Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1891-03-27
PROVIDING FOR COMPILATION OF
THE LAWS.

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An Act Entitled ".An Act, to Provide for the Com.
pilation, Publication. Distribution and Sale of the
Laws Of the State of North Dakota.
WHEREAS, There la, been NJ i2galized
compilation of the laws of this State: and
WHEREAS. The laws passed at Che sev-
cral sessions Of the Legislature Of the Ter
ritory Of Dakota and the State of North
Dakota are somewhat confused anu innOn-
SlStrnt. and DO hot conform to- our State
Constitution, and are now practically out
OF print, so that to ascertain the law on
many subjects. it i, at~tend"dwith great
labor, difficulty and uncertainty: and
WHEREAS, There are many measures
that the present Legislature will no: have
time to properly consider and perfect;
therefore
Be- Euaclcd, ETC.,
SECTION /. That there shall be APP
pointed by the Governor, not later than the
lSl day of May, 1891, a committee of three
persons, twu0 of whom shall be reputable at
torneyS admitted TO- the practice in the
highest courts OF this State, and one Of
whom shall be an experienced business
man, whose duty it Shall be to compile, ar.
range classify and report the laws of this
State which may be in force OF the LIST day
OF July, y. D. 1891. in such compilation
there snail be, SO lar As practicable. al ar.
rangcment according to the general meth
WI vi ! tttttlJltAl III HE INV Stlt
Code OF 1877 Of the Territory of Dakota.
Each chapter or subdivision of 4 chapter
shall be headed by q syllabus OF its con-
tents, and shall have brief and comprrhen-
sive marginal notes, which shall state. in
addition to the subject matter. the date of
its enactment and the origina! number of
the chapter and section. The laws SO com
piled shall be comprehensively and accur-
ately indeXrd, and prcfaced with a general
table OF contents. and such directions as
shall serve to facilitate reference. In all
appendix to the volume of General Laws, as
complied, shall be printed the CongreSsiOn-
al act for the organization of the Territory
~amendatpry thereto, the Enabling Act
the Constitution of the United States and
Of the State of North Dakota. Such APP
pendiX Shall also contain a list of the titles
of all Special and General Laws passed
since 1877, arranged by years, with the
General and Special Laws classified sepa-
rately, with notes showing which acts or
parts of acts have been repealed, and when,
and which have become obsolete, and why.
The said cOmpllers shall report to the next
session OF the Legislature any contradict
tlOnS, Inconsistencies or omissions found III
existing laws, and shall draft and report to
the next session of the Legislature such
revenue and otner laws as in their judg-
ment would be OF use Inc benefit to the
State, for the information. assistance and
action of such Legislature. The current
expenses of said Committee for stationery,
postage, and other incidental matters per-
tanning to the compilation and arrange
ment of said laws, shall be paid out of
the State Treasury, on verified accounts,
approved by the Governor, and the State
Auditor is hereby directed to draw his
warrants for the amounts of such verified
accounts, approved as aforesaid.
SEC. 2. When the compilation and re-
port so made, as aforesaid, shall have been
acted upon by the next Legislature, and
the said committee nave Incorporated in
session, they are hereby authorized to make
a contract. subject to approval by the Gov
ernor, for printing and binding the laws
SO compiled, and to supervise the execution
thereof. Such contract shall be made with
the lowest and best bidder for such work,
after advertisement for proposals in at
least three newspapers printed in this
State, for one month prior to the letting of
such contract, which advertisement shall
designate the quality of paper and binding
and style Ut the type to be used in the
work. Said committee shall have the pow
er to reject any and all proposals for the
execution of the work, and to re.auvertise
and secure further bids. The committee
which may become due under such con
tract for said work, and, upon the Govern
or'S approval thereof, the Auditor shall is
sue his warrants upon the Treasurer for
payment OF the sums so certified. Said
laws shall be printed in one octave volume,
bound in law sheep on heavy paper covers.
There shall be printed and bound as afure-
said, 1000 copies of such compiled laws,
and delivered to. the Secretary of State for