Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-08-12
MISS NELSON HAS
THE POWER TO NAME
COURSES, SAYS LANCER
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as heretofore provided by law shall be
subject to the supervision and control |
of the board Of administration, only !
insofar. as such powers and duties
were by law to the supervision and
control Of any or all of the board
mentioned in Section S Of this act"
This bill was referended and the
publicity pamphlet was issued as pro-
vided by law. The National Nom
partisan league, by William Lemke,
director. inserted on page 16 of this
in which they requested the follow
ing
ANY person desiring further in
formation "a get it. by writing Post
office Box s1s. Fargo, n: D., and ask
North Dakota's New Laws"
Sent Out by Secretary.
The State Publicity Pamphlet, I'M
der the law, was sent out by the Sec
rotary of state to every voter in North
people sent for the pamphlet gotten
addition to his Facts About North
Dakota's New Laws" was circulated
among their members and others by
publishing the pamphlet as a supple
ment to each and every one of the
string Of newspapers which were
some forty in number. If eve a
pamphlet was circulated in this state.
About North Dakota's New Laws"
Upon referring to said pamphlet SO
thoroughly advertised and circulated
we find the following language on
page 26:
Moreover Section 9 Of the Board
of Administration Law. specifically
provides hat her present powers,
SHALL NOT BE INTERPRETED
WITH Cd LIMITED IN ANY NAN
NER. In view of these facts it is
difficult to see how n honest per-
son who had read the law in question
can maintain that this act was passed
to legislate Miss Minnie Nelson out
Of Office"
When Townley, leader Of the domi-
nant political faction, was out cam
paigning in the referendum election
and urging the farmers to vote yes on
times as often as three times in one
speech that Section 9 of the act gave
Miss Nelson more power than she
ever had BEFORE" Governor Frazier.
the responsible head of. the admins
tration, time and again reiterated
Townley's words. If a proposition
was ever thoroughly proclaimed 1t
was this one statement, published
time and time and time again by
namely that Miss Nelson would have
more power under the new law than
she would have under the old one:
and further, that none Of her power
under the referred law would. IL II
carried, be interfered with, limited, OF
taken away In any manner Only mer
with an almost utter absence of self
respect would, in the face of this rec.
ord, maintain for an instant that
ferent than the same words in the
same law after the farmers enacted II
by their vote. To do so would mean
that those responsible would be guilty
of the blacklist treachery to the farm.
ers, guilty of deliberate misrepresen'
tation and would place a premium on
deceit and broken promises.
Matters for Consideration.
The supreme court of this state hal
held that these r matters which
must be taken into consideration.
Justice Grace in the case of thu
State of North Dakota ex rel William
Bank Bonds declared
Especially is this view convincing
when contemporaneous history is tax
en- into consideration, and if resor
may properly be had to contempor
aneous history, to aid in the con
struction Of the law or constitutions
requirements, there certainly neve
was a a s to which it is more ap
plicable than this"
This was concurred in by Justic
Bronson.
Justice Bronson, in a previous opin
ion, in the al Of the State of Nort
Dakota, VS.. Board of Canvassers, in
volving the amendments, laid dow
the following principles
This matter is before this cour
under unusual circumstances. TIL
political questions involved Is ,bein
discussed on every side. Relator
have set up in their brief before thi
court the contentious made by politi
zeal organizations on the questions In
volved. '""""s arguments pro and CO
by legislators resound throughout tn
neither blind nor deaf as to these sur
rounding conditions"
That the discussions given. Senat
Bill 1874 during the course of its pass
age and while it was being referende
is the proper means of arriving at tn
true understanding of it's language.
obvious from the opinions of Justice
Bronson and Grace, too recent t
have been yet reported.
Yours very truly,
William LANCER.
Attorney Genera
Gronna And Others
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