Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1891-01-23

The RECORD wishes to assure Its readers
that the action Of the commissioners re-
garding the printing matter will make no
difference respecting the giving of all official
news. Any county notices which are not
allowed to be published In the RECORD
will be summarized and all the wants
given. 1t will not be necessary to take
another county paper just to get informa-
tion as to what is being done by the
county authorities, as we shall print every.
thing of interest.
Synopsis Of Bills.
Following Is synopsis and explanation
of the bills Of general interest that have
been introduced during the second session
Of the North Dakota Legislatures:
Mr.. Oliver's house bill 50 authorizes
county treasurers to designate the bank or
banks in which county funds shall be
kept: Said bank or banks must be stu
ated IN the county; proposals to be asked
Of the fands and thew sha be e1 eivea kes11 %
the bank or banks offering the highest In
terest; deposits to be secured by sufficient
bond from the depository; interest to be
payable monthly; no bank Offering more
than per cent. per annum on daily bal
ances subject to check shall be selected;
pltail is less than $4,000 may In the discre-
tion of the county board, be exempt from
the provisions of the act. An emergency
clause is added.
Mr.. Fay's house bill 58 Is for an act to
protect bank dep0sitors. 1t provides that
any insolvent banker or men.ber of
banking company that receives money,
checks, drafts or other valuable thing on
shall be deemed guilty Of embezzlement,
and, on conviction, shall be fined double
the sum embezzled, and may be sent to the
penitentiary not less than one or more
than five years. Failure within thirty
days after deposit Is made shall be prima
facie evidence of intent to defraud.
House bill 81, by Mr.. Fay. makes clerks
OF district court clerks of county courts in
their respective counties.
Mr. Foss' house bill "a amends the estray
law IN two minor features. ltrequires the
person taking up an estray to give In the
advertisement he publishes In the local
paper the estimated value Of the animal.
1t also requires that the estimated value Of
an estray shall be less than $25 In order to
make it necessary that the local publisher
shall send copy Of his paper TO, OF the
estray notice be published in, the official
estray paper of the state.
House bill 5s, by Mr. Holritz, Is in rels-
tion to prairie fires. Each county commits.
siOner Is made a fire warden for his dis
trict, and gives him authority to make fire.
breaks where necessary and to call out
those subject to such duty to do the labor,
such work to be credited the same as road
work. No tirebreak shall be made by any
person until he receives permit from the
commissioner of his district 80 to do, and
he must state in his application where, In
what manner and with what appliances he
proposes to do the work.
Mr.. Richie's house bill 81 provides that
every applicant for q teachers certificate
In addition, successful applicants for the
first grade shall pay So and of the second
grade 81. Such fees are to 60 to the insti-
tute fund of the county.
House bill 80, by Mr.. Douglas, amends
the hssn school aw It makes the school, Xess
taught on legal holiday or on Saturday,
and no teacher shall be allowed to teach
on Saturday to make up lost day, or paid
for teaching on Saturday.
Mr.. CLIPS house bill 40 protects game as
follows: Between January LIST and August
18th, prairie chicken, pennated grouse.
May 18th to September 18th, wild duck,
snipe, goose, brant, pl0ver or curlew. None
of these game birds shall be killed at any
time within the cultivated or inclosed
premises of another, or to hunt on such
premises at any time without consent of
the owner. No song birds shall be killed
at ts ss od Sds ss nsns
killed for period Of four years from the
passage of this act With emergency
clause.
Mr.. Miller's senate bill No. SO compels
railroads to make firebreaks wide enough
to prevent the spreading Of fire, and the
TaEosd lG sha the
and see that the provisions Of the act are
complied with. Spark arresters are to be
attached to the engines Of the roads. The
friends of this measure believe that 1t cOv-
ers the ground.
Mr.. Bidlake's senate bill % appropriates
ter 1888 Of the laws Of 189o-tne warehouse
bill.
Mr.. Bisbee's senate bill 40 gives addi-
tional protection to the man whose prop.
erty is being sold under foreclosure.
Mr.. McCormack's senate bill s provides
for an amendment of the constitution by
striking out the word "two" in line three.
dred thousand dollars" in line four Of
section 1872 of article IL of the constitution
and inserting in lieu thereof the follow
ing. "Five ~ mills on the dollar Of as
sessed valuation of all taxable property In
the state, to be ascertained by the last as
sessment made for state and county pur-
poses."
that in counties with less than 1000 popu-
lati0n the county commissioners shall fix
the salaries Of the county Judge, county
auditor and county superintendent Of
schools, the said salaries not to exceed,
respectively, 500, $4OO and 800 per an
mum.
Mr.. Cashers senate bill No. 62 seeks to
so change the constitution that the duties
Of the commissioner of agriculture and
of insurance, and that the title Of that Of.
fee be changed to read-commissiOner Of
insurance and agriculture.
Mr.. Weiser's senate bill "a petitions the
legislature of the state Of Minnesota to
pass stringent and effective law making
1t misdemeanor for any company, COM
mission firm or individual engaged In the
Letting Shipments Of grain on commission
to deal in options.
Mr.. GiIl's house bill es relates to the du.
ties Of county treasurers and provides for
the safe keeping Of county funds. The
bill creates q board of county audi
chairman Of the county board and clerk of
the district court, whose duty 1t shall be
to audit the treasurer's books at stated peri.
DDS and count the funds and examine the
vouchers. ..
Republicans Nominats Moody.
PIERRE, 8. D., Jan. l9.-The republican
caucus tonight nominated Moody as re.
publican candidate for the United States
senatorship from South Dakota. Fifteen
momhoro woro ahaont fnOm tho eauNra