Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1893-12-15
KNOCKED OCT
The Supreme Court Decides The
State Depository Law to be
Unconstitutional.
Which Means That Treasure. Non
land Will Deposi. State Funds
Where he Pleeses.
The Law Unconstitutional.

Inc Law pcoQAIstutlO01l.
The Law which provides for the Gre
alton OF state repositories by a board o.
state auditors, and which provides for
the deposlt,ne of funds in such desie-
mated repositories, has been held un-
constitutional by the state supreme
their decision having been handed
down this morning.
The case has been OF a vide interest
throughout the state, and especially to
banks which have made ap-
plications for the loan OF state funds.
AS it is now. they will get none, unless
Treasurer Nomland shall choose to de-
posi-, funds with them. The Law was
passed to regulate the deposit OF funds.
AS it is. Treasurer Somland will deposit
them where he pleases.
There were several points argued by
Attorney Barnes, for Mr.. Nomland,
against the law. but the principal point
made was Of its unconstitutionality be-
u OF a defective title. The title Of
the bill is "a Law Creating a Board Of
State Auditors and Defining the Duties
Thereof" The law provides for the de-
post OF state funds, and it was argued
that the subject matter OF the bill was
not expressed in the title. and the su.
preme court has held this to be a fact,
their syllabus being as follows:
Chapter IS, laws of 1899, entitled IAN
Act Creating the Office of the Board Of
State Auditors and Prescribing the Duties
Thereof" and which provides that said
board shall check up the books of the state
treasurer at intervals and ascertain the
funds on hand and shall, with the gov
ernUr, designate certain repositories for
such funds and shall, with the governor,
approve the bonds Of such repositories,
and which requires the treasurer to deposit
the state funds in such designated de.
positories, and requires such repositories
TO pay interest thereon. and relieves the
said treasurer and his bondsmen from
liability tor money so deposited. Held. Void
as a violation of section 81 Of the state con
stitution because the subject of the act is
not expressed in the title.
The opinion was concurred in by all
three Of the judges.
Organization Effected.
The veteriparians of the state have or
gained, and a charter has been issued
by the secretary of state to "Vete1inar.
ian Medical association Of North Da.
kota," with Veterinarians Potter. Lang.
don and Moore as incorporators. The
headquarters OF the organization will be
at Fargo.
Twenty Years Ago.
TRIBUNE. Dec. 18th '73: Committee
Of investigation find gross irregularities
in management OF county a1airs-tind.
ing Justices and others indebted to the
COMMUNICATING collected fines, etc., and
Withheld the moneys....C. j. Miller ap'
pointed sheriff on the 9Th, vice Connelly
who was appointed by the commission.
ers, resigned Connolly took place Of
Woods, also appointed)... %. Rev. Sloan
moves into new parsonage and pulpit OF
new church to be,occupied Sunday.
Fred Girard is opening a large farm OF
Heart river opposite Bismarck. Sub
scriptions ia School House stock amounts
to S43E5.
Stevens Will Locate in Bismarck.
Minneapolis Tribune 9Th: r. N
Stevens, a well known North Dakota
politician who has been connected with
the national department Of justice al
Washington for several years, was in the
city yesterday. MIR. Stevens has just re
turned from Lisbon, where he was set
ling up some legal business. He hat
decided when he gets through witt
several legal matters which he is wind
ing up for the government to locate al
Bismarck, and to this end a law partner
ship with Surveyor General Williams
has already been perfected.
"There is one thing" said Mr.. Stevens
when asked if there was anything O
stirring political interest in HE state
"about the Twin City newspapers tina
causes q tired feeling to steal over
North Dakotan. It's your reports o
our so.called political conferences
When ! was here a couple of weeks agt
there happened to be a dozen or 80 o
the leading North Dakota politicians il
the Twin Cities. The newspapers had i
that they we're here by design and that
political program affecting the future o.
the state was settled upon. You ma,
say for me that there was no truth il
these reports. It is the wrong time o
the year to hatch plots. There was un
~doubtedly a great deal OF political tall
when these dozen or so politicians 20
together and talked over old battles. I
is natural that there should have been
It is no more strange that politician
should discuss things POLITICAL tina,
that ministers should discuss thing
ministerial; but the politicians o
| North Dakota are too we'll acquainted
with the influence Of time in cracking
states to waste good efforts IN puttinI
them up q year ahead"