The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1918-01-31
SUPPORT IS
PLEDGED TO
THE PRESIDENT
Seed and Feed Bond Law is Enacted
. House Accepts Compromise il
Order to Secure Final Passage o1
the Bill. 1
HOME GUARD MEASURE FAILS
Grain Grading Law is Amended, and
Sabotage Measure is Finally
Agreed Upon and Becomes Law
of the Land.

Bismarck, Jan. 29.-At midnight the
special session of the North Dakota
legislature called by Governor Fraz-
ier to enact Legislation made neces-
sary largely by conditions growing
out Of the war, came to an end, with
the program outlined by the chief ex-
ecutive completely accomplished.
The amendment to the county seed
and feed bonding act, made necessary
by the nations wartime need of
wheat, coupled with the inability of
drouth stricken farmers to secure seed
for the next crop, were adopted by
the house late today, after a stub
born three days fight with the senate.
One joint conference committee af-
ter another, three members from each
house failed to reach an agreement.
Finally, when an agreement was
reached and the house had passed the
measure as amended by the joint COM
mittee, the senate, by vote of % to
%, refused to accept the bill as
amended.
House Saves the Bill.
The sticking point was a clause
which provided that in case any coun-
ty should fail in payment of it's
bonds, the next session of the legis-
allure should provide that the state
pay them and collect from the delin-
quent counties
The senate members objected to
which this might estab-
lish in making the state responsible
of any county or community within
its borders.
It was pointed out that this clause
has been inserted merely as a pledge
of the states good faith, inasmuch as
this legislature could not determine
any action for any subsequent legis-
lature, but the senate still refused to
accept the provision.
The house conferees receded from
their insistance on this feature and
the bill was promptly passed by both
houses.
AS enacted, the measure provides
that the board Of county commission
ers Of any county may issue bonds for
the purchase Of seed and feed on Pc
tition Of 100 freeholders in any county
whose farmers are in need. The pc
titions must be filed with the county
auditor before April 1. The bonds
are to be from 500 to $500 in de-
and are to bear not more
than six per cent interest. They are
to run not more than five years.
Seed at Actual Cost.
The county commissioners are to
buy seed and feed and furnish them
to farmers at actual cost. The farm
ers are to sign contract notes payable
October 1, following. The debt is to
act as q first lien on the crop and If
not paid by October 15 is to be enter
ed as tax against the land for
which seed and feed were furnished.
If the debt is not paid by November
/ or il the sheriff has reason to be-
lieye that the farmer receiving aid is
about to remove from the county or
to sell or dispose Of his grain with
out settling shall seize and sell enough
Of the grain to satisfy the debt, with
costs Of seizure. {.
& The lien is to have priority over all
other liens except those for thresh-
ing and labor
The law as amended also provides
for the prosecution Of any one viola
ting any of its provisions.
The rna,vafv ornisSi0ners are to