Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1909-02-04

Both houses this Afternoon named the
men to act on the pen investigating
committee. In the senate Lieutenant
Governor Lewis selected Macarthur OF
B0ttineau, diversion OF Williams and
Pierce of Ransom.
In the house Speaker Burdick an.
nounced Traynor Of Ramsey, Pearl Of
Cass and Atwood of Stutsman.
The Iceland initiative and referen.
DUN bill was killed for the session
this Afternoon when the house recon.
mended indefinite postponement In
order to bury 1t for the term Shells Of
LaMoure moved that 1t be rec0nsid
cred and placed on the table.
Senator LaMoure asks an appropria
tion Of 1891 for the salary due T. r.
Shaw as clerk of the capitol com.
mission
Senator Cashel introduced bill to
prevent men from making false state
ments to secure credit and providing
. penalty therefor
Senator Gronv0ld Of Rugby intro
duced new normal bill providing for
the erection Of a normal school In
either Pierce. Ward or McHenry coun.
ties. as the legislature may hereafter
designate.
House bill No. 131, introduced By
Mr.. Traynor. for an act making 1t the
duty Of the board Of university and
school lands. to accept payment In full
and issue patent for any school or In
stitution lands required by any per.
son. Arm or corporation holding con-
tract therefor. for townsite purposes,
IL as follows:
He 1t enacted BY the legislative a.
sembly Of the State Of North Dakota:
Section When any person. firm
or corporation who is now or here.
after shall be the legal holder and
owner of contract from the state Of
North Dakota for the sale OF any
school or institution lands in the
state. which contract has been regu-
larry issued by authority OF the board
Of university and school lands pursu-
ant to law, shall have the land de.
scribed In said contract or any part
thereof. plated as 2 townstte or
townsite addition and which land
shall actually be required for such
townsite purposes and plated into
town lots. II shall be the duty Of the
board of university and school lands,
IL In Its judgment the interests Of the
state will be subserved thereby, to &C.
cept payment in full Of the balance
due the state for such land and inter.
est to date for payment and to issue
patent therefor under the provisions
Of section $50 Of the revised codes d
the state Of North Dakota Of 1906.
Section before any patent shall
be issued under the provisions OF sec.
ton Of this act, the board shall
require the contract holder to pay to
the county treasurer of the county
wherein such land is situated the full
amount Of principal remaining unpaid
on said contract rs the purchase price
Of said land. together with interest
thereon as provided for in said con.
tract to the date OF such payment and
the moneys 80 paid shall be account
ed for by the county treasurer In the
same manner rs other school land col.
lectfOns. The board shall also require
the contract holder to surrender for
cancellation to the commissioner Of
university and school lands the dupli.
cate contract issued at the time OF
the sale together with all assignments
of such contract that may have been
made by the original purchaser, his
executors. administrators or assigns.
The board shall also require the per.
son so making application for patent
under the provisions Of this act. to
furnish satisfactory evidence that
such land Is actually required for
townsite purposes and that the plat
thereof has been duly filed for record
In the ONCE OF the register OF deeds
Of the county wherein such land lies.
Section -(Emergency) - Whereas
an emergency exists In that there ID
no statutory provision authorizing the
issuance Of patents for lands required
for townsite purposes in accordance
with the provisions Of the amendment
of section 1853 Of the constitution Of
the state Of North Dakota, adopted
at the last general election. therefore
this act shall take effect and be In
force from and after it, passage and
approval.