Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1915-01-12
BILLS IN
GREAT NUMBERS
Nineteen Introduced at Yesterday
Afternoon Session of the
House.

Nineteen bills were introduced II
the house yesterday, touching upon al
sorts of subjects. The complete list o.
bills introduced yesterday with notes
on each bill is given below:
II. B. No. IA, was introduced by Mr.
Peterson of Nelson. 1t was referred
to the committee on judiciary. This
bill would allow a redemptioner to re-
deem property within six months al
ter sale on paying the purchaser the
amount of his purchase with 10 per
cent interest thereon together with
the amount Of any assessment of tax.
es, which the purchaser may have paid
thereon after purchase and interest
at the same rate on such amount. I'm
der its provisions also a redemptioner
may redeem from another redemp-
toner wen after six months from the
date of sale provided the redemption
is within fifteen days after such last
redemption. ...., e
Governors Term of Office.
Mr.. Hedalen introduced the concur-
rent resolution numbered as House
Bill No. 49, relating to the election
and duration of term of office of the
governor. This bill is for an amend
ment to Section II of the constitution
and provides that the governor shall
be elected for a term of four years,
but no person shall be eligible to the
office. of governor for more than n
consecutive term. This bill was RI.
ferred to the committee on state af-
fairs.
Mr.. Smith of Ward county intro
duced House Bill No. Is which is an
act to amend Section I of Chapter
211 of the session laws of 1911 making
it unlawful for any person or firm do
ing business in the state to purchase
at a different weight for the bushel
than is fixed by law, or to take any
dockage on grains not locked at the
terminal markets of Minnesota ana
Wisconsin. AS penalty a fine of from
$25 to $10O is provided for each such
offence. Referred to committee on
warehouses and grain grading.
Mr.. Quanbeck introduced House
Bill No. II, which would require that
instruments filed for record with the
register Of deeds show the mail adj
dress of grantOr and grantees. The
address may be omitted under the
provisions of this act if the person pre-
senting the instrument for record pays
the register of deeds the sum of 81 for
each name, the address of whom he
wishes to be omitted. This money
to be paid by the register to the .coun-
ty treasurer, If the persons interested
do not know a missing address the
instrument may be filed without such
address. Failure to give address shall
not invalidate the force Of any in
judiciary. s.. yFj& a&t a.. &s.-%2
Township Overseer.
House Bill No. 10, was introduced by
Mr.. Quanbeck. It, is. a bill to amend
Sections 1, 8, 4 and 5 of the session
laws of 1913 and relates to the ap-
pointment of a township overseer OF
highways and his compensation, de-
filming his powers and duties, and pro-
viding for the levying and collection
of road taxes and their distribution.
This bill was referred to the commit
tee on highways, bridges and ferries.
Mr.. Tollack introduced House Bill
No. 10, which provides a penalty not
exceeding a fine Of $1,000 or imprison-
ment in the state penitentiary not
exceeding five years, or both such fine
or imprisonment for false statement
or entry by officer or agent of banks
or similar institutions. This bill car
ries an emergency clause stating that
the Section 1859 of the revised codes
of 1905, which it would repeal, is abor-
tive in that it fails to provide an en-.
forceable penalty for the offense men
toned. The bill was referred to the
committee on banks and banking. w
Mr.. Peterson of Sargent county in.
troduced House Bill No. 20, which
would amend Section $50 of the CON-
piled laws Of 1913 so as to provide
for the division of each county into
election precincts by. the county COM
missioners and the subdivision, at any
time deemed necessary by the board
Of any precinct, providing that every