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Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1890-04-18
MARSHALS OF SUPREME COURT.

An Act Providing for the Appointment of Marshals
OF the Supreme Court of the State, Defining His
Duties and fixing his Compensation.
Be- il Enacted, ETC.:
SECTION /. That the shcrlffs of the counties of
Cass, Grand Forks and Burleigh be, and are hereby
constituted and made the marshals of the supreme
court of the state and shall be authorized to serve
al! process of the court, and shall be entitled to re-
ccivc and paid the same fees and mileage for the
service of process issued by the court or otherwise,
relating to the business of the court, and the same
compensation for attendance upon the court as is
now allowed by law to sherlffs for performing
similar duties in the district courts of the state,
which fees shall be paid out of the state treasury as
otlkr expenses are paid.
SEC. z. Whenever n term of the supreme court
shall he held in the counties of Cass, Grand Forks
or Burleigh, the sheriff of the respective counties
shill be and act as marshal for that term.
SEC. 8. Said sheriffs shall be liable on their
official bonds given as sheriffs of their respective
counties for the faithful and proper performance
of their duties as marshals of the supreme court of
the state.
SEC: 4. Whereas, an emergency exists in that
there is no provision provided whereby any. person
is authorized to serve processes issued by the
supreme court of the state, therefore, this act shall
be- in full force and effect from and after its passage
and approval.
Approved March 10, 1880.
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NO. 90.

An Act to Require all Railroad Corporations Doing
Business in the State of North Dakota to File with
the County Clerk of any County in Which any
Railroad or Part Thereof May be Located, a Map
Showing all Railroad and Right of Way Owned
by said Corporation.
BrH Enacted, etc.:
SECTION 1. That all railroad corporations now
doing business in the state of North Dakota shall
file, within ninety, day after the passage of this act,
railroad or part thereof may be located, a map
showing the correct location of any and all right Of
way, lines of railroad and side tracks in said county,
owned or occupied by said railroad corporations or
any of them, also showing the number of acres in
eacl, parcel of land included by said railroad corpor-
alton or any of them in said county as right of
way.
SEC. 2. That any railroad corporation who may
hereafter acquire any right of way or other prop
crty, as set forth in section one of this act shall file,
within six months after the location of their right
of way Il map as provided for in section one of this
act.
SEC. 8. Any railroad corporation which shall
violate any of the provisions of this act shall, upon
conviction thereof in any cour: of competent juris
diction, be fined in Il sum of not less than one hum
bred dollars nor more than five hundred dollars.
Approved March 8, 1890.
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NO. o..

An Act Entitled can Act Authorizing Counties to
I Build All Bridges Within the County Limits,
Wherein the Cost of the Construction of Same
i Exceeds the Sum of One Hundred Dollars.
Be ii Enacted, ETC.:
SECTION l.. Whenever a majority of the free.
holders of a civil township or a majority of free
holders living within a radius of three miles of the
proposed location shall petition the board of county
commissioners for a bridge at a specified location
within said township. when the cost of said bridge
will. exceed the sum of one hundred dollars, it shall
be the duty of the board of county commissioners to
view and investigate the necessity of said proposed
bridge; and if said county board approvcit its location
and building, said county board of commissioners
shall then proceed to advertise IN the official paper
of the county, for a period of thirty days, the plans
and specifications Of the proposed bridge, asking
tor sealed bids for the building Of said bridge, to be
meeting, at which meeting of the. board the county
board of commissioners shall proceed to examine
all sealed proposals or bids for the building of said
bridge, and shall award the building Of said bridge
70 the lowest responsible bidder, requiring said bid
der to give a good and sufficient bond, in a sum not
LESS than the amount stipulated in the bid or con.
tract, for the faithful construction of any bridge ac-
lcording to plans and specifications; said bond to be
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BOUNDARY LINE COMMISSIONER.

