Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1909-03-20
TWO VE7OES BY governor BURKE and HIS REASONS THEREFOR

and within six months after the passage Of this act determine the
KINGS ana o. provision: ana suppes fo the ev
shall their and that others shall hold until
requiring the board of fix salaries of all officers and
poyes in the several institutions July 1909 and annually
"e1ealei aoos"1g inc ONCE o1 oca ueds ~. y w. +
and requiring such local treasurer to make report to the state treas
July l, 1909.
is no express provision as to Neither
there provision requiring the to
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general giving the the power h vacancies
when the legislature is not in session.
Conflicting provisions the law always construed to
harmonic and give effect every of the law Under this
ing Of this law vz that the law goes into effect on the
first day of July 1902 the usual time provided the constitution
power to appoint when the legislature before
the first Of july 1902 give the board opportunity to
appointment comply with provisions of section fourteen
requiring them install each of said institutions system of
with all Of the other duties Charged under the law In other WORDS
that the board of control should be in existence from and after July
law should until July 91the present
boards of trustees remaining office the meantime and perform
all of the duties relative the of said institutional
especially made the duty of the board of control
While this construction would harmonic the conflicting provisions
be legislative assembly
uons should be managed by two boards until July 1911 ih
involve conflict the authority of the board of trustees and the
board Of control
the people of this state involves the of the unfortunate
and the expenditure annually Of hundreds of thousands of dollars
and when is made should be- should be under law more
O@''''@ @'' @'''''' JOHN BURKE
Governor. |
LEGISLATIVE DRAFTING BUREAU.
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r." Bismarck, March 10, 1909. |
file herewith Senate Bill No 276 establish legislative
drafting bureau Legislative depart
drafting bureau operating
ton and control of the legislative reference department of the
library commission t would give to the library commission the
power employ three learned the law who would
stute said legislative drafting bureau and the power employ
without limit snographers and clerks The library commission
required to appoint the members of this legislative drafting bureau
about the fifteenth day of December Of each year, Immediately
preceding the session of the legislature and the said drafting
would be required to be in continuous session from and after their
appointment until the last OF the regular session The drafting
bureau is be provided with office the capitol building
furnished
The makes the duty of the drafting
formulate all bills and resolutions the subject matter object and the
general outlines of which be submitted by any member of
legislative assembly and it further made duty drafting
bureau draft and formulate such into bills resolutions
and further provides that the bills shall be Touched
else and terse English and in legal orm shall
have endorsed thereon Approved by the legislative drafting
bureau and turned the request such
If further provides that bill resolution drawn drafted
formulated by said legislative drafting bureau by approved
FORM shall be printed until after the has been reported
favorably @@--
My objections to this bill
First There in the capitol building that could be
fitted for such drafting bureau and its stenographers and
provided for in section four of this In fact have
the time for the legislative reference library
Second There will be in the legislative assembly forty
nine sena and hundred and three
dred and wo members Of tho legislative assembly among whom
there ought to be difficulty finding sufficient number pass
upon the form and matter of all bills This drafting bureau has
discretion, the bill drawn It
made its duty receive all matter that be draft
it into legal form. @@@~
Third There is limit the of stenographers
clerks that be employed by the library commission and there
provision that the clerks and enogahe employed should
any way dispense army Of and stenograpers
always appointed by the house and senate.
- RID