The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1919-11-28
WOULD CUT PAY
OF CATHR0 THRU
PROPOSED BILL
Governor Given Control Over
$4,000 Salary Fund in /
One Measure

The abolition of the state library
commission and the office of secretary,
and the concentration Of the duties Of
both commission and secretary in the
person of the supreme court reporter,
who is to be law, reference and general
librarian at n salary Of $1,000 per an
mum, is provided for in House Bill T.,
introduced by William Martin.
Under House Bill 13, fathercd by
Hermann Uardt, the governor is given
$4,000 to pay the salaries of special
assistants attorney general, whom he
may name at his pleasure and whose
compensation is to be fixed by him.
The treasurer is directed to pay the
salaries and expenses Of such assist
ants on voucher from the governor.
WORLD WAR VETERANS
House Bill II, Hoare. provides fire. ;
state headquarters at the capitol for
the North Dakota unit Of the Wor;.
War Veterans, northwestern division,
and the North Dakota branch of the
American legion. 1t was noticeable
that the World War Veterans weit
named first.
Reishus, in House Bill Is, would re-
licve North Dakota electors Of the ne.
ccssity of voting in the presidential
primaries in March on a presidential
candidate, when, according to the rep
resentative from Ward, it often
chances that so early in the campaign
no candidates have yet been picked
by the national parties.
House Bill 16, Nathan, amends
statutes of 1919 relating to elections
for the consolidation of schools.
COUNTY TAX COMMISSIONERS
Every county in the state, it is said.
would be saved from $500 to $500
by House Bill II, Randall, repeating
the act of 1919 creating the office OF
county tax commissioners. These tax
commissioners, it is contcnded. mercy
duplicate the work of the county audi
tor.
Burtness in House Bill IS provides
that after July 5, 1920, the state treas
urer shall reapportion to the various
civil units Of the state from which fees
originated any uneXpended balance in
the licensing fund derived from the
regulation of pool halls, theatres, etc
by the attorney general House Bill
10, Martin, provides for joint owner
ship of public grounds and buildings
by villages and townships.
House Bill 20. Hoare, repeals tn,
money and credits tax laws Of 1915
1917 and 1919, but provides that the
income from moneys and credits shall
be taxable under Chapter 224, session
laws of 1919, and stocks and bonds
taxable under Chapter 222, 1919 ses-
sion laws.
The Consumers United Stores co.
education plan is enacted into law in
House Bill q. Whipple. providing thai
after dividends on paid-up capital
stock to not exceed eight percent have
operative associations, corporations,
etc. may set aside not to exceed five
percent for educational purposes. The
! remainder of the earnings may be paid
out as a dividend upon the amount
Of the purchases or sale of raw mater
ials Or both of shareholders, or in
wages and salaries Of employees, or on
the purchases or sales or both Of raw
materials of non-shareholders, which
shall be credited to such nOn-share-
holders on account as payment or par
tial payment on the capital stock of
| the association.
An echo of the Equity Packing Cos
litigation with Secretary of State Hall
| is found in provision that co-opera'
tive associations and other corpora
tions heretofore organized may adopt
the provisions of this act on the filing
of simple declaration of intent with
| the secretary of state.
| REDUCES CATHRO'S SALARY
! An unkind blow is aimed at the
leagues salary schedule in House Bill
90, Nels Olgard, reducing the salary OF
the manager of the Bank of North Da
kota from $1,000 to $4,000: of its di.
rector general from $4,000 and eNpel'
ses to $1,000; Of the manager of the
home-building association form $4,000
to $4,000; of the secretary Of the il.
dustrial commission from $1,000 to $3S
600, and of the manager Of the mill
and elevator association from $4,000 to
$500. 1t is provided that no Other
! employe, except experts such as archi-
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