The Hope pioneer., 1919-12-25
INTERESTING HAPPENINGS
AT THE STATE CAPITAL
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Made the state auditor an elective
official in name only by removing
him from the auditing board replac-
ing him with the appointive state ex-
aminer, and leaving the auditor as
secretary of the board; removed the
auditor from the board of equaliza-
tion, substituting the commissioner
of insurance; removed the auditor
from the emergency fund commits
sion, substituting the commissioner
of agriculture.
Appropriated $4,000 to the gov
ernor to pay the expenses of his
Bowen murder Investigation which
his referee declared was non-politi-
cal and the attorney general and Of
ficials of Golden Valley county not
responsible for in any way.
Passed a noxious weed law, which
creates Offices for league workers
in every township at the rate of SIS
per day and ten cents per mile. This
fills the place of the county tax SUI
pervisors who were reduced from So,
one in each county, to six, one in
each judicial district, but increases
thirty times over, the number draw
ing pap from the public funds.
Added another graft for Brinton' S
newspaper string by providing that
holders of mortgages shall give no
tice by publication in official papers
the dates when mortgages are due,
as we'll as give notice by registered
mail, notice to be printed and mailed
80 days before expiration.
Boosted the state emergency fund
from $4,000 to $4,000 appropri-
talon.
Making corporations absolutely
subservient to the dictation of the
state administration by making for
feiture of charter the penalty for re-
moval Of suits from the state to the
federal courts.
Assessed all car or freight hauling
companies six percent of their gross
earnings.
Provided for the joint ownership
of public buildings by township OF
villages, and then putting over a
companion bill which allows cities,
villages or any other political sub
divisions to acquire anything they
desire to buy by bond issue of five
percent of valuation.
Cut the amount of cash banks
must hold in reserve from twenty
percent of the deposits to ten pei
cent.
Not all the legislation was auto
cratic, for some measures passed are
commendable, among these were
bills
Raising the salary of court report.
ers to $4,000 per year.
Repealed both the foreign and
domestic moneys and credits acts
which were driving foreign capital
out of the state.
Exempted money of non-residents
on deposit in banks of the state from
state income tax. This doesn't helm
to cut the taxes Of the state depos-
itor, but does lessen the distrust of
North Dakota now felt by the for
eign investor.
Extended the time to five years
for payment by farmers of seed and
feed liens and money advanced by
counties.
Provided that taxes become delin-
quent semi-annually on March and
September Is, splitting the payments
in two.
Increased the salaries of the board
of railroad commissioners and gave
orders that they devote all their time
to their jobsa
Passed the bill providing for
$260,000 appropriation out of the
automobile license money as the
states share of the $75O,OOO bridge
over the Missouri river between Man
dan and Bismarck. This is the last
link in the Red Trail National Parks
Highway. Half the cost of the
bridge will be paid by the federal
government; one-third by the state
and the counties will pay 100000
each, Burleigh and Morton).
Added the architects to the license
list and providing for the collection