The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1890-03-08
(Continucd.)

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No. SO. An act relating to the shipment
Of live stock ar grain. Takes effect July
1st., 1890. e$8s. 8
This law provides for the counting Of
animals shipped, requiring the number to
be stated in bill Of lading and refusal by
the railroad company makes 1t liable for
whatever number may be specified in ship
pers account. Providing further for ship
ment of different kinds Of grain in one car,
as well as different species Of stock, the
highest lite Of freight to be chargei.)
No. 81. An act relating TO State. County,
and City officers, - restrain them from
specializing in their Offices. In effect July
ls. 1890, -
(This is tlow at those gentlemen who
bny up warrants and claims against the
State, County or city for less thaa their full
par value, except such ss may be nsoessary
to pay his individual taxes Not less than
80 nor more than 500 dollars will have to
be antied up by any county officials who
indulge in this speculative business { fer
the lst Of July.) .
No. SO. An act to provide for the trans
fer Of freight at railroad crossings and the
maintenance Of depots at the same.
(This is law which, iff.ithfully carried
out will prove Of. great benefit to shipper
who might desire ~ use two lines Of rail-
road, as for example. at Leeds where the
Northern Pacific road interseots the Great
Northern, formerly the Manitoba r,ad II
goes into effect July 1st. $780, win be pub.
lished in full later. .
No. 80, An act to amend sec. 4, chap.
l30, laws Of 1887 Of the political code, en-.
titled, "grain warehouses" defining the
term Of public warehouses" and requiring
additional duties. '.~ i' :
(The section as amended reads as follows;
All elevators or warehouses in this State
erected and operated for the purpose Of
buying, selling, storing or handling grain
for profit, ar, hereby declared "publio ware
houses" en- more Of the provisions of this
act shall be construed 80 as to permit dis
cr,mination with reference 10 the buying,
receiving or handlingo Of grain Of standard
grades or in regard to parties Offering such
6 ain for sale. storage or handling at such
pnblic warehouses while same are in opera
ton. This goes into effect July lst 1890.
No. 40 An act to prevent the sale Of
cigarettes or tobacco to certain minor child
rem, Takes effect July LIST 1880.
Makes it punishable by imprisonment in
county Jail or not more than $50 fine. or
both, to sell to any one under l6 years Of
age, except on written order, from parent
or guardian. ...- :. s,, :, =, -.
No. Il. An act TO provide Sor lions tron
crops and for the levy. .ef tax to secure ths
payment Of the purchase price Of seed grain.
As tits is very important to the farmer
and the time is short in which to make the
application, we give the salient points Of
this law as prepared and published BY the
jamestown Capital. - -.
The Seed Wheat Law.
All persons wto desire to obtain seed
wheat under the Seed Wheat Law passed
by the legislature must file their applications
with the county auditor Of their respective
counties on or before the fifteenth day Of
March. The contract for seed wheat under
this Law Is made first lien on the crop pro-
du ;ed from such seed to secure payment Of
Indebtedness therefor, and II not paid from
the crop the amount with accrued interest
may be levied 40 . tax upon the real or per-
sonal property Of the applicant, and would
take prioi ity Of oil ther claims upon that
slso, as taxes 10 the prior claim against all
property. RI
These applications are to be in writing,
or partly printed and partly written, and
shall be subscribed and sworn to before the
county auditor or county clerk, or some
other officer authorised to s1minister osths,
and shall contain among other things state
ment OF the number Of scres the applicant
has plox cd, and prepared for seeding; how
many bushels Of what kinds Of grain he
will require to seed the ground 90 prepared
or to be prepared; . true statement Of oil
the real and personal property owned by
the applicant and the incumbranoes thereon,
and the nature Of his title to the realty
which is to be sworn TO crop. and agreeing
with the party from whom the seed Is to bs
obtained that such party shall have first
lien on the crop produced from bucb seed,
and that il the indebtedness 50 in n,urred, TO-
gethe with interest ct seven per cent, be
not paidon or before the hrst DAY o. October
next, the amount Of said Indebtedness and
accrued interest shall be taxable sg sinst oil
real and personal property Of said applicant,
and that the county auditor or county clerk
may ana snsli ,. enter % .ne amount ~, an ~ 's1
nsrs mai nronertv az ths anplioant and the
coilact;on thereof NAV he enSorcad IN he
manner and form = The collection Of state
and countv taxes 1re enforced