The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1905-04-06

medicine. imposing requirements sup.
posed to be in line with better ethics.
A new county has been created west
of the present u~norganized territory,
known as Mckenzie county, named
after the Hon. Alexander Mckenzie.
The governor is authorized within
ninety days to appoint commissioners
and county officers.
Another important measure passed
was that requiring counties to pay a
certain sum each year for each person
sent to the insane asylum or to the
school for feeble-minded.
Witness Fees.
The fees of witnesses in district
| court were raised to 81 per day, from
81. Salaries of several officers were
increased, among them the commits
sioner of university and school lands,
adjutant general, deputy commissioner
of school lands.
No change was made in the game
laws except a law providing for the
protection Of beavers until 1920.
An attempt was made to divide the
state into three instead of two game
warden districts, but the bill for that
purpose, after passage in the senate,
failed in the house. The oil inspection
law was amended in several important
particulars.
Chemical tests Of oil were provided
and the state Inspector of oils is placed
upon a salary after the list of April
1906.
The time for the annual election of
school officers vas changed in order
that the school election and the pri-
mary election should not occur upon
the same day.
Bucket shops were prohibited from
the state by the anti-bucket shop bill.
Bar Examiners.
A state board of bar examiners was
created to act under the direction OF
the supreme court in examining appli
cants for admission to the bar. Under
this bill Andrew A. Bruce o. Crane
Forks, Emerson H. Smith of Fargo ant
John Burke Of Devils Lake have beer
appointed bar examiners.
Dentists and several classes Of coun
ty officers were exempted from iur!
t duty. National guard laws were mad'
to require appointments to various de
2 partments to be made from the fell
and line. An increase was made IL
Y the allowance for armory rent.
| Provision was made for a new sys
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a percentage of citizens, instead Q
twenty-five. as now, the new law re
quiring more signers for the calling Q
) a grand jury. Faithful service medal
were allowed to be issued to deservin
l. officers and enlisted men in the guar(
Steps were taken to regulate the opel
alton of automobiles and %providin
Z penalties for excessive speed. Tw
new veterinary districts were created
e one west of the Missouri river. G
which Dickinson is the center, and tn
o other in the country north Of the Bi:
marck district, in Mclean county.
0 A bounty was provided for fores
tree culture in the way Of rebate TO
taxes. i
New City Law.
An entire new city law was passed
S taking the place of the present enac'
S ment. This is the longest bill passe
by the legislature, covering about 20
written ages. 1t was prepared by
d committee of city officials and attol
neys of the state, and it is in line wit
s improved conditions, and covers, it
e believed, the defects of the old law. .
to be created after the list Of Jul!
a Mutual insurance companies were a,
q thorized for the purpose Of insurin
live stock in counties. The law PR
70 viding for municipal courts was r,
S pealed. Cancellation of judgment
le against persons discharged under th
s. United States bankruptcy law vas a.
thorized.
vi One bill particularly affecting tn
IS newspapers was the bill making lib
le of conspiracy to libel a felony, instea
D. Of a misdemeanor. This bill was pas
y ed by a large majority in both house
ol An antitrust law was also passe
Q6HnluS anu prohibiting COuSplfdCl
le against trade and enacting stringe1
y regulations for the punishment
". such conspiracies.
The appropriation for state farmer
lg Institutes was increased. TIE time
n meeting of the state board of pardon
u was changed from the second days
so February and August to the secor
I'd days of June and December. Aba
I'd donment and neglect of wife or oh
i'd dren was made a felony. New regul
C. lions were made for the qualificatie
OF of district veterinarians.
A large number of minor amen
IL ments were made in township and OF
of err laws and in laws affecting the d
k. ties of county and other officers tn
will be learned, the greater number
u them, only after the laws have be-
published. The foregoing, howeve
ne covers the more important enactmen
of of the legislative assembly.
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