The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1919-06-30

suit Of the referendum are:
The printing bill, providing for q
new printing and publication commits.
sion to consist of Secretary of State
Thomas Hall, Chairman s. ]. Aandahl
Ct the state railway commission and
Commissioner Of Agriculture and La
Dor John N. Hagan, which shall desig-
nate In each county one official news
PAPER In which all public and official
and legal printing Of every nature shall
he carried. This board is also given
power to designate as many official
state newspapers as 1t may deem neces-
sary. talso is to employ state print
CT at a salary Of $2,400 per annum. In
80 far as the official county newspap-
ers are concerned, its jurisdiction ends
with the election Of an official news
peper by the voters In each county at
the next general election. Its perma-
nent powers include the making Of all
contracts for state printing and the
designation Of official state newspa-
pers.
The board Of administration bill,
popularity known as the educational
bill, providing for commission Of five
members, to consist of the commission
or Of agriculture and labor, the state
superintendent of public instruction
and three members to be named by the
governor, which shall take over all du-
ties and powers heretofore incumbent
in the board Of control, governing the
penal and charitable institutions; the
board of regents, which has supervised
the higher institutions of learning, and
the board Of education, which has had
general advisory powers over the COM
mon schools. The board is required to
rNme a temporary school commission
to investigate text books and report
upon the advisability of having them
printed by the state, and an education
al commission ito have charge and
supervision of the certificatiOn of
teachers, standardization Of schools,
examinations for eighth grade and high
school pupils, preparation of courses
Of study for, the several classes of pub
lie schools and such other work as
may be assigned to 1t by the board"
~ The "One- Man. tax commission bill,
abolishing the present board of three
and substituting one tax commissioner,
who will be George F. Wallace, a mem
Eer Of the present commission, appoints
ed some time ago by Governor Frazier
for this solo part. The tax commits
sioner, under this act, is substituted
for the state auditor as secretary of
the state board Of equalization and is
given the general administration Of the
revenue laws Of the state, subject to
the approval Of this board.
The commissioner Of immigration
bill, creating the office Of commission
er Of immigration and appropriating
100000 for his use during the ensuing
b;ennium.
The judicial redistricting bill, reduc-
Ing the number of districts from twelve
to six, and increasing the number Of
judges from twelve to fifteen, three Of
whom are to be Immediately appoint
I'd by the governor to serve until rhe
next general election. Under .nis act
the new districts are composed as fol-
lows:
First-Nelson, Grand Forks, Steele,
Barnes and Cass; three judges.
Second-Pembina, Walsh, Towner,
Cavalier, Rolette, Pierce, Benson, Ram
sey, Bottineau, Renville and McHenry {;
three judges
!Third-Richland, Ransom, Sargent,
Dickey, LaMoure Mcintosh, Logan
and Emmons; two judges.
Fouth- Stutsman, Wells, Foster, Ed
dy, Mclean, Sheridan, Burleigh and
K;dder; two judges.
Fifth-Divide, Burke, Ward, Mount
vV{11io nd MOKnnHio fVVn
Judges.
Sixth-Bowman, Adams, Hettinger,
Slope, Golden Valley, Mercer, Oliver,
Morton, Stark, Grant, Dunn, Billings,
and Sioux; three judges.
OTHER LEGISLATION.
Important legislation not affected by
the referendum, and which becomes ef-
fective tomorrow, includes the rural
credits act, under which bond issue
of SIC, 100000 is provided for the finan-
cling of farm loans through the Bank of
North Dakota.
The home building association act,
through which the Industrial commits
sion shall acquire by purchase,
lease or exercise Of the right of emf
nent domain" for the establishment OF
homes or farms for members of "home
buyers league" to be created under the
provisions of the act, to whom the as
sociation may loan not to exceed $4,000
on a city home or $4,000 on farm
home. Funds are to be derived from
dues paid by members of these home
buyers leagues, and upon a members
having deposited with the association
"a sum equal to twenty per cent Of the
total selling price Of home or farm
home, the association shall, upon his
application, purchase or build such
home or farm home and convey it to
him upon a cash payment of twenty
rer cent" The balance may be paid
under an amortization plan within an
agreed period Of not less than ten nor
more than twenty years. The associa-
ton is placed under the control OF the
industrial commission, which shall ap-
point manager and other necessary
officers, and is provided with an orig
iral appropriation of 100000, which
is to be repaid the state from the earn
irgs of the association.
TAXATION.
OF most vital Importance, perhaps,
are the new tax laws which, however,
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