Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1905-03-23
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Sketch OF Work OF the Last lcglsIa-
ture Showing the Important En-
4 actments and Amendments TO
Old Laws. s
The work of the last legislature has
been reviewed by the Bismarck Tri-
bnne, and the following is q list OF
the most important bills that have
become laws. They give a general
idea Of the work that has been done
BY the legislative assembly this win
ter. The first bill was the recon-
struction Of the capitol building
which permits certificates passed on
s32, 1000 acres Of land given the state
by the general government which
certificates will be foated, and
money raised thereby used for the
work Of finishing the capitol build.
ing.
The next important bill was the
primary election bill which passed
the nomination OF all county legisla-
tive officers subject to direct vote
at primary election. Also tine
selection OF delegates to state and
judicial conventions by the same
method. The list Of appropriation
bills passed, approved and vetoed has
heretofore been published IN the
Alert. s'..SZ.'.'
Other bills OF a minor nature passed
by the legislature were those: TO
provide police for towns and villages
not organized for civil government;
authorizing city councils to make
contracts for water for fire protection
for twenty years; prohibiting minors
under ls years of age from paying in
or visiting pool or billiard rooms;
providing for the disposition of es-
tates Of deceased inmates OF the
soldiers home; new pure food law
and a new pure drug law. intended
to make provisions Of former laws
more effective; q repeal of the law
giving priority to mechanics liens
over all other liens; new law p1o-
viding for three additional deputy
bank examiners to handle the large
increase in the numbers Of banks and
examinations In the state; change
in the fees Of probate judges; and
also in several minor particulars Of
the probate code; a law permitting
villages incorporated to require the
construction and repair of sidewalks;
another law requiring the state In
surance commissioner to cancel the
authority OF any company to do bust-
ness in this state that removes an
action brought from this state to the
federal courts measure providing q
little change In method of certificates
a bill requiring the examination OF
formaldehyde. paris green and mixed
paints to prevent their adulteration
and the sale of adulterated products,
and q number of other measures.
In the way of new legislation, one
Of the more important bills is the new
banking law providing for more strin-
gent examination Of banks, the ap-
pontment Of a state banking board
consisting Of the governor. secretary
Of state and attorney general, who
meet once a month to pass upon the
reports OF the ranks and thus insure
the enforcement of the provisions OF
Law. Another important measure Is
the irrigation law which provides
a complete Irrigation. code for the
state and the appointment of q state
engineer at salary Of $500. The
law provides total appropriation OF
1000 for the two years and permits
the employment of additional assist
.ance when such may be needed.
Another measure and one which
attracted much attention, was the
road grader bill, in which authority
to purchase road machinery inste, d
Of being conferred upon petition Of
residents Of a township or z certain
number Of them, must now be con-
ferred By vote at the annual election.
4 Another Important step taken BY
the legislature was that providing for
the publication Of q new code. the
present edition being ent irely ex--!,
hausted. The bill provides for ., 900
copies Of the code at q maximum
price Of q little less than five dollars
the codes to be sold by the stat at
six dollars each. No attempt will be.s
made at any recod iflcat ation, but the
new laws will be compiled and the
code will Be- annota otated BY Territorial,
North and South Dakota decision.
Under ti1e isconsin provisio tor,
grain inspection at Superior, the gov
ernor has been auth hofized To- name ].
member ofs the grain and ehouses
commission The, state pIoyi ides small
compensa zion I'm the measure. No
appointment hss syet besn mad