Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1891-03-06
THE LEGISLATURE.
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tract Of land, the owner of such farm or tract of
land shall be liable to the persons dam
aged by said ire, no matter whether said wind or
current Of air shall have originated on said farm
SEC. 8. In selecting a jury for the trial of any
case instituted under sections / and 2 of this act,
no taxpayer shall be competent to serve as a jury
man.
SAC.4 1. No agriculturist shall hereafter be per-
mitted to deposit any moneys in any save nation
SEQ. 5. Whoever shall w%antonly or willfully
pick, pull, pluck or obstruct the growth of any
Canada thistle or wild mustard, except for medi:
cal or ornamental purposes, shall be deemed
guilty of misdemeanor and shall be punished BY
a fine not less than $4,000 or more than Sd. 00O.
And the flower of the wild mustard is hereby
declared the state flower of this state. And it is
hereby enacted that the heart Of every true North
Dakotan shall Immediately throb with Joy when
ever his eyes shall witness its beautiful petals
unfold to the sun. And every clerk now and
ture shall ". ar in the lapel OF his coat at least
one mustard flower, that he may thus be disting-
uished from the members of this honorable
mated by the governor. are hereby sci, apart. for
the raising of the mustard plant in order that a
sufficient number Of flowers may be procured for
SIC: s. Combinations in the prices of onions
or potatoes are hereby forbidden, and any agri-
culturist who shall place the large potatoes on
ones on the botto n thereof shall be subjected to
imprisonment in the penitentiary for not less
than one year or more than 100 years.
Sec. z. Every agriculturist doing business in
this state shall, before April list next. procure a
license authorizing him to conduct said business,
and, shall pay, into the state treasury for such
cultivation BY him at the said date.
bEC:.S. Whereas the. red man of the plain is
rapidly passing away formerly as numerous as
the leaves in the forest, he now numbers but q
paltry handful; and where 10, where formerly he
strode the prairies clad only in red paint and
feathers, he now appears in striped breaches and
a plug hat. His tepees are now scattered AID far
apart. His squaHs no longer resemble PocahOntas
or Minnehaha. The relics which they offer to
the, credulous eastern customer are now largely
bogus, and the trade mark blown in the bottle"
Of the counties of this state have been seeking
aid Acknowledgements pure and simple; therefore
be 1T enacted that there shall be established as a
branch of the agricultural 'college at Fargo, a de-
partment to experiment in the manufacture of
Indian relics. which may be sold by such of our
inhabitants as may desire to enter the trade in
red man. on the corners of such streets in such
cities as the legislature may hereafter, designate,
and "a libera appropriation is hereby made to
carry out this magnificent idea.
SIC. 8. Two (2) dollars per day is sufficient
for any man, and no person shall be permitted to
receive and use for his own person any greater
sum. And whoever shall come into possession
Of any greater income shall Immediately pay the
excess above 81 per day into the treasury of the
ssate. to be used as a fund for the carrying out of
the irrigation scheme hereinafter enacted.
oGSs ~ ~ oSp0oi ia NCy ~ LOO DCOA uCool-
mined that >he valley of the Jim is higher than
the bed of the Missouri; but as, for irrigation
purposes, it is necessary that the waters Of the
Missouri should flow INTO the Jim valley afore-
said, the said Missouri shall, from and after the
passage and approval of this act, be sufficiently
high to enable such waters to flow as is desired
and as shall be directed by this legislature.
Sec. IL. This act shall be in full force and eff.
feet Immediately from and after its passage and
approval
Mr.. LUTZ moved that, as the session
was near its close, the bill be printed in
the journal and referred to the Third
session.
Mr.. KEARNEY moved to refer to com
mittee on temperance.
Mr.. BROWN moved to refer to commit.
tee on m suffrage. Carried, and the
bill was so referred.
252. BY Mr.. Misunderstanding to the ap'
pointment of nOtaries public.
On motion of Mr.. Gill, the bill was or.
dered to be printed before being read.
On motion Of MI. Hill, a recess was taken
to 2 O'Clock,