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AMENDMENT TO OLD ASSESSMENT
-. LAW.
Fl. b. No. 3d.

Il - Nv. OOs .
An Act to Amend Section 80, Chapter 1872.
OF the Session Laws of 1890, Entitled IAN
Act Prescribing the Mode OF Making AS
sessments and the Levy and Collection
OF Taxes, and for Other Purposes Rela-
tive Thereto"
Be 1t enacted, ETC.:
SECTION l. That Section 80 of Chapter
1872, OF the Session Laws Ut 1880, be
amended to read as follows:
SEC. 80. Town BOARD OF REVIEW
DUTIES, COMPLAINTS AND GRIEVANCES
recorder and president OF incorporated viii
lagos, and the assessor, auditor, mayor,
president and v ice-president OF each city,
Except cities whose charters provide for q
board Of equalizatiun) shall meet on the
fourth Monday OF June at the office of the
town clerk, recorder or auditor, for the pur-
pose OF reviewing the assessment OF prop
erty in each town or district. and they
h a Immediately proceed to examine, as
certain and see that all taxable property in
their town or district has been properly
placed upon the list and duly valued by
the assessor, and in case any property, re Il
or personal, shall have been omitted byin-
advertence or otherwise: it shall be the duty
OF the said board to place the same upon the
list with the true value thereof. and pro-
ceed to correct the assessment, so that each
tract or lot OF real property, and each ar
tlcle, parcel or class OF personal property
shall be entered on the assessment list at
the true value thereof, but the assessment
OF the property OF any person shall not be
raised until each person shall have been
duly notified OF the intent of the board so
to do, and Oh the application OF any person
considering himself aggrieved, they shall
review the assessment and correct the
same as shall appear to them lust; any two
OF said officers in towns and villages, and
any three in cities are authorized to
act at such meeting, and they may adjourn
from day to day until they shall finish the
hearing of all cases presented on that day;
provided, hat they shall complete the
equalization within six days. All com
plants and grievances of individuals, resi-
dents Of the town or district, in reference
to the assessment OF personal property,
shall be heard and decided by the town
board; provided, that the complaints OF
non-residents in reference to the assess
ment of any property, real or personal, and
of others in reference to any. assessment
made after the meeting OF the town board
of review, shall be heard and determined
by the county board.
SEC. 2. AL! acts or parts of acts in con-
tlict herewith are hereby repealed.
Emergency %clause.)
Approved March 4, 1896.
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BOUNTY FOR POTATO STARCH.

ii. Is. NO. IL.
Au Act Entitled can Act to Encourage
the Manufacture or Potato Starch in the
State OF North Dakota"
Be 1t enacted, etc.:
SECTION /. WHO ENTITLED. All per-
sons, companies or corporations formed or
that may be formed in the state of North
Dakota for the purpose OF manufacturing
starch from potatoes grown in the state OF
North Dakota or any and all individuals
engaged or that may be engaged in such
manufacture III this state shall be entitled
to receive the bounty offered in Section 2
of this act.
SEC. 2. BouNrY.] There shall be paid
from the state treasury as bounty to any
individual, company or corporation the
sum of 81 for each and every 100 pounds OF
starch manufactured ny said Individual.
company or corporation in this state from
potatoes grown therein, and said bounty
shall be paid upon each years results for
the term of five years from the first day Of
September, 1895, to all individuals, compa-
MES or corporations entitled to the same
under the provisions Of this act, provided,
that the individual, company or corpora
ton receiving such bounty shall make a
report to the commissioner of agriculture
and labor, stating the number Of pounds
OF starch manufactured under the prOvi-
sions of this act, which report shall be
duly verified and sworn to.
SEC.3 All acts or part of acts in con-
fiict herewith are hereby repealed.
Approved Feb. 20, 1895.
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AMENDMENT TO PROHIBITION
LAW.
lei. b. No. 49,

