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porations: H. B. No. $40. defining the
crime of using any part of sum paid
on building contracts for payments
other than for labor and supplies used
on the t'job;" III. b. No. 393. specifically
providing for the organization Of auto
mobile insurance companies In North.
Dakota: II. B. No. 1913. relating to dis
position Of moneys earned by prison
ers after the latter nave vamoosed
from the penitentiary; H. r. No. S45,
relating to garnishment proceedings;
II. B. No. 274. requiring property
owners to keep non-navigable streams
free from logs and other distractions:
II. B. No. 157, providing for North Da-
kota's cooperation in tri-statc drain
age schemes for relief OF food condi-
tons in the Red river valley; Fl. B. No.
1853, refining rights as members Of
policy -holders in mutual insurance
railroad companies to install wyes
where their tracks intersect those of
another line: H. B. No. 80. relating to
highway Improvement; H. b. No. 1876.
changing dates of meeting of county
board of highway Improvement; H. B.
No. 1873, relating to listing of property
for taxation; 8. b. No. 157. defining
numbers of deputies to be employed
and duties Of state examiner; s. B.
No: 227. relating to inheritance tax:
3. B. No. 1919, defining crime Of rape in
third degree; S. B. No. 215. relating to
public warehouses; S. B. No. SO, pro-
viding for investment Of school funds
in farm lands. and enabling state
board Of university and school lands
to take UP encumbrances which may
already exist on land, for purpose of
clearing the way for the state loan:
8. B. No. las, relating to construction
of bridges over drains; II. B. No. 274.
requiring assessment health and acct
dent companies to deposit with state
insurance commissioner $4,000 in
bonds for protection of policy holders;
s. B. No. 1853, creating a state board
OF electricians. and recurring all cleo
trical workers to register and procure
a license. sey
! Approves Uniform Sales.
Among the bills signed by Governor
Frazier on Saturday was H. B. No.
1873, introduced by J. F. T. O'Connor of
Grand Forks. and creating North
Dakota law. uniform with the sales
acts of other states. The act was
drafted under the supervision Of the
commission on uniform state laws.
whose purpose is to remove so far as
practicable difficulties arising from
different laws in different states cover
ing the same subject. The statute has
been widely adopted. and in giving
place on North Dakota's statute books.
the state has taken a step which may
be expected to increase the volume Of
business crossing the state line.
Bank Guaranty Act.
The senate bank guaranty act.
undertaking to guarantee deposits in
North Dakota banks. is now law, Gov
ernor Frazier having signed the bill.
which carries an, emergency clause.
The original BILL introduced by Sena-
tor Drown as s. B. No. PIT. was much
amended in committee. and as it
goes on the statute books it represents
the ideas OF prominent bankers as well
as statesmen on this particular sub
ject. Much is expected from the bank
guaranty law In the way OF increased |
foreign deposits, through greater GER 1
tainty upon the part of the depositor. |
There is urged against it the possibili- |
ty that bankers, feeling their deposit |
tors cannot lose. may not be SO care |
full as heretofore.
More State Aid.
More state aid for the rural one
room, graded and graded copsolidate9
schools and closer supervision of such
schools is provided for by II. B. No. |
So, introduced by J. G. Miller at the
request OF State Superintendent Of
Public Instruction Macdonald. and |
signed Saturday by Governor Frazier.
The bill is considered by the state /
to be one Of the best
pieces Of rural school legislation of
which the North Dakota assembly ever
has acquitted itself.
Corporations Saved.
Secretary of State Hall and direc-
tors and stockholders in numerous
small corporations whose charters
were invalidated last year through
their failure to file with the secretary
Of state the annual statement required
by North Dakota's corporation laws
the governor had signed II. B. No. 113, /
providing for the reinstatement Of |
such corporations. upon the filing of |
the required annual statement, pay
ing any. accumulated fees due, and a |
small reinstatement tax. Every year /
OF small corporations !
through carelessnesS. indifference or |
ignorance allow their charters to lapse,
through failure to comply with the
laws. And every session |
of the legislature faithfully provides
For the reinstatement of these cor
porations. This year. in the final rush,
bills introduced for this purpose were
lost sight of, and the secretary of state |
was confident until Saturday that the
duty had been overlooked. Had this
proven the case, it would have been
for these invaIidated cor
for dissolution, make distribution OF
their assets. and then reorganize and
q rather expensive and
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