Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1917-03-08

damages.
S. B. 19-Repealing the present law
relating to taxation for the purpose of
promoting diversified farming and pro-
viding that any funds accumulated
under said act may be converted into
any fund the county commissioners
may deem most expedient.
S. B. 55-Providing for the taxation
OF personal property known as money
and credits and for the assessment of
the same.
S. B. 52-Providing for the abate-
ment of taxes which have been unjust
~ or Illegally assessed, upon proof
beyond any doubt to the county COM
mlssioners, and providing for a COM
promise in cases where taxes have not
been paid and where the property as
sessed has deprecated in value.
5. B. 102-Making insanity a grounds
for divorce when such insanity has
been pronounced by three reputable
physicians as incurable and when such
insane person has been confined in an
ayslum at least five years.
S. B. 1.-Concerning the registration
of land titles thereto and adopting the
Torrens land title system.
S. b. 22S-Providing for payment for
maintenance of patients at the state
tuberculosis sanatorium in cases
where patients are unable to pay fol
such maintenance themselves.
S. B. 142-Providing for the perpet-
uation of the testimony of injured per-
sons taken in action in the courts Of
the state.
S. B. Shaking it unlawful to re.
ceive, carry or deliver any intoXicat-
ing liquors to or for any person within
the state or into the state for any
purpose, and prescribing the proce-
dure for enjoining such receipt, carry
ing or delivery of intoxicating liquors
by an action in equity.
S. B. 217-Providing for the guar
antee of bank deposits and creating a
commission to supervise and control
the bank guarantee fund and for the
liquidation of insolvent banks.
S. B. 215-Providing for owners of
warehouses and elevators to require
sidetracks and railroad services, where
such warehouse is on such right of
way.
S. B. 96-Relating to and regulation
of warehouses and providing for the
issuance Of warehouse receipts and
for the negotiating of such receipts.
S. B. 1SS-Appropriating $500 to
provide funds for the payment of fees
and expenses of appraisers of in
heritances, devises, requests, legacies
and gifts.
S. B. 149-Providing that all fees
collected by the state board Of vet
Urinary medical examiners shall be
paid into the general fund and making
an appropriation of $500 to pay ex-
penses of said board.
S. B. 165-Appropriating $44, 900 for
care Of the insane patients at the
state insane hospital.
S. B. 9S-Providing for the invest
ment of money in the permanent
school fund in bonds of school corpora
tons, bonds of the state or in farm
lands of the state up to one-third the
value Of such lands, provided same is
secured by first mortgage, running for
a period of not to exceed fifteen years
at 5 per cen interest. After the first
five years borrower may pay 10 per
cent Of the principal.
S. B. 273-Providing for a grad
uated scale of %dimunition of prisoners
in the state penitentiary or reform
school for good conduct, beginning
with a deduction from the first year
and up to and including four months
for the eleventh ear and to the period
fixed for the expiration of the SEN
tencc.
S. B. 27J-Providing that persons
discharged from the ~penitentiary upon
discharge shall be given a suit Of
clothes, So and transportation to the
place he was sentenced from, or that
he may be employed at or in the peni-
tertiary under the rules established
by the government of the inmates.
S. B. 265-Providing that the clerk
OF the district court shall file salts
faction of mechanics lien.
NJ. -. l1"-1JSlluiuS rape Ill Lll6 LUlFu
degree.
S. B. 277-Providing that all per-
sons applying for a marriage license
shall state under oath as to whether
either parties intending to be mar
ried had been divorced and when such
divorce was granted.
S. B. 27S-Providing for the pay
ment to the wife, guardian, curator or
custodian of his children or to an or
ganization or individual, as trustee,
the sum of so cents per day for each
day of labor performed by convicts
confined in the state penitentiary for
the crime of nonsupport.
S. B. 108-Amending the present
law and increasing the appraisment of
stock killed by the state for being af-
fected with CHAMBERS.
S. 5. 139-Providing for the eradica-
ton of the barberry bush in order to
lessen the dangers of rust to wheat
rnd other grains.