Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1913-05-31
IMPORTANT LAWS ENACTED BY SESSION
Of NORTH Dakota LEGISLATURE 1918

ed out 10 the register OF DEEDS wnere
/ he fails to comply with the law relat'
ing to record OF instruments relating
TO real estate transfers. Unless GER
: ain notatiOns such as taxes and spec
ial assessment paid and transfer en-
tered" and where instrument Is en-
titled to record irrespective Of taxes
transfer entered" are endorsed upon
; the instrument By the county auditor
the register OF deeds Is prohibited
| from recording such papers under a
! fine of from 500 TO $4,000. May not
. this prove a pretty harsh rule to the
! honest official in the register OF deeds
: Office? ~"
t Bootlagging: Hereafter the back
alley booze vendor as well as property
owner can i'll afford to risk the ven
turc of plying that trade since under
the new and stringent law they face
three grave dangers: miSdemeanor
fine six months to two years p%eniten.
tiary Imprisonment, and injunction on
propertv.
Mechanics Lien: Has been tinker.
ed with by all recent legislative SEES
sions somewhat akin to that of the
tariff" at the Washington law factory
and it is supposed that with the added
red tape and various alterations the
lien law is satisfactory 10 the lumber
barons. The new requirement prac-
tically makes the Mechanics Lien a
chattle mortgage as under certain con-
ditiOns the owner must be notified by
the intending lienholder and consent
by his signature to the filing OF such
lien.
Hotels: The tavern keepers have a
long string as long a. from here to
there of new duties thrust upon them
by the last session. The act provides
among other things that rooms shall
be kept free from 'vermint. U, Joy,
this is a wholesome measure for the
the travelling man and other wayfar-
ers who must sleep in those well heat
ed frame buildings on a summers
night. 1t is expected that those pesky
and odorilerous little insects will dig
nifiedly sit up on the bed steads and
take notice Of this ban put upon them
by the state of North Dakoa.
Eulk Sale: Stocks of merchandise
must not be sold in entirety without
first giving notice to creditors and
the buyer under this law may under
cerain conditions when this provision
is violated be treated as a trustee for
the creditors.
State Fire Marshall: Was a new
office created by the last session at a
salary of $4,000 per year for the chief
and $500 for the assistant chief. The
| chiefs duties are various and to some
| extent of a judicial nature and among
others to institute prosecutions n
Investigations against incendiaries
| who attempt to extract dishonest in.
! surance money from legitimate insur.
! ance concerns. Is Il 81 expense to
the state? Not at all. This office is
not paid out of the state treasury. 1t
is paid by assessments upon the vari-
Gus insurance companies and the
state thus gets the benefit of this Of.
flee.
Summoning Jurors: Hereafter jur-
! ors will be summoned by the clerk OF
! court thru registered letter instead Of
by the sheriff as formerly, except in
cases where jurors are required forth
with in which the officer will cause
! personal summons as before. This act
carries with it the emergency clause,
hence took effect Feb. 26th last.