The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1911-01-05
GOVERNOR 4Uf7KE'S BIENNIAL MESSAGE
TO THE TWELFTH LEGISLATIVE ASSEMRL VII
Continued from Page 49,

TO TUE 7WELF7HLE
CONTINUED
state. and those who have not this
pride in their homes, would not dare
to vote In favor Of such legislation
for II they did 1t would mean their
defeat at the next election. and for
these reasons we need not take into
consideration the questions of law,
but We can safely be governed by the
questions Of fact which appeal to our
reason and good sense.
This amendment passed the United
States senate without dissenting
vote and in the house there were only
fourteen against It,. 1t Is not a part
isan measure. 1t is intended to raise
revenue by taxing the incomes of
those who are most able to pay. This
is right because those who have the
most property have the most protec-
ton of the law. Next to life. property
is our most sacred asset. Next to life
it has and should have the fullest
protection Of the law. It is property
that gives us stable government and
the taxes paid and invested for the
protection Of property under laws
that make property safe, are good in
vestments. This is q non-partisan
measure and hope to see it ratified
by the legislature Of this great pro-
gressive state without q dissenting
vote. The ratification may be by
joint resolution signed by the COVER
nor and certified to the secretary Of
state at Washington and to the pre-
siding officer of each house.
School Laws
The last legislative assembly pro-
vided for the appointment of a COM
mission to compile the school laws
of the state, Of which commission the
attorney general and the deputy sup
erintendent Of public instruction are
by law members. Upon this commits
sion the governor appointed Profess
sor JOSEPH Kennedy of the state un-
iversity, Professor A. D. Weeks of the
agricultural college and Professor r.
NJ. Black of the school of science.
These gentlemen have compiled the
laws. added thereto and taken there
from and have tried to put the school
u
The members have all been engaged
in school work for many years. They
ar familiar with the school laws and
with their defects. Their report will
come to you in the shape of bill
embodying all the school law under
one appropriate title. / believe that
1t will be a great improvement on
the present school law. and hope
that it may receive careful consider
alton and your approval.
Diaries
The dairie interests have continued
to grow and develope under reason
ably liberal legislation passed by the
last assembly. It is Of great import
ance to the state because of its en-
riching and resting the soil as we'll
as for the revenue derived form it.
1t needs some encouragement and I
hope that you can see your way clear
to at least continue if not improve
on the legislation of the last assembly
upon this subject.
Uniform Legislation
There is a great movement ina the
United States for uniform legislation.
Many of the states. in fact, nearly all
of them. have provided by law. for
commissions to act"wfth commission
ers of other states in drafting I'M
form Legislation. Of course, it is
impossible to adopt uniform legis-
laton upon every subject. Our coun-
try is so big aZd the conditions are
SO different that some principles OF
law are not applicable to all parts Of
.4,.~$r,y hut r.harn tho 1a0ia1o.
ton can be made uniform it is Of great
advantage. Some of this uniform
legislation adopted in other states and
approved by the conventions for uni
form legislation will be introduced
in this legislature, and I recommend
it to your most careful consideration.
Many of the states provide for COM
missions on uniform legislation with
out compensation. Some allow ex-
penses. / know of. lawyers in this
state that are willing to act on a
commission without either. pay or ex-
penses, but If their services are
worth anything to the state. 1t is
hardly fair to ask them to work for
the state without, at least. paying
their expenses. The matter I deem
of sufficient importance. at. least, to
call your attention to it:
Good Roads.
Good road legislation is receiving
much attention throughout the differ
emit states, and surely this subject
is of great importance in an agricul-
tural country where the products Of
the farm must necessarily be hauled
over the country roads to the rail-
road. The compilation Of Svenbjorn
johnson, who is in charge Of the leg
islative reference library, of the laws
of the different states will be Of great
service to you in the selection Of laws
for the building Of good roads. re-
peat my recommendation to the last
legislative assembly, viz, to enact a
law requiring all road taxes to be paid
In cash and the building Of the roads
to be let BY contract to contractors
experienced In road building.
assessment Of Property.
In my message to the legislature
in 1907 and again in 1909, I called at
tention to the necessity Of amending
our laws on assessment and taxation
SO that all property might be assessed
at it's actual value, that while the
present law requires all property to
be assessed at its actual value. It 10
q matter Of common knowledge that
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