Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1915-12-17
MEASURE IS Hello
UNCONSTITUTIONAL
MONEYS AND CREDITS ACT IS
RULED OUT BY SUPREME
COURT OF N. D.
NEWS LETTER FROM CAPITAL
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Of the Busy Reader.

Bismarck.
The North Dakota supreme court
has declared unconstitutional the So
called Burgett and West1ahl law pro-
viding for the taxation of moneys and
credits. This measure passed by the
last legislature, sought to permit the
assessment of moneys and credits at
fractional value. The supreme court
finds this is in violation of the con-
stitution which calls for the assess
ment of property at it's true value.
Under the present system holders
Of moneys and credits do not report.
It was the belief of the legislature
that they would report if permitted
to place such holdings on a percentage
basis. The suit was in the nature of
an Injunction to prevent the tax board
from making collections.
The decision effects large outside
interests which hold extensive mort
cages on property in the state.
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Pardon Board Influenced?
That the findings of the state board
of pardons may be less influenced by
sentiment and be based more on the
merits of the case and that the par
doned or paroled men may be in a
position to secure immediate employ
ment, it is probable the next legisla-
ture will be asked to change the dates
and of the meeting of the board from
June and December to March and
September.
Pardon boards have been inclined
to exercise more clemency in Decem-
Der and June, Influenced more by a
desire to restore a hayward boy to
his mother or an erring man to his
wife and family for the Christmas
time than at any other season.
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Board Grants Pardons.
The regular December meeting of
the state board of fardons was held
at the state penitentiary, and a long
grist of cases acted on by the board.
Two full pardons were granted by
the board, after going over all the evil
dence presented, and two conditional
pardons were granted. Almost a hun.
dred cases were gone over by the
board, and in a great many instances
the terms of Imprisonment were COM
muted.
Full pardons were granted to A. M.
Regnerson, sent up from Cass county
for 1Q montho m a ohorro ~ -b&o;x,
ng money under false pretense, and to
H. A. Gilbert, held on the same charge.
Gilbert had served all but two days of
his sentence.
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Youths Attend Institute.
With 100 boys and girls present from
81 of the counties of the state, the
annual boys and girls institute was
held at the State Agricultural college
at Fargo. The largest previous attend.
ance was last year, when 10 boys and
girls we're present. The program op-
ened with addresses by President John
H. Worst of the Agricultural college
and Director Thomas Cooper of the
Experiment station, followed by DEM
onstration of canning by George E..
Farrell of the United States depart
ment of agriculture.
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Corporations Chartered.
New corporations with combined
capital of $227,0O have been chartered
by the state. The list includes the
McCullich and Robinson Lumber COM
pany of Wahpeton, the Moore Motor
company, Minot; Standard Coal COM
pany, Beulah; Woodruff Electric Light
company, Bismarck; McCullich & Rob-
inson Lumber company, Wahpeton;
Smedley Floral company, Fargo; A. C..
Grocery company, Fargo; Haynes Mer-
camille company and Farmers State
bank, Orrin, N. D.
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Hanna Seeks Immigrants.
Aside from the North Dakotans who
wish Governor Hanna to accompany
the Ford commission to Europe to
seek peace. there are many others in
terested in the development of the
state who feel that his trip will be
beneficial in the way of procuring set.
tiers. The North Dakota executive
is the only governor on the trip.
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Special Car for Prisoners.
State Transportation Agent d. ].
McGillis, and assistants, w. d. Don.
king, state parole officer; Pat Heenan.
deputy sheriff and Tailor of Minot, and
Deputy l. G. Walstad of Kenmare. ar.
rived here with 16 prisoners for the
state penitentiary. The trip from Mi.
not to the penitentary was made in a
special car.