The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-03-15

proval q investigation revealed the
fact that Il had been stolen. How
ever, the engrossed bill was still I'm
the possession Of the committee, and
under the instructions Of the heuteu-
ant governor a new bin was enrolled
for the governor.
Decision to continue the probate
code commission in exS8SorDe waal
made. This commission wa@ created
two years ago and made q report
favorable 10 many big changes In the
method Of practice, bat the 3AARsiaFy
committee oR the senate contends chat
the changes were 80 great and the
time for confederation 90 e~0mparaavasI
ay short that 1t was not advisable to-
Rdop& The code at this time. The com
HnissSon will continue work and make
another report 70 the Fourteenth a.
Rembfy. ...
! Under changes In the lava rSgula6sI
ing the care Of paupsrss more work IL
given township OfiGtaIs4 En@teaA OF
direct aid being given BY Vhe county
commissioners, TIE ~t0wnshsn odlcaals
NaWst c@Ee for aa caRe8 witeAn thefRI
jurisdiction, haVIng 10 appasnE an
oveRsesr OF the poor waso viii be their
agent. Only In eases waaees tCwushAnj
OdacawSs fail 10 mako pRopsr pEOvfsforri
ere che county 0OaaEaaagaoneEs &esaslodI
Cor dsGy,
The nSxt I@stasAaape WM be called
upon 20 select the sta for the pRas
posed new AayEum foF tAe insane Tue
legislature 5wBG ended passed q bill
providing foW TIE establishment Of
such aR Institution, but did not select
the city In wtAOA Il wal 10 be located,
leaving that duty to tho next assem-
bly,. It probably VIII be located I'm the
northern paEt o. the state, az, the only
asylum for the insane now In existence
10 in the southern section. Harvey,
Fessenden, New R~oCbeord, Leeds,
Rugby, Lalota. QapdO and several otAr
or cities ere in the race Cor the tnsti-
tuition.
Steps were also taken this session
Cor the establishment Of anew normal
school, Dickinson being the city 90.
iscted. The nasasuFe will have to pass
Shs next assembly bsSOEs IL Will be-
submitted 10 q vote. 1885, :
The plan Of removing the B&thEats
school 1oT Shs blind to Devils Laako,
and making It . part OF me sGhool for
che deaf and dumb, takled TO pass.
An ebSont easot0rs' hW a probably
the most important piece Of political
legislation outside OF the initiative and
referendum and woman euERrage. Un-
der ShiS measure voters Who expect TO
be absent from their homes On cleo
bon day may make application 10 the
county auditor for a ballot especially
prepared Ger the purpose. He must
90 befoFe q notary, swear 10 20 his
eligibility, and AL the haiCA mating
IL to the auditor In time 30 permit the
latper to seSd It 10 the election on
ctals OF the precinct In which the
voter resides. The baESet naasat be In
the precinct on election dag, and 1a4ayt
be opened and regularly oaae chat Day
by the eleetioR odioIals.
The sts6s fairs at Grand Forks and
Fargo received an additional 5000 al
towaxsO0 annually. Heretofore the state
fair has been accorded q $4,000 ap-
preparation each year. Un8er the bill
that has besn passed tho Associations
must $4,000 ct the amount for
premiums and $1,000 for maintenance
ami general operating expenses.
Amendments 10 the hail insurance
department law remove that branch
from the ONCE Of the commissioner Of
agriculture and labor to the commis-
Udoner Of insurance. The rate is
raised from 10 cents pc acre to 80
cents per acre. Provision IL also made
for the appointment by the county
beard Of commissioners OF a hail In
gurance adiustsr, taking the duty Of
doing the actual adjusting out OF the
hands Of the commissioners, The
township assessoEs are stu changed
with the duty at writing insurance,
and ere allowed q kalf cent for each
scre that "a written by them, the for.
nner law allowing them 50 oents for
each 100 acres OF part thereof.
Lssaltaed aid for the better fassnAng
movement is azsOthsr interesting fea-
ture. HeT0tORoFe the counties Of the
state have not been legRAzed 70 grant
aid 10 eWch movement, bat unAaR the
bill passed the county commissioner
may levy q tax tor the puppose Of
creating O rand to be used in the en-
pLoyment Of county farm experts. or
the fund can be paid over the North.
Dakota Farming association, and that
organization must expend the same
within the county.
Important good roads legislation
was brought about. Under one bill
the people Of the state will next year
vote on the question OF state aid for
the construction Of highways.
Under another bill the appointment
of 4 township superintendent Of roads
is provided for. The farmers must
pay their taxes in cash unless they n %
tify the county auditor before April
/ of their intention to work out such
tax.
The proposal to create . state CON-
mission and the establishment OF a
series Of stats roads was not favored.
Under another proposed conatitu-
tional amendment which viii be sub
rnitted to the people in the 1914 cleo.
ton provision 10 made for uniformity
In taxation by classes. The legfsla-
ture wosAld be empowered to provide
Tor Shs TAXATION o. various classes Of
property on different basis OF value,