Devils Lake inter-ocean and Devils Lake free press. (Devils Lake, Ramsey County, N.D.) 1905-1909, 1909-01-15


the board of equa lization with infor-s
nation to enable them To equelize the
taxes of the state.
5ss Board Of Health. sS
call your especial attention TO the
exceeding valuable report Of the,
board Of health. his report contains
Invaluable informal lion IN reference to
toontagions diseases and should be-
printed In larger numb ers for more
general distri bution, &
In this connectio &I call your at
tention also to the great movement In
other states $and, In FACT In the world,
Etog extermfnate tuberculo sis and also
the movement to prevent the pollu-s
| ton Of rivers, lakes and streams
These are subjects for your careful
conside ration and + rec commend q lib,
eral app ropriation to s carry ont the
recommendations Of the state board
lot health and the passage Of such
laws as will keep our streams and
lakes pure and undefled. 5.ssas
ANTI Pass Legis !ation. :3,&3
In my message two years ago to
the Tenth legislative assembly was a ]:
strong ation for anti-pass
Legislation "A bill was introduced In
the house, duly passed and amended
Ia the senate When it returned che
house refused to concur IN the amend
|ment. "A conference COMMITTEES of
three senators and three representa-.
tiYesa was appointed and the bill
turned over to- this committee, which
never made q report, and thus the
BILL failed to become 20 law. 3.S:,s
I Both the Repnbliea and Demo.
cratic parties, recogn izing the popular?
demand for anti-pass legisla ton, went
before the people In the recent cam
paign with platform pledges for anti
pass legislation and you have all been
elected to this legislative assembly
upon one or the other platform
E Il the railroads are for the use Of
the public they are for the use Of the;
whole public and no perGon Is On
titled to any special privilege not
common to all. II the railroads give
me passes and make you pay your
fare they give meSa special privilege
that Is denied to you. The railroads
cannot afford to carry any one for
nothing and ifs they do zitt lis done
|$either at the expense of the general
travelling public Or by a return of ia
syors. III either case II is q pernicious
system. therefore recommend the
|enactrnent Of an anti-pass law similar
to the anti-pass provisions Of the fed
|eral rate BILL. ~. III, o:5
s;ss The Judiciary. III
lssS III my Last message II called atten..
tion 10 the prevailing sentiment ia
This state IL favor Of a non.partisan;
judiciary. believe that this genti-s
menk is stronger no W Than It was
1.-TWO years ago. So q important and
sacred an once $as that OF Judge Of
the court of last resort should be by
law placed above and beyond the con
troll of any poll Heal part
Z tllerefore recomInend that the
primary electton law be 80 amended;
That the names of all candidates for;
Judicial office be placed upon one bal
Hot. separate from the names sofz other
candidates and without party designar
tion. and those receiving the highest
fSnumber III votes, Sttos the number .of
those 10 be eleoted, be placed upon
1.-The ballot at the general election
without oppositi Hon.
Under the present law the supreme
court sits ia Bismarck, Fargo ana
Grand Forks AT each term or court
la large number OF cases are argued