Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1917-03-29
PRIVATE GAR lines
PAY BACK TAXES
STATE AUDITOR RECEIVES TIDY
AMOUNT OF TAKES DUE FOR
FIVE YEARS PAST.
oo'Nes AT THE CAPITOL

Departments Where the Affairs Of
State Government Are
Administered.
In years past no very strenuous
effort has been made to collect taxes
due from private car lines, on the
grounds that the cost of collection
and distribution or apporticnment
would exceed the revenue. Now, how.
ever, with taxes due for five years
back, the aggregate Is a tidy amount,
which is worth while going after, and
the state auditor is getting 1t. In the
past few days $4,44s.60 has been re.
ceived from this source. in individual
amounts ranging from $1.35 from the
Doud Stock Car company of Chicago
to $2,962.60 from the Union Tank Line
company of New York.
Appropriation 10 Vetoed.
The agricultural sub-station at Het.
finger doesn't stand we'll with North
Dakota executives. A deficit of near.
ly $4,000 exists in connection with
this establishment, consisting of
moneys due merchants, officials and
others. An appropriation was made
by the thirteenth assembly to meet
this deficit. and Governor Hanna
promptly vetoed the same. The fif-
teenth assembly appropriated $4,000,
calling specific attention in the bill to
Governor Hanna's veto, perhaps with
an idea that Governor Frazier might
regard as good anything which met
with his predecessors disapproval. II
this was the idea, it failed to work,
as the governor yesterday ruthlessly
slashed Hettinger's hopes once again.
Cash for Wolf eountIes.
State Auditor Kositzky and State
Treasurer Steen have transferred
from the 1916 tax collections $4,000
to the wolf bounty fund, with which
to take up outstanding certificates,
and which will be good news to wolf
hunters. A special levy of $4,000 for
1916 was provided by the session laws
Of 1915.
Trading Stamp Bill Signed.
The housewife who long has prided
herself on getting something for moth.
ing, through the medium of trading
stamps. premiums and other schemes
calculated to induce said housewife
to buy more and more frequently
than Is necessary, will not be in SYM
pathy with House Bill 427, introduced
by Representative Cole of Fargo and
made law through the signature Of
Governor Frazier. This bill imposes
a prohfbitive license tax on trading
stamps, premiums and other merchan.
dising schemes. 1t did not get by the
legislature without considerable diff.
Guilty, but 1t is now finally by, ap.
proved by the governor, and endorsed
by the attorney general as constitu.
tional and workable.
Two New Auto Laws.
Two laws affecting autoists. Of
which little mention has been made
to date. but which are of Importance
to owners Of gas-gigs. are those re
quiring all machines to be equipped
with lamps whose glare will not blind
drivers OF cars approaching from an
opposite direction, and making the
possession Of a purloined car prima
facie evidence Of intent to steal 1t.
Welfare Commission.
North Dakota is to have a public
welfare commission, with at least one
woman member, created for the study
Of conditions surrounding the labor
Of women and children, and with
power to fix maximum hours and
minimum wages. Governor Frazier
signed House Bill 50, which looks out
for the ladies and the youngsters.
The governor, attorney general and
commissioner Of agriculture and labor
are ex-of1cio members of the commits
sion.
Governor to Speak In Gotham.
Governor Frazier will give an ad-
dress at the Historic Cooper Union,
New York, on Friday, April 10. He
will speak on marketing problems at
the invitation of the Peoples Institute
rendered through Frank Bohn Of the
New York Post. Governor Fraxier
will be the first chief executive of
North Dakota to speak Ut Cooper
Union.
Rugby Gets Asylum.
Governor Frazier signed Senate Bill
95, locating the second state insane
asylum at Rugby. The institution was
authorized by the people of the state
who adopted constitutional amend
ment at the November election. The
bill does not carry an appropriation.
The governor vetoed three minor ap.
preparation bills and signed Senate
Bill 1884. requiring automobiles to use
non.glare headlights and Senate Bills
3ss. defining % booze anything that
looks. tastes or acts like 1t.