Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1913-02-13

the city OF bismarck, and In Bur-
leigh county, which work prevented
tax payers Of this state from having
employment, and
Whereas, The daily average num-
ber- of convicts in the penitentiary
during 1907 was about 40 per cent
greater than the daily average in
1912. while the legislature appropri-
ated SO per cent more for mainten-
ance in 1911 than was appropriated
in 1907, or about 100 per cent in
crease per capita, and
: Whereas, Under section 2, of chap
ter 81 Of the Session Laws of 1911,
it is currently reported that members
of the board of control have violated
their oath of Office taken under said
section 2, chapter 62 of the Session
Laws of 1911, in that they are not
devoting all of their time to the du-
ties of their Office, but are drawing
salaries from other sources. contrary
to the aforesaid law, and
Whereas, 1t is currently reported
that some members of the tax COM
mission have knowingly and willing
ly violated section of chapter 303
of the session laws of 1911, in that
they are engaged in other occupa-
tions which do interfere with their
duties as tax commissioners, and
which occupations prevent fair and
unbiased judgments, and which have
caused them to be away from their
Office in the state capitol at the US
ual hours when other state officials
perform their work and duties, and
Whereas, Under chapter ZIG of
the session laws of 1909, the attor-
ney general of this state had his sal
ary raised to $500 a year SO that
he could devote all his time to the
onerous duties of that Office. and un-
der chapter 219 of the session laws
of 1909 he also had an additional
assistant attorney general and one
assistant could not perform the va
rious burdensome duties of said Of
fee, and in the same law he caused
the salaries Of said assistant attor-
ney generals to be raised from ST.
500 to $4,000 annually. 10 that he
could hire competent men as his as
sistants, and
Whereas. In the past and at the
present time each and all Of the Of
fcers in the attorney generals Of
fee are engaged in the private prac-
tice of law in the city Of Bismarck,
North Dakota, and
Whereas; One F. c. Heffron holds
an appointment from said attorney
general, under section 9372 of the
Revised Codes of 1905, as assistant
attorney general Of North Dakota,
and draws expenses from the state
treasurer's Office, 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 and one of his Office
stenographers, paid by the state,
spend day after day in his private
law Office in the City National Bank
block. Bismarck, North Dakota,
while the state of North Dakota paid
her 800 per month for services at
state capitol. and
Whereas, It is a we'll known fact.
that our present state engineer has
held his ofiice and draws his salary
OF $500 per annum contrary ito
section 1908 Of the Revised Codes
of 1905, which section specifically
states he shall not engage in private
practice" and contrary to this law
he has been drawing salary as city
engineer of Bismarck. North Dakota,
and 1t is currently reported that he
has also received compensation for
personal services rendered other par<
ties in this state during his Official
term as state engineer, and
Whereas, It is currently reported
that the fees received by the secre-
tary Of state during the years 1911
and 1912. under the provisions Of
section 8 Of the session laws Of 1911.
were not turned over to the state
according to the provlsions Of sec
ton 37s Of the Revised Codes of
1906, and
Whereas. The salaries and expens-
es Of said department were not au-
dited by the state auditing board. ac-
cording to the provisions Of section
2s7 Of the Revised Codes Of 1905.
and chapter ~ Of the session laws OF
1907, and chapter 81 Of the session
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