ILL.,. Is. NO. 4b.
An Act to Amend Section Z of Chapter ITO
of the Session Laws of 1890, Entitled
"An Act to Prescribe Penalties for the
Unlawful Manufacture. Sale. Barter and
Giving Away OF Such Intoxicating
Liquors, for Medicinal, Scientific and
Mechanical Purposes"
BE 1t enacted, etc.:
SECTION l. That Section Z of Chapter
ITO of the Session Laws of 1890 be and the
same is hereby amended and re-enacted so
as to read as follows:
SEC.7. LIFE~oF A LIQUOR PERMIT. |
A permit to sell intoxicating liquor under
this act shall continue in force until the
same is revoked for cause, unless ooner
Provided. however, that if at any time the
number of freeholders and reputable
women who signed the petition OF the ap-
plicant shall fall below the number re
qnired by law, by removal from the state,
county, city or town by death or at the end
OF any year. by withdrawal of their names
from the petition, then the life of said per-
nit shall expire, unless a new petition,
containing a sufficient number of qualified
~freeholders and reputable women to bring
the entire number up to the requirements
OF an original petition as provided in Sec
2, Chapter ITO of the Session Laws of 1890,
shall be within three days from the time Of
SucL Withdrawals HleQ anew IN the ONCE
of the county judge.
Provided, further, however, that within
fifteen days prior to the expiration of each
year during the life of the permit, the ap-
pllcant must obtain from the county Judge
and post with said permit a certificate
stating that the application upon which
said permit was issued continues to possess
the requisite attributes of an original appll-
cation.
Emergency clause.)
Approved March +, 1895.
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OBSCENE

III. ID. NO. H..
An Act 10 Suppress and Prevent the Print
ing, Selling. Loaning, Making, Advertis-
ing, Giving Away. or Exposing to View,
or Showing or Taking Subscription for
any Indecent or Obscene Literature,
Prints, Etchings, Drawings or Papers, or
any Article or Instrument of Immoral
Use, and Prescribing the Punishment
Therefor.
Be it enacted, etc..
SECTION 1. Every person or persons
who shall bring or cause TO be brought into
the state, or Shall buy, sell or cause to be
sold, or shall advertise, lend, give away,
offer, show, exhibit, or shall have in his
possession with intent to sell, lend, give
away, offer, show, exhibit, distribute or
cause to be distributed, or shall design,
copy, draw, photograph, print, etch, or en-
grave, cut, carve, make, publish, or other
wise prepare OF assist in preparing. or shall
receive subscriptions for any indecent or
obscene book, pamphlet, paper, picture,
print, drawing, figure, image, or other en-
graved, printed or written matter, or any
article or instrument OF immoral nse, or
any book, pamphlet, magazine o + paper de-
voted principally or wholly to the publica-
ton OF criminal news, or pictures, or
stories Of deeds of bloodshed or crime.
shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon
conviction thereof shall be fined not less
than SIS and not more than 500. O be i'm
prisoned in a county Jail not to exceed
thirty days, or by both such fine and i'm
prisOnment.
Approved March 6, 1895,
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CONV1CTS IN PENITENTIARY TO
MAKE BRICK,
III ID NJ IN 7

In. u. M. lfJ. .
An Act Authorizing the Board of Trustees
of the Penitentiary Of this State to EN-
plOy the Inmates of the P~enitentiary in
Manufacturing of Brick and Construct
ing Public Improvements.
Whereas, 1t is necessary to furnish some
employment to those confined in our state
~penitentiary tC maintain proper discipline,
And, whereas, as there is a constant and
growing demand for Improvements for our
state institutions: therefore "
Be 1t enacted, etc.:
SECTION l. That the board of trustees
of the pcnitentiary OF this state is hereby
authorized and empowered to employ the
convict labor of this State, or SO much
thereof as cannot be proitably otherwise
employed, IN the manufacture OF brick,
with which they are to make needed re-
pairs, additions or improvements on the
public buildings OF the state.
SEC. 2. For the purpose of enabling the
carrying out Of the provisions of this act.
the trustees Of the state penitentiary are
hereby authorized to purchase such tools
and machinery as they may deem neces-
Sary.
SEC. 3. The trustees of the state peni-
Tertiary are authorized and empowered to
employ so much of the convict labor as
they may deem necessary in macadamiz.
ing or otherwise improving the roads and
streets used as approaches to the state
penitentiary, state capitol, or other public
institutions within the state, and in max
ing such improvements the said board of
trustees are authorized to contract indebt-
edness not to exceed one thousand ISL, 0OO)
dollars in any n year, which shall be
paid out of whatever money or moneys
that may be received from any contract or
contracts now existing or that may herein
after be made for the employment of CON
vict labor.
SEC. 4. The board Of trustees shall
dispose of said brick manufactured as in
this act provided, as they may be directed
by the governor, state auditor and secre-
tary Of state. who are hereby created a
board with authority to dispose of any
brick manufactured by convict labor, ac-
cording to their best judgment. and for the
interest of the state, at such prices as
said board may provide. The receipts of
such sales shall be turned over to the
trustees aforesaid and Used in the paw
ment of expenses incurred in connection
with the manufacturing of brick or build
ing, or Improving roads and streets as here
inbefOre provided.
Emergency clause.)
Approved March 8, 1896.
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SUPPORT OF DISABLED SOLDIERS.
rs. Il. No. 45.l

