The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1919-01-23
DAKOTA MT ES
MUST SAFEGUARD
THEIR WORKERS
Bill Drawn Along Modern Lines
of Safety and Santa.
tiOn introduced
NEW HOLIDAY ASKED FOR
]. F.. T. Would Make Discovery
Day Legal-Senate Does
Some Business


Some Business
Bills creating a state mine inspec
tor and regulating the coal mining in
dustry in North Dakota, and estab
fishing a workmens compensation
commission and abolishing the pres
ent common law defenses in persona
injury actions arising from industry
were introduced in the house Wed
nesday.
House Bill 55, introduced by Ma
lone, regulates the operation of al
coal miness provides for the appoint
ment by the governor of state Goa
mine inspector for term of two
years, at $4,000 per annum, such in
spector to be IS years old, citizen
Of the United States, qualified resi-
dent of North Dakota, and to have
been actually employed as coal min
er ten years prior to his appointment
and to have had at least five years
experience in Ignite mines.
He is required to examine at least
once every six months all mines hav
ing an annual production of 1900
tons or more and he Is made ex.offictO
sealer of weights and measures and
is given authority to issue certificates
of qualification to mine foremen, who
cannot serve without such certificates
and to appoint mine examiners. The
bill requires the mines to provide
suitable wash houses; to see that
their mines are properly ventilated
and kept in safe and sanitary condi.
ton through the adoption of modern
safeguards.
Workmen's Compensation.
House Bill 56, also introduced by
Malone, is The leagues workmen's g
compensation act, modelled largely on
the Ohio statute, providing for the
creation Of state insurance fund
through premiums paid by employers
of three or more persons in hazardous
industries, from which the cost of all
medical and hospital attention and
any compensation which may become
due as a result OF industrial injury
shall be paid. Hospital and medical
attention. shall be furnished from the
moment of the, injury, but compensa
tion, which shall not exceed $40 per
week nor be less than Sc per week,
except in case where the actual wage
earned is less than that amount. and
which shall generally be computed at
two-thirds Of the average weekly wage
Of the employe, shall not Degin until
three days, following the injury, There
is a comprehensive table Of specific
compensation payments to- be made
for death, temporary total or partial
disability and permanent total or par
,tial disability; dependents and their
rights are defined A dependent wild
ow or widower entitled under the ac-
to compensation only until remar-
riage. is made liable to a fine of ST.
900 if convicted of accepting compen-
sation after such remarriage. Com
pensatfon ordinarily to be paid in
weekly instalments to the injured en-
ploye, or. in case of death, to his de-
pendents, but lump sum payments of
compensation in an amount not to ex-
ceed A19 weeks, may be made when
the board feels that such payments
are advisable.
Anti-Injunction Bill. .,.,
House Bill 81, introduced by o.
Erien, is a league labor measure pro-
hibiting the issuance of injunctiOns
In labor disputes. except when it can
be shown that property is being sub
jected to irrepara5le harm for which
there is no remedy at law, and which
reserves to labor the right to agitate,
picket and bOycOt as means of gain
ing its ends. 49, .-''
House Bill 5S, introduced by J. r..
r. O'Connor of Grand Forks. adds to
the list of legal holidays Discovery
dav. October IL. the date upon which
Christopher Columbus sighted Ameri-
can soil, and which is now a holiday
in % American states. w.
Wants Vital Statistics. ...
In the senate Stortad of Cass coun-
ty introduced Senate Bill "a, amend
ing and reenacting Section 453 Of the
compiled laws of 1913, requiring local
registrars to furnish the state board
of health and the county board with
vital statistics, and allowing each To-
cal registrar Is cents for each birth
duu ucuCA cltAA1Chtc plOpOAy lIlouO
out and registered,
70 Help Taxation.
Senate Bill 35. introduced by Nc.
Nair. amends Sections 211O of the
compiled laws Of 1918, relating to the
listing of property of corporations,
joint stock companies and associa-
tions, and providing that they must
give the amount of their capital
amount paid up, the market value or
the actual value of such shares. This
bill, league measure designed to as.
sist the state in levying its special
corporation excise tax, carries an
emergency clause.
Grain Grading Act.
The senate passed on third reading
Senator browns Senate Bill IA
amending the present grain grading
act, making the state inspector also
insnector of weights and measures
with authority to appoint deputies.
and creating of the grain grading and
inspection department and the bureau
OF weights and measures depart
ment distinct from the state railway
commission, which had supervision OF
this work under the original act.
The senate also passed Senate Bill
% n1.~>n an >cH IN yrntes,f tho fore.