Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1911-02-23
CORRUPT PRACTICE ACT
IMPORTANT MEASURE TO PRE-.
VENT FRAUD IN ELECTIONS
PASSED BY THE SENATE
House Bill IS Regulating Prices of
Public Printing Passed Both
Houses

Bismarck, N. D., Feb. 1Sth.-The
bill to increase the price which is to
be paid for printing and publishing
proceedings of the county boards,
passed both houses and is before the
governor. The bill increases the
to five cents a line, the
same as paid by merchants and 9TH
ers for the average run of local ad-
vertising matter in newspapers OF
the state. The old rate paid by the
counties is claimed by the editorial
association to be practically cost, and
the new rate gives slight profit for
the work. There were two reports
on the bill from the senate, min
ority and majority. The latter rec
commended that the bill be amended
as to the number Of papers in which
the proceedings should be printed.
making it optional with the county
The bill was passed
by vote of 38 to 10, as originally
A senate bill passed the senate
making a game reserve for the next
two years of the north tier Of town.
ships in every county as far as chick
ems, grouse and pheasants are con-
cerned. 1t is not known what the
house will do with this measure.
The Talcott game bill, s. B. 235,
was also debated by the senate and
was passed with number of amend
ments, by vote of 81 to 13. This in
cluded the clause permitting spring
shooting of geese which were held to
be migratory birds. Alfred East
gate, custodian at Stump Lake pre-
serve, begged the legislature not to
permit spring shooting. Senator Tai
colts amendments which were in
cluded in the bill, changed the num-
ber of regular deputy game wardens
in each of the two districts from three
to five and provided that they may be
employed for six months in each
year, instead of four as in the origi-
nal text of the bill, and also, that
the time of their employment shall
be at such time of the year as may
be "designated by the commission
Talcott also explained to the men,
bers that the main changes in the
proposed new game bill were that
the commission should consist of
three instead of five members, that
the deputy wardens should be lin
tied to five in each district.
House Doing Business
Friday there were 1S bills passed
by the house, IA of which were SEN
ate members. Christianson's bill to
prevent intermarriage Of insane, fee
bic minded or epileptic persons was
passed.
The investigation of the charges
against Judge Cowan was taken up
by the committee, appointed from the
house. Testimony of several witness
es was taken regarding alleged in
toxication at various times.
TO Safeguard Elections
Bismarck, February 1S.-Among
the new bills of Importance to candi-
dates for office is the corrupt practice
act as amended by the senate COM
mittee to which it was referred and
which has passed the senate. The
bill tends to safeguard the purity OF
elections. AS recommended to pass
the bill provides that no candidate
shall spend for campaign expenses
in the primary, more than 10 per
cent of the annual salary of the Of
fee to which he aspires. This does
not include 800 to be paid to the
state for printing. Thirty-three days
before the primary election, each
candidate is to furnish to the public
a statement of the reasons why ne
should be nominated and setting
forth his qualifications. Anyone OPP
posed to the candidates can oheF q
statement accompanied by sworn af-
fidavits giving the reasons why the
candidate should not be nominated.
A publication will be printed and
sent to every voter in the state con-
tanning the reasons for and against
! the nomination of candidates. 10
nav for this publicity candidates for
var,ous offices are required to put up
money ranging from 500 down to
SO, and additional space IN sucn
Official pamphlet can be had at 800
a page. The bill makes publicity OF
candidates and their qualifications