An Act to Empower the Governor to Ac-
cept for the State the Condition Imposed
by an Act of Congress, Entitled San Act
to Provide Aid to State or Territorial
Homes for the Support of Disabled Sol.
diers and Sailors Of the United States and
Empowering the State Auditor to Re-
ceive and Receipt for all Money Which
May Become Due to the State Under
Said Act"
Be 1t enacted, etc.:
SECTION l. GOVERNOR AUTHORIZED TO
ACCEPT CONDITIONS The governor Of
the state OF North Dakota is hereby en-
powered and directed to accept for the
state the conditions imposed by an act
passed by congress, entitled ian act to pro-
the support OF disabled soldiers II sailors
in the United States, approved August
9th, 1885,"
He is further directed to send to the
president of the board OF managers of the
national home for disabled volunteer SOL
diers, a copy of all laws bearing upon the
establishment, regulation and maintenance
all printed regulations, relating to the man
agement of the home as are now in force,
together with a copy of this act.
Sec. 2. AUDITOR AUTHORIZED TO RE-
CEIPT FOR MONEY! The state auditor is
hereby empowered to receive and receipt
for any and all money which may become
due to the state by reason of said act and
to turn the same into the state treasury for
the use and benefit of the state soldiers
home, to be disbursed and accounted for in
the same name as other money appro-
priated out of the treasury for the soldiers
home.
SEC. 8. EMERGENcY.] Whereas, an
emergency exists in that there is no person
authorized by the state to accept the con-
ditions imposed by the congressional act
or to receive and receipt for money which
may become due under the act, therefore,
this act shall be in force and effect from
and after its approval.
ADnrOyed Ian. %. 1SQ5.
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posit with any state depository shall not
exceed One-half of the assessed capital
stock of such depository. nor one-half the
penalty of the bond filed by it in accord
ance with Section 2 of this act; nor shall
exceed the amount prescribed by the board
of deposits.
SEC. Z. The annual meeting OF said
board of deposits shall be held at Bismarck:
on the first Tuesday after the first Monday
Of June in each year. The secretary OF
state shall advertise in daily newspapers,
OF general circulation published at three
fifteen days Immediately prior to said
above mentioned meetings (providing that
there be 2 $1,000 in all funds in the treas
ury), for sealed proposals for The deposit
OF the funds of the state, in accordance
with this act. Such advertisement shall
state the date until which proposals.
will be received, which date shall be the
first day of the meeting at which the pro-
posals are to be opened. Such proposals
shall state in writing what rate Of interest
will be paid on the average daily balance
Of deposits during the month, interest to
be paid quarterly, on condition that said
funds, with accrued interest, shall be held
Said proposals shall be enclosed in sealed
envelopes, addressed to the secretary Of
state, and marked proposals for deposits
of state funds" and shall be by the secre-
tary OF state filed in his office.
SEC. g.. Each state depository shall, on
the first day of each month, and Oftener
when required, file with the secretary of
state a sworn statement of the amount of
public moneys deposited with it. Each
state depository shall also quarterly.
within ten days after the first day of jan
uary, April, July and October OF each year.
with the exception of the month of July in
the year 1895, make full statement OF all
deposits and payments of public moneys
during the preceding quarter, together
With a computation and statement of the
interest earned thereon, computed upon
the daily balances on deposit, which in
terest shall thereupon be added to and be-,
come a part of the deposit balance. Such
affidavit of the cashier of such depository
that such statement is in all respects true
and correct.
Sec: 9. No state treasurer shall deposit
any of the funds of the state excepting in
accordance with the provisions of this act,
under a penalty of $500 for each deposit
not in accordance herewith.
SEC. 10. All checks drawn upon the
state repositories shall be signed by the
state treasurer in the name of the state by
himself as treasurer.
SEC. II. 1t is hereby made the duty of
the officers mentioned in this act to com
ply with all the provisions of this act, and
II officer violating any of the provisions,
OF this act shall be guilty OF malfeasance in
office.
SEC. IL. All acts or parts of acts in con-
tlict herewith are hereby repealed.
Emergency %clauSe.)
Approved March 4, 1896.
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Emergency %clause.)
Approved Feb. 5, 1895.
PROVIDING FOR BUILDING
BRIDGES.

