Devils Lake weekly world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1911-1914, 1913-03-21

inc next assembly DelOr0 u VIII %
submitted to q vote.
| The plan Of removing the Bathsats
school for the blind. to Devils Lake.
and making It . parttof the school for
the deaf and dumb. failed to pass.
An absent electors law % probably
the most important piece OF political
legislation outside Of the initiative and
referendum and woman suffrage. Un-
der this measure voters who expect to
be absent from their homes on cleo
hon day may make application 70 the
county auditor for . ballot, especially
, prepared for the purpose. He must
| 80 before notary. swear a. to his
eligibility, and MI the ballot, mailing
4 TO the auditor in time to permit the
lfttsr 70 :5sn1 q to tie 1lec:;5n an
cials OF the precinct in which the
voter resides. The ballot must be in
the precinct on election day. and must
b opened and regularly cast that day
BY the election oh1cials.
The state fairs at Grand Forks and
Fargo received an additional $4,000 a.
lowance annually. HERETOFORE the state
fair has been accorded $4,000 ap-
preparation each year. Under the bill
that has: been passed the associations
must use $4,000 of the amount for
premiums and $4,000 for maintenance
and general operating expenses.
Amendments to the hail insurance
department law remove that branch
froy11 fho snAanA ~ <t~ no.,o,asn.a~->- -
agriculture and labor to the commits
sioner OF insurance. The rate is
raised from 10 cents per acre to 30
cents per acre. Provision Is also made
for the appointment, by the county
board of commissioners Of q hail in.
surance adjuster. taking the duty Of
doing the actual adjusting out of the
hands Of the commissioners. The
township assessors are still CHARGED
with the duty Of writing insurance,
and are allowed . half cent for each
acrs that Is written by them, the for.
NOR law allowing them 60 cents for
each 1e0 acres or part thereof.
Lsgalized aid for tho better farming
movement is another interesting fea.
tare. Heretofore the counties Of tie
state have not been legaiized to grant
old TO such movement, but under the
bill passed the county Commissioners
may levy tax for the purpose Of
creating : fund to be used in the en-.
lloypsnt of county farm experts, or
tie fund can be paid over the North
DSkota Farming association, and that
organisation must, expend the same
within thetcounty. So 9,.ss.:a 49,,
Important good roads legislation
,Mas brought about. Under one bin
tie people Of the state will next year
vote On the question Of state aid for
the: construction Of highways.
y Under smother bill the appointment
OLA: township superintendent Of roads
10 provided for. The farmers must
pay their taxes in cash unless they no.
thy the, county auditor before April
OF their intention to work out such
tax.
The proposal to create q state com.
mission and the establishment Of q
series Of state roads was not favored,
Under another proposed constitu-
tonal amendment which will b, sub.
mitted to the people in the 1914 cleo.
ton provision Is made for uniformity
In taxation by classes. The lexisla
ture would be empowered to provide
TOR the taxation of various classes Of
property on different basis Of value.
doing away with the present claus,
which provides that all property shall
b assessed at full value, and under
which clause much property IL not
reached. 49,.
The mechanics lien law was slight.
b amended. Under the new provision
1t Is necessary for seller, before he
can file mechanics lien, to have no 4
dhed the purchaser Of his intention Q,
doing 10. such notice to be given 4,
the time Of the purchase. with the
Hen must also, be- filed: the written
asEeaynent sof the purchaser TO the
1HpE, .ef the lien.
Bsvsral important railroad bills
were also passed. These include the
electric headlight clearance and am !:
ioslancs chasing act. :.
The electric headlight bill provides
that trains shall be equipped with,
headlights. Of It least 1900 candle
power.
The clearance bill provides Tor Z
clearance of eight feet from each side
Of the railroad tracks. This does not
Affect present structures along the
tracks. but 1t does affect such obstruc.
lions Is switches. mail stands, water
pipes. etc. Notice to an employe Of
IN obstruction within the clearance at
this or that point does not except the
railroad from damages by reason of
injuries which may result from such
obstruction.
! Under the ambulance chasing act
contracts that are made with injured
persons for settlement are declared
null and void. Also contracts which
may DO made BY such injured persons
with attorneys to prosecute their
claims are nulhfied.
j Adjustment Of the delay in appeals
10 the supreme court 10 provided for
IN the bill introduced BY Messrs. d.
vet Ruck and T.ar,hArf, n, <ha hn.,.~