An Act Providing for the Appointment of a Com
missioner on the Part of North Dakota to Super
wise the Surveying, Ascertaining and Distinctly
Marking the Boundary Line Between the States
of North Dakota and South Dakota.
WHEREAS, A bill is now pending before the con-
gress of the United States appropriating moneys to
to provide for the survey and permanently locating
the boundary line between the states of North Da-
kota and South Dakota therefore, -. ~.
Be il Enacted, etc. F: ~
SECTION 1. That when the congress of the
United States shall have provided means for the
surveying, ascertaiuing and distinctly marking the
boundary line between the states of North Dakota
and South Dakota, it shall be the duty of the gov
ernor of this state to appoint a commissioner who
shall be a resident of this state, a recognized and
experienced surveyor. who with such assistants rs
may be necessary, on the part of the state, shall on
the part of the state so supervise the surveying, as
certaining and distinctly marking the boundary line
between the states of North Dakota and South Da-
kota. 3
SEC. 2. Said commissioner shall qualify rs pro.
vided by law for civil officers, and shall receive as
compensation for services rendered the state [thel
sum of five dollars per day for each day actually
engaged IN such service, together with actual nec-
essary expenses incurred IN the discharge of such
duties. Provided, that the per diem and expenses
of such commissioner shall be paid out of the gov
eminent appropriation therefor.
SIC. s. It is hereby made the duty of the state
auditor upon the presentation to him of an itemized
account of the per diem and expenses of the mem
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NO. 100.

An Act to, Allow Organized Townships to Raise a
Tax for Irrigation Purposes.
Be it Enacted, ETC.,
SECTION /. Whenever ten (1O) legal voters of
any organized township petition the town board
fifteen (15) days previous to any annual town meet
ing to submit the question of irrigation, by building
dams to create ponds or reservoirs on any of the
creeks or coolies in said township. it shall be the
duty of said town board to submit the question to
the voters at the next annual town meeting, and the
town clerk shall cause three (9) notices to be posted
specifying the place and nature of sand improve
ments.
SEC. 2. Whenever two thirds of the legal voters
of any organized town in this state, at their annual
town meeting agree that it is advisable and for the
public good that certain specified creeks or coolies
should be improved to increase the water supply
for such voters to levy a tax upon said town, to be
expended in building dams to create ponds and res
ervoirs, by and under the direction of the board of
supervisors of said town; provided, such improve
ments shall be wholly IN said town; provided, fur
ther, that no lands shall be flooded without the con-
sent of the owner or without a just compensation
therefor, which compensation shall be determined
by arbitration.
SEC. 8. The tax authorized to be levied by sec.
ton one ~, shall not exceed two (2) mills on the
dollar of assessed valuation of said town.
SEC. 4. There being an emergency existing by
reason of the fact that the annual town meetings
are held in March of each year, this act shall take
effect and be in force from and after its passage
and approval.
Sc. s. All acts or parts of acts in conflict with
this act are hereby repealed.
Approved February II, 1890.
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NO. 112.

An Act Relating to the Selection of Jurors.
Be it Enacted, ETC.:
SECTION l. That it shall be the duty of the board
OF county commissioners in those organized coun-
ties whose assessors lists contain less than two
hundred names of persons qualified to act as Jurors
for the year preceding the making or filing such
lists of names for jurors, to select sixty per centum
OF such Names in the manner provided by law.
SEC. 2. That when such sixty per centum of
names so selected shall not furnish a sufficient mum.
Der of names from which to draw a grand and petit
jury a special venire shall be issued by the judge of
the district court to complete the panels of jurors.
SEC. 8. In all organized counties in this state the
county board to select jurors shall consist of the
clerk Of the district court, or his deputy, in case
clerk, the county treasurer, or a majority of them.
SEC. 4. 1t shall be the duty of the clerk of the
district court in each county in which a district
court has heretofore been held, Immediately on the
passage and approval of this act, to cali a meeting,
in the manner provided by law, of the board OF
officers authorized to select jurors; said board shall
Immediately meet pursuant to call and purge the
jury box by taking therefrom and destroying all the
tickets bearing the names of men who have been
selected from counties other than the county in
which said board of officers were elected.
SEC. 5. All acts and parts of acts in conflict with
this act are hereby repealed.
SEC. 8. The fact that terms of the district court
will be held before July, 1890, in certain counties
wherein the list of assessors will contain less than
two hundred names, creates an emergency which
calls for the immediate taking effect of this act;
therefore, this act shall take effect and be in force
from ann after its passage and approval.
Approved March IL, 1890. "
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RELATING TO MUNICIPAL IMPROVE
MENTS.