BRIDGES.
III. 3. No. S5.] .
An Act to Amend Section 8 of Chapter 50.
Laws of 1890, Being an Act Entitled "An
Act Authorizing Counties to Build all
Bridges Within the County Limits
Wherein the Cost OF Construction Of
Same Exceeds the Sum OF 800"
Be it enacted, etc.:
SECTION l. That Section 3 Of Chapter
80 OF the Session Laws of 1890, be and the
same is hereby amended so as to read as
follows:
SEC. 8. SUpERv-s1oN.] After any
bridge built by the county according to the
provisions OF this act, said bridge shall be
under the supervision of the township
board, and all repairs not exceeding the
sum Of fifty (50) dollars shall be borne by
the township or townships in which said
bridge is located. All repairs exceeding
the sum of fifty (50) dollars shall be borne
by the county; provided, that in all cases
where the cost of repairing any such
bridge exceeds the sum of fifty (5O) dollars,
the same shall be uLder the supervision of
the board OF county commissioners and
provided. further, that the cost of repair
ing any and all such bridges shall be esti.
mated by the board of county commission
erS.
Sec. 2. All acts or parts IF acts in con.
fict with the provisions OF this act ara
hereby repealed.
Approved March IL, 1895.
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TO CURE DEFECTIVE ACKNOWL-
JUDGMENTS.
Y [H. B. No. 74.I

An Act to Cure Defective Acknowledge
mentS.
Be 1t enacted, etc.:
SECTION l. That the Acknowledgements
OF all deeds, mortgages OF other instru-
ments, in writing, taken aDd certified pre-
vlous to January l, 1895, and which have
been duly recorded in the proper counties
in this state, or in that part OF the territory
OF Dakota now constituting the state OF
North Dakota, be and the same are hereby
declared to be legal and valid in all courts
Of aW and equity in this state or else
where, anything in the laws OF the terri
tory OF Dakota, or state of North Dakota.
i'll regard to acknowledgements to the con-
trary Notwithstanding.
Provided, That nothing herein contained
shall in any manner affect the right or title
of any bona iide purchaser, without notice~
OF such instrument or record thereof, for
a valuable consideration, of any such prop
erty or real estate prior to January l, 1895.
And provided, further, that a purchaser at
any execution or foreclosure sale of any
lands affected by this bill shall be consid-
cred a bona tide purchaser.
Emergency %clause.)
Approved March 4, 1895.
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COMPELLING RAILROADS TO MAIN.
TAIN STATION HOUSES.
RI r No 2D

An Act Defining the Duties of Railways
in Regard to Station Houses.
BE 1t enacted, etc.:
, SECTION l. Every railway corporation
in the state shall build a station house and
keep a station agent twelve months each
year at all their sidings where there is grain
and merchandise OF any description
shipped o where freight on which amounts
SEC. 2. Any railway company or cor
poration failing to. comply with the pro-
visions OF this act shall be punished by a
fine Of not less than $4,000, and it shall be
the duty of the railroad commissioners to
enforce the provisions of this act in the
name of the state of North Dakota.
SEC 8. All acts or parts OF acts incon-
sistent with the provisions OF this act are
hereby repealed.
Emergency c~lause.)
Approved March 4, 1895.
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APPROPRIATION FOR POSTAGE FOR
JOINT COMMITTEE.

