Chapter IS, Laws of 1887" !
Be it enacted, ETC.: & r
SECTION 1. Amend section l article Is, chapter
Is laws of 1887 to read as follows: "The city coun.
Gil shall have power to make assessments for local
improvements on property adjoining or benefited
cities exclusively owning and operating a public
system of water works, and collect the same in the
manner hereinafter provided, and to fix, determine
and collect penalties for non payment of any special
assessment and taxes"
SEC. 2. Amend section Is, article Is, chapter IS,
laws Of 1887 to- read as follows: when the city coun
Gil shall deem it necessary to open, widen, extend,
or otherwise improve any street, alley, avenue, lane
or highway, or other public grounds within the city
limits Or extend Or improve any public system of
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NO. 100.

An Act Making an Appropriation for the Payment
of the Stationery and Supplies Purchased for the
Legislative Assembly.
BeH Enacted, ETC.:
SECTION 1. The sum of six hundred (6OO) dollars
or so much thereof as may be necessary is hereby
appropriated out of any moneys in the state treasury
not otherwise appropriated, to pay for the station.
cry and supplies purchased for the first session of
the Legislative assembly.
SEC. 2. There being an emergency existing by
virtue of there being no provision for the payment
of said stationery; therefore, this act shall take
effect and be in force Immediately upon its passage
and approval.
Approved March 8, 1890.
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TRANSFER UNENpENDED BALANCES.

An Act to Amend Section 1, Chapter 81, of the SEES.
sion Laws of 1889, Entitled a Act to Authorize
the Board of County Commissioners of any
County to Transfer Uncxpended Balances in the
County Treasury from the Funding Bond Fund,
Road and Bridge Fund Or Penalty and Interest
Fund to the General Fund.
Be it enacted, etc:
SECTION l. The board of county commissioners
of any county of this state may at any regular meet
ing thereof, and they are hereby authorized and
empowered to transfer TO the general fund any un-
expended balances which are or may BE- in the
county treasury, belonging to the road and bridge
fund or penalty and interest fund, also any balance
that may be remaining in any funding bond fund
prior to the passage of this act, when in their opin-
ion such transfer will be beneficial to the county.
SEC. 2. All acts and parts of acts in conflict with
this act are hereby repealed.
Approved March 81, 1880.
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SALARIES OF COUNTY OFFICERS.

An Act to Provide for Fixing the Salaries of County
Officers.
Be ii Enacted, ekc.:
SECTION 1. The board of county commissioners,
at their quarterly meeting in the month of July, or at
some special meeting during said month next prior to
each and every general election, shall fix the amount
of salary which shall be received by every county
officer for the ensuing term, whose salary is fixed
BY, the board of county commissioners, and is en-
titled by law to receive q salary, payable out Of the
be increased or diminished during said term of
office. This section Shall not apply to any county
wherein the salaries of the officers have been pro-
vidcd and fixed by law.
SEC. 2. All acts and parts of acts conflicting
with the provisions of this act arc hereby repealed.
Approved March Is, 1880.
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THE LAWS,
TRANSFER OF COURT RECORDS.

An Act to Provide for the Clerks of Court to
Transcribe and Deliver all Papers and Records
Pertaining in any Manner to any Civil and Grim
inal action now Pending in any County to the
Clerk of the Court of the County in which such
Action or Actions Properly Belong.
Be it Enacted, ETC.:
both civil and criminal, now pending in any subdi.
Vision in any judicial district, heretofore created by
act or acts of the legislature of the territory Of
Dakota which do not properly belong therein under
the provisions of the code of civil procedure and
the code of criminal procedure of the territory of
Dakota, now state of North Dakota, by
reason of the change in the judicial dis
trcts and subdivisions thereof heretofore existing
by law, said change made and established by section
l5 of the constitution of the state of North Dakota,
shall be tried, heard and determined in the district
court held in the district and in the county wherein
the cause of action arose, or the offcnsc was COM
mitted, or the venue is laid.
SEC. 2. That the clerk of the court of any county
having within his custody any papers or records
pertaining in any manner to any action or proceed
ing, either civil or criminal, which does not properly
belong to his county according to the provisions of
section of this act, shall be and is hereby required
under his hand and seal, when a seal is required by
law to be used, transcribc and deliver all such papers
and records to the clerk of the court of the county
to which the same properly belongs; provided,
however, that such clerk of the court may retain
possession of all such papers and records until
such time as all accrued fees in the action or actions
to be transferred are fully paid.
SEC. 8. An emergency exists in that by consl-
tutional provision the boundaries of judicial districts
counties in which they do not properly belong;
therefore this act shall be in force and effect from
Approved March 81. 1890.
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AUTHORIZING LEVY OF TANES FOR
MUNICIPAL. PURPOSES,

An Act to Amend Section 1, Chapter 1879, of the
General Laws of 1887, Entitled "!An Act to
Authorize Cities and Town and Villages to Levy
and Collect Taxes for Municipal Purposes.
Be ii Enacted, etc.:
ShcrloN l.. To levy and collect taxc, not en-
cceding twenty mills on the dollar for all other ,nu
property within SAID munic ipality, and taxes so
levied ard collected to be kept in a fund to be called
the general fund.
SEC. 2. Whereas the fact exists that the tax levy
is made long before July 1st an emergency exists
and this act shall take effect and hc in force from
and after its passage and approval.
Approved March 81, 1880.
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AMENDING TIIRliSiIlNG LIEN LAW.

