Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1919-03-20
FRAZIER SIGNS
DEATH II WARRANT
OF NEWSPAPERS
Governor Also Approves
Companion Measure, Sem
ate Bill l5S-Fiive Vetoed.


Bismarck. N, D., March 17.-(Spe-
calD Governor Frazier signed the
death warrants of some $50 inde
pendent weekly newspapers at 6
O'Clock Saturday evening when he at
tachcd his signature to Senate Bill
157, which July ! next will deprive
of their status as official newspapers
at least 1O6 North Dakota publica-
tions, and which will place the dis
tribution of more than 100000 in
public patronage in the hands of
printing commission of three.
The governor also approved Sen
ate Bill 1853, companion measure,
which will give the people an oppor-
tunity to select the official paper in
each county by popular ballot in
1920. From July l. 1919, to jan
uary /, 1921, however, the official
paper in each county will be picked
by the printing commission, and in
this paper must be printed all private
legal notices as well as all public
and official reports of the state,
townships, cities. school
districts, banks, etc.
Five Vetoed.
All of the other printing bills, S.
B. 159. requiring the publication of
insurance statements in official news
papers; S. B. 100. relating to publ
cation of county commissioners pro-
ceedings: S. r. 161, 8. B. 1862, and
s. b. 165. repeating acts in conflict
With the new printing bills, were We
toed BY the governor bspause they
carried emergency clauses giving
them immediats effect which would
conflict with existiAY acts. Senate
Bill l57 does not carry an emergency
clause. and 1t will require but seven
thousand signatures to referend it,
Others Leagners Oppose. Bin.
< Attorney General = ]. LANCER seste
Auditor .Koaitzky, State Treasurer
Olsonsand. Secretary OF State :: Hail
have, expressed. their opposition to-
the printing bill and; the board.of ad-.
ministration bill in. published JIM
terviews; Insurance Commissioner
Olsness today expressed regret that
he was not given an opportunity To-
go one record with other members
of the administration and Commits
sioner Of Agriculture Hagen has pri-;
vately expressed his disapproval OF
the measure.
AT Beach, Saturday night, speaking.
at demonstration given in honor of
George Hunt; Attorney Cen
eral LANCER fred the opening gun in
q campaign which he will make
against the printing and board Of 'ad-
measures. He is expect
ed to deliver other public addresses
the referendum of these
bills. ~
Signed Omnibus Bill.
The governor approved in toto the
appropriation bill. carrying
a total of s4,101,527,. and including
increased appropria-
lions for the university, agricultural
college and other educational insti-
tutions.
Two other measures fell under the
governors veto ak today. They were
Senate Bill 175, which would raise
The operation of the state trolley line
1t Bismarck under the control of the
Industrial commission, and Senate
Bill 176 abolishing the state board of
The former was vetoed for
The reason that Governor Frazier
elt the proper supervision Of the troll
ey line lies under the board of con-
rol and for further reason that he
Of Senate Bill So which
provides for the extension Of the pres
int route of the capital trolley line
The bill abolishing the state board |
Il experts was disapproved because
t failed to eliminate the duplication
Il the work Of the board OF experts
md the board of pardon and made
10 appropriation for extra clerical
lelp the latter the board would need
we're It to, take over the work Of the
ormer.
& Important Bills Signed.
Some Of the more important bills
igned by the governor today In addi-