Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1911-01-12

ne presented IN diiflttlt1 sf''tse Nt
Wednesday nhen With simple hut IN
,ressise ceremonies John IsGrke Mas
worn in as governor fnr ii1c ,hrc
line TIL. house chamber proper MS
aleG with the members o both houses
# the Legislature and the galleries and
,ack ground With interested spectators
.etit.rar.t Governor Buraak intro
iueed the sosern9, who. aii.r reaars
ais messas- took III. oath oi otf.c-
The governors message IN part fal
ows
Gentlemen Of the Twelfsh l.egislat Sc
Assembly O the STATE II Ndrsa
Dakota
III Section i 81 the constitution is
'ound this language. ~ He ,the
,overuor) shall Al ~ eoHmea aaef.t
If each session communicate u the
legislative assembly. by message, in
formation OF the condition of the
state, ard recommend such measures
As he shall deem eNpedent.' Il does
aot impose any legal obligation on
The members y ~ guided by the con-
iitlons presented, OF TO approve the
recommendation made. The infor-
nation is for the benefit OF the mem
oers, 70 enable them To &c; !nteli-
10 furnish II for the reason that h.
s in position u knew the conditions
Of The state and TO make recommen-
iat,ons IN reference thereto H Is a
member II many OF the state boards
In. Institutions and the officials all
make reports 10 his Office and this
gives him Knowledge OF the cond!-
tons II the state ard its institutions
greater than that OF any other Of
fetal.
The most important Information 70
the legislative assembly is the infor-
natson af tn financial condition of the
state. for without il the legislature IS
working N the dark and may appro-
pirate more than the revenues u the
state warrant. and while there is no
legal obligation imposed upon the leg
islative assemhl. by the constitution
to be guided by information If The
conditions of the state furnished by
the governor, there is an implied
moral obligation u keep within the
revenues of the STATE in making app
preparations.
Ia my message 10 the Eleventh leg
isiatiNe assembly furnished an
itemized statement showing the ex-
penditures Of the state for the Two
years previous, aud included an Of
hcial estimate Of the revenues OF the
state for the ensuing two YEARS. in
spite Of Which the appropriations
made by the legislature ext eeded TN.
revenues OF the state in large
amounts do not believe that the
Legislature Intended to Appropriate.
more money than there was revenue.
MANY u The appropriation bills were
pa ss.d al a la.. hat,r a., IA, -.
night Of the session ana in me eor-
fusion and hurrv aiyavs ineia,.pt T.,
the closing hours of tn legislature
u is doubtful ii anv member knev
that they had exceeded ths revenues
Of tn STATE. But whether 4. vas ,h..
lttem;ion or not. il vas certainly Nc.
hgence on the par, Of snrneoa. ia
allow so many approximation bills ia
in the hands Of ,ba commit
tees until the las, nigh, If ,h.. SEES.
SON. The anpronrj,t3an. sb,,,la n.
" - 'eii ~ III lllt session.
~ possiole not IN the confusion of
me ias' nlsht OF The session when the
hei'i'es's are Glea4lne up their desks
mo preparing 70 leave. but AT a tim"
!" iish thsFs IS nothing To distract the
istehlsvh pi the member. from the
ia'ui. "eilDsfati"f and eoislaera
'oi' 'iies shf.ila give TO 8" important
ili'itesf as the expenditure If the
pepi'is money.
's = { y i'efiS.s ami revenues for the
60 ssiNs the est mated
1870 aYi we eoiil'ne biennial per
-..,' c.,
Sr' ~
A,a ,
.,lnrs ss,
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,ills 40 ,sr,, = S''.'
go ,.g,a.';', i'''s''',e ia 1hs SIS
.be sa,,a 49,, - 80 '.es'i = ~
,nlv ~ c.,r.f,,, aa,,s;,,aa,.
hat va,, ~, ;,,..,,,. - =
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wants ra'r treatment.
ihasi'''ici ~ the constitutions per
mus lle governor 10 retain = bill for,
hfee days iii and have all the APP
'ropration bills reach the governors
'l'lce within three days from the time
laat ne receives the first bill. He viii
men nave mem ail before HIM at the
''''' s.a'e ana u N ms Judgment
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