The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1907-03-15

OF the 6S4 bills introduced in the two
houses of the tenth legislative assem-
bly,. 291 passed both bodies. OF these,
100 We're senate bills
Senate Bill No. /. introduced by SEN
ator Sharpe, was the first introduced
and the last to be enrolled and sent to
the governor. 1t is the new primary
election law extending the primary to
state offices. Under its provisions a
primary election will be held the last
Wednesday in June in each ever-num-
bered year, for the purpose of nominal
ing candidates for county, legislative,
judicial and state offices, congressman
and United States senators. Candi-
dates for all these offices may have
their names printed on the ballot by
filing with the county auditor, if
county or legislative office, or with the
secretary of state if a state office, q
petition signed by per cent of the
voters of the party, If county office,
and 8 per cent if a state office, and
paying fee amounting to ] per cent
of one years salary of the office to
which the candidate aspires.
Candidates of the republican party
are all printed on one ballot and the
candidates of each other party on sep
arate ballots and the voter will be al
lowed to vote for only the candidates of
one political party.
Candidates for the office of Unit
ed States senator are selected in the
the same manner as other candidates
except that no nomination will be con-
sidered made unless the candidate re-
ceiving the highest number of votes of
his party shall receive 40 per cent of
the votes cast by that party. In case
no nomination is declared, the two cam
didates receiving the highest number
of votes of his party shall receive 40
per cent Of the votes cast by that par
~ In case no nomination is declared
the two candidates receiving the high
est number of votes will be placed on
the ballot at the fall election, and the
candidate of each party receiving the
highest number of votes at that time
will be declared the nominee of that
party. Candidates for the legislative
assembly are pledged to support the
nominee of their party for the office of
United States senator. County central
committees will be selected at the pri-
maries and the committees will select
members of the state committee. Pres
idential electors and national commit
teemen are to be selected by the state
committees.
Seven bills designed for the more
rigid enforcement of the prohibition
law were enacted. These include a
law providing for the registration with
the county auditor of all special tax re-
ceipts of licenses from the United
States government, issued to persons
in North Dakota and providing that
persons in whose name such receipts
are issued shall publish the same in
the official county and city papers for
three consecutive issues. Such publi-
cations made prima facie evidence that
the building or premises for which such
license is issued is public resort and
used for the purposes mentioned in
such receipt.
A law making it a misdemeanor for
the owner of building to permit 1t to
be used for the violation of the pro-
hibition law.
A law providing for the seizure and
confiscation of intoxicating liquors i'm
ported into the state for the purposes
of sale as a begergae by any officer
without a warrant.
A law providing that any premises
may be searched and liquors seized by
any person who has reason to believe
that liquors are kept in unusual guam
titles on such premises.
A law prohibiting minors and high
school students from visiting poolrooms
and temperance saloons.
A law prohibiting the soliciting of
orders for future delivery Of intoxicat-
ing liquors.
law providing for the appointment
by the governor of an enforcement