Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1909-02-02
SEC'Y BLAISDELL
MAKES NUMBER or VALUABLE
.. sUaaEsTioNs IN HIS sI-EN.
s4~ NAL REPORT.
sUPT. sLATTERY URGES REMoV-
Al OF BIG WATER TANK !.
FROM The aulLplNG.u

FROM THE 5UILDIN0.v I
The biennial report of the secretary
of state has just been received from
the printer and Is now being distribut-
ed by Secretary Blaisdell. The report
is quite voluminous and gives in de-
tail much Information reraLing to state
affairs and contains number of good
suggestions as to needed Legislation
for the lawmakers to consider.
During the period from July 1. 1906,
to June 30, 1908, there were 962 cor.
porations organized under the laws Of
this state and changes as to names
and locations and matters appertain-
Mig to corporations, to the number Of
1853, were recorded and placed on file.
At the present time there are 1908
active business corporations, organ
lied under the laws of the state, and
900 foreign corporations, all engaged
in business for profit, in the state.
Secretary Blaisden recommends a
complete revision 81 the corporation
laws of the state, as the laws now on
the statute books conflict in a num-
Der of ways and. on many points are
not quite clear as to intent. Mr..
Blaisdell recommends change in the
laws as to the incorporation fees and
states that the state loses large rev.
enue by reason of big, fees charged
under our statute, thus driving for
eign corporations and even many COM
panies of local men, to incorporate
under the laws of other states, where
the fees charged are not SO high.
Secretary BlaisdeH recommends that
a law be passed compelling every for
eign corporation doing business in
this state to maintain an Office in the
state, for the reason that many of
the foreign corporations do not main
tain an Office and are not known in
the place they specify in their articles
Of incorporation and their appoint
ment of attorney as their place of
business, thus making it impossible
for the department of state to serve
papers on such corporations.
1t is recommended that law be
passed specifying that the name of
every corporation should end with the
word, 'Inc.," or should contain one
of the following words therein as sub
stantives or noun: Association"
Company" Corporation" Club
Society" or Syndicate" and should
be such as to distinguish it from any
other formed or incorporated in the
state or doing about the same kind
of business.
Mr.. Blaisdell also calls attention to
the fact that a uniform wording
should be provided for notarial seals,
stating that some of them now in
use give the name of the notary and
others merely the words, Notary Pub
lie, State of North Dakota"
Included in the report Of the depart
ment of state is that Of Superintend-
ent Slattery of the capitol building and
grounds. Mr.. Slattery calls attention
to the fact that there mus be II beral
appropriation for new furniture for
several of the Offices, and states en-
phatically that the large water tank
in the attic of the capitol building is
causing great deal of damage by
reason of leakages, which causes
clustering to fall of in the rooms be-
low and calls particular attention to
the fact that many books in the state
library have been damaged by reason
Of the water leaking through. Mr..
Slattery recommends the location of
a water tower or stand pipe on the
hill back of the building, which would
furnish water pressure for the build
ing and at the same time would serve
as an irrigation reservoir for the wat
ering of the lawns and trees about
the capitol.
AS secretary of the committee on
public printing Mr.. Blaisdell has es-
tablished a system Of accounting that
shows the actual amount Of printed
matter and materials used in each de- /
partment since the beginning of the
year 1907, and says this system has
been the means Of saving large
of money In each of the de-
partments during the last biennial
period.
WERE SURPRISED.