Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1913-05-01
MANY new LAWS
NOW IN EFFECT
COPY OF CHATTEL MORTGAGE
MUST BE GIVEN MORT
GAGOR,

A large number of new laws go
into effect July 1st. There is no
special provision for making these
laws known to the general public.
Many of the laws are already in
force, having had the emergency
clause attached. Ignorance of the
law excuses no man, yet the legisla-
ture makes no provision for the av-
erage man affected by the laws to
learn what they are, and this public
ity seems to be as important in many
cases as & the passage of the laws
themselves. Many of the acts of
the last legislature are amendments
to existing laws. There are statutes
of interest to every occupation and
profession in the state.
Relating to Chattel Mortgages.
Hereafter chattel mortgage of per-
sonal property must be signed by
the mortgagor in the presence Of two
witnesses, who must sign the same
as witnesses thereto. Every mort
gagee must surrender to the mort
gagor at the time correct copy of
the original mortgage so signed with
witnesses, or acknowledgment shown
thereon. The mortgagor must give
the mortgage a receipt which shall
be attached to the original mortgage
showing that the mortga,gor has
copy of such mortgage, and said re-
ceipt must accompany the mortgage
when presented to the register of
deeds and filed Herewith. Other
wise such mortgage shall not be
filed by the register of deeds. This
law goes into effect July LIST next.
A Board of Accountancy.
A law has been passed creating
the Office of public accountant, and
for the practicing of the profession
of accountancy. The trustees of the
state university shall appoint a
board of accountancy of three men,
bers whose terms shall be for five
years. The compensations are the
actual expenses in the discharge of
their duties, and clerk hire. The
board shall conduct examinations,
and any person qualified shall be
given the title of Certified Public
Accountant. Examinations shall be
held at least once year, for which
public notice must be given for 80
days. Examination shall cover the
theory of accounts, practical account
ing, crediting, political economy and
commercial law. Any person who
has practiced in the state one year
as a public accountant, before the
passage of the act, and who shall
apply within year thereafter, shall
be given a certificate without exami-
nation. A fee shall be paid to the
trustees of the above university to
pay the expenses of the examination.
There is a penalty for falsifying any
reports, statements or investigations.
Rubber Tires.
One of the new laws provides that
no person shall sell or offer for sale
any rubber tires or castings for mo-
tor vehicles unless the name of the
manufacturer and the year in which
the same was made are conspicuous
ly and permanently marked in raised
type on the tire or casing. The law
does not take effect until January
LIST, 1914.
Unfair Competition.
An amendment to section l, chap
ter 258 of the laws of 1907, provides
that any person or corporation, for
eign or domestic, doing business in
the state, engaged in production, dis
tribution, sale or purchase of milk,
cream, butter fat, grain, or any COM
modify in general use, that shall,
with the intention of creating a mo-
nopoly or destroying the business of
a competitor, or to prevent competi-
tion of any person who intends to
become a dealer, discriminate be-
tween different sections, communi-