Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1919-09-18
Legion Meeting Saturday Eve.

served for violation OF any other
laws in the future. Two pool hall IL
censes were revoked.
The Attorney General is in receipt
of scores Of letters commencing the
law enforcement, both from anti-cig-
arette people as well as dealers and
cigarette users. The latter hail the
rigid lid as test of law they as
sert is unpopular.
A leak emanating directly from
the headquarters Of the Non Partisan
League and which was current here
in Bismarck, has 1t that the reported
special session will be called Novem-
Der LIST.
Citing the fact that since state
hood the course Of study in the COM
mon schools have been prepared by
the superintendent of public instruc-
tion, and citing the Senate Journal to
show that Senate Bill IT,. es;abli,.,-
ing the Board of Administration was
amended. re-amended and altered
number of times as the resu:. OF pro-
tests and hearings. Assistant Attor.
ney General Edward B. Cox. before
the Supreme Court Tuesday morning,
argued Minnie Nelson's side Of the
lawsuit to retain in her Office the
preparation of course of study. Sec
tion z of the bill placed in the hands
Of an appointivs body the "prepara-
ton Of course of study for the sew
eral classes Of public schools Tic.
deprived the state superintendent o.
all power. and as result Section Q
was added ty the Legislature which
stated 'sThe powers and duties shall
be subject to the control Of the boar;
of administration. only insofar as
such powers and duties were by law
subject to control of any or all Of the
boards" consolidated into the board
Of administration.
An attempt on the part Of the at
torney to cite the publicity pamphlet
and the statements of William LEM
Ike that this did not deprive the state
superintendent of powers, provoked.
a violent outburst from Judge Robin
son. Attorney Joseph Cougn:am ap-
'passings for the board of administra-
tion requested time to submit brier.
He was granted four days.
Reports of the examiners who hav-
been working on the records of State
Auditor kositzky's Office for the pas.
month were used Tuesday as a bas-.
for the mandamus action brought be.
fore the Supreme Court by Tax Com
missioner George Wallace to secure
his salary warrant. Kositzky cites ir
his brief that prior to the wallace.
claim there were $172,s75.67 Of IN
paid bills and since then there hav.
been SIS, ,464.64 additional claim WITH,
no money in the general fund to pay
them.
a Wallace based his suit on the
grounds that Kositzky did not nave
the right to transfer funds paid BY.
counties for the car. Of the insane
feeble-minded or tubefcular patien:s
to the three separate institutions.
Kositzky cited Section 1872 whicr
reads ".' And the state auditor shall
pass the same to the credit of the hos
nital for the insane" and clinchet-
his authority by citing Section 256Y
which in part reads Each county
shall pay. the charges for the care Of
patients to the state treasurer to be
come a fund - for the mainten.
ance Of the institution"
The final hearing of the Neil Mac
donald fight for the office Of 'Superin-
tendent Of Public instruction wa
held before the supreme court Tues.
day afternoon. When Miss Nielsor
appeared to take Office Macdonald re.
fused to give up his place. and the
supreme court ousted him largely or
the showing of the election returns.
Neil then brought suit before Judge
Nuessle in district court, claiming
Miss Nelson unqualified not having o
certain grads of teachers certificate
Judge Nuessle, in dismissing y.e casf.
remarked to Macdonald "You haven't
a Leg TO stand on" Macdonald took
an appeal to the supreme court. Evil
dence submitted and arguments were
almost identical with those made IN
district court before Nuesslc.
Fifty-five towns or villages In the
state of North Dakota have now or.
ganixed their posts Of tbs American
Legion, according to data on hand ir
the Office Of Adjutant General Anguf
Fraser. ''From information am re.
ceiving. the posts are being organize
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