Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-01-21
Defense Council in
Session Forecast
Bill is Now Ready to be Presented to Legislatures
Similar to Those Held by Minnesota Commission
Proposed-Financial Problems of the Various Boards
to be Considered. . .e--s:.s ... T.

tary. civil and industrial resourc-
es Of the state may be most eff
GENTLY applied toward the main
tenances of the defense of the
} state and the nation, and toward
the successful prosecution Of such
war. and to that end, it shall
have al! necessary power not
herein specifically enumerated
and; il edaitian thereto. the ,tot-
j ~. It may purchase. lease,
hire or otherwise acquire any and
all property of, every kind and
nature In Its S;jndEment, necessary
Tor the purposes Aforesaid.
2. 1t may seize, condemn and
appropriate all such property for
any OF the uses aforesaid and
provide for determining for prop
erty and making proper pay
ment therefor. -
SO. 1t shall have power and it
shall be the duty of said council
to cooperate with the military
and other officers and agents of
the United States government in
all matters pertaining to the du-
ties and functions Of said coun-
Gil, and shall aid the government
of the United States in the pros
ecution of any such war in rela-
ton to- public safety as far as
possible.
~ It may require any person
:, to appear, before it or before any
agent or officer of such council
for examination and may exam
inc any such person under oath
as to any information within the
knowledge Of such person. and to
require such person to produce
for inspection any writings or
documents under his control, and
to that end the district court of
any county in the state shall is
sue subpoena under the re-
quest of any of its agents or Off
GERS. and all said agents or Off
GERS shall have the power to ad-
minister 'oaths and take testi-
mony. and to procure the pun
ishment for contempt of any per-
son refusing to answer or pro-
duce writings or documents re-
quested by such council, by any
district court.
rs. Said. council may inquire
into, the method Of performances
Of his duty any public official
oSIiSi Llc VI.
ficials, Of this state and may ad-
wise the governor to remove any
such officials from office, If in the
Judgment of the council the pub
lie interests demand such remov-
al..Upon being advised to remove
any such officials by said council,
the governor js hereby authorised
to remove such public official"
The membership of the counc
pould include nine men. and the 60,
rnor and the attorney general al
made eff-ohtci0. members. The COVE
'or is made. sthes president. Of IL
'oard. and he Is given the power
ppoint a chairman. who shall pc
orm the duties of chairman und,
he direction of the governor. TT
Members must be citizens of Nor1
Dakota. that provision bringing /,
lght the rather interesting. point tn,
Governor Frazier, in the appointmel
I the original council, OF defens
lamed one Moorhead, Mimi, man;
. member. The Moorhead man., A. '
Bowman, has since resigned, beir
ucceeded by William English
;rand Forks, as chairman OF the /.
'or committee and the representa-,
4 organized labor.
A further provision of the counc
ct relates to the provision Of ICON
ort for persons in military and nav