Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-02-05
CAUCUS MAY
APPROVE THE
BRINT0N BILL
Fight to Wipe Out all But
League Papers in Each
County Begins.
(By Staff Correspondent )


Bismarck, N. D., Feb. 5.-The Non
partisan leagues legislative bureau
dumped its public printing bills Into
the senate hopper yesterday after
noon, the most important being 158.
providing for the designation of one
official paper in each county and pre-
scribing the manner Of selecting the
paper. -
S. B. 1853 generally is referred to as
"Brinton's Bill" for it Is the meas
ure he has been working for since the
session opened. Before the legisla-
ture convened, Brinton informed cor
respondents that such bin would be
introduced, and at the recent meet
ing of the Peoples Press association
he served notice on the anti-league
papers that the league would have its
own publications elected in all the
counties.
Brinton's bill has been before the
caucus for some time, but it still has
not received the caucus approval, al
though there is little doubt now that
it will be approved. for. it is believed
the Objectionable features, SO far as
caucus members are concerned, have
been removed. The bill makes no
provision for the designation by the
| governor or State Printer Of the pub
| lie newspapers for the period inter-
vening before the first general elec-
/, ton. The official papers will not be
chosen until the first election, when
the owner of any paper desiring to be
file an application with the county
auditor thirty days before election.
All the papers so filing will go on the
ballot, and the one elected will print
all state, county and municipal pro-
ceedings and all legal notices now re.
quired by law. If the paper SO elect
ed is not in city, then the city
council Or other legally constituted
: authorities can designate a local pa
/ per for the publication Of municipal
proceedings. SIX
Eight other bills were introduced
by the committee on public printing.
s. B. 157 provides for printing
commission, composed OF the attof-
ney general, the state treasurer and
the secretary of state. This commits
sion Is to appoint State Prtnter,
4. who shall be- secretary Of the spR-
mission. He Is to be practical
printer and draw $2,400 q year.
4 s. 8. 159 changes the law regard
ing the publication Of insurance no
tees so as to have them printed In
only two legally elected official news
1 papers in a judicial district.
S. B. 100 relates to the publication
Of county commissioners proceedings.
The bill declares that the proceed
ings shall be published in the official
newspaper published in the county,
and ''the board shall pay for such
4 publication seven cents per counted
line Of nonpareu type for the first
insertion and four cents per line OF
insertion; or five cents per counted
line of BREWER type for each subse-
quent insertion. All tabulated mat
ter which shall consist of at least
three justifcatiops in each line shall
be computed at double the rates for
straight matter. A line shall be con-
strued to mean thirteen ems plea in
i length
II In case there is no official newspa.
per published in the county, the
board must have the proceedings
: judicial district that has general CIR.
culation in the, county.
s. B. 161 repeals section 1907 o.
the compiled laws for 1913 relating t.
county official newspapers, and sec
ton 359S of the compiled laws fol
1913 relating to official newspapers.
z S., B. 162 amends section 1910 o
the compiled laws of 1913, SO as t.
read: "The county auditor shal
Hdhe OuC 1uIl anu SOAAp1cle 10POh
of the proceedings of each regular
and special meeting Of the board, ant
transmit the same to the publisher
: of the official newspaper in sal
county for publication, within on
l week from the time such proceeding
!" are had"
S. B. 1853 provides for the publica
ton Of notices anent estray animals
said notices to be published in tn
official newspaper not more than tel
days after the animals are taken in
The publisher of. the paper mus'
then, send newspaper clipping o
;, the notice to, the commissioner o
! agriculture and labor and the count
y auditor of the county in which tn
! animals were found. Persons VIII
e take up estrays and fail to publisl
h notice are guilty Of misdemeano
9 and shall be liable to the owner 0
i the animals for damages caused b.
such negligence. 3
t s. B. 164 repeals section 1859 of tn
}, revised code for the year 1919 relat
ing to official estray paper.
j s. B. 165 repeals sections 3173 an
: 3174 Of the compiled laws Of 19K
: relating to newspapers qualified to d
!, legal printing. .-ag 'f
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