Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1908-10-29
CAMPAIGN CLOSES
Decision Now With Voters.
Amendments and County
Propositions.

The political campaign is now
practically over and on next Tuesday,
November 3rd, will occur the general
election for county, state judicial,
legislation and national offices. The
campaign has been rather quite this
year but both the leading parties,
the republican and the democratic
have placed their platforms and poll
cies clearly before the voters.
Around the county there have been
numerous rallies in all sections and
nearly every voter has had chance
to hear and see the county canui-
dates. There has been practically
full ticket nominated by both parties
who have taken up the issues of the
campaign and asked for considera-
tinn at the polls. 1t now lies with
the voters. and it is the duty of every
qualified voter of the country to 60
to the polls next Tuesday and cast
his vote for the candidates and par
ties as in his honest conviction will
be for the best interests of the coun-
ty, state and nation.
In another part of this issue ap-
pears in tabular form a complete list
of all the nominees to be voted for
and a list Of the constitutional
amendments and certain county
propositions to be voted for.
The first amendment is that Sec.
80 of the constitution of the state Of
North Dakota be amended to read
that the supreme court shall consist
Of five judges, a majority Of whom
shall be necessary to form quorum
or pronounce decision, but one or
more of said judges may adjourn the
court from day to day or to day
certain. The object of this amend-
ment, which increases the number OF
supreme court judges from three tc
five, is to facilitate the business of the
supreme court which on account OF
the rapid growth of the state
resulting in increased litigrtion
has, been more than three
judges could accomplish without
considerable delay.
The second amendment has to do
with fixing the minimum price OF
state lands and provides that no
land shall be sold for less than It's
appraised value and in no case le' 3
than $40 an acre, method OF pay
ment, etc.
Section 1872 increases the field OF
Investment Of the permanent school
and other educational funds. The
amendment now before the people
adds to the list of securities which
may be purchased by this board tic
following: Bonds of counties, NUM-
cipalities, townships within this
istate, drainage bonds under author
ity of the state law, and the bonds
of other states which have never re-
pudiated their indebtedness thus, ad.
ding several profitable fields of in
vestments for the school fund.
The following county proposition
will be voted on by the Electors OF
this county: Whether or not the
BOARD Of county commissioners shall
purchase tract of land in the name
OF Stutsman county, and build, es-
tab]ish and organize thereon sn asy-
lum for the Ioor; whether or not the
board OF county commissioners shall
assess tax on property liable to
taxation for the sum of $40, O0e-fer
the purchase Of q tract OF land il
the name of Stutsman county, and
the erection and furnishing Of build-
ing thereon for an asylum for the
poor.
The above printed proposition IS
one OF importance to Stutsman coun-
ty, for with the increased popula-
tion. the number of charges upon
the county for support has beenkI eat
y. augmented both of the number who
will probably be permanent charges
and also of those temporarily depen-
dent upon the county for support
Last winter the county commission
ers thoroughly examined the cost
and method Of management of the
poor farms Of Cass and Grand Forks
counties and their report showed
that such institutions were : de-
cided economy over the system OF
boarding and lodging the dependent
poor Individually.
Another county proposition to be
voted upon will be the question as to
whether or not It shall be lawful for
stock to run at large within the
county. #.
The third proposition to be sub
mitted to the voters Of Stntsmxn
county ct the coming election Il I'll be
the proposition Of q tax not TO en-
|ceed one-fourth Of : mill to be levied
In ala Of an agricultural fair in this