Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1911-03-30
LAWS WITH EMER-
!: GENCY CLAUSE
SEVERAL NEW BILLS, APPROVED
BY GOVERNOR, NOW IN
FORCE AS LAWS

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been approved by the governor are
now in force having had the emer-
gency clause attached. All other laws
without the emergency clause, pass
ed by the legislature will go into ef-
feet July I, unless otherwise stated.
Among the new laws now In force
is one which relates to the fees for
incorporating. The expense OF In
corporation of enterprises of various
kinds has been reduced, and the fee
! .is now only $25 for concerns whose
+ capital stock is from $1,000 to $25,-
900, $50 fee is required where the
capital stock is above $2boo0 andsup
to $4,000, and IS for each $4,000 OF
capital stock or fraction thereof In
addition to $4,000.
rne city councils may now reguiate
the licensing of hawkers and peddlers
but not to prevent them Offering for
sale or selling products raised OF
grown on lands within the state.
The penalties for delinquent taxes
are az follows: All real estate taxes
are due on the first day of Decem-
her, as heretofore, in each and sev-
cry year for which the tax is levied,
and become delinquent on the first
day of March following. If unpaid
the penalty of five per cent shall be
attached. June first an additional
penalty is added and on November 1
three per cent on the original tax.
The old law made the penalty,
three per cent on the first of March,
April and June and five per cent on
the first of November, or a total of
IA per cent in all. The new law re-
duces the total penalties four per
cent making 10 per cent in all. - =
Among the laws now in force is one
which prohibits the giving away of
intoxicating liquors of any kind at
public auction sales or other gather
ings where anything is offered for
sale.
A new law also prohibits the OBJ
structing by screens blinds or curtains
of any kind, the interior of any pool
or billiard hall, temperance, saloon,
etc.
All shippers of immigrant nova
.bles and live stock must deposit with
agent Of the transportation company
COPY Of the paid tax receipt for the
fiscal year in which such shipment
is, offered for transportation.
1t shall be the duty Of the county
auditor to attach his certificate TO
each abstract of title to real estate
that may be presented to him, which
certificate is to show the amount OF
taxes due and unpaid against or tax
title affecting the land described IN
such abstract, and to collect there
for the sum of Is cents for each alb
stract, such fee to be turned into the
the county treasury.
Secretary of state shall distraDute
free, among the district schools OF
! the state the blue book, giving statis-
tics and information about the state
;ttof North Dakota. |
Any one who shall introduce any
intoxicating liquor, narcotic or otnef
habit forming drug, into any OF the
buildings or upon the premises OF any
nenal and charitable institutions IN
the state shall be guilty Of mis-
demeanor. and on conviction shall be
punished by fine or Imprisonment
rh,s hill was introduced by Rep.
Fried of stutsman county.
A bill governing the construction
of nublic school buildings providing
for inspection, ventilation and sani-
teton Of the same is now law. All
snecifications are to be first suDmitt-
Cd to the state superintendent ana
such plans shall include the metnoo
Of ventilation provided for and copy
Of the specifications. The bill goes
into detail regarding the construc-
lion Of school houses, their sanitary
condition and is known as house.
bill No. 4s4 introduced by Price o.
Fargo. -
House Bill No. 264 provides 1or
the method by which abandoned cnil-
dren and minors who have been de-
serted by their parents and are pup.
lie charges may be adopted without
the consent Of such parents.
a description Of the new state nae
Of North Dakota Is given IN house
bill 152.
II. B. 81 relates to the election ano
lappointmsnt sof township ofhcers. y
U. amends. the code Of u sos In regard e
the election Of township onacers and