Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-02-01
H0USEFLOODED |.
WITH BILLS ON
THE LAST DAY
Most Important Bill is For
Levying Tax to Aid Re-
turned Soldiers.

turned Soldiers.
Bismarck. N. D.. Feb. Friday
was the last day for the Introduction
of bills in the house without consent
of two-thirds of the members. The
prospective letting down Of the bars
brought in q flood OF bills. Most I'm
portant among these were measures
levying a half-mill general tax to ere
ate a fund Of one million per annum
for aid to returned soldiers, who are
to receive an allowance Of $25 for
Zach month spent in the service of
America or any Of its Allies; estab-
fishing the office of state immigra-
ton commissioner at a salary of $5.-
600 per annum and making an ap-
preparation of 100000 for the use
of such office during the ensuing BIZ
judicial districts from twelve to six
and increasing the number of district
judges from IL to Is; appropriatinE
$500, 900 for a Liberty memorial
building at the state capitol; and
providing for a state inspection of the
slaughtering Of food animals.
The days house bills were:
II. B.. 11S. Lazier: For an act to
amend and re-enact section 1890 c. L.
3'!S, IeldtlHR " pd!akent VI highway
X and prescribing penalty for fail
ure of county officials to comply with
the provisions thereof.
H. -. 1la. Whipple: Relating to
consolidation of schools; elections for
voting on question to be called by dis
trict school beard on petition of one
third of voters: making it duty of
hoard to provide transportation for
pupils of consolidated schools.
HHhII n 10n Cor,r,iftoo IN Ammo
rriations: Appropriating $244.s5 to
pay costs of election contests before
house.
H. Il. l21. Mcdonnell: Directing
state board of control to erect and
equip on capitol grounds a Liberty
memorial building for North Dakota
in me.norism of soldiers, sailors and
marines Of North Dakota in worlds
war: pccvidi' . for memorial park
surrounding such building, in which
will lie planted a tree for each North
Dakotan who gave his life in h scrv-
Ice of his country: appropriating from
the capitol building fund 100000 for
memorial building and park from
general fund $4,000 for equipment
H. B.. 1872, Nesvig: For an act to
amend and re-enact section 1855 C.
L. 1913, relating to the construction
Of bridges and the approaches thereto.
H. B.. 1913. S. w. johnson: For an
act creating the office Of commission
er Of immigration at a salary Of S.
100000 for the use Of such Office. to
be devoted to advertising the re-
sources Of this state. to collect. ac-
cumulate n distribute facts, statis-
tics M information.
H. B. 124, Upland and Martin: Re-
c;stricting the state into six judicial
districts. and providing for the ap-
pointment Of three new judges to be
named by the governor to serve until
h next general election.
H. B. 125. McManus: For al act
protecting the breeding Of silver black
foxes and other fur-bearing animals
kept in captivity.
H. B. 126. McManus: An act i'm
posing a tax of IS per head on all
silver black foxes kept in captivity
end bred and raised in this state.
Fl. B. 1877. Herbert: For an act to
promote the development Of the dairy
industry Of the state, especially
through the manufacturing and mar
keting Of dairy products. and author
izing theL.epmmissioner Of agriculture
and labor to contract for and operate
n manage a creamery for expert
mental purposes and to engage in the
activities connected with or incident
to the manufacturing and marketing
of dairy products.
ire 4! ~ LOO SduuekL AL Z lCtNlIlS
a tax of one-half mill upon each
dollar of assessed valuation Of all tax
property within the state for
each year for the purpose of creating
a fund to be known as the returned
soldiers fund, providing for the pay
ment thereof to returned soldiers; de-
filming the powers and duties of the
ad9utant general and of the industrial
commission. with reference thereto
and making an appropriation there
for.
H. B. 12s. Eckert: Providing for
the inspection of meat n Of all ami
mails slaughtered: providing that in
fected meat if sold for human con-
sumption shall be Kept separate from,
wholesale meat and that each piece
shall be stamped in no less than ten
places Affected Meat"
H. B. 1870. Ferguson: Repeating
sections 1898 to 1898 inclusive. C. L,
1913. relating to the payment of funds
departments and companies.
H. B. 136, Lazier: Providing for
the erection and maintenance of fish
houses and the manner of taking fish
from public waters of the state; pro-
viding for the use Of set net seines
Des Laos lake and set net or drag-net
seines in the Mouse river and a drag.
net seine In Long creek. Divide coun.
ty, but that no artificial light shall be
used in the taking Of fish except In
Mouse river.
H. B.. 14s, Brostun: Making pro.
visions for the discontinuance of con.
solidated schools and the r~e-establish.
ment of common schools in consoli.
dated school districts; providing tina,
whenever a petition signed by two.
thirds of the legal voters of any. schoo.
district in this state. where all OF the
various schools have been %consolidat.
cd into one, or more. consolidate
schools; but where a consolidated
school house to. the value of $40, OOt
has not already been built. the distric'
school board shall call an election tt
determine h question.
In the senate were introduced:
S.5B. III. amending and re-enact,
ing section 1880 c. L. 1913. as amend,
ed by chapter 121. session laws o.
1915, relating to causes for divorce
Providing that no divorce shall b,
granted a party whose husband o.
wife is an inmate of an Institution il
another state unless the party apply
ing for such divorce has resided IL
This state at least five years.
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