The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1903-03-12
NORTH DAKOTA LEGISLATURE.

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0l9marck. March 1.-THE eighth jegis-
lative assembly OF the state Of North
Dakota passed into history last night.
when the assembly adjourned sine ~.
There were the usual closing scenes. and
q rush bysmembers to get final action on
bills that were delayed until the closing
hours. Over five hundred bills were in
troduced in the, course Of the session.
The senate, with forty. members, intro
duced nearly as, many as the house with
hundred legislators. The appropriation
bills for the various state institutions and
the greater number Of the other appro-
priations originated in the senate. The
house legislation was largely technical
and amendatory. No particularly im-
portant legislation was introduced or
passed in either body.
1t is not possible yet to determine ex-
actly all the bills that have passed and
become laws. A large number were
passed in the last few hours and hurried
to the governor before the time limit had
expired. A general idea of the legislation
may be had, however. from the bills
passed and sent to the governor up to the
last day. tlse=0e0eiOlf.z
The legislature has appropriated about
$500, 900 aside from the appropriation that
include appropriations for the various
state institutlons that are not. proyided
for BY the fixed TAX; increase bf state
sss ssG' sfd 81
to the slate, capitol; Wo-tenth@OE assl6ill
for g site Toh bounty So $4,000 for sts 8.
Louis exnositfon and pee .G number OF Il
minor amounts.
In the matter Of bonds. the legislature
has authorized bonds for the erection Of
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 at Bis
marck: blind asylum at Bathgate: sctcn-
tific school at Wahpeton; insane asylum
at Jamestown and reform school at Man
dan.
New state institutions have been estab-
lished and boards of trustees and man.
agement provided for the institute for the
feeble minded at Grafton and the reform
New boundaries have been provided for
the counties Of Stark and Billings: Het-
finger, Dunn and part OF old Williams
Billings. Bills changing the boundaries
of these counties have passed on several
occasions, but have always been knocked
out by the supreme court. The present
New jobs have been created in several
instances. Two game wardens districts
have been created instead Of one. and
two game wardens. Other laws have
been passed intended to enforce the game
laws more rigidly.
atcd, the Eighth district, out Of part Of
the Second district which includes Ward.
Bottineau and one or two other. counties.
a hanging blu has been passed; provid-
fences at the, state penitentiary. under
supervision of the warden OF that tnstttu-
ton.
|, "A board of management for the St:
Louis exposition display has been created
consisting OF Coy. White. Lieut.. Gov.
Bartlett, State Auditor Holmes, Commits
sioner Of Agriculture Turner and w. N.
Corporation legislation has not been Inn
portant except In the passage of the per-
sonal injury bill for the recovery OF DAM m
most important piece Of legislation az.
fecting railroads, passed at the present
session. "A maximum coal rate Bill mas
been passed, slightly reducing the present
rates in some instances.
In insurance legislation laws have been
passed governing reinsurance. prohibiting
i ised Solicitors with Certificates from the
| department. Of insurance. and knocking Ing
out suicide as ground for contesting life
insurance policies after one year ear. -. a
valued policy bill was introduced put was
not heard from afterward.
Oil inspection was covered by q new
| law requiring gravity" tests and ADDING
gasolene to the fluids to be inspected:
has' BEN raiseds Is 4 peddief. lieealse
bin, has passed fixing arEannus! sMar9e
r n're food ST, a rs Bsen psssed
DrOpriatiOn for farmers sSstnSt1tUta1a t1AA
been increased. The drug permit .lla ~,
law has been a9snEthened r BY l hs.a,Ss.
ing Of patent medicine samples ma bael,
prohibited.
The salaries of supreme court judges
have been raised from $4,000 to *S.oOo q
All taxes levied in the state! since 1888
have been validated. when for any reason
they have been attacked on technical
The national guard Of the state has
been provided with an increased appro.
priatiop. the, arrdor y rent has been n.
bene made e. allow the ., companies, to
The business of optometry has beer
sion aen made e for sai board Of examiners. ss
| The term of county auditors has been
| changed to begin April 1 instead Of
The primary elections bills; oyer which
there was SO much discussion. were
s5Rfh@ s III YRReI RE- p nssss'
the house. did not get past the senate
| This was a sweeping measure. to be ap:
piled to all nominees for office. ~ The
Sharpe bill was sent back to the senate
committee, for amendment and did NO no'
s' The board 81 control bill. vas anothe,
important measure, that fell by the way.
A large number Of other measure,
| passed, but their interest is largely Of 8
| minor nature. Some changes Of court
| practice have been enacted: amendments
have been made to township and schoo
/ districts regulations; the educa tional laws
OF the state have been amended to rem.
edy some defects: the useful number q
1 concurrent resolutions have passed
among them one calling fesaa SO ce !; =;
permit the popular5electlon Of unitec
' The s Closing day of the session wa.
i previous day of the session. IN +fgh'
made on the penitentiary appropriation
bill by several Missouri slope members
ons, of Hidden. and Weed, Of Logan
The house at the opening session thi:
| morning refused to adopt the report o.