The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-02-26
IS PROVIDED FOR
IN France BILL
Committee Recommends the
Measure be Favorably
Acted On.
IMPORTANT CHANGES
MADE IN PROVISIONS
Secretary of States Allotment was
Raised $4,000, while there werc In.
creases and Cuts in Other Sections
Name Sums for Clerk Hire.

Name Sums for Clerk Hire.
Il
(By H. d. Paulson.)
Bismarck. n. D., Feb. 26.-Adop-
ton OF the budget system Of handling
to cover salaries Of
state officials. maintainance of the
capital building, clerk hire. salaries
OF appointive officers and board mem.
oers, Is proposed by the house COM
mittee on appropriations which yes
terday reported the France bill max.
Ing provision for such budget.
The bill carries total appropria-
ton of s6s6.020. which provides for
the expenses of all state officials with
the exception of the tax commission
and the board Of control Of penal ana
charitable institutions. These have
neen lett open because of pending Leg
In this bill provision is also made
for the repeal Of several laws that
now provide for annual appropriations
for officers salaries. clerk hire, etc.
several important changes havc
been made in the bill as against the
items nenna,o,asin originally included in it. Tho
state was raised from $4,000 to $685.
900: those for the state auditor and
treasurer were each cut from SIS 900
to $4,000: that for the commissioner
OF insurance was reduced from $l5,-
600 to s12,oo0: that for the superin-
tendent Of public instruction was re-.
duced from $4,000 to $1,000; that
Tor stenographers for the supreme
court was reduced from $l3,50O to
$4,000; the expense bill for the attor-
ney general was cut from $6,SOO to
$4,000: the expense bill for the SUI
preme court was reduced from $4,000
hn oiI
duced from $500 to $1,000; the
school OF forestry for per diem gets
$500 instead of $3.50; the univcrsifv
gets a cut~ OF s1a5; the live stock
board was raised $3.50: the library
commission was brought within ths
oiid: the stallion board was reduced
sou: the high school inspectors en-
pense account was reduced 5000: the
printing for the capital was reduced
$4,000. and the capital maintainance
was reduced $4,000.
Following are the items on the bill:
Salaries of Elected Officials.
The following sums are appropriate
ed Tor salaries of the elected officials
named. for the period beginning July
I, 1919. and ending July 1. 1915:
TI.u.tInor : . 800. ........... $40, 900
secretary of state .......... 5000
state auditor .............., 5000
State treasurer r....... & non
Commissioner Of insurance. 5000
Attorney general .......... 1900
Superintendent public instruc- N'
tlOu .S. ........... 5000
Commissioner of agriculture
and labor oon
Judges Of supreme court (5) 10000
Judges Of district courts (lol $4,000
Rahroad commissioners 49,. 1900
Salaries of ApDointe1 Oa1ciale
The following sums are appropriat-
cd for salaries of the appointed offi.
ciais named. for the period beginning
July I. 1913. and ending July i, 1915:
Ad5utant general (repeals Sec.
1's.' r. G: 1905, and Chap.
Clerk supreme court (repeals N~
Chap. 73, S. L. 1909). )....,. 1000 ,
Supreme court reporter (re-
peals Sec. 4s1. r. c. 1905,
and salary shall cover ex-
pense Of ofiice) ......:.:.. 5000
Secretary railway commission
(gepeals Chap. 195. S. L.
l9O9) .................. 1000
Dairy commissioner .......... 1'so0
State law librarian (repeals
Chap. 2S4. S. L. 1911, as to
appropriation only. )........ 2,40O'
State oil Inspector Gas provided
s in Chap. ~. S. !. iso9).:. 5000
Chap. 215. s. L. 1909). 5000
Assistant attorneys general
81 Salaries named in Chap.
219, s. L. 19O0 ... ia. 0oo
State board of health( super
intendent) (salary named in
Sec. 256. r. G. 1905).. 2.400
High school inspector (as
named in Chap. 46. S. L.
1910 .................. 1000
Inspector rural and graded
schools Gas named in Chap.
35. $. l.. 191D .......... 1000
Clerk Hire for the State Departments.
The following amounts are appro.
priated Tor clerk hire in the depart
ments and offices specified. The an.
preparations following are for a period
OF thirty (3o) months beginning with
January I. 1918, and ending July /.
1915:
Governors Office ..........., $3.50
Secretary of state ....., oS'00,
STATE auditor ............... 1900
ntate treasurer .............. 1900
commissioner OF insurance. 10000
sattolney sy general ........... 5000
Superintendent of public in.
struction .,............. 1900
Adlutant general irepeals i''0O'
Chap. l. S. L. 1911). )....... $3.50
supreme court CLERKS oh.ce) 5000
stenosraphers' supreme court
NOD 5000
Commissioner agriculture and
aDOr .............,... 1880
Appropriations for Miscellaneous State
Expenses.
The following amounts are appro-
shall be for a period of thirty (3Ol
months. beginning on the first day Of
January. 1913. and ending on the first
day of July. 1915:
For legal expense of the at
torney general Ito cover me- 81.
cessary travelling expenses Of =
attorney general and assist
ants as intended by Sec. 127.
II. G.. 1905) ............. $4,000
For expenses of the supreme
court (for postage. express,
kilograms. stationery and
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