The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1913-03-15
new LAWS
SOME GOOD
Initiative and Referendum and suf.
q. frase Pass in Closing Hours
Of 18th Session. New
Game Law.

The 18th legislative assembly of North
Dakota passed into history a little
after O'Clock the morning of the 9Th.
The clocks had been turned bach as
the 60-day limit expired at midnight
of the 7th. What is generally consid-
cred the most important legislation of
the session was the passage of the in
itiative. and referendum and the suff.
rage bills. The. recall measure was
killed. The initiative ana referendum
is not the law that was provided by the
Ployer- Blackemore bill and is not con-
sidered nearly as good measure.
The question of extending the fran
chise 10 women will be submitted to a
vote of the electors at the general cleo
tion in 1914. A majority of the votes
cast on the proposition will decide.
About 200 bills were rushed through
the last day or two Of the session and
it will be some time before it is known
just what legislation has been made.
Lieut.. Gov. Kraabel has been severe
ly criticized for casting deciding vote
against the Ployer- Blackemore initiative
and referendum bill. He explained,
however, that itwas on account of what
he considered as dangerous measures
embodied In the bill.
The Bismarck Tribune is all out of
sorts over the work of the session just
closed and said on the 9th:
'.Now that the thirteenth legislative
assembly has passed into history. the
question arises as to what it has &C.
complished, and it is hard one to
come to any other conclusion than that
there has been very little doAe that is
of value to the state. =
Had it not been for the necessity of
fixing the appropriations for the ex-
penses of the various institutions and
Offices of the state. the thirteenth
legislative assembly might as we'll
never. have been called. to order.
The one Great thing that the people
of the state had expected was that there
would be an initiative, referendum and
recall bill passed, but bad mess has
been made of that. There is nothing UP
to the people in the way of legislation
alonE that line that will be acceptable.
The two bills passed are not of the kind
the people have demanded and it is
not probable that either one will pass
when the people get chance to vote
on them.
There were 335 new laws made, but
none of them are of great Importance.
passed both houses during the first 50
days and over 200 on the last day shows
that the 200 and more could not posi-
bly, have been given the proper consider
alton.
Governor Hanna stated the first of the
week that one of the first bills he would
sign would be the new game bill.
This bill provides for the prohibition of
spring shooting of geese. protects deer
until 1918. provides for the removal of
beaver from places where they are do
ing damage to other places where they
will thrive as we'll but will not be a
menace to the streams in which they
live. The bill also provides that there
shall be a deputy game warden in each
judicial district. but as they are to
serve only five months of each year. the
expense Of keeping up game wardens
will not be as much as it was under the
old law.
The laws which do not carry an
emergency clause become effective on
July 1st.
A few bills already signed, in which
readers may have special interest are
given below:
S. B. No. SO, Thoreson, an act to pro-
hibit the importation. manufacture.
distribution, transportation or sale of
snuff or any substitute thereof, and
providing a penalty therefor, and to
repeal chapter 277 of S. L. 1911. APP
proved March 7. 1913.
H. B. No. 81, Northrop. an act pro-
hibiting sale. manufacture. bartering
or eivine away Of any cigarettes or
cigarette papers. and providing a PEN
atty for violation thereof. Approved.
S. B. No., 233. Mcdowell. an act
authorizing boards of county commits
sioners to levy taxes for promotion Of
diversified farming. agricultural de-
velopment and extension Of scientific
agricultural work. Approved March 1s,.
Emergency. Is,
d. 3. No. 264. streeter. an act in
relation to closing gates or bars in
fences inclosing farm premises. the post
Ing of snptices at such gate Or bars.
and providing penalty for violation
thereof. Approved March 9th.
n. B. No.197. Twichell, an. act sto
amend Article 4, chapter 80, r. C..
{ 1905, relating to powers Of city councils.
APPROVED March 9th. Emergency.
s. B. No. 739. Elken. an act ta
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