MENUS.
An Act Entitled can Act Relating to Local I'm.
provements in Cities not Organized and Incor-
porated Under the General Law for the Incor-
poration of Cities"
Be it Enacted, ETC.:
SECTION 1. The city council of any city not or
ganiZed or incorporated under the general law for
the Incorporation of cities shall have power to make
assessments for local improvements on property nd
joining or benefited thereby, including extensions
OF water mains in such cities, owning and operating
exclusively 4 public system of water works, to coli
lcct the same in the manner hereinafter provided.
and to fix and determine and collect penalties for
non payment of any. such special assessment and
taxes.
SEC. 2. When the city council of such city shall
deem it necessary to open, widen, extend, grade,
pave, maCadamize, bridge, curb, gutter, drain or
otherwise improve any street, alley, lane or high
way, or other public grounds within the city limits,
or extend or improve any public system of water
works exclusively owned and operated by the said
city for which a special assessment is to be levied,
as herein provided, the city council shall, by reso-
luton, declare such work or improvement necessary
to be done, and such resolution shall be published
for three consecutive weeks, at least once n week,
majority, in value, of the owners Of the property
liable to be assessed therefor, shall, within twenty
days after the expiration of such publication, file
with the city clerk or auditor 4 written protest
against such Improvement, then the city council
shall have power to cause such Improvement to be
lcct the assessment by levy upon the property so
benefited in the manner and at the time other
taxes are collected, and all work done under this
section shall be let by contract to the lowest re-
sponsible bidder therefor.
SEC. 2 49,. All acts or parts of acts, either gen
eral or special, conflicting. or inconsistent with the
provisions of this act are hereby repealed.
Approved March 81, 1890.
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RENEWAL OF CIIATTEL MORTGAGES

RENEWAL OF CIIATTEL MORTGAGES.
An Act to Amend Section l, Chapter Is of the
General Laws of 1881, Being Section 1883 of the
Compiled Laws.
BE it ENacfesK, etc.:
SECTION 1. That Il mortgage of personal property
shall, unless duly renewed as provided in section 2
of this act. cease to be valid as against the original
MORTGAGE and mortgagor, his heirs or assigns, and
against any attaching or execution creditor of the
mortgagor or any subsequent purchaser or mortga-
gor of the property. in good flith, whether the title
of such purchaser shall vest, or the lien of such
creditor or mortgage shall attach, prior or subse-
quent to the expiration of the three year period or
periods in section 2 of this act mentioned.
SEC. 2. In order to preserve and continue its
priority of lien, every cha:tcl mortgage must, not
less than ten or more than thirty DAYS Immediately
preceding the expiration of three years from the
date of the filing thereof, be renewed by the filing,
in the office of the register of deeds of the proper
county,, of Il copy of such mortgage, together with
a statement of the amount or balance of the mort
gage debt for which a lien is still claimed, duly SUBJ
scribcd and sworn to by the then owner of the
mortgage, his agent or attorney; and in like man
ncr, the copy and statement of debt must be again
filed every three years, or the mortgage shall cease
to be valid as against the parties in section l of
this act mentioned.
SEC. 3. That there exists a difference of opinion
and a doubt rs to the meaning of and interpreta-
ton of the existing laws relating to the renewal of
chattel mortgages, therefore this act shall take effect
and be in force from and after its passage and
approval.
Approved March 20, 1880.
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An Act Entitled San Act to Appropriate Money TO
Pay Amounts Due the Militia of the Territory
of Dakota"
Be it Enacted. ETC.:
SECTION /. That the sum of five thousand dol
lars, or SO much thereof rs may be necessary, be
and the same is hereby appropriated ont of any
funds in the treasury of the state, not otherwise
appropriated, to pay accounts now outstanding
against the territory of Dakota, which have been
incurred under and by virtue of chapter one hun
dred 1OO) of the session laws of 1887, by those or
CARNATIONS and officers, enrolled in its militia,
within the limits of the present state of North Da-
kota.
SEC. 2. The auditor of this state shall draw his
warrant on the state treasurer in favor of all or
ganIzed commands and officers of the North Da-
kota national guard, who present properly exc
cuted vouchers, which have been duly approved by
the proper officers whose lawful duty it was to
approve accounts against the militia fund of the
territory of Dakota. and which vouchers have never
been paid and have been marked ''not paid for want
of funds" and the treasurer of this state shall pay
the same in conformity with section one of this act.
SEC. 8. The absence, in the present laws of the
state of North Dakota, of speedy and adequate
remedies for the payment of the outstanding indcht-
cdness specified in the foregoing sections of this
act, creates an emergency, which calls for the i'm
mediate taking effect of the same; therefore, the
same shall take effect and be in force from and after
its passage and approval.
Approved March 20, 1880.
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NO. 90.

