The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-03-01
Legislative Routine
IN THE SENATE.
House Bills Passed.

f1OuSS Did FooSSO.
II. B. 366, neutrality-suspicious.
rent resolution referred by Four
teenth legislative assembly for
amendment to constitution, requiring
four-fifths decision from supreme
court to hold law unconstitutional.
Fl. b. $50, Demonstrating su,
preme court power to prescribe rules
for issuance of Writs of error to in.
feriOr cOuts.
H. e. 259, Hoghaug-To legaliZeexe-
cution and acknowledgment of certain
deeds, mortgages and other instru,
ments, by executors, administrators,
deputies, officers or attorneys in fact.
and making same, or certified copies
thereof, admissible in evidence.
II. b. 1876, Tenneson-Defining swim
ding, through cards, gambling de.
vices. sleight of hand, etc, and re-
curing conductors, hotel keepers
etc, to eject any person known or be-
lieyed to be a three-card monte man
or swindler.
II. &. SS, Geiger-Making perpetual
all county mutual insurance compan'
les now organized or hereafter or
ganiZed. (Laid over until today.)
Fl. b. 1874. MagnusOn-Providing
that domestic insurance companies
may pay dividends only from surplus
profits and that such profits shall be
determined after a sum equal to Az
per cent OF the amount Of premiums
on all unexpiring risks has been re-
served
n. B. 1893, Geiger-Providing that
in addition to all the purposes already
designated in Sec. 1885, revised codes
ganized for insurance upon automo-
biles, covering in one policy or in sep
arate policies fire, theft, property
damage, liability and collision insur.
ance."
H. B. 1913, Olson-1Providng 8that
every person insured by a domestic
mutual insurance company shall be a
member while his policy is inSforce,
entitled to one vote for each policy
held, and shall be notified of the time
and place of holding it's meetings by
a written notice by imprint upon the
back of each policy, receipt or certi-
ficate Of renewal.
H. B. 1863, Lathrop-Concurren res
oution for amendment to constitution
providing that school funds my be
loaned on first farm mortgages,
school, municipality, township or
county bonds, not exceeding in
amount 60 per cent the value Of any
subdivision, exclusive of improve
ments.
H. B. 244, iederbach-Re lating to
commitment of feeble-minded persons
to institution for feeble.minded.
II. b. 1888, O'ConnOr-FOr an act to
make the laws Of North Dakota on
sale of goods uniform with those of
other states.
H. B. 372, Notwithstanding
to the valuation of certain defective
proceedings in the incorporation of
cities.
H. B. 317, Peterson of Towner-
Relating to gambling houses declar'
ed to be public nuisances and pro-
viding penalty for maintaining same.
H. B. 3SS, Misunderstanding intoxi-
eating liquors as any liquor or mix
ture no matter how made or called,
which will produce intoXication any
liquors or liquids which contain cocu-
lus, indicus, copperas. opium, cay
enne pepper, picric acid, Indian hemp,
strychnine tobacco, darmal seed, ex-
tract of logwood, salts of zinc, cop
per or lead, alum or any compound;
methyl alcohol or any of its deriva-
tives; amyl alcohol or any extract or
compound thereof; or any liquid Of
any name or description. containing
alcohol, whether medicated or not,
capable of being used as beverage
and having the appearance or flavor
of beer or malt, unless such liquid is
H. 3. 60, Walton-Authorizing cit
les to sell electric current and water
from municipal plants to manufacture
ing establishments located outside the
corporate limits. designed especial
ly to enable Fargo to supply water
to the proposed Equity packing
H. B. 1872, Misunderstanding cities
to levy tax of not to exceed five
mills for park purposes.
H. B. 81, Lang-Providing for con-
struction and repair of curbing in cit
les and for letting of contracts for
same and enforcing payment for curb
ing built.
H. B. 200, Misunderstanding village
boards power to contract with private
individuals or corporations for cleo
trio street lighting.
H. B. 26O. Hoghaue-Holding that
bond elections and general elections
at which bonding questions are sub
mitted when bonds and warrants are
issued by proper corporate authori-
ties as result of such election shall
not be invalidated on technical
grounds.
H. E. 1l3, Kurtz-IRelating to rein