Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1903-07-16
COME NEW LAWS.
a Few Measures That Became Effect
i've july l.

a Few Measures That Became Effect
i've July I.
Following is synopsis Of the lead
ing laws that went into effect on
July 1:
The Eheils law, requiring 80 per
cent of the male adults and 70 per cent
of the female adults to sign drug
gist's petition for permit to sell alco-
holic liquors for medicinal purposes.
The vagrancy law will include all
persons who have no visible means of
support.
The wolf bounty law.
The pure food laws, requiring abso-
lutte purity of foods sold in the state.
ord of all births, marriages, deaths,
contagious diseases and other matters
of vital Importance.
A law to regulate optometry. reQuir.
ing all opticians to take a state exam.
ination.
A law compelling all persons solicit
ing for foreign benevolent institutions
to carry state license.
An inheritance tax law imposes a 2
per cent tax on all inheritances OF
S25, 900 and over.
A law making it misdemeanor to
distribute free drug samples.
in A law regarding the Importation Of
dependent children.
A law creating new Office in each
county, entitled the county public ad-
ministrator, to be elected for the first
time at the general election of 1904
and every four years thereafter.
A law changing the fees of the clerk
Of court.
A law allowing jurors SO per day in
stead of 81, as in the past.
A law providing that suicide is NO
defense for life insurance companies
after the policy has been in effect one
year.
A law calling for the probation of all
willis inside of six years.
A law raising the age of consent
from 16 to Is years.
a law compelling railroads to pay
injured employees damages for their in
juries, doing away with the fellow
servant defense.
A law Offering $50 reward for tte
conviction of violations of the liquor
laws.
A law providing that no foreign in
surance company incorporated upon
the mutual plan, will be permitted to
transact business of hail insurance in
this state.
A law providing that children be.
In all organized school districts, must
| t,o 70 h1 ~,
entire term that school is kept in such
district.
A law providing that railroad COM
panies must not discriminate between
private shippers of grain and elevator
companies. and forty-eight hours must
5e allowed shipper to load car.
A law providing that any person or
persons who hereafter desire a site for
q public elevator or warehouse on the
right of way of any railroad at a sta
ton, may proceed and condemn the
land required for such site, should the
'ailroad company refuse them site.
After July /. all dealers must paint
red every barrel. keg. can or vessel in
which gasoline is stored, and further
be fore delivering to a customer any
can or vessel containing gasoline. must
attach a red label to such can, the
label bearing the printed word, "gaso.
Tine"
Hawkers and peddlers must pay a
license of SIS on foot, $25 with single
horse and $50 for two horses The
license must be obtained in each coun-
ty and exhibited to any officer or citi-
zen when requested. Violations pun.
lshable by fine and Imprisonment in
the county Jail.
A law providing that persons taking
up estrays must advertise the same
within ten days in some weekly news
paper. If appraised at S25 or less the
title rests in the party taking up the
estray after one year; if at over $25,
the estray must be sold at public auc-
ton. sale advertised and conducted by
the justice of the peace. Persons TAX
Ing an estray are entitled to damages
done and cost of keeping and caring
for same, but the estray must not be
worked or else no allowance will be
granted for the care of the animal
Aside from these laws a number Of
measures of minor Importance will go
into effect, and there will no doubt be
some little confusion before the state
can settle itself completely into the
new rules and regulations under which
1t is to exist.