An Act Authorizing the Counties in the State of
North Dakota TO Raise and Expend Il Fund for
the Destruction of Gophers.
Be Enacted, etc.:
SECTION l. The county commissioners of any
county in this state may, at the time fixed by law
for the levy and assessment of taxes, levy a tax,
not exceeding two mills on the dollar of assessed
valuation, upon all real estate in said county, the
proceeds of which shall be used solely for the pur.
pose of promoting the destruction of gophers in
said county.
SEC. 2. The fund provided to be raised in &C.
cordlncc with section l of this act, shall be denomi-
mated the gopher destruction fund, and shall be kept
separate and distinct by the county treasurer, and
shall be expended by and under the direction and
control of the county commissioners at such time,
and in such manner, as is by said board deemed
best to secure the abatement and extinction of the
gopher pest.
SEC. 3. All acts and parts of acts conflicting with
the provisions of this act are hereby repealed.
SEC. 4. The necessity for protection from the
ravages of gophcrs during the coming spring and
summer creates an emergency which must be met,
therefore this act shall take effect from and after
It's passage and approval.
Approved March 8, 1890.
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STATE LIBRARY.

An Act to Provide for the Purchase of Books for
the State Library and for the Care and Custody
of the Same.
Be it Enacted, etc.:
SECTION 1. That the sum of four thousand five
hundred dollars "a, 5OO) for the year 1890, and one
thousand dollars( 81 ,0OO)annually thereafter is hereby
appropriated out of the state treasury, to be ex-
pended by the secretary of the state in purchasing
for the state library such volumes of supreme court
reports, digests and statutes of any state or terri
tory, where, such volumes cannot be procured by eX-
change, and for the purchase of such other books
or documents as may be deemed desirable for the
best uses and purposes of such library.
SEC. 2. That a sum not to exceed $500 annually
shall be appropriated for the care and custody of
said library.
SEC. 8. That upon the presentation of the vcri:
fed accounts of the secretary for the purchase and
cost of transportation of any such volumes, and for
the care and custody of library, the state auditor shall
draw his warrant on the state treasurer for such
amount.
SEC. 4. All acts or parts of acts in conflict
with this act are hereby repealed.
SEC. s.. There being an emergency existing by
virtue of there being no provisions for the purchase
of books for the state library, therefore this act
1 shall take effect and be in force from and after its
| passage and approval.
Approved April l. 1890.
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RECORD OF BONDS OF STATE OF.
FICERS.

