Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1903-03-12
LEGISLATIVE SUMMARY.

The eighth legislative assembly of the
State of North Dakota has passed into
history. In the sixty days during which
the legislature has been in session this
winter over five hundred bills were in
troduced, of which nearly two-thirds
were passed and now await the signature
of the governor.
The legislature has appropriated about
s5CNoN aside from the appropriations
that are included in the fixed amounts.
These include appropriations for the
various state institutions that are not
provided for by the fixed tax: increase
of state militia and high school aid APP
preparations: S2O.0OO for the building of
a trolley line to the state capitol: two
tenths of a mill for state wolf bounty:
100000 for state experimental work;
s5O.OOU for the st. Louis exposition: and
a large number of minor accounts.
In the matter of bonds. the legislature
has authorized bonds for the erection OF
additional buildings at the university at
Grand Forks: state agricultural college
at Fargo: deaf school at Devils Lake
normal schools at Valley City and May
Vile: addition to the state capitol al
Bismarck: blind asylum at Bathgate
scientific school at Wahpeton. insane
asylum at jamestown and reform schoo
at Mandan.
New jobs have been created in severa
instances. Two game warden district
have been created instead of one ant
provision made for the appointment o
two game wardens. Other laws hav'
been passed intended to enforce tn
game laws more rigidly. A hanging bill
has been passed providing for the execu
ton of all capital sentences at the stat
penitentiary, under supervision of tn
institution. Corporation legislation ha
not been important except in the passag
of the personal injury bill for the recover.
of damages by railroad employees. Thi
is the most important piece of Legislation
affecting railroads passed at the presen
session. Maximum coal rate bill ha
been passed. slightly reducing the pre-
sent rates in some instances. In in
Surance legislation laws have been passet
governing reinsurance. prohibiting so
Letting OF insurance except 10y authorized
solicitors with certificate, from the de
PARTNER. of Insurance. and knocking on
suicide as q ground for contcsting lif
insurance policies after one year. !
valued policy bill was introduced bu
was not heard from afterwarG. Oil in
spect;;on was covered by !. new law re
quirng gravity tests and adding gasolin,
to the fluids to be inspected. The pc
diem of jurors in district court has beef
raised to So \ peddlers' license bill
has passed. fixing an annual charge TO
hawking and itincrant peddling. !.
stringent pure food bill has been passed
The appropriation for farmers institute:
has been increased. The salaries o
supreme court judges have been raised
from $4,000 to $1,000 year.
All taxes levied in the state since 1873!
have been validated, when for any reason
they have been attacked on technica
grounds. The national guard of tn,
state has been provided with an increas
ed appropriation, the armory rent ha:
been increased to $500 year and pro
vision has been made to allow the com
panies to build armories. The term o
county auditors has been changed to be
gin April LIST instead of March LIST. I
large number of other measures passed
but their interest is largely of mino
nature. Amendments have been mad
to township and school district regula
tions: the usual number of concurren
resolutions have passed, among then
one calling for constitutional conven
ton to change the law to permit tn
popular election of United States senat
ors.