The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-02-02

1918, provides for the appropriation,
and the budget board carries out the
purposes Of that act in approving the
appropriation.
Listing Taxable Lands.
In recommending $500 for the pur-
lpose of listing new taxable lands, the
board reduces the appropriation Of
two years ago by so per cent 1t is
pointed out that public lands are about
exhausted, and that it doesn't require
as much money nov to list the new
lands as formerly.
| During the past two years, though
a 200 appropriation was made, only
$309.60 has been expended.
| Under the law it is the duty of the
state auditor to get the descriptions
of new taxable lands from the sew
eral T. S. land offices, ard the price
| per description is fixed by federal
statutes.
Emergency Fund.
| Pointing to the fact that the $4,000
appropriation made for the emergency
| fund two years ago has proved wise
plan, the board recommends it's con-
tinuance this year.
1t is the duty of the emergency COM
mission to pass upon and allow ex-
penditures of state funds in cases
where the appropriations made by the
Legislature have proved inadequate. or
where real emergencies are created.
Prosecuting Escaping ConVicts.
Burleigh county has a claim of ST.
1888 against The state for the prose-
cution of men who have attempted to
escape from the state prison. located
near Bismarck. Under the state law,
the state is in duty bound to reim-
burse the county for the expense Of
such prosecutions.
The budget board proposes $4,000
appropriation I'd care for the existing
claims. and for eases that may arise
duging the coming two years. 1
L Heleaslne Insane. I
Under the Law. Investigations arg
required where persons claim to be
unjustly held in state asylum. Such
investigation expenses are borne by
the state. During the past 18 months,
$191.70 has been expended by the state
for that purpose, and an appropriation
Of $500 for the coming two years is
recommended.
Chartered Accountants.
An appropriation of $4,000 for an
audit of all state accounts during the
coming biennial period is recommend
ed The work would be handla cd under
entirely independent of any work
handled by the state bank examiner.
Board of Pardons.
It is estimated that the expenses OF
the board of pardons during the COM
ing two years will be about $500. Up
to this time, the biennial allowance
has been $780, but that has always
proved excessive.
Actions and Judgments.
Fa1 m
and judgments against the state dur
ing the past biennial period totalled
$7,457.5O, the budget commission ad-
viss an appropriation of $4,000 to
meet prospective actions, judgments
and costs that may be assessed against
the state in the coming two years.
Return of FugitiVes.
During the past two years the state
expended $2S35.30 in returning fugi-
tives from justice to this state from
other states. An appropriation OF 3d.
600 for such work is recommended Tor
the coming two years.
The board, however, in addition to
carrying the proposed appropriation,
recommends that the present plan OF
state payment be abandoned, and that
the counties pay such expenses.
Historical Society.
Under the law which makes the
North Dakota Historical society the
custodian of public parks, the budget
proposes that $4,000 be allowed for the
care of the historical parks at Penn
Walhalla. 4
National Guard Armories.
The state makes a $4,000 grant to
militia companies to aid them in the
construction of armories. Only two
companies-M at Grand Forks, and f
at Mandan, are without armories, ana
a $4,000 appropriation is proposed for
the coming two years, that those two
companies may take advantage OF the
act If they care to do so.
Burial of ConViets.
Under the present law of the state, |
the state is charged with the burial
of its dependent convicts, and for that
purpose, a $500 appropriation is pro-
posed. During the past eighteen
months, $290.10 was expended for that
purpose.
inheritance Tax.
An appropriation of $1,000 for the
administration of the inheritance tax
fund is proposed. The total credits to
Jan. 1, this year, in the inheritance
tax fund, were $40,153.66, while pay
ments during the previous eighteen
months were $794.82. The expenses
are represented by certain fees all
lowed to appraisers of estates, togeth-
er with actual expenses incurred in
some instances
State Certificate Fund.
"This fund accumulates from the
fees charged by the state board of
education for the issuance of teachers
certificates" says the budget board, in
its report "The amount which can be
expended from it should be fixed at
definite sum, and a law should be en-
acted making it the duty of those in
charge of this fund to purchase prints
ing and supplies according to the same
arrangements state department pur-
chases are made, and all expenses
should be audited by the state audit
ing board.
1.-THE total accommodations on Jan. i,
this year, were $12,194.1O. while the
payments from the fund for eighteen
months prior thereto amounted TO $s,-
548.1S.
Board Of Veterinary.
Certain feesare collected by the state
board OF veterinary medical examin-
nre hafnp turned iii ia the state treas