An Act to Require the Secretary of State TO Keep
a Record of Bonds of the State Officers and to
Regulate the Depository of the Bonds of all the
State Officers of the State of North Dakota.
Be it enacted, etc.:
SECTION l. That the secretary of state be re.
quired and it is hereby made the duty of said sccrc-
tary of state to keep Il book in which shall be made
a correct copy of the bonds of each and all the state
officers, either elected Or appointed or that may here
after PC elected or appointed, who are or may be re,
CURED by law to execute 4 bond to the state, and
said book shall be called the bond record.
SEC. 2. The bonds of the several state officers
as referred to in section one ~ of this act, shall be
deposited with and kept on file in the Office of the
state auditor; except that the bond of such state
auditor shall be deposited witt, and kept on file in
the office of the secretary of state. Said state aud
itor and secretary of state on receipt of such
bond or bonds, shall issue n receipt therefor and
such receipt shall be filed in the office of the state
treasurer.
SEC. 8. All acts or parts of acts in conflict with
the provisions of this act are hereby repealed.
SEC. 4. Inasmuch as there is no adequate law
for the government of the depository of bonds. an
emergency exists and this act shall take effect and
be in force from and after its passage and approval.
Approved March 20, 1890.
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REGARDING CERTAIN COUNTY BONDS

An Act Amending Chapter Forty two (42) of the
General Laws of the Eighteenth Session of the
Legislative Assembly of the Territory of Dakota,
Entitled IAN Act Authorizing and Empowering
Organized Counties of Dakota to Erect County
Buildings for Court Houses and Jail purposes,
and to Issue and Dispose of Bonds to Provide
Funds to Pay Therefor, and TO Provide for the
Payment of Principal and Interest of Such Bonds.
Be it Enacted, ETC.:
SECTION l. That section two (} of chapter
torty.two (42) of the general laws of the eigh-
tecnth session of the Legislative assembly of ter
ritory of Dakota be amended to read as follows:
SEC. 2: No county shall issue its bonds under
the provisions of this act in excess of five per cent.
of its valuation according to the last assessment
thereof, and including all the outstanding indebted
ness, of such county at the time of issuing such
bonds"
SEC. 2. Whereas, an emergency exists in that it
is important that the limit of Indebtedness fixed in
said chapter forty.tw two 42) be in accord with the
PROVISIONS of section one hundred and cigty-thrcc
Qs3) of the constitution, therefore, this act shall
tike effect from and after its passage and approval.
Approved February ~, 1880.
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NO. 1O4.

An Act to Encourage the Manufacture of Potato
Starch in the State of North Dakota.
Rs it Enacted, etc.:
SECTION l. All persons, companies or corpora
tons formed or that may be formed in the state of
North Dakota for the purpose of manufacturing
starch from potatoes grown in the state of North
Dakota, or any and all individuals engaged or that
may be engaged in such manufacture in this state
shall be entitled to receive the bounty offered in
section two of this act.
SEC. 2. There shall be paid from the state treas
ury as bounty to any individual, company or corpor-
a ton the sum of one dollar for each and every one
hundred pounds of starch manufactured by said in
%dividual, company or corporation in this state from
potatoes grown therein, and said bounty shall be
paid upon each years results for the term of five
years from the first day of September, 1890, to all
individuals, companies or corporations entitled to
the same under the provisions of this act; provided,
that the individual, company Or corporation receiv-
ing such bounty shall make a report to the commits
sioner of agriculture and labor, stating the number
of pounds Of starch manufactured under the pro.
visions of this act which report shall be duly veri-
fled and sworn to.
Approved March IA, 1880.
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NO, 113,

An Act to Define What Newspapers are Entitled
to Publish Legal Notices and do Public Print.
ing.
Be it Enacted, ETC.:
SECTION /. Before any newspaper in this state
shall be entitled to publish any legal notice of any
nature or do any public printing for the state, or any
county, city, town or other municipality within the
least six months, and have been in regular
and continuous circulation during that time
and have a bona fde circulation of at
Such newspaper must contain at least four pages of
five columns each. standard size and length and
Of reading or news matter: provided. however.
that in all counties organized hereafter, all news.
papers conforming otherwise to the provisions of
this act shall be entitled to publish egalnotices and
do public printing, from their incipiency.
SEC. Q. 1t shall be the duty Of the owner, own.
ers or managers of any newspaper in this state and
tract for public printing of any nature whatsoever
or publish any legal notice of any kind or nature,