Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1899-03-09
LEGISLATIVE GRlST.
Some of the Measures Ihat
Have Passed Both
Houses.
New Laws Created and Num-
erous Amendment Made
to Old Laws.
Veto not Anticipated for Any
Of the important
Measures.

V9IC NOT kAIItl|4pS~NO ~ --'-0
Of the important
Measures.
BISMARCK, March 6-Among the bills
OF general Importance, ;not including
appropriation bills. which we're passed by
the legislature are the followlng:
Vesting title to real property IN per-
SOILS who have held undisputed posses
sion for ten years.
Applylne registration law for voters
tn all cities in the state having SUI IN
habitants.
Providing for deduction OF assessed
valuation of real estate owned from value
Of capital stock in assessing bank stock'
Mansfeld-Wo bounty bill.
Primary election.
Authority of cities IN issuing bonds.
Powers OF fieh commissioner.
Physical education in public schools
Cceel's. approlriatipg $1,000 to sold1'
ers ct Manila.
Sharp, opening aud vacating highways.
Porter, proposed constitutional
amendment taxing grain in elevators at
fixed rate.
Issuance of tax deeds.
Salaries for states attorneys.
Division Of organized townships.
Dnties of state board of health.
Purchase of tools for road work.
Purchase of land for penitentlary
farm.
Appropriation for reappraisment OF
school lands.
Proposed amendment reducing mini
mum price Of school lands.
Memorial for federal grain inspection.
EnlarQine authority Of building and
loan associations IN the making OF loans
and purchase of reality.
Permit,ugI joint maintenance OF poor
farms by counties.
Providing for organization OF school
townships, without requirement OF $o'ooo
assessed valuation OF property.
Changing the date OF second meeting
of the boards of township supervisors to
the third Tuesday Of March.
Empowering the governor to contract
With Minnesota or South Dakota tor the
care of the blind.
Making sll warehouses public ware
houses.
Permitting the conversion OF penalty
and interest on delinquent taxes into
the general fund of the county.
Permitting the mortgaginR the estate
of q deceased or incompetent person on
an order of the county court.
Requiring foreign building and loan
associations to deposit $4,000 IN securl
ties with the treasurer, subject 10 taxa
tion, before being permitted to do busl.
ness in the state.
Appropristing $4,000 annually for
state printing, and providing for repub-
location of the revised codes Of the state
Provides for combination OF cases IN
court where party OF or attorney le
serving as a member Of the legislature
Anti-tremp law, makes beating OF
trains q misdemeanor and makes en-
ployes of trans peace officers to make
arrests.
Providing for designation OF deposit
ories for sinking fund OF school districts.
Creating improvement districts in
cities to permit the building OF needed
sewers.
Sanford, spproprlating $4,000 annu-
ally for the main tenance OF the state
capitol and Offices.
Exempting certain persons from the
penalties for unlicensed practice OF
veterinary surgery.
Special oommittee--Establis a
plant at the state peniteatlary for the
manufacture of hard fibre twiue and
oordaRe and providing rules for its
operation aud management.
Ssuford-Authorizin the issuance OF
$4,000 bonds for the erection OF addl-
tional buildings for the state insane
hospital at Jamestown.
Authorizing the disposal OF lands
acquired at tax sale at public or private
sale by county commissioners.
Requiring balances in county depos.
itsries to be kept IN proportion TO capital
stock.
Providing for the publication OF
election returns by precincts, officially
by counties.
Authorizing county commissioners to
nav reward for wheat thieves.
For the destruction OF Rrasshoppers
and locuste, authorizes county commits.
sioners to plow lands at the expense OF
owners.
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