Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-03-08
Herald P0st-B Boz
e Editor of THE Herald.

IL SAAS AIuAIOA VI AANO A4SA01u. .f
The present discussion of public
printing matters opens the way for a
real step in economic progress. While
some Of the acts of the recently ad-
journed legislature are being referred
to the people for approval or disap-
prevail may we not submit to the PEG
pie for enactment into law something
of real and practical value to the tax
payers in the form of a better system
of publicity Of public affairs at a
greatly reduced expense to the tax
payers, by offering a law as follows:
1.-The County Auditor Of each
county in the state shall have publish
ed at the lowest possible cost to the
county consistent with good printing,
a County Bulletin, to be issued i'm
mediately after the close of each
quarter of the year and containing all
sioners for the quarter just past, all
delinquent tax lists and other public
county printing. He shall have suf-
fcient thereof printed for the follow
ing purposes. He shall mail n copy
of each and every taxpayer who paid
taxes to- the county during the mex
preceding year and a copy to the
auditor of every other county in the
state %unsealed and a copy to the
State Auditor. In addition he shall
have printed not to exceed 100 copies
for any public use for which they
may be used and retain such unused
part thereof as may be filed perma-
nently in his office as a record. The
Bulletin shall be printed in uniform
style on paper 16 1-2 inches wide. by
"a inches long and headed County
Bulletin, preceded by the name Of
the county for which it is issued. The
Bulletin shall be absolutely nom
partisan and non-political and any
County Auditor permitting the publ
cation therein of any matter for or
against the candidacy OF any candi-
date for office shall be deemed guilty
of a misdemeanor and shall be pun
,tshedron conviction therefor by q fine
prisonment i'm the county jail for
from one to twelve months or both
such fine and Imprisonment and shall
be subject to removal from office
therefor. There shall be no political
or private advertising in the bulletin,
but it may be used by County Super
.intendents of Schools, County Agents
duty authorized in, the county and
other county officials for publication
Sin brief form Of matter Of public in
terest;; the County Commissioner hav-
ing authority to include or exclude
matter as in their judgment they
deem advisable" t.
1.-The State Auditor shall supply to
each County Auditor on or. about
September 1, each. year. a list of all
insurance companies authorized to do
business in the state for publication
in the bulletin and every three
months thereafter all corrections in
the list In his office; and no further
publication OF insurance statements
shall be had"
"The County Bulletin shall be used,
for the publication Of all purely pub
Is issued including advertisements for
bids by the county commissioners for
public supplies and for the publica-
ton Of matter OF important interest
to the taxpayers Of the county ana for
no other purpose" Il
This law viii provide evefy tax
payer with county proceedihgs and
all such matter at cost less than
one-quarter what It has been costing
them, and IN a FORM which he can
easily file In his home. for refarence.
II will save the time and incbnvAni-
enoe Of County Commissioners by cut
slication Of county matter. It will
eliminate, the Insurance statement
graft from the state for which the
people are paying In their Insurance.
sprefatums, It will make publication
OF the bnsaness affairs OF the county
NV businesg matter INSTEAD OF Q poll
tlpal football. .Possibly some organi-
IA the stats sinterested Unreal
proSrsss hos the machinery to put
this ~pHoposi6on before the taxpayers
aad { sSessits viii nsy thsst,xpsyer,