Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-03-05

that while section 121 of the state
constitution prescribes that every male
person having certain qualifications IS
to be. deemed an elector, section l22
empowers the legislature to make
further extension of the right of sur
frage to all citizens regardless of sex.
but thai no such law shall be in force
until adopted by a majority of the.
electors Of the state voting at a gem
eral election.
Further it is said in the opinion:
by chapter 254 Session Laws 1917,
approved January 23rd, 1917, the leg
islature attempts to confer the right
of suffrage upon all ONE for presi-
dental electors, surveyors, constables
and all officers of cities, villages and
towns, except police magistrates and
city justices of the peace and upon all
questions submitted to a vote of tho
electors of the different political divi-
SION of the state.
Explanatory of this attempted leg
islation it may be said that it is copied
verbatim from an act of the Illinois
legislature of June Goth, 1913, known
as the woman's suffrage act and which
was sustained as not violative of the
Illinois constitution in some cases, but
held not applicable to certain city Of
fees in others
The Illinois constitution is quite
iltASV Oily Ioh AAS sNo1 IL
Dakota constitution, particularly in
that it has nc sections corresponding
to Section 1872 paragraphs 2 and 8
supra), which requires that the legis-
lature may extend the right of suff-
age but that the law must first be SUBJ
n1itted to a vote of the people and
Section 12S which authorizes women
to vote for certain offices.
ut should also be noted that the de-
cision of the Illinois court sustaining
the Illinois law was by a divided court
of sever members, of which four mem
bers sustained the law.
II doubt, however, the advisability
of your attempting to pass upon the
validity of this law; the questions in
volved are admittedly somewhat
close; l advise that you comply 9TH
its provisions until its validity has
been determined by the courts in APP
propriate proceedings"
Aldermen Want Male Judges.
After discussing the various phases
of woman suffrage, the council took
action upon a motion introduced by ].
w. Gillette hat each inspector of
election be requested to appoint one
woman on each ward precinct board
Of election judges. The motion was
lost, the votes of the aldermen being
recorded, as follows:
Ayes-Kelsey, Sanders, Whitman
and Gillette.
Noes-T. J.: Smith, Pyes, veitch,
Grifiths, Lockman, j. F. Smith, Bird,
keven.
The aldermen in authorizing the
holding of an election on April /.
designated the following places as
polling places on election day:
First ward LIST precinct-city fill
N:,-& yIy--5 n-1
cid avenue
Second ward-Arlington Park hotel.
Third ward-F'ourth street fire hall.
Fourth ward-Miller Motor COM
pany.
Fifth ward, list precinct-Inter. fire
hall.
Fifth ward. end precinct-1215
Cheyenne avenue.
Sixth ward, LIST precinct
GriggS avenue
Sixth Ward, End precinct-522 n.
Seventh ward, LIST precinct-513
Chestnut street.
Seventh ward. End precinct-624
Cottonwood street.
Steam Heat Rates Cause COmplaints.
A resolution for the regulation of
steam heat rates, which. it had been
complained. are considered excessive.
was passed near the end of the meet
ing.
The important part of the resolu-
ton read as follows:
BE 1T RESOLVED. thai the maxi
mum rates and charges OF the Red
River Power Co., for steam for heat
ing purposes distributed by it to con-
sumers in Grand Forks under its fran
chise from the city in and to the
streets, highways. alleys and public
places of the city, shall be fixed and
established by the city council by an
ordinance to be by it hereafter en-
acted and that such maximum rates
and charges shall be SO fixed by the
said city council upon a hearing be
fore it and that such hearing shall be
had at the smaller council chamber in
the city hall on the 25th day of March.
1918, at 8 o'clock in the evening. and
that at this hearing the Red River
Power Co., shall have the right and
authority to appear by its officers,
agents and attorney and to be heard
in relation thereto, and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED,
that notice of such hearing shall be
given by the city auditor by the err
sonal service Of a certified copy of this
resolution upon the said Red River
Power Co., at least Is days prior to
such hearing"
After disposing of several minor
business matters. the council ad-
journed until March % when a meet
ing will be held in connection with the
hearing on steam heat rates.
Thos. Griffiths, president of the
council, presided over the meeting i'll
the absence of Mayor J.. A. Dinnie.
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