The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1919-12-26
HALF OF LEAGUES PET MEASURES OF
SPECIAL SESSION FAILED TO SECURE

For Immediate Effect Upon
Suspension of Constitution by
House Bill No, so
Approximately onchalf CT tho les
| islation enacted at the recent special
session Of the North Dakota lcgisla-
ture Mas today awaiting action to de,
| termino finally the date upon which
| it is to be effective OF the 70 bills
| passed, 81 wore without the cmerg
cney clause providing For effect i'm
mcdiatcly> instead of suspension until
tho 1irst of next July. The lattcl
number included, however, a measure
declaring all acts of any special scs-
sion shall be effective within 10 days
after adjournment of such assembly
! Doubt as to the status Of these laws
has been expressed within both OF
| the states political factions, the
| NOApartisan leaguers and the inde
pcndcnts Throughout the session
which closed here two weeks ago, a
Keen political battle was in evidence
over splitting the vote on an cmcrg,
oncy basis. Tho Eight was brought tc
4 head during the closing days when
tho delayed bills committee of the
house OF representatives introduced
the bill hankcting effectiveness ol
all special legislative actions.
What Constitution Says.
| Leaders of the independent minor
lily declared the measure unconstlu
tiOnal citing Section g. Article II
of tie state constitution which reads
as follows:
"No act Of the legislative assembly
shall take effect until July first after
the close Of the session, unless the
legislature by vote Of two-thirds o
the members present and voting, ii
each house, shall declare it an emerg
cncy measure, which declaration shat
be set forth in the act, provided, how
ever, that no act granting a franchise
or "Tcaial privilege. or act creatins
any vested right or interest ipthe
than in the state, SHALL be declared al
emergency measure. An emcrgeac!
| measure shall take effect and be il
:, force from and after it's passage ant
approval by the governor
What League Says.
The bill passed, which Independent
declared conlicted with the constitu
tirnal provision. read as follows:
1 ."WheveaS the constitution of thi
state fails to define the time within
. which laws enacted at any specia
session Shall take effect, and
whereas, there should be some def
mite and certain time when such law
talo effect, therefore
."Pe it enacted that all acts Of an
special legislative assembly sha
sltakn effect within ten days after tn
\ closo of any such special session I'LL
J less The legislature by vote of two
thirds Of the members present an
voting, in each house. shall declare,
) TO be IN emergency measure, in whic
t. event it shall take effect and be !
force from an daftcr approval by tn
governor"
, A. petition for referendum OF tn
! measure was filed with the socrctar
of state last week.
According to an announcemc1
c frcm Governor Lynn J. Fraz;er's 0
+ flee, no effort has been made to CT
t force the laws not passed with tn
: emergency clause ut the recent a
semb]y. The executive commcnte
$ briefly on tho subject. saying
. might require a decision Of tho 81
/ prcmo court. M
Bills Which Are Affected.
Following IS Il list Of important bill
passed without the emergency clause
II. B. 7--(Comnittec on State A
fairs) nlacing licensing Of pool hall
Billiard rooms, dance halls, theatre
moving picture shows, taxicab stand
and establishments whore soft drink
!, are Sold in the hands Of the stat
i sheriff, removing this power from TT
y attorucy-Scnerols department.
~ II. T.. lO-z(Bailcy) Reducing u
!. Illegal reserve fund required of ban]
! ing corporation and associations, fro1
y 20 to 10 percent on demand deposit
. and from 10 to seven percent on tin
n deposits. ,
\ Fl. B. 13 - (HardN - EmpoWevir
:, the governor to appoint special assls
: ant attorneys general, removing tn
power from the attorney general
= previously held.
~ Fl. B. 2G-(Walkcr) -Substituti1
= commissioner CT agriculture and |
= Dor for auditor on emergency cor
- mission.
e II. b. 40 - 0Narshall) u Kcqpirir
~ school district trcasurcrs to file COZ
> Of annual report with the Bank I
> North Dakota.
9 New Budget Held UP.
" IT. T. 44--(A J. yMcLarty) -Makir
v, general budget appropriation of 5:
O62, ,G333.o2, cffecting a net reduction
s261,565 in the allotments to 22 d
partmcnts, the state officials print
D pally involved being the attornc
general, auditor. treasurer and seer
l. tary Of state.
Y II. B. 4G--(Malone)-Addins a re
~ resentative offcmploycrs to the me,
- bership of the Workmcn's Compcns
., ton Bureau, at salary Of $500
H. 3. AS-- Committee on State 4
fairs) )-Joint resolution creating
joint Investigating committee lsy
D from the senate, and thyec re2rese
ltatives) to investigate all effors
), "obstructionlsts" to the state indr
- trial program, and alleged clcctit
~ ~ frauds. p
= - II. b. +49-( -(Committee on State 1
=, ~ fairss Requesting the U. S. S
'o prcme Court to advance Oh its Gale
III, ~ IS