The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1891-03-28

naming in said call as the places to be
voted for which shall be the two places
which received the highest number of votes
as prescribed in the election held under
Section 8 of this act; said election to be
held in every regard as the preceding cleo
ton was held, and the returns to be made
and certified the same as hereinbefOre pro-
vided.
SEC. 6. Whenever it shall appear to the
satisfaction of the Governor of the State of
North Dakota that a majority of all the
votes cast by the electors Of Pembina county
have been for n particular location in
said Pembina county he shall, by procla.
nation, declare that fact, and from and
after the date OF such said proclamation the
location of said asylum shall be deemed
permanent at the place named therein
unless otherwise changed by law.
SEC. Z. All acts and parts OF acts in
conflict herewith are hereby repealed.
Approved March 4, 1891.
DUTIES OF COMMISSIONERS OF AG
RICULTURE AND LABOR.
III. Il. No. 1885,
An Act to Amend Chapter 4B of the Laws of 1890.
Be ii Enacted, etc.
SECTION 1. That Section 2 of Chapter 46
of the Laws of 1890 lie and the same is
hereby amended to read as follows:
Sec. 2. 1t shall be the duty Of all State,
county and precinct officers to furnish upon
the written request OF the COMMISSIONS
all the information in their power neces-
sary to assist in carrying out the objects OF
his act. FOrthe purpose OF obtaining sta
tistics relating to manufactures ana MN
ing, the Commissioner shall procure in the
manner that may seem best to him. the
names and addresses of all the manufac-
turers and mine owners and operators i'll
the State and shall transmit by mail to
each owner. operator or manager OF each
shop, mill, manufacturing establishment or
mine, not later than the LIST day of July Of
each year, suitable prepared blanks, en-
bOdying inquiries into the subjects upon
which the Commissioner is required or au-
thOriZed to prepare statistics, which blanks
shall be filled out complete and returned to
the Commissioner not later than the 1st
day of August following. The informa-
ton so obtained shall be preserved, system
atized and tabulated by the commissioner.
but no information concerning the business
or affairs of any individual, firm, company
or corporation shall be divulged or in any
manner made public by the Commissioner
any violation of this provision shall subject
the party violating to u fine OF not more
| than five hundred (5O0) dollars or to impris-
Onment for not more than one yea or both
such fine and imprisonment. The refusal
or neglect Of any such owner, operator or
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establishment or mine to supply the infor-
nation asked by the Commissioner within
the time designated shall be construed as a
violation of Section 3 of this act, and shall
subject the party so offending to the penal
ties therein prescribed; Provided. That no
prosecution shall be begun against such
parties for such neglect or refusal until at
least twenty days after a second notice and
blank shall have been mailed them by the
Commissioner And not more than two
thousand five hundred (250O) copies OF the
printed report shall be furnished to the
Commissioner for free distribution to the
public.
SEC. 2. That Section 8 of said Chapter
46 of the Laws Of 1850 be and the same is
hereby amended to read as follows:
Sec.3 Any person who wlllfully i'm
pedes or Obstructs the Commissioner in the
full and free performance Of his duties,
shall be guilty of a m%isdemeanor and upon
(1O) dollars nor more than fifty (50) dol
lars. or imprisonment not less than seven
nor more than thirty days in the county
Jail or both. The refusal or neglect of any
person for himself or for any person, firm,
company or corporation of which he may
nation or statistical statement required
under Chapter 15 of the Laws of 1889, to
be furnished to assessors shall be con-
strued to be a violation of the provisions OF
this section, and it is hereby made the duty
of the county auditor to report such viola
ton with the names and pOst0ffice ad-
dresses and places of residence of the vio-
lators as furnished him by the assessors to
the states attorney for the county in which
such violations occur, and the said states
attorney shall forthwith proceed to en-
force the penalties provided in this sec
ton against such persons; and he is hereby
authorized to subpoena the assessor and
ovrOh nthQr UifnQycoS QC nav hQ nQolScQrV
and to procure the assessors returns i'll ev-
idence.
SEC. 8. That Section 10 OF said Chapter
As of the Laws of 1890 be and the same is
hereby amended to read as follows:
Sec. 10; The Commissioner shall be the
obtain from county andtownship assessors
and other officers Of the organized counties
of the State and to collate and prepare in
tabulated form for reference statistics
showing county, township and other mu-
nicipal Indebtedness Of all kinds,is the
property, and he shall also ascertain the
amount of mortgage Indebtedness and as
sessed value of real property owned by
citizens as distinguished from corporations;
the acreage, in wheat, corn, aud other
kinds Of grain; the number of cattle.
horses, hogs and other live stock, and the
population, vital statistics and all other
information pertaining to and showing the
condition, growth and development Of the
State by counties. The Commissioner of
| Agriculture and Labor may call upon the
| Attorney General for such assistance as to
ton of such blanks as may be needed for
procuring the statistics contemplated IN
this act, and it is hereby made the duty of
the said Attorney General to render such
| assistance.
SEC. 4. That Section II of said Chapter
46 Of the laws Of 1890 be and the same is
Sec. IL. The Commissioner shall report
to the Legislative Assembly the number of
coal mines being operated within the State,
the number of tons of coal being mined
annually, the number Of persons employed
! in coal mining, the wages paid the coal