An Act Amending Section 9 of Chapter IS of
Session Laws of 1880.
Er ii EN0clt1, etc.:
SECTION l. That section two (2) of chapter
lightweight (Ss) of session laws of 1859 be amended
to read rs follows:
Sec. 2, Said lien shall have priority over all other
liens and cncunbrances upon said grain, created
subsequent to the passage of this act f filed within
tthirty days from the date upon which said lhrcsh-
ing was completed.
SEC. 2 That section 5 of said chapter 50 be
amended to read as follows:
Sec. s. The said lien may be forcclosrd by Il sale
OF the property embraced in said lien upon the
notice and in the manner provided by law for the
foreclosure of chattcl mortgages, and the costs and
fees for foreclosing shall be the same.
Approved March II, 1890.
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MAKING INVALID CERTAIN INDEBTED
NESS.

MfANlINO LIN tAI-lH l. AIN lNllE-Dl Ell
NESS.
An Act Making Invalid Bonds or Other Evidences
of Debt of Counties and Bonds of Townships and
Other Pc itical Corporations Unless the Same
Have Endorsed Thereon Il Certificate Showing
Legality of Issue, and Designating the Proper
Officer for Making such Certificate.
Be 1t Enacted, etc.:
SECTION l. No bond or evidence of debt of any
county, or bond of any township or other political
subdivision of this state shall be valid unless the
same have endorsed thereon a certificate stating
that said bond or evidence of debt is issued pursu.
ant to law and is within the debt limit, which GER
tiicate in the case of a county shall be signed by
the county auditor or county clerk, and in the case
of Il township or other political subdivision shall be
signed by the treasurer of such township or other
political subdivision.
SEC. 2. Whereas, an emergency exists in that
there is now no law fully carrying into effect the
provisions of section 1877 of the constitution; there
fore, this act shall take effect from and after its
passage and approval.
Approved March 20, 1890.
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day of June and the third Tuesday in December, in
each year.
SEC. z. The Judge of the district court shall have
authority and he is so authorized, when in his judg-
ment he may deem it necessary, and to the best in.
terests of the people to call additional terms of
court in any subdivision or to adjourn the terms
provided for in this act.
SEC. 8. All acts and parts of acts in conflict here
with are hereby repealed.
SEC. 9. An emergency exists in that the consti-
tuition provides that two terms of the district court
shall be held annually in each organized county in
this state, and there being no Legislative enactment
to carry said constitutional provision in effect;
therefore, this act shall take effect and be in force
Immediately from and after its passage and APP
provaI.
Approved March &c, 1890.
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EFFECT OF CERTAIN JUDGMENTS.

An Act to Provide for the Effect of Judgment in an
Action of Foreclosure of Liens Upon Real
Property.
Be ii Enacted, etc.:
SECTION l. In an action to forecIosc Il mortgage
or other lien upon real property no person holding
property mortgaged, or other owner thereof. or
having a lien upon sucl, property, which convey
ance or lien does not appear of record in the proper
once, at the time of the commencement of the ac-
ton, need be made 4 party to such action; and the
Judgment therein rendered, and the proceedings
therein had, are as conclusive against the party
holding such unrecordcd conveyance or lien us if
he had been made a party to the action.
Approved March IL, 1880.
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LEGAIIZING CERTAIN INSTRUMENTS.

An Act to Lcgalize Certain Instruments and the
Record Thereof.
BE it enacted, etc.:
SECTION 1. All deeds, mortgages, powers of at
torncy or other instruments affecting the title to
real property heretofore executed and recorded
without seal affixed by the officer before whom the
same is acknowledged, such officer having author
the record of any such instrument heretofore
recorded are hereby legalizcd and made valid and
etectual to the same extent and for all purposes us
SIC. 2. Whereas, AS there IS no law lru, liz,np
certain instruments and the record thereof, IN
emergency exists and this act shall be in force from
and after its passage and approval.
Approved March 20, 1890.
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NO.. 95,

An Act Providing for the Attaching of Certain
Townships to Ramsey County.
Be ii Enacted, ETC.:
SECTION /. That the district of country known
as townships 1855, 1856, 1877 and 1853 north, of ranges
80 and 81 west, shall be attached to and become a
part of the county of Ramsey; provided, that it
shall be submitted to a vote OF all the people con.
ccrned therein.
SEC. 2. All acts or parts of acts in conflict viii
this act are hereby repealed.
Approved March II, 1890.
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AUTHORIZING PURCHASE OF u. S.
FLAGS.
An Act to Authorize School Boards to Purchase
United States Flags.
Be ii Enacted etc:
SECTION 1. AT their discretion the school board
OF any town. CITY or district is hereby authorized to
purchase, at the expense of the town, city or dis
trict one or more flags of the United States, and
place the same in the school room or rooms under
their charge.
Approved March la, 1890.
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No. 1O1.

