The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1913-02-13
from other sources, contrary to the
aforesaid law, and

mission nave knowingly ana Willingly
violated Section of Chapter 303 of
the session laws of 1911. in that they
are engaged in other occupations
which do interfere with their duties
as Tax Commissioners, and which oc.
equations present fair and unbiased
judgments, and which have caused
them to be away from their ONCE in
the state capitol at the usual hours
when other state officials perform
their work and duties, and
Whereas, Under Chapter ZIG of the
Session Laws of 1909 the Attorney
General Of this state had his salary
raised to three thousand, five hundred
dollars year so that he could devote
all of his time to the onerous duties
of that office, and under Chapter PIG
of the Session Laws of 1909 he also
had an additional assistant attorney
general and one assistant could not
perform the various burdensome du-
ties of said office, and in the same law
he caused the salaries of said assis-
tant attorney generals to be raised
from eighteen hundred dollars to
twenty-five hundred dollars, annually,
so that he could hire competent men
as his assistants, and
Whereas, In the past and at the
present time each and all of the Off
GERS in the attorney generals ONCE
are engaged in the private practice OF
law in the city Of Bismarck, North
Dakota, and
Whereas. One F. C. Hebron holds
an appointment from said attorney
general. under section 1872 of the Re-
vised Codes Of 1905. as assistant gen.
eral of North Dakota, and draws ex.
penses from the state treasurer's Of.
fee, and
Whereas, the attorney general has
had three offices fitted up for the per-
sonal use of himself, his two assis-
tants and stenographer, on the same
floor Of the state capitol building as
the state law library and supreme
court, and
Whereas, He had one of his office
stenographers, paid by the state,
spend day after day in his private Of
flee in the City National Bank block,
Bismarck, North Dakota, while the
state of North Dakota paid her 500
per month for services at the state
capitol, and
Whereas, 1t is a we'll known fact |
that our present state engineer has
held his office and drawn his salary
of twenty-five hundred dollars per an
mum contrary to Section 1908 of the
Revised Codes of 1905, which section
specifically states 'he shall not en-
gage in private practice and con-
trary to this law he has been drawing
a salary as City Engineer of Bis
marck, North Dakota, and it is cur
rently reported that he has also re-
ceived compensation for personal SER
vices rendered other parties in this
state during his official term as state
engineer, and w
Whereas, 1t is currently reported
that the fees received 10y the secretary
of state during the years 1911 and1912,
undr the provisions of section 6, of
the Session Laws of 1911, were not
turned over to the state treasurer &C.
cording to the provisions of Section
$40, of the Revised Codes of 1905, and
Thereas, The salaries and expenses
Of said department were not audited
by the State Auditing Board, accord
ing to the provisions Of Section 237,
of the Revised Codes of 1905, and
Chapter 40 of the Session Laws of |
1907, and Chapter 81, of the Session
Laws of 1911, and
Whereas, The state auditors war.
rants No. 111,297 and No. 1850 |
show that the secretary of state on
October 20, 1912, purchased five thou
sand size 10 ~ plain, white two-cent |
stamped envelopes at the Bismarck |
postoffice, and that the same were all |
used to send out his personal politi-
cal dope" for the November election,
and
Whereas, The legislature Is honest
ly striving to assist the Governor to
see that all laws are obeyed and en-
forced, and that all public servants
render their honest service, therefore
Be is Resolved by the House Of
Representatives That a committee
of three be appointed by the speaker
Of this House for the purpose Of in.
vestigating these matters, and ascer.
tanned what measures are necessary,
II any, to prevent their recurrence,
and
BE It Further Resolved: That said
committees may appoint any accept
able person now in the employ of the,
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