Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1907-01-17
jurisdiction o. the County Court.

jurisdiction o.. the County Court, ),
n, H he pr.sss at n ,os s0q ,S
m sppsa 81 TAKEN from aG ths county ss
court to the district court. or It may DO
taken direct to the supreme court: Il the
IN the same manner as an appeal from
supreme court 4 is taken in the same
court. This practice does not relieve the
district court from the work intended.
and. at the same time 1t entities everyone
to two jury trials. II n defendant Is con:
to the district court and there have his
case tried anew on the facts and before
another jury. The party losing civil
can appeal to the district court and there
have his case tried anew before another
jury. This is no relief to the district
county. The Judge of the county court,
with increased Jurisdiction, must be a
lawyer. He is governed by all the rules
IN the The trial Of civil and criminal action n:
the district court: He instructs the jury
on the law, and IL lie does not err there
is no reason why a defendant should
fore. recommend that section S2e Of the
Revised Codes of 1905 he amended so as
to provide for an appeal from the county
will relieve the district court Of much
work and will save the counties with in.
creased jurisdiction a great deal OF ex.
pcnse
School Fund.
The moneys realized from the sale Of
school lands have increased enormously;
the same may be invested in first mort.
cages on real estate, not exceeding one
third the value of the land. This re-
gard as the best possible investment and
that the looming Of the school fund upon
real estate under the foregoing limlta-
ton ought to be encouraged. l am In
made applications Tor loans that there
was so much red tape" about it and
SO much delay that they were Obliged to
from the banks and loan agents. The law
in this respect ought to be simplified in
such way as to mako the state safe
and at the same time enable the Dor
necessary delay, to the end that this
school fund may be put to work accumu-
i li interest ter and at the same time as.
and developing Of the state
Drainage.
River valley for the past several years
require Of us, at this time, some addi-
tional legislation on the subject of drain
from that district have been studying
the question for years and are we'll IN
formed as to the means necessary to Sc.
and as to the
means The people Of the Red River
valley are more interested in this sub
icct than, in any other portion Of the
upon the subject must be a general one.
l think that the representatives from
other portions of the state should. in
valley, assist them in every way to secure
such a drainage law as will meet the
emergency in that portion Of the state.
and the constitution. ~ ~
In this connection call your attention
to the fact that in 1905 twenty-one states
and three territories passed drainage laws
AND Which, no doubt viii in be s Of great as.
sistance to you In the enactment Of a
drainage law; I have referred particu-
larly to the Red River valley on account
that portion of the state. but there are
many acres of land in other portions of
the state that can be reclaimed by a
proper system of drainage.
There ID sentiment growing in this
state in favor of direct legislation in
what is commonly called
Tho Initiative and Referendum.
This simply means that the people can
at any time initiate legislation by petit
tioning the legislative assembly to enact
certain laws. This is called the initiative.
and IL the legislative assembly refuses
to pass law that the people want, or
II they should pass law that the people
do not want, then q certain per cent Of
the people can, by petition, have such law
referred to the people for their approval
or disapproval. The object Of this law
Is to put the power OF governing In the
hands OF the people, where 1t beionoa.
and there ought not to be any Opposition
to amending the constitution and the
laws in this respect, for 1t is our proud
boast that we are "a government Of the
people, for the people and by the people. >
l am heartily in favor Of it, as applied
to legislative enactments, and com.
mend it to your most careful and con.
scientious consideration.
We should not forget that We are hera
as the. servants Of the people and that.
US such. it Is our duty to favor the enact.
ment of wholesome good laws, no maffar
from what sourse they come. and r.
put the seal of disapprOval upon those
which are not wholesome and good. ire.
spective of their source.
We should forget all party difference
and personal grievances and give to the
corporation and individual Justice al,te
titled to more. And assure you that
viii! heartily cooperate with YOU and
assist you to the best Of my ability and
to the extent of all of my time to secnra
legislation for the common good and gen.
eral welfare OF all the people Of this great
state. John Burke.