An Act to Appropriate Money to Pay
Postage Required by the Joint Commit
tee to Consider the Report of the Revis-
ion Commission.
Be it enacted, etc.:
SECTION 1. There is hereby appropri-
ated out OF any money not otherwise ap-
propriated the sum of three hundred dol
lars, or so much thereof as may be neces-
sary to enable the joint committee to con-
slider the report of the revision commission
to send the Journals containing the pro-
posed changes to such persons as the mem
bers of the legislative assembly may desig-
nate.
Emergency c%lause.)
Approved Feb. S, 1895.
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REPEATING ACT AUTHORIZING
PURCHASE OF CERTAIN ST.
PREME COURT REPORTS,
Is. b. No. "a |

IS. B. No. "a
An Act to Repeal Chapter 172 OF the SEES
sion Laws OF 1890, Being an Act Entitled
An Act Providing for the Purchase and
distribution ofthe Remaining Reports of
the Supreme Court of Dakota Territory"
Be 1t enacted, etc.:
SECTION l.. That Chapter 172 of the Ses.
sion Laws OF 1890, of the state of North
Dakota, being an act entitled san act pro-
vldlng for the purchase and distribution of
the remaining reports OF the supreme
court of Dakota Territory" be and the
same is hereby repealed.
SEC. Whereas, an emergency exists
by reason OF there being no necessity for
the purchase Of the reports mentioned in
said chapter, and for the further reason
that the purchase OF the same would cause
an unnecessary expenditure of the funds
OF the state, this act shall take effect and
De IN force Immediately upon its passage
and approval.
Approved March 2, 1895.
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REQUIRING COUNTY AUDITORS TO
FURNISH TOWNSHIP ASSESS
MENT LISTS
LII. B. No. rs.

MENT LISTS.
III. B. No. 1911
An Act Requiring County Auditors to Fur
nlsh Township Clerks with Lists of Real
and Personal Taxes Assessed in their
Townships and the Amount Thereof.
Be it enacted, ETC.:
SECTION l.. 1t shall be the duty Of the
county auditor in every county within the
state having any organized townships to
furnish to the town clerk of every town
ship on or before the first day of December
IN each year, a complete list of all the land
assessed in the township of which he is
clerk, together with the name of the own
ers OF each piece of land and the amount Of
taxes against each piece of land. Also a
list OF the names of each person or com
pany owning any personal property in
SAID township and the amount Of personal
taxes against each person or ompany
SEC. 9. Inasmuch as the 1894 taxes are
already due it shall be the duty of the sev.
eral county auditors OH or before thet first
day OF May, 1896, to furnish the town clerks
as prescribed in Section l of this act, with
a list OF the unpaid real and personaltaxes
IN their respective townships remaininp
unpaid at that time.
SECS. All acts or parts Of acts in con-
fiict with this act are hereby repealed.
Emergency %clause.)
Approved March g., 1896.
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TO PREVENT DESTRUCTION OF
FARM BUILDINGS.

II. D.. mo. 10
An Act to Prevent the Destruction of Farm
Buildings in the State of North Dakota.
BE it enacted, etc.:
SECTION ]. Any person or persons who
shall enter upOn any farm lands situate in
the State OF North Dakota and not situate
within the limits Of any incorporated city,
town or village, the land being the prop
erty OF another, and shall tear down and
remove from any unoccupied buildings
standing on such premises any door, win
dow, siding, shingles, ceiling, floor, sheet
ing. finish, rafters or scantling. or tear
down any chimney and shall burn such
material on the premises, or Shall remove
and take away any such materials from
stroys the same, shall be keemed guilty of
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FIXING DATE OF FIRST MEETING
OF CITY COUNCIL.
III. b. No. 80.
An Act to Amend Section 9 of Article :: Of
Chapter 70 of the Laws Of 1887. Being
Section ST. Of the Compiled Laws OF 1887,
providing for the Incorporation OF
Cities.
Be it enacted, etc.:
SECTION L. That Section 8 of Article 3
OF Chapter 70 Of the Laws OF 1887, beng
Section 877 OF the Compiled Laws Of 1887.
be amended to read as follows:
SEC. 877. The city council shall hold its
regular meeting on the first Monday of
each and every month, and may prescribe
by ordinance the names in which special
meetings thereof may be called. The first
meeting for organization shall be held on
the third Tuesday in April OF each and
every year.
Emergency clause.)
Approved March 4, 1895.