The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1919-12-18
PASSES u BILLS IN SPITE Ur~,
BITTER OPPOSITION
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years and county aid in supplying
farmers With dairy cows.
Ratify Suffrage Amendment
Woman's Suffrage. Permitting farm
women and women with large families
to vote by mail. Permitting voting by
mail for those living more than half
mile from polls. ..--. .-.. ...
Investigation Of Standard Oil Co.
for acts Of discrimination authorized.
Enlarge Soldier Compensation
Enlarged scope for soldiers compen-
-sation. .-a E.
Empowered state to borrow money
from state bank when traitorous Of
ficials attempt sabotage.
Created office of state sheriff.
Authorized bonds to finance state
home building.
Asked Supreme Court to pass on
suit Of "48 taxpayers" testing legality
Of state bonds. -
Hit Corporation Tax Dodgers
Authorized state seizure Of proper
ty Of tax-dodging corporations.
Created investigating committee to
round up politicians and business ele-
ments guilty of fighting credit of state
in order to defeat industrial program.
Made it felony for such men as
LANCER, Kositzky and Hall to lie
about the state industries, finances and
departments.
Taxes Due Semi-Annually
Provided opportunity to pay taxes
semi mi-annually on March 1 and Sep
tember 10Th.
3 Limited increases in local taxes to
10 per cent over those of last year
for general purposes and to 20 per
cent for school and road purposes.
Repealed money and credit tax
which has operated to drive outside
money from state. >a>tss;s!S s.sse
Exempted money of non-residents
deposited in banks from state income
tax.
Reduced bank reserve requirements
from 20 and 10 per cent to 10 and Z
per cent to permit banks to loan more
money. @ ~. ...
Moving Voter Not Disfranchised-
Allowing voters to vote in former
residence precinct until they establish
residence in new.
Assessed 6 per cent gross earnings
tax against all freight and car line
companies. =,
Removed state auditor as secretary
Of state examining board, substituted
state examiner and making auditor
secretary Of board.
Removed state auditor from board
Of equalization, substituting commits
sioner Of insurance. =
Removed state auditor as member
Of emergency fund commission, sub
stituting commissioner of agriculture
and labor.
Langer's Powers Clipped
Authorized Governor to appoint
special assistant attorneys general to
defend laws Of state.
Required Attorney General to re-
duce his staff of six assistants to two.
Requested William LANCER to re-
sign from office Of attorney general.
Other measures provide:
Regular salaries of $4,000 year
for court reporters.
That railroad commissioners devote
their entire time to their office.
Only Six Tax Supervisors
One tax supervisor in each of the
six judicial districts, instead Of one in
every So counties.
Joint ownership and use Of public
buildings and grounds by villages and
townships.
Permitting co-operatives to appor-
ton their earnings among non-share-
holders on the basis Of patronage.
Appropriating $4,000 for governor
to cover Bowen murder case, suit of
"42 taxpayers" and actions connect
ed with coal strike.
That school district treasurers file
annual report with state bank and fed
eral land bank.
.s Anti-Weed Act
For the cutting and removing Of
weeds and grasses along the public
highways, streets and alleys by road
overseers and street commissioners.
For the appointment Of member
to the workmen's compensation bur-
eau representing the employers Of the
state.
That the state agricultural college
may sell the hides Of predatory AMI
mails to the federal government.
The licensing Of architects by the
state.
That common carriers shall furnish
shelter to employees working On their