Devils Lake weekly world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1911-1914, 1913-03-21
Resume Of the Laws Passed
:. =: AT Session Of the Legislature a4
Which Has just Come to Close

i sion Tor th0f creation OF the fund u
made " ths@reteption OF l per cent
Of the salariesIof teachers for the dSst
ton years and ! per cent altar The
tenth year up TO the twenty.nftA year
Of sSrvice. From the county tuition
fund the payment Of 10 csnts Tor each
school childis provided. Tho annuity
70 teachers ID hxed at ons-aftistA q
The earnings for the last I'VE yeass OF
service. multiplied BY the whole Aum-
her q years engaged In servics. The
annuity cannot exceed $3.50. or b less
than $3.50 per annum.
Several important pieces Of banking
legislation also were enacted. These
Include provision for the increase Of
the percentage Of capital stock that
can be invested in furnishings and az
tureA On banks Of $4,000 capitalisa-
tion, 30 per cent may be- invested. on
banks Of $4,000 capitalization 30 per
cent may be ::t..4, ana on banks OF
$4,000 capitalization 10 per cent may
b used.
Another new law gives banks au-
thority to invest in real estate mort
cages up to so per cent Of their total
deposits and surplus.
The initiative and referendum for
cities also was provided. The recall
- affecting city ofhcials Is another
new institution. The machinery for
these is provided In a bill introduced
By Representative ,Twitchell.
Power to the governor Of removing
county, city, township and village on
cials for failure to do their duty was
provided after q fight that has extend
Cd over many years. It 10 provided
that the governor shall. on the Ming
OF . complaint against an onicial. ap-t
point referee who will make the ex-
animation OF witnesses and report the
same to the governor. Dissatisfaction
with the removal proceedings gives
the asgrieved person the power 10 ap-
peal 70 th1 district court.
Revision Of the code IL another i'm.
Jortant result Of the assembly. The
new code will bs completed IN aboue
. year. being the first sincs 1905. The
secretary Of state 10 authorised. u16sr
Tie bill passed. TO make = contract for
The revisioa with an Eastern publish.
ING house. .s 80, y. Is.
IN The Porterhsld bin provides -
made for admission Of cheaper g1aaSs
~ gasoline than have been formerly
admitted, such lowsr Grades bsang
ased particularly in Gas tractors, sec.
An Information bureau win % ostab.
lsshed in Christiania, Norway. during
ehe centennial exposition there IN,
1914 An appropriation Of 116.ooo for
that purpose was provided. Alss.
there will be IN exhibit ct the Eana.
0a.Pacinc exposition IN Ban Francis.
CO. IN. appropriation of S36;ooo being
granted. The proposal to establish
an exhibit at San Diego Wis turned
down. -
The use OF penitentiary inmates In
state work for other Institutions. out
side Of the penal, institution. ID pro
vided for in the :Cashel bill. The war.
den may use the oonvicts in. industrial
trades about Bismarck, governing the
proceeds of such work into the state
treasury. s.N'=. q
Under q reapportionment Of the tax
FOR educational purposes that tax 10
raised to IN per cent, this step being
taken to provide funds for the Minot
normal school. ,.,osg
Farm names, under the Duncan bin.
hereafter may be registered with coun.
II registers Of deeds ID method OF
doing away with the double uss OF the
same name. ar@H
Citizens Of Mandan will be rstm-
bursed for funds expended in the pur-
chase Of site for the federal a.
perimental station recently located
there; ear,,..,,.r
labor 10 displaced as . member Of the
board. Of equalization, the chairman Of
the tax commission being placed tAsrs
instead. ~.
Liquor win not be permitted - -
introduced upon the premises Of any
Institution. even. Including tAs state
capitol.
A state board q education, taking
ever the duties Of several boards now
maintained. vas created. S
The superintendent Of publis -
struction IL dropped. - . msmDsr q
the normal5 board Of control an . pa3A
secretary Il provides for.
Meats OF diseased cattle will here.
after be labeled before they can b
offered for sale, this measure being
aimed at tubercular-cattls: ,->':
Complete control Of fraternal, insur-
ance societies IL. provided for. in the
passage OF the 80 called Mobile bill.
The amendment to the constitution
OF the United States providing for the
direct election Of United States soma
tors was passed. @
"Bootleggins'' II made . peniten-
tsry offense under the provisions Of
the Everson bill,
The use of the public drinking cup