The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-01-04
new YEAR USHERS
IN new STATUTES
COUNTIES NOW GET SHARE or
LIQUOR LICENSE MoNEY-LAW
PROVIDING TEST FOR CATTLE
AND LICENSE LAW FOR MILK
TEST OPERATORS IN EFFECT.

Three new Minnesota laws, passed
by the last legislature of that state,
went into effect New Years day.
One of the most important Of these
relates to the requirement of a GER
tihcate of health when pure-bred cat
tie or cattle represented to be pure
bred, are sold for breeding purposes.
The law requires that any person
who sells pure-bred cattle or cattle
represented to be such, for breeding
purposes, shall, before delivery, make
report to the state live stock sani-
tary board, stating the number of cat
tie sold, their age and sex and to
whom sold, and before delivery the
cattle shall be subjected to the tuber-
culin test and certificate of health
given by the live stock sanitary board
to the seller and purchaser.
The law does not apply in the case
Of cattle which have been tested with
in one pear o. to cattle under / year
of age. collation. of the law is made a
misdemeanor
Another law provides a new dis
tribution of the money received from
liquor licenses. Ten per cent of the
license money received by any village
or any city of less than 81 900 people
shall be paid into the county treasury
and credited to the general revenue
fund of the county. The money paid
into the county treasury for liquor
licenses outside of cities or villages
shall go half to the county road and
bridge fund and half to the road and
bridge fund of the town where the
saloon is located. Two per cent of all
license money will continue to go t.
the state for the use Of the inebriate
asylum.
This law was passed partly to do
away with the argument the county
optionists have been using. that the
people outside the cities ard villages
had to help pas the costs keeping
and trying prisoners who I'd been
brought to crime through rink, but
they had no voice in determining
whether license should be granted. At
| first 1t was intended to take 10 per
cent Of the license money, from all the
cities, but this was amended.
Another law provides that no person
shall operate milk and cream testing
apparatus to determine the percentage
of butter fat in milk and cream for the
purpose of purchasing the same with
out first securing license from the
dairy or food commissioner OF this
state. Examinations for applicants
for licenses have been conducted the
past week by the dairy and food de-
| partment.
One of the federal laws which went
into effect yesterday and which espe-
cially affects the dry territory, such
as North Dakota, provides that here
after all shipments Of intoxicating
| liquor must be made to DO a fide con-
| signees or to persons who have stand =
ing accounts with the consigner.
Under the old regulations IL was
possible for a liquor house to ship any
quantity of liquor in small packages
to points in a prohibition territory and
turn them over to any person having
an order fom the shippers. This vir-
tually made the express companies the
agents for the wholesale liquor houses.
| Under the new regulations the ship
ments must be made in good faith and
to bona fide parties.
| A North Dakota pure food law reg
ulation also went into effect yester-
day, requiring that packages of intoxi :
eating liquors coming into the state
must be so labeled, giving the nature
and quality of contents, under pen
atty of conf1scation.