The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1915-03-12
Measures Approved at Session
Recently Adjourned.
TOTAL over TWO HUNDRED
One sixty.six House and 1o6 Senate
Bills Were Endorsed by
Both Branches.
HOUSE BILLS.

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H. B. 2-Fixing legal rate at 6 per
cent except by contract, when it shall
not exceed 10 per cent.
H. B. ,6-For the cleaning and dis.
infection of railway cars used for the
transportation of live stock.
H. B. l0-Making laws not apply
to cooperative associations whose
bylaws provide for each member the
privilege of one vote regardless of the
number of certificates of stock.
H. B. 20-Designating the polling
places at general elections. Pro.
vided in case such voting place is re-
moved destroyed or unavailable for
any cause after such place has been
set by board of county commissioners.
township supervisors, village trustees
or city council may establish a voting
place.
H. B. 31-Reinstating the charters of
corporations that have been cancelled
for failure to make reports as re-
quired by law.
H. B. 37-County fairs. Changes
the valuation to $3,OOO,O 900 to allow
some Of the western counties a small
tax for county fair.
r H. B. 39-Defining the powers of
village boards relating to the pur-
chase, leasing and operation of cleo.
trio light plants or gas works.
H. B. Exchanges present law so
that the delinquent tax list shall be
published for three issues before the
sale instead of three weeks.
H. B. 50-Changing law SO that
the county commissioners will ap-
point the physician member of the
county health board.
H. B. 56-Making a tax certificate
outlaw in six years unless the holder
shall present the same to the auditor
and demand that the auditor shall
send out q notice of expiration of the
redemption period substituted for its
outlawing unless the holder take pos
session or begin ejectment proceed
ings.
H. B: 5s-stating the duties Of GER
tain county, township, city, village or
town officials and prescribing penalty
for refusal or failure to act thereon.
H. B. 67-Onicial estray paper,
Notice shall be printed in same rela.
tive position In each issue in a col
umn' headed in display type, "Oficial
Estray Notices."
H. B. 73-salary of officers Of
life insurance. companies. This act
provides that such officers may re.
ceive a compensation for their duties
not to exceed $3.50 per month.
H. B. 78-Provides that herds must
be attended by a herder.
H. B. Exchanges date of mothers
day to second Sunday in May.
H. B. 1O2-Changes time for return
ing certified abstract of votes and
time for meeting of state canvassing
board.
H. B. Discharges date for killing
deer from Nov. 10, 1916, to Nov. 10,
1920.
H. b. 10S-Making the drawing OF
a bank check without funds in the
bank to protect the same q INSIDE
1neanor ."t
H. B. 108-To amend and re-enact
sec. 1872 of the Revised Code of 1905.
heing sec. 51S7 of the Compiled Laws
of 1913. Gives them a right to invest
in federal reserve bank.
II. B. 134-Relates to notification Of
state live stock sanitary board when
live stock is affected or believed to
he affected with any contagious dis.
. ease.
H. B. 140-Relates to afidavit deny.
Ing liability in punishment proceed
fngs. Serve upon plaintiff and file in
the office of district court same as
other pleadings in civil action.
H. B. ,141-To legalize the execution
and acknowledgment of certain deeds,
mortgages and other instruments in
writing, and the record thereof, and
making the same, or certified copies
thereof, admissible in evidence.
H. B. 144-Medical inspection Of
pupils in the public schools. When.
ever petitioned by the majority Of the
persons having children attending the
school the district shall employ q
physician as medical inspector.
II. b. 164-Duty of the railroads
to build and maintain fences. The
fence required to be built must be
hog-tight..
assH, b. 160-Order Of succession.
Changes maximum amount from $780,
900 to $25.00O that goes to surviving
husband or wife IN caseNof no issue.
H. a 163-Provides that county
auditor must deliver votes to the
secretary Of state within twenty days
after primary election.
H. b. 166-Decreases the legal re.
serve Of. banking corporations from
20 per cent to Is per cent.
II. p. I7B-Authorising and direct
ing the board Of university and school
lands and the state treasurer to allow
counties, cities, towns. villages and
school districts that have sold their
bonds n, par to the state to redeem
- OF moro Of said bonds when sum
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