Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1901-02-28
leoislatarc Has Passed Twenty.Onc
Bills and Governor Has Ap-
proved.
None of the Bills Passed so far are
|, Of Special Importance to the
People.
County SuperintAadents Will No
lonosr!e fx5la' F !; app'icants
FfOr Certificates.

Bismarck, N. D., Feb. 23.:AsUp to
the time of the legislative recess ,twen-
ty-one bills passed by the two houses
of the legislative assembly have been
approved by the governor and become
laws, as follows:
e LaMoure, repeating section 40, Re-
vised Codes, fixing chambers of court
in Seventh judicial district at Graf
ton. Leaves selection OF chambers op-
tional with the court, and will re-
move chambers from Grafton to Penn
bina, the home of Judge Kneeshaw.
Little, authorizes parties to probate
proceedings to waive citation, notice
and papers.
Sharpe, transfers duties of record
ing marks and brands from the office
of secretary of state to that OF the
commissioner OF agriculture and labor.
= Simpson, fixes number and salary OF
employees of senate and house of the
legislative assemblies.
Wolbert, exempts salaries and eX-
penses of the legislative assembly
from the provisions of the law requir-
ing all claims against the state to be
registered and paid in the order OF
presentation, passed to enable pay
ment of legislative salaries without
waiting for the payment of all bills
registered for payment at a prior
time.
Little, no insurance company not in
corporated under the laws of this state
shall write or place any policy upon
property situated in this state except
after the risk has been approved by an
agent who is a resident of this state,
who shall receive the commission on
the premium and make a record of the
transaction, to the end that the state
shall collect its taxes thereon. Power
granted insurance commissioner to
make examinations to see that the
law is not violated and penalty of $500
for each offense, company's license to
do business to be cancelled for nom
payment OF fine.
Little, amends law governing sale of
twine from plant at state peniten-
tiary, price to be fixed at regular
ameeting Of trustees in month of Feb
luary instead of April.
Little-Provides for issue OF emer-
gency warrants in anticipation of tax
collections by state auditor with ad-
vice and consent OF governor and
treasurer, to tide over temporary de-
ticiencieS in the treasury.
Ames-Permits the sale Of real es-
tate by executors or administrators of
estates when deemed for the best
interests of the estate.
LaMoure-Go Governor, attorney gen.
eral and state auditor shall constitute
n state auditing board which shall
audit each month all bills presented
against the state, no bill to be paid
until approved!by the state auditing
board.
misunderstanding insanity from
the list of causes for divorce.
Lavayea- Increases penalty for kid
mapping, making penalty five to
twenty years imprisonment.
Sharpe Permits counties to issue
bonds for the purchase of seed grain
for needy farmers.
Leech-Establishe what are ex-
empti0ns, in case of church property.
Srom taxation. All real property not
exceeding an acre, upon which there
Ss church edifice or building used for
residence Of bishop, priest or rector,
shall be exempt from taxation,
whether in one tract or more.
Leech-Permits interpretations of
fraternal associations without fee.
Leech- Governs manner of election
of directors and officers of religious
corporations.
Thomas Repeals law creating de-
partment OF irrigation and forestry
and abolished superintendent of irri-
kation and forestry.
/ Hall-Provides for uniform system
of teachers examinations under super
vision Of state superintendent of public
instruction, replacing the old system
of examinations by county superinten-
dents.
Michels-Adds new veterinarian
district of the counties of Benson and
Pierce.
|. Chaffee -Legalizes all taxes from
ts95 tol90o that may be illegal through