The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1911-03-09

No. 123-LegalizinE the executor and
acknowledgment of certain deeds, etc..
and making the same admissible In
evidence.
No. l47-Providing for the dtssoyn-
ion of marriage; the effect thereof and
the duty of the court to regulate the
remarriage Of either or both parties.
No. 149-Dutles Of sheriffs in regard
to delinquent taxes.
No. l55-Amending section S1O3, re-
tattng to endorsement OF allowance or
rejection Of claims by executive or ad-
illustrators and providing for notice
thereof.
No. l56-Amending sections S105 Of
code. relating to rejecting claims and
providing how suit is instituted.
No. 165-Anti-pass law.
No. 166-Re-enacting 6O64 of code,
regarding life insurance.
No. 1s0-Re-enacting 1907 of code.
Nc. 216-Re-enacting section SOFA,
letters Of administration and provid-
ing statute of limitations against
slaims of decedents.
Nc. 219-Appropriation to meet de-
aciency of VIM. Blake. state humane
agent.
No. l54--Directing secretary of state
to loan plates of supreme court re-
ports.
No. 176-Providing for the appoint
ment Of county superintendent of
highways and deputy superintendent
in organized counties, etc.
Primary elections will continue to be
held in June. the bill providing that
such elections be held in July, being
killed by the house.
The mechanics lien law will no. be
repealed, the bill for that purpose be-
ing killed in the house. There was a
big lobby here against the repeal Of
the law, and they were effective in
sQuashing the law to repeal the meas
ure.
The senate passed a resolution pro-
viding that the governor appoint q
temporary judge Of the Second judicial
district, pending the trial Of Judge
Cowan. 1t is now up to the house.
There will be no shooting of geese
in the spring, as one bill contemplated.
The game law in this regard remains
as at present.
Senate bill 306 has passed both
houses n is now up to the governor.
This Is the druggists bill which pro-
vtdes that liquor may be sold on the
prescription Of physicians. This bill
has been hard fought through all Of
this. session. At first the senate killed
the measure, but it was reconsidered
and passed that body by a vote of 81
to 10. The vote was close in the
house.
The senate has passed a bill requir-
ing that the candidates of a party must
receive Is per cent of the votes on his
petition as that cast for the secretary
of state of his party before he shall be
entitled to have his name printed on
the ballot. The supreme court decid-
ed that the 80 per cent clause was un-
constitutional, and it had quite an ef-
feet upon the last election. The Wis
consin supreme court upheld such. I.
provision in their primary law, and it
Is hoped the supreme court under the
new personnel, will reverse the de-
cision in this state.
The senate passed a measure es-
tablishing an agricultural school at
Beach, but IL the recommendation Of
the house appropriation committee is
needed; the bill will be Indefinitely
postponed.
The Twelfth judicial district has
been formed from a part of the Tenth
district and there Is a lively contest
over the man who 10 to occupy the
bench. The chambers will be at Man.
dan n there are four candidates al
ready mentioned for the %judgeship.
namely: w. H. Stutsman, S. L.. Much
OILS. ]. F. Sullivan and q. w. Shaw.
The report of the Investigating COM
mittee appointed to check over the af-
fairs in the state treasurer's Office for
nous report. The committee made
many criticisms Of the way the books
were kept. as regards the late treas
urer as we'll as his predecessors, and
among the recommendations made was
that the auditing board be authorized
to employ an expert accountant to as
sist the board in making Its examina-
ton; that a proper check be made on
the bonds Of the state with the inter-
est coupons: that a record should be
kept Of the amount Of bonds that are
carried by bonding companies for the
benefit Of state officials.