Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-06-28
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70PASSES
Only Two Days Left for Free
Rides In n. D.
Many New Laws are Effect,
i've Next Saturday

Two more days OF grace remain
for the railroad passes in North Dako
ia and then-well, they will all pay
full fare after that. The thirteenth
legislative assembly has SO decreed
lit and in tn measure that was passed
last February and which becomes ef
fective July /, provisions of the fed
eral law are laid down with the ex'
ception that exception is made In the
case of regular officials and employees
engaged in the farmers institute work
and in the Ignite coal experimental
work. The only other exceptions are
those contained in the federal law, ex
tending to railroad employees and
their dependent families, and police
men and mail carriers on street cars
in the cities.
Calls have been issued by the rail
roads to the holders of free mileage
asking them to turn In their mileage
Immediately or by July 1. On that
date the free pass will become a mem
ory so far as the Flickertail state
is concerned, and legislators, office
holders, politicians and other favored
ones. will buy their transportation in
the same manner and with the same
regularity as does the dear public
But the railroad pass law is not the
only one that becomes effective July
l, several other important measures
going into effect at that time. One
of these regulates the automobiles OF
the state, requiring that all be regis
tered and also containing other fea
lures directed against 10y riders
and fast driving.
The state board of control bill also
becomes effective and with it in eff.
feet. the several local boards of trus.
tees for the state asylum for the in.
sane, school for feeble minded, school
for deaf and dumb, state peniten-
tiary and the reform school, will be
abolished. The single board, com.
posed of John Carmody Of Hillsboro,
Henry Tatley of Bismarck, and H.
Robinson of Dunseith. will take over
the control of the institutions. This
state board has already been organ.
lied by the election OF Mr.. Carmody
as chairman.
Another board that will become &C.
tive with the arrival of July is that
regulating the examination of appli-
cants for teachers certificates. This
board will hold a meeting tomorrow
in Bismarck for the purpose of or
ganizing and preparing for it's active
work. Members of the board are w.
E. Hoover of Fargo, James Kennedy
of the state university and State Sup
erintendent, E. J. Taylor. The state
aid for rural and graded schools law
also becomes effective at that time,
and N C. Mcdonald will be the in
spector under its provisions, having
been appointed some time ago.
Important laws of political nature
that become effective are those regu.
lating the primary election in the in
dication of a choice for presidential
candidates, and the naming of state
committeeman, as we'll as the corrupt
practice act.
In the naming of the state commit
teeman by popular election, this, be-
ing scheduled for the same time as the
primary election, the state is taking
a step that is decidedly new, only
five states in the Union having adopt
ed the plan. The several political par
ties name their state committeeman at
tn pools. One result, it is claimed,
will be to keep the members of party
to their own ticket, rather than hav-
ing them jump their ticket and enter
the nomination of candidates for the
opposing tickets.
The corrupt practice act is one that
will find the state somewhat unpre-
pared for its operation. It is extensive
in its provisions and prohibits the CIV
ing of all kinds of drinks, cigars, etc.,
at election time, being decidedly strin-
gent in those particulars.
In addition to these several meas
ures there are number of other bills
that will become effective July /, at
which time all measures that do not
pass with an emergency clause, be-
come effective under the constitution.