An Act Providing for the Attaching of Certain
Townships to Ramsey County.
Be il Enacted, ETC.:
SECTION /. That the district of country known
rs townships 155, 1855, 1877 and 1853 of range go and
u west, shall be attached TO and become n part of
the county of Ramsey; provided, that it shall be
submitted to Il vote of all concerned therein.
SEC. 2. All acts and parts of acts in conflict
with this act are hereby repealed.
Approved March II, 1880.
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An Act Proposing an Amendment to Section 1872 of
Article II of the Constitution of the State of
North Dakota.
Be ii Enacted, etc.:
SECTION 1. The following proposition TO amend
the constitution of the state of North Dakota is
hereby submitted to the second session of the legis-
lativc assembly of the state of North Dakota, to be
by them submitted to the qualified electors of the
state for approval or rejection, namely:
The constitution of the state of North Dakota is
hereby amended by striking out the word 1.-TWO" in
line three after the word 'of'' and the words
"hundred thousand dollars,'' in line four of section
one hundred and cighty-two Q82), of Article
twelve (12) of the constitution, and inserting IN lieu
thereof the following: give mills on the dollar of
the assessed valuation of all taxable property in the
state to be ascerta:ncd by the last assessment made
for the state and county purposes.
Approved March 20, 1890.
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REGULATING WRITING OF INSURANCE.
An Act Entitled can Act to Regulate the Writing
of Insurance of Whatsoever Kind in this State"
BE 1t Enacted, etc.:
SECTION l. That it shall be unlawful for any in
:surance company to write insurance of any kind
in this state except through its authorized agents,
who shall be duly appointed by said company and
authorized as prescribed by law by. the commits.
,sioner of insurance, and that all such agents shall
have their Office or place of business in this state
and all such agents shall keep a hook for the regis
tration of all premiums received. Such agents shall
upon request OF the commissioner of insurance
:, make under oath an annual report to the insurance
department of this state of all premiums received
for each insurance company represented by them
for the preceding year ending December 81, or
within thirty days thereafter.
SEC. 2. All policies or risks written on property
of whatsoever kind in this state bv insurance com
panies through their agents, such agents having
their Office in another state, shall be deemed a viola
ton of this act, and all policies so written shall be
declared invalid.
70 SEC. 8. All acts and parts of acts in conflict here
with are hereby repealed.
Approved March 81, 1890.
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REPEATING LAW APPOINTMENT
OF STATE AUDITOR.
Approved March 20, 1880.

An Act to Repeal Sections 1 and 8, of Chapter Z
OF the Political Code, being Sections SO and 70, of
the Compiled Laws of 1887.
Be ii Enacted, ETC.:
SECTION 1. That sections one ID and three (3)
OF chapter seven "a of the political code, being sec
tons sixty eight (8S) and seventy (7O), of chapter
t1ve () of the compiled laws of 1887; bc and the
same are hereby repealed.
Approved March 81, 1890.
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TO REGULATE TIE 5 OF
An Act Regulating the Use of Proxies in State,
District and County Conventions.
Be it Enacted, etc.:
SECTION 1. It is hereby made unlawful for any
person to use or attempt to use the proxy of any
delegate elected to any state, district or county con
his legal residence within the same political subdi-
vision which is recognized as the unit of representa-
ton in the convention in which the proxy is used
or sought to be used.
SEC. 2. Any person violating the provisions of
this act is guilty of a misdemcanor, and upon con-
viction thereof shall be fined not less than twenty
coy dollars, or be confined in the county Jail not less
than ten Q0) days, or both, at the discretion of the
court.
Approved March 20, 1890.
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NO. lQ3.

An Act Providing for the Collection of Assets and
Payment of Liabilities of Civil Townships Here
tofore Illegally Organized.
Belt Enacted, ETC.:
SECTION 1. That IN all cases where a township
organization was heretofore in good faith attempted,
and supposed to be legally effected, under the pro-
visions of chapter one hundred and twelve Q12) Of
the acts of the fifteenth session of the legislative as
sembly of the territory of Dakota and the amend
ments thereto, but afterwards found to be illegal
and void; and where a legal organization has since
been effected embracing substantially the same ter
ritory as the former organization, it shall be lawfu
for the board of Supervisors of such new township
to take possession of and hold for the benefit of
such new township, all books, papers, records, and
all property real and personal of whatsoever name
and nature that belonged to the former organization;
standing Indebtedness Of such former township or