The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-01-30

sembly operative.
House Bill No. 4-Concurrent res,
olution, pledging support of state Il
| President Wilson's lofty ideals pro.
mulgated in his recent address Il
| congress.
House Bill No. 5-An act to rein.
state and validate corporation char.
tiers which have been Cancelled.
House Bill No. qualification OF
the federal prohibition amendment.
House Bill No. Civil rights on
moratorium bill, safeguarding inter.
ests of North Dakota citizens while
in military service.
House Bill No. 11-Creating conn
Gil Of defense.
House Bill No. 12-Appropriating
s14,500 for the expenses OF the ex-
traordinary session.
House Bill No. I3-MaISing county
mutual insurance companies per-
petual.
House Bill No. 14-Giving a credit
Of $4,000 to the state insane asylun1.
which is to be retired monthly from
money secured in increase of main
tenance fee.
House Bill No. 17-Providing for
soldiers ballot at any general cleo
ton except the primary for North
Dakota electors in foreign or insular
service. The vote is to be taken by
mail.
Senate Bill No. 2-Raising levy for
care OF insane patients at asylum.
Senate Bill No. RE enacting
and amending grain grading and in
specting law passed by the last as
sembly. 1t legalizes the appointment
Of the chief deputy inspector and
other deputies and retains the board
of railroad commissioners for super
vtsory and executive powers in case
of appeal. etc.
Senate Bill No. 13-Providing for
the printing of the laws of the ex-
traordinary session.
Senate Bill No. 21-Defning the
crime Of sabotage and fixing the
penalty.
Soldier Absent Voter Act.
Following is the bill as passed by
the legislature permitting soldiers in
the military service of the govern
ment and away from home to par
tictpate in the next general election:
Be it enacted by the legislative
assembly of the state of North Da-
kota:
Section /. Absent Voter Who
May Vote. Any qualified elector of
this state who is absent from the
county in which he is, an elector at
any general election other than
primary and engaged in the military
or naval service of the United States
may vote at such election as here
matter provided.
Section 2. Duty of County Audi
tors. The county auditors of each
county in this state must prepare,
keep and maintain a general register
of names OF all persons of their re-
spective counties who are engaged
in the military or naval service of
the United States and shall further
keep and maintain a register of
such persons so engaged who are
qualified to vote in their respective
counties at general elections other
than primary.
How Sent. It shall be the duty of
each county auditor, at least forty /
five days before any general election
than primary, of his own accord and
without application from any cleo
tor to send such absent voter ballot
to such elector in the manner pro-
vided in Section 997 of the Compiled
Laws of 1913: provided. however,
that the enclosed envelope shall be
July stamped with return postage
and the affidavit endorsed thereon
may be made by such elector before
MS immediate commissioned COM
officer; and provided, fur
her, that such affidavit need not
have any venue IL contrary to the
military orders at the place where
made.
Section 4. Ballot and Canvassing.