Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1907-02-14
TIE LEGISLATURE.
Bismarck. Jan II. 1eo

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| The session of the legislature is just
entering its third stage. Only nine
teen working days remain So large a
volume of bills has been introduced in
either house that il is sure thing q
larger number than usual will be left
over wi,hou. consideration, even in
committee Within about ten days OF
the close of the session steering
committee will be appointed, TO which
all bills will be referred The mem
bers of this committee will come from
the dominant faction of the body, and
they will have the practical say-so as
to the legislation of the closing period.
Among the peculiar bills OF the
present session is one by young Mr..
Anderson of rGand Forks, democrat.
We print this remarkable bill in full,
as follows:
"a Bill for an Act TO Prohibit Corrupt
Practices and TO Provide for the
sons Contributing Articles for Pub
LEGATION
BE it Enacted by the Legislative
/ Assembly of the State OF North Da-
kota:
Section L. Anything published in
newspaper, pamphlet or public journal
in favor of or in opposition to any
candidate for any public Office. or in
favor of or in opposition to the sue
cess or defeat of any political party,
or any proposition submitted to a vote
of the people, when the same is pub
lished in consideration OF the receipt
or promise of money or thing Of value,
shall be known as Political Advertis-
ing and any editor, publisher. man.
ager or agent of any newspaper,
pamphlet or printed journal. who shall
publish political advertising other
than as advertising matter, shall be
labeled at the beginning or end
thereof with the word Advertise.
ment'; or who shall knowingly or will
ingly demand or receive for such pol
itical advertising money or thing Of
value in excess of the sum or sums
due for such service at the regular ad-
vertising rates of such newspaper.
pamphlet or printed journal; or any
person who shall pay or offer to pay
the editor, publisher, manager or any
agent of any newspaper. pamphlet or
printed journal for such service any
money or thing of value in excess of
the sum or sums due, at regular ad-
vertising rates; or any person who
shall pay or offer to pay any editor,
publisher. manger or agent of a news
paper, pamphlet or printed Journal
any money or thing Of value for the
publication Of political advertising, ex-
cept as advertising matter, shall be
punished by fine of not less than
fifty dollars or more than three hun.
dred dollars. Provided, however, that
nothing herein contained shall be con
strued as applying to announcements
of candidates for office.
Sec. 2. Anything published in a
newspaper, pamphlet or printed journal
IN favor of or in opposition to any
candidate for any public Office, or in
favor of or i'm opposition to the success
or defeat of any political party, or any
proposition submitted to vote of the
people, or any public policy. or con-
corning any public servant or any in
dividual, shall have subscribed there.
TO the name OF the person or persons
contributing or writing the same. Pro-
vided, that this shall not apply to any
thing published as editorial matter.
Sec. 3. Any person or persons VIC
lating any of the provisions Of this
act shall, upon conviction thereof. he
subject to fine of not less than fifty
dollars or more than three hundred
dollars
Should the bill not be reported for
indefinite postponement, and thus go
70 general orders for debate and
amendment, the following additional
sections will be proposed in commit
tee of the whole:
That any country publisher who
prints marriage notice in which he
as usual refers to the bride as hand.
some shall be compelled to prove 1t.
ana In default thereof shall be guilty
oi misdemeanor. And any publisher
printing death notice OF a member
UT ex-member of the legislature. or
any other statesman or politician. as
may be considered from general
point OF view, and who shall In said
"'''sc' express the belief that said
Asnoel OF ex-member. statesman ar
pohtician has assembled the po,de,
s'alr' snail in said notice give salts.
factory reasons for such he,ief or
prophecy. Any publisher failing -
comply with the provisions az this 500.
ton shall. upon conviction no .on
fenced to read twenty-three Grand
Forks Herald primary law editorials
twenty-three times without pansinp =
partake of meat or drink.
whereas, There is at the nraco..