The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-02-08
MODEL INHERITANCE
TAX LAW FOR IN. DAKOTA

Valley City, II. b. Feb. S.-North
Dakota is to have an up-to-date i'm
heritance tax law If the legislature
adopts the report of the committee APP
pointed by Governor Burke to recodify
the probate laws of the state. Geo. r.
Wallace, the subcommittee, appointed
for the drafting Of such one, has COM
pleted his labors and has ready a re-
port to the legislature, a law modelled
upon that OF the Wisconsin code which
will carry on increase OF revenue to
the state from that source.
The present inheritance tax law is
based only on collateral lines Of de-
scent and as a revenue bearing scheme.
is all but a failure. The proposed laws
drafted by Mr.. Wallace provide,
First. That the husband, wife, lineal
issue or ancestor or adopted child will
pay a tax OF 1 per cent upon the first
$25, 900, from which is exempted $10,-
900 for the widow and $4,000 for other
heirs. The second $25, 900, IA per cent;
$4,000 to $780, 600. 2 per cent; from
500, 900 to 100000 21k per cent, and in
excess of $500, 900. 3 per cent.
Second. Brothers, sisters, and their
0CSCGiddiLS, WiLG VI WllOW III d SUI vi
husband of a daughter shall pay a tax
ed by all present to be the most inter
esting and pleasant meeting In the his
tory of the association. The good
time shown the boys while there by
the entertainment committee and the
good people of Fargo will long remain
c.not- - 4HN -1sx.1z - - NTorfEZ na IxCAos1
boosters.
Cooperstown Courier: The Courier
editor and his better half attended the
annual meeting Of the North Dakota
Press association held in Fargo last
Friday and Saturday. 1t was the
largest business body of the ~associa-
ton since its organization. which is
very gratifying indeed to the officers
of the association. The meetings were
the most interesting Of any that we
have attended and many good sugges-
tions and thoughts were brought out
in the many good papers presented by
members Of the association touching
upon matters of interest to the craft.
Right here we want to say a good word
to the splendid people of the metropo-
lis of the state for the splendid enter
tainment given the editors during the
days they were in the city of Fargo.
Never in all our lives were we so roy
ally entertained and the live business
men of Fargo left no effort undone to
make every minute of our stay pleas
ant as well as profitable. The elegant
banquet Friday night followed by a
theatre party, the afternoon reception
for the ladies with a matinee, then on
Saturday more entertainment until
late Saturday night and several func-
tions planned could not be worked for
lack Of time, such is the way the hos
pitable people of Fargo treated the
quill pushers. Fargo is a splendid
city and to the commercial club, the
press committee are due the thanks
OF the members for the generosity ex-
tended. To Mayor Lowell. the COM
mercial club, the business men and to
all who united in making the press
meeting such a great success n our
visit so pleasant we wish to most
heartily thank, and in closing we do
not want to overlook that splendid
| gentleman, c. p. Slime. secretary OF
the Fargo Commercial club, who had
a large part in making this meeting
such a success.
Hatton Free Press: The winter
meeting of the North Dakota Press as
ISOLATION was held at Fargo last Fri
day and Saturday. There were about
$50 editors in attendance, including g
number of ladies. The attendance OF
this meeting was very satisfactory
and all who attended were royalty en
~tertained as the committee in charge
saw to it that everyone was taken care
of, and the editors all went home wei
satisfied with their winter meeting anC
with the way they had been taken care
of in the city Of Fargo.
Cavalier Chronicle: The news,
paper exhibit which was given Satur
day evening at Fargo college unde
the direction of Mrs. Hazelton and he
class in journalism proved a splendi'
success and the editorial convention
visitors enjoyed it to the extreme
Among the most interesting paper
shown are those announcing the death
Of Presidents washington, Lincoln
Garfield and Mckinley. A newspape
of 1900 adyertises the sale of a slave