Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1915-03-14

HANNA HAS /
I|vE:70EO Two
BR0NSON'S FAMOUS "AMBU.
LANCE CHASER BILL HAS
SAME FATE AS IT MET
WITH LAST YEAR.
STATE INSURANCE LOSES OUT
Governor Gives His Reasons for
Not Approving These Two
Measures.

Governor Hanna yesterday vetoed
two bills--the first to be vetoed by
him that were passed by the four
teenth legislative assembly,. The bills
We're S. B ia. being the Bronson
ambulance chaser" bill, and S. B.
254, GrOnvold, to provide for state in
surance on public buildings and max
ing an appropriation therefor.
The Bronson Bill.
With his veto of the Bronson bill,
Governor Hanna made the following
explanation
TO the Honorable, the Secretary Of
State:
] file herewith Senate Bill No ia.
An Act Relating to Settlements Of
Causes of Action or Cases for Dam
ages Sustained through Personal In
iuries and Contracts of Retainer Made
Therefore,
without my approval for the following
reasons: ., .
The proposed act provides that any
settlements for damages on account
of personal injuries shall be voidable
at the option of the person injured If
made within thirty days from date of
such injury; further, that the person
injured if he elect at any time within
three months from the date of such in
jury has the right to avoid such settle
ment by notice in writing to that effect
or by bringing an action to recover
damages therefor.
10 enact this proposed bill into law
would mean practically that for three
months no settlement could be made
between the party injured and the per-
son, firm or corporation who might be
held responsible for such injury. This
act viii apply to the farmer, Whc en-
ploys men upon his farm to work
among horses, machinery and thresh-
ing machines and will also apply to
every firm and corporation doing bus
mess within the state. Where people
might be injured in the case of train
going through the state, no binding
settlement could be made, and yet the
people injured might be very widely
scattered before the three months
were over. This bill would not be in
the interests of those who might be
injured, for it would deprive them OF
getting settlement and getting the
matter closed for period OF ninety
days. Further, it would undoubtedly
result lin very large amount of liti-
CATION, which would be unfortunate
both for those who might be injured, as
we'll as for those who might be- held
responsible for the injuries.
Believing that the proposed act
would be against the best interests Of
the people of the state, | withhold my
approval.
| have the honor to be.
Very respectfully,
L. B. HANNA
Governor.
The Insurance Bill.
In explaining his reasons for vetolng
the Gronvold bill providing for state
insurance on public buildings, Cover
nor Hanna said:
TO the Honorable, the Secretary OF
State:
7 file herewith Senate Bill!No. 254.
An Act to Provide for State lnsur-
ance on Public Buildings and Making
an Appropriation Therefor.
without my approval for the following
reasons:
/ find on making careful analysis
of the states insurance that the state
has upon the public buildings and pro-
perty in the state owned by it approx.
imately the sum Of three millions OF
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