The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-01-11
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HAVEEASY
Time
A Bill for Inspection and Regu-
lation of Hotels Introduced
eica, Il in Senate.
SENATOR TAYLOR Of THIS
CITY IS THE AUTHOR
New Law to Regulate Foreclosure of
Mortgages Introduced Bills
for State Board Of Control, State
University Appropriations and Man.
ner Of County Divisions.
tBy Geo. Davis,

(By Geo. Davis.)
Bismarck, Jan. 1.-THE third day
of the senate was a busy one for
few hours in the afternoon during
which it was in session. Omitting
the tiresome details of the methods
of reaching things, the senate got
down to business IN a remarkably
short time and did some rapid legis-
lation. A resolution was passed al
lowing the chairman to recommend
the committee clerk of his committee
and directing the president of the SEN
ate to appoint the same. 5
This served as a death blow to the
ambitions Of Editor Packard of the
Valley City Times-Record who had
been praying several times day that
he would be able to connect with the
pay roll of the senate by securing one
of these positions. Just who would
do his spelling for him was not con-
sidered, but his friends claimed that
there was something due him for fidel-
ity to his quick order principles and
that clerkship would suit him. 1t
was stated In the hotel corridors fol-
lowing that time, that he was likely
to become private secretary to Gov
ernor Burke, but this lacked confir-
nation.
The senate passed H. B. No. /, after
considering the same in committee of
the whole, and it was put upon its
third reading and passage. Before
the announcement of the vote, a mo-
tion to reconsider was made and this
motion was laid on the table. The
only objection to this bill is the fact
that it does not allow sufficiently
large loans upon farm lands and prob
ably fixes the rate of interest too high,
the prohibition limiting the amount to
$1,000 which can be loaned one in
dividual, corporation or firm, and the
rate of interest being fixed at per
cent The legislation is being rushed
hastily through so that $4,000 of the
funds can be used in the purchase of
court house bonds which must be
closed at once.
Mortgage Foreclosure. 49,
Some time since the Evening Times
advocated editorfally the enactment of
a law regulating the foreclosure of
mortgages on real estate in such a
way that the mortgagor would not
be defrauded out of his rights. It
was stated at that time that under
the present law it was possible to ad-
vertise the land intended to- be sold
in some remote or obscure newspaper
and because of the lack of circulation
the mortgagor would never see the ad-
vertisement which was all the notice
he had and would probably allow the
time for redemption to expire and
thereby lose his property. Senator
Steele of Ward county has reduced
that idea to practice in the bill which
he introduced as s. B. No. 8. The bill
amends and re-enacts section 459 of
the revised codes of 1905 and reads
as follows:
Notice that the mortgage will be
foreclosed by a sale of the mortgaged
premises, or some part thereof, must
be given by serving copy of the same
upon the owner on occupant of the
land, or If unoccupied by posting a
copy thereof in a conspicuous place
upon the land foreclosed upon, at
least twenty days prior to the date of
sale, and by publishing the same six
time, once in each week for six sue
cessive weeks in newspaper of the
county or adjoinins county, which
newspaper is the nearest to the land
intended to be sold, and which is in
general circulation in the vicinity of
the land, If there is one, and II not,
then in some newspaper at the seat
Of government, and such services of
notice shall be shown by afidavit as
Is provided in civil actions, and filed
with the register of deeds of the coun-
ty where the land is situated, as a
part of the proceedings in the fore
closure.
Senator Steele also introduced 8. b.
No. 9 relating to the division of coun-
ties and changes the law which now
requires majority of the whole coun-
ty and of each proposed division there
of before any partition can be made,
and provides that majority vote of
the county shall be sufficient to de-
termine the question.
Senator Spoonheim introduced 8. B.
No. 10 requiring all railroads to re-
port to the railroad commissioners the
particulars of all railroad accidents
which result In the death of any one.
He also introduced q. B. No. II which
makes a change in the arrangement of
the official ballot of the general elec-
ton and provides that the names of
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