Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1909-01-07
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the court He rendered valuable services to the
state for which he should receive just and ta
ton He filed bill for the with the auditing BOARD
could legally paw for services the claim has not been
allowed therefore recommend an appropriation OF suc
sum as will in your Judgment fairly and justly compensate
Mr.. Watson for his services.
= SCHOOL AND INSTITUTION LANDS
The report of the commissioner of public lands, whcn
YOU have or will have before you shows now
the institution funds have increased and the great
for wise legislation to keep such FUNDS sa1ey nVese'
In this report call your attention especially 10 te re
concentrations made by the commissioner IN SUBSTANCE
that all lands subject to sale be personally &
Nv representative of the state field notes thereof taken
and classified with the rental value for hay and
that the law under which the lands are leased tor SOW
per quarter section regardless OF the vaoe t ~
and grazing and all leases for five years. supJec3 10
sale Except where has the land fenced De
that all lands leased for farming purposes be so ana %
the law governing the leasing OF lands should pc
the revision Of which the generously offers
his services slight increase in appropriation 1or
Of the office should be made The reasons Tor these
recommendations given in the report ana are e''eu
to your earnest and careful considerations c.L
The constitution adopted provided that moneys OF s
permanent school fund and other educanonai
he invested only bonds Of school corporations tue
state bonds of the United States bonds OF ne stte o.
North Dakota and first mortgages on farm lanos IN @
state not exceeding in amount OF tne oua
of anv subdivision on which the was loaned IN 1910
proposed amendment to the constitution authorizing tne
investment of such moneys in municipal bonds passed e
legislative assembly, was submitted TO ana Passeq ~ a
ninth legislative assembly, and submitted to the elec
TORS Of the state the general election IN Oo ana carre
by majority voe and to this amendment force anu
effect chapter 8 Of the laws Of o Mas NY u the
constitutional provision in relation to the OF
constitutional amendments had not been complied Wlth
and as it was mandatory provision OF the constitution
the constitution was not amended and therefore chapter
228 Of the laws of 1907 is ana vod Inc
same amendment with additional amendments was
submitted ninth and tenth legislative assemblies ana
was duly advertised and submitted to the electors at the gen
eral election in 1905 and duly carried by majority
vote and the board Of university and school ands IS now
authorized to invest such bonds OF school coror
atoms counties, townships or within
the state bonds for the OF drains under
the authority Of the law within the state bonds OF inc
States bonds Of the state Of North Dakota bonds OF
other states that have not repudiaed any OF their indebted
ness and mortgages farm lands IN this state not
exceeding in amount onehrd of the actual value OF any
subdivision on which the may be loaned; but To
board Of university and school lands that the
first proposed amendment not legal number OF m
vest1nents had been made municipal bonds, and large
number had been negotiated, Of which still pend
ing In order that the amendment which has been lega
adopted part Of the constitution may De gwen fu
force and effect the reenacment of chapter
228 with such additional provisions be
to give the constitutional amendments full force and effect
and enable the board of university and school lands to
accept offers Of investment in bonds now pending
zs$& * GRAIN COMMISSION. -. =.
Chapter 129 Of the laws Of 1907 authorizes the
to appoint grain commission to investigate and report
the feasibility of the state leasing or building
an elevator to be terminal elevator for the and
benefit Of the people Of this state and to investigate also
report the methods of inspection Of grain and dock
age Of grain the expense Of cleaning grain the dis
position Of screening and approximate value By virtue
Of this law, A. Thompson, NJ O. Hall and b. D. Washburn
duly appointed and have made to this office an ex
haustve report which will be published and duly submitted
to You for such action as you deem proper. s{f
In this report the commission recommends the leasing
Of terminal elevators at Minneapolis and at the head Of
the lakes, instead Of purchasing building This
mendaon is made for the reason that leasing is much
cheaper than buying building, and if the experiment
not successful the loss would be less to the state
You will find also in the report the statement that Mime
passed law authorizing the purchase Of site and the