The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1911-02-23
Change in County Legislative
districts Leaves Him With.
out Constituency
SENATOR Ia INQUIRE ANOTHER
VICTIM Of APP0RT|OMMEnT
Other Members Of the Upper House
Who Will Be Districtless If the For.
ty.Six Senate Membership Bill Be.
comes Law.

oA0AAoAShs ~. ~, req. 20.-l1 the
present legislative apportionment bill
Is enacted into law, an unusual man
ner OF avoiding the legislating out of
office Of any member of the senate
Will be adopted. The only county in
which there appeared danger of ap-
portionment legislation throwing q
member of the senate out was in Cav
alier county. but by the provision
made such action does not result.
Forty-stx senator's and 105 repre-
sentatives is the definite membership
that has been agreed to in the appor-
tionment bill. that number being the
membership of the legislature after
1904. Up to that time there will be
forty-seven senators and 106 represen-
tatives, but on Jan. 1, 1914, one dis
trict, designated as the Forty-seventh,
ts eliminated, and that district, which
Is made up Of portion Of Cavalier
county, is merged with the Eighteenth
district and the entire county is there
by placed in one district. Senators
Plain and Mclean were both elected
at the last election for four years, and
by the agreement reached they will
serve out their terms, being thrown
unto the same district at the end of
that time.
In Pembina county another question
has been. solved satisfactory. The
present Second district is enlarged
with the addition Of the First district,
and 1t is thereupon renamed the Sec
ond district. BY taking such action
G. Ganssle Of st. Thomas retains his
position. while the position now held
by Senator 'Judson LaMoure. dean of
the senate, is done away with. Such
action, however, is satisfactory to the
senior senator, ,as he has announced
that he is through with politics in
North Dakota 80 far sAs holding the
senatorship from Pembina county ..is
concerned. %, @.e,.s.,s4 A.+,-sss
Grand Forks county's apportion-
ment Ia rather interesting also, as the
bill means the elimination Of Senator
Geo. E. Duis with the expiration of
his present term. The city of Grand
Forks together with Grand Forks and
Falconer townships, are placed in the
Sixth district, and as Senator Turner
was elected in that district last No
vember, he continues to hold the posi-
ton in the new Sixth district.
In Barnes county where Senator
Thoreson was elected last November.
his district is retained although the
county loses one district, Senator
Whitcher going out. In McHenry
county after this term expires, Sem
ator Welo will have no place to run
after this year, Senator Hookway be-
ing elected from the even numbered
district as now constituted, and which
will continue to hold the senatorship
In the new district that will be Great
cd out of the entire county.
1T had been intended originally to
make Towner and Rolette into one
district, but that plan has been
dropped.
First, county of Pembina with one
senator and three representatives.
Second, city of Kenmare and town
ships 154, 155 and 156, range IS, 86
and 81; township 157 of ranges 83. "a.
IS, sc and 81; township 1853 of range
81; townships 159 and 160 of ranges
81, SO and 80, and townships 161 of
range SO in Ward county, one senator
and one representative.
Third, part Of Walsh county, not
included in Fourth district, one SEN
ator and two representatives.
Fourth, townships of Forest River,
Walsh, Center. Grafton, city OF Graf
ton, Pennington, Ardoch, village Of
Ardoch, Harriston, Oakwood, Martin,
Walshville. Pulaski, Acton. city of
Mimic and st. Andrews. Walsh county,
one senator and one representative.
Fifth, county Of Grand Forks with
exception of city of Grand Forks and
the townships of Grand Forks and
Falconer, one senator and three rep
resentatives.
Sixth, city Of Grand Forks and town
ships Of Grand Forks and Falconer,
one senator and three representatives.
Seventh, counties Of Burke and Di-
vide, one senator and three represen-
tatives.
Eighth, Traill county. one senator
and two representatives.
Ninth district, city Of Fargo and
township of Fargo, Cass county. and
the fractional township number 139.
range 48, one senator and three rep
resentatives.
Tenth. townships Of Noble, Wiser,
Harwood, Reed, Barnes. Stanley,
Pleasant. Kenyon, Gardner, Berlin.