Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1915-01-28
WHO WILL PAY 4
MORTGAGE TAX
Debate In House on the Pro-
posed Taxation Of Mortgages

The bill to tax mortgages was de-
bated at length in the house and
great interest. shown therein. The
main question involved was, Who
would pay the tax-the party who
loaned the money or the man who
gave the mortgage? Those opposed
to the bill believed that the man who
loaned the money would not have to
pay the tax, but that it would be
passed on to the other fellow as
final solution. 1t was claimed that
the eastern money lender would have
to pay the tax, and would be willing
to do so out of his commission; but
this was objected to by the opponents
of the bill for the reason that it
would not then reach the man they
were after-the money men in the
East. The bill was amended to Sc
cure a provision for an endorsement
on the mortgage that the tax had
been paid and was recommended to
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action in the house later on.
Wants Courts Decision Unanimous.
Representative Hendrickson has
Ia bill to require unanimous decision
|of the Supreme court when interpret
ing the constitutionality Of legisla-
tive enactment. The bill was report
ed back to the judiciary committee
with two reports, one to indefinitely
postpone, the other to amend so as to
require four-fifths Of the court In
stead of the opinion Of the entire
court. In the debate, Torson, of
Pierce county, said he believed the
bill was a good one and pointed out
that there had been one case before
the court in which there was at one
|time a two to one decision and later
lon . three to two decision, reversing
the first decision. He cited that as q
reason thatit should require unapi-
mouse decision when as important q
matter as the. Interpretation OF the
constitutionahty of legislative en-
actment was In the balance. The
bill will come up again for another
debate.
State Bonding Law Again Up.
There will be another attempt to
pass state law that will hold water
in the supreme court. It is claimed
that the bonding companies in SUBJ
hitting bids to bond county officials
make the same bid, showing that
there is a trust, on the part of the
bonding companies; also that more
premium is paid for indemnity bonds
in one year to bond county officers
than all the defalcations of county
officers had amounted to since state
hood.
The commissioners Of Cavalier
county forwarded a resolution which
was read by the clerk of the house
protesting against the outrageous
rates charged by the surety compan-
les in North Dakota and recommend
ing state bonding department or
the passage of a measure that will
legally permit the state to handle the
bonding of county and township Of
ficers.
Among the senate bills introduced
Saturday were the following:
Normal Wants $4,000.
The Mayville normal school asks an
appropriation of $4,000 for the BIZ
|ennial period. Senator Paulson's bill
provides for an appropriation of $685.
500 for a training school building
and $500 for premiums on insur-
ance.
Agent For San Diego.
In a bill proposed by Senator ia
cobson, an appropriation OF $2,5OO is
provided for representation OF the
state at the San Diego exposition.
Provision is made for the corpora
ton of local lodges or camps OF Mod
ern Woodmen of America and other
fraternal associations not issuing
fraternal insurance policies or certin-
Gates. 4
Senator Clark introduced bill
providing for the instruction Of hy-
eiene in the public schools. His bill
also provides that children be given
simple lessons In the nature freat-
ment and prevention Of tuberculosis
and other contagious and infectious
diseases.
District judges serving outside the
counties Of their residence Will re-
ceive expenses IL the house concurs
in H. b. No. 81, which passed the up
per body yesterday.
New House Bills.
H. B. No. 80 was amended 80 that
the field officer Of the penitentiary,
for which it provides, will be chosen
by the board of control instead OF the
board of trustees Of the penitentiary
and the salary of this officer was also
c,,t aown from 81 300 to $1,000.