The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1915-02-18
FULL TEXT OF ENFORCE,
MENT BILL IN HOUSE

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Bismarck, Feb. 13-Following is the
full text of House bill II, the enforce
ment measure which has been attract
ing so much attention, as amended and
recommended for passage by the house
committee of the whole:
The Bill.
A bill for an act creating the Of
fee of State enforcement commission
er, defining his duties and powers, ap-
propriating funds for the calaries and
expenses of his Office, providing for
costs in certain cases and repeal of
Article 81, Sections GIL to 622 inclus-
i've of Chapter S of Political Code 1918.
Be it enacted by the legislative as
sembly of the state of North Dakota:
The office of state enforcement COM
missioner is hereby created.
The governor shall appoint cap
able citizen Of this state to be state
enforcement commissioner who shall
be paid salary of $4,000 per year
and actual expenses. Said state en-
forcement commissioner shall be pro-
vided with an office at the state CAPT
toll, with suitable furniture, stationery
and other necessary facilities for
transacting the business of his office
and may employ clerk at the ex.
pense of the state, which clerk may
be paid a salary of not exceeding 5000
per year, the above salaries to be paid
in equal monthly installments.
It shall be the duty of the state en-
forcement commissioner to investigate
as to the violation of prohibition, gam
bling, cigaret, snuff, bawdy house,
prostitution, white slave, habit form
ing drug, pool hall, official removal
laws and other laws of North Dakota
and lay evidence so secured before the
states attorney of the county in which
such violation occurred and in case of
his failure to act and to lay the same
before the attorney general or the
governor and to aid in the prosecu-
ton of the violators of the law.
Powers and Duties.
The state enforcement commission
er is hereby empowered to appoint as
sistants and pay them wages and &C
tual expenses out of any state funds
provided for this purpose. All en-
ployes, clerks, freight and express
agents, railroad officials, draymen
hack drivers, and other persons shall
render every assistance in their pow
er to the state enforcement commits
sioner and his assistants when so re
quested and place at their disposal fol-
inspection all records containing data
relating to such articles.
Said state enforcement commission
err and his assistants shall have the
same power to arrest violators of the
state laws as a peace officer has bu
shall Immediately deliver such per
son arrested to the proper peace off
Ger and make the proper complaint.
Must Give Bonds
The state enforcement commits
sioner shall he sworn and give bond
to the state for the faithful discharg
of his duties in the sum of $500
which bond shall be approved by tn
governor as to sufficiency, and by tn
attorney general as to form, and sucl
bond and the oath Of said officer shall
be deposited in the Office of the secre
tary of state. y. s. 81 .@
The state enforcement commission
er may require a bond of each assis
tant for the faithful performance Q
his duty and his attendance at cour
to give evidence in any case wher
he is witness.
When in the judgment of the gove1
nor said enforcement commissioner
negligent in the performance of hi
duty, it shall be the duty of the 60,
ernor and he is hereby authorized t
remove said state enforcement con
missioner from Office. The said al
sistants shall hold Office during tn
pleasure of the state enforcement con
missioner.
Article n, Sections GIL to 622, incl,
sive, of Chapter 5 Of the Political Cod