The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-06-30
New Laws Go
Into Effect Tomorrow

any other game Of chance, upon
! which property or money is usually
wagered or where persons resort, or
are permitted to resort for gambling,
or any disorderly house. The law
further provides hat when such fact
is established by any competent court
an injunction shall issue closing the
building for one year.
BanA on Medicines.
Hereafter it will be unlawful to
throw patent medicines of any kind
on the premises Of any person who
a not requested them. This is aim
ed at the practice Of throwing such
medicines or the doorsteps as adver-
Using features, and the aim is to pre-
vent the danger arising from children
getting hold of them and eating them.
The penalty is $25 to 500 fine and
80 to loo days Imprisonment.
Township Overseers.
There will ba but one road overseer
in each township hereafter instead of
one for each district of the township
ranging from two to four. Where
county superintendent Of highways
are appointed the township overseers
become deputy superintendent for
their township. By another act. the
governor, the state engineer and one
eerson to be appointed by the govern
or are 70 compos a state highway
commission which shall act in an ad-
Visory capacity.
Care of Poor.
Under provisions of a new law, the
care Of the poor is transferred from
the county commissioners to the
township supervisors, each of the lat
ter being a poor overseer. The cost is
TO be shared, the county. paying rs per
cent.
May Remove Officials.
Officials who neglect their duty may
hereafter be removed by the governor,
subject to appeal to the courts. The
officials subject to this provision are
county commissioners, clerk OF court.
county judge, sheriff, oroner, county
auditor, county treasurer, s~uperintend-
ent of schools, urveyor administrator.
register of deeds, states attorney.
mayor, chief of police, deputy sheriff
or other police officer or any custodian
Of public moneys except the state
treasurer.
The causes for which officials may
be removed are misconduct, malfeas-
ance, crime in office, habitual drunk
enness and gross incompetency.
Whenever complaint is filed against
any such official, the governor shall
appoint a commissioner to take evil
dence and shall consider the evidence.
aiu IL ne believes IL is 6uflclent, hall
remove the official. The deposad Of
fetal may then appeal to any district
court In the state provided that the
trial be not held in the county in
which he resides. The official may be
suspended by the governor during the
process Of the hearing.
False Advertising.
A new measure aimed at false adj
Vertising provides that any person ad-
yxertising in any paper or by other
means must not make false or mis-
leading statements relative to the
goods which they are seeking TO sell.
The penalty attached is a fine of from
$40 to 500 for the first offensa and a.
fine of not less thar 500 or im9ris ,n-
ment for sixty days for subsequent Of
lenses.
Accountancy Board.
Under another law, the board OF
trustees OF the university are to an
point a board of accountancy Of three
members who shall conduct eGamina-
tons for candidates for the title OF
certified public accountants.
County Budgets.
Under a law introduced by senator
Williams, county budgets are provided.
Each county officer is required to file
with the county auditor an estimate Of
the expenditures in his department for
the year. These estimates are then to
be turned over to the board of county
commissioners.
Other Measures.
After July /, sheriffs and chiefs of
police will have authority to take the
Bertlllion measurements OF criminals.
Cities are given authority to do their
own Improvement work where the bids
are considered too high. Cities
are also given the right to furnish
power and light for commercial pur-
poses. Elevators are required to
clean the sample OF grain before test
ing 1t for grade when requested to do
so by the seller. Hail insurance poll
cies are to take effect twenty-four
hours after the application lis taken by
a duly authorized agent except that the
company may provide a shorter time.
Another Law prohibits the sweeping or
train coaches while they are
occupied unless the sweeping Is done
With acuu cleaner. Railroad ticket
eilers must hereafter have a license
granted by the state railroad cornmis-
sion. Persons selling seed grain which
contains quack or couch grass, Canada
thistle SOW thistle or eadder. are gull
ty OF f1~isdenneanor.
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