The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1907-03-15
20l Bills Passed Both
theNL Legislative Bodies
The Law Budget Contains Many Important Laws
Many Of Which Are N9w in Force
Legislative Aftermath

commissioners whose duty it shall be TO
enforce Khe prohibition law throughout
the state
WhileE Everything that was asked by
the educators of North Dakota was not
enacted Hnto a law, still, so much that
is progressive has become law as to
satisfy even the most enthusiastic
school Zen.
The only measures which failed to
become Jaws, which were of real merit
We're: Granting aid to rural and small
graded schools of high standard; pro-
viding Tor the planting of trees and
| shrubs Upon school grounds, and re-
| moving 1.-THE election of county super
| intendeHts from politics.
! The most important piece of railroad
Legislation was the rate bill reducing
the passenger rate from to 2h cents
mile, and providing for the sale OF
1,000-mfe transferable tickets at D
cents a Imile.
Another bill requires railroad COM
panies 70 report the cause of all the
wrecks 10 the commissioners. Another
provides for the bulletining of the ar
rival of all trains, and another pro-
vides fdr the lighting of station plat
forms bffore and after the arrival of
trains
H. b. S24s provides that common
carrier Rannot be exonerated by any
agreement made in anticipation thereof
from liability for the negligence, fraud
or wrongful act of himself or his SER
wants. another law makes it mis-
demeanW for an employee to obtain
railway transportation to be repaid IN
labor and then to refuse to perform
such labor
Senate bill 273 requires the construc-
ton of Us and proper transfer facili-
ties at ali railroad crossings Senate
Dill 216 makes common carriers liable
10 their employees for damages which
may result from the negligence of its
officers Or employees or defect or insult
fieiency pf equipment
In addition there is the reciprocal
,demurrage law providing for the paw
ment off demurrage of 81 a day after
seyenty-two hours by the railroad
companies for delay in delivering cars
and. by Ponsignors and consignees for
delay ia loading and unloading cars.
The law requires shippers to pay 10
per cent of the freight when ordering
cars.
Under the law, framed by Repre-
sentative George Rose Of Dickey. ele-
vator companies will have some addi-
tional bookkeeping to do For grain
sold in this state or any other state.
the certificate of inspection and weigh
masters certificate of weight. must be
returned to the local buyer and he
must post the same, or have the same
exhibited SO that the public may in
spect it at any time and refer TO it on
demand, Failure to do so is a misde-
meanor and it is law now, having been
approved by the governor with an
emergency clause.
Grand Forks can be thankful that 1t
had in the senate man so jealous Of
his district as Senator TAYLOR. a man
who was so we'll liked and highly re-
spected by everyone. He was the
quintessence Of business. fairness and
magnanimity He highly appreciated
a favor and was always ready to grant
one to the best of his ability. at the
same time he was a fighter but never
took undue advantage He was prac-
tically alone in the advocacy of the
measures which were of important
moment to his constituency, for his
colleagues possessed only qualities
which were of mediocre order-and
from those in the house he received
precious little aid, only from Messrs.
Pugh and Church. When the Devils
Lake fair bill was up for special or
ders in the house on the last day the
motion of Mr.. Streeter to substitute
the word Fargo for Devils Lake would
have surely carried If If had NOT haan
withdrawn, but 1t could not have pass
ed the senate, because of the respect
there for DR.. Taylor-it is doubtful IL
one senator would have voted to hurt