Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1919-04-24

appropriation herein, and shall be
paid by >the State Treasurer upon
warrant Of the State Auditor in the
manner provided by law.
Section IL. All acts and parts Of
acts in conflict herewith are hereby
repealed.
Approved March 8. 1919.
Now, take the measure section by
section.
Sec. ! hooks the penitentiary, the
insane asylum and all the public
schools onto the same wagon. II
gives the governor the appointment
Of . majority Of such board, leaving
the state superintendent one vote out
Of five on school matters, in which
she is vitality concerned, and making
it up" to her by giving her a like
vote on the management Of the in
sane asylum and the penitantiary, in
which she is not interested as yet at
least. The governor appoints a ma
jority and can "remove for cause u
The people of this state will remem-
ber some Of the governors removal
antics just after his first election.
Sec. 2: The governors appointive
members shall draw $4,000 per year
and necessary expenses each-$9, ,0OO
and expenses annually. It's a cinch
the governor and Townley will have
three mighty good leaguers during
their terms Of Office. Note that under
the old laws the various boards drew
$1,000 per day and expenses while
actually on duty. This bunch will
draw their salary-practically as
much per day-the year round.
Sec. 8: AS this measure provides
for board in charge Of our entire
school system, from the university
down to the rural school, we might
suppose the state superintendent
should be the main figure concerned
But that good old Townley legisla.
ture figured it out in another way
Ths law says: "The members Of
such board shall meet at Bismarck
within twenty days after this ac'
takes effect and organize by electinl
one of the memhrs thereof Chair
man Of said board" The governor:
three appointiVe members constitute
a majority, and they can CONTROL ths
election of the chairman. Miss Mel
son can hang on as a minority mem
ber, if she likes. But the majorit,
and the chairman will be Frazier's
His old school-mate can be fixed ou
O. X. even if he couldn't get elected
Sec. a: The board shall have a sec
retary at $4,000 per year, and sucl
other employees as they like.
| Sec. 6 and 2 allow the board, will
the governors appointive majority II
appoint certain commissions. Sec.
finally gives Miss Nelson a chair
manship of one of the minor com
missions, like favor being denie,
her on the main board itself.
| Sec. 9 did not appear in the origina
measure, and was only added wha,
things got uncomfortably warm dur
ing the session. It is fine sop t
Miss Nelson after sections and
directly, and S, 6, and z indirectl,
have already robbed hsr of power.
|, The usual appropriation bobs up il
Sec. 11-forty Thousand this time.
Two years ago, when Frazier an
Macdonald went into Office togethe
with flying colors, the governors meg
sage demanded that the state srperin
tendent's hands he. strengthened b,
necessary legislation. Now, Mac
Donald has lost the Office, first by TIL
last general election and later whel
forced out of the Office by the courts
sfter refusing to give it up to tn
woman who beat him. And Frazie
has had change of heart about tn
power of the state superintendent
He attempted to halp the good worl
of clipping her wings when he signe,
the bill at the last minute.
4 At present, the schools are ksp
under separate administration from
the penitsntiary. insane asylum an,
like institutions. II you do not vot,
the navy law down on .Inly 9Th |;