The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1919-03-13

who have paid personal property
taxes may produce their tax receipts
as set-off against that much of in
come tax. For larger incomes, es-
pecially those derived from stocks and
bonds, the tax becomes much larger.
There is 3 per cent tax on net in
comes Of corporations. The law is
calculated to raise $1,0O0,OOO a year,
all of which will come from persons
easily able to pay it and will relieve
others of that much taxation.
Other tax laws provide tax upon
outstanding stocks and bonds of cor
porations above the first $4,000, a
tax on oil, designed also to penalize
substitute gasolines and oils which
fail to meet state standards, and a
tax upon motor vehicles. The latter
tax will be spent on highways, every
dollar raised by the state being match
ed with a dollar provided by the fed
eral government.
Labor Legislation.
The North Dakota legislature has
enacted the most advanced program
of labor legislation ever put into ef-
feet by any legislature. Among the
most important Of these measures are:
A workingmen's compensation act,
providing state insurance for all in
jured workmen and their dependents.
A coal mining code, protecting coal
miners against dangerous conditions
establishing an eight-hour day and
prohibiting the employment Of chill.
dren underground.
A minimum wage law for women
and law establishing 4S hours as
the amximum work week for womer
or minrs, with miximum of 8K
hours work in any one day.
An anti-injunction law to prohibit
employers from using the courts tt
coerce workmen in labor troubles, ex
cept to the extent of protectoing prop
erty from destruction.
A full crew bill, insuring the safet!
of the travelling public.
A law providing for the use of thu
union label on state printing.
Miscellaneous Legislation.
Under this head may be listed th'
state fire insurance bill and the stat
bill for bonding of public officials
These provide for the state taking
over these forms of insurance, charg
ing the same rates that are nov
charged by private companies unit
a sufficient reserve is built up, whe1
rates will be lowered.
The state hail insurance bill make
a fit levy Of 3 cents per acre on al
tillable land in the state, whether
is cultivated or not. The remainde
of the money necessary to pay hal
losses will be raised by a pro rat
acreage levy on all cropped lant
/ Owners who do not want state insul
ance can withdraw after paying tn
| first Scent assessment.
Amendments to the state graf
grading and inspection act provid
that grain dealers must hereafter pa
for any valuable dockage taken wit
grain. The amended bill also author
ICES the state grain department to Fl
fair margin of profit for the hant
ling of grain by elevators, after a
investigation to show the investme1
and cost of operation Of typical ell
vators in the state.
| The North Dakota legislature wa
the first in the Union to pass COZ
cur rent resolution indorsing not onl
the league of nations, but also all
President Wilson's famous IA points
The North Dakota legislature hs
submitted to the voters for approx:
at the 1920 election constitutions
amendment providing for full woma
suffrage.
il "Graft" in public printing has bee
cut out by passage Of a bill provldln
one paper, instead Of three, in eac
county to do public printing this ps
per to be designated by the voter
i Until the next general election officls
papers will be designated by stat
i officers.
i To further economy and efficienc
the state penal and charitable institu
tions and the state educational instltu
tions are all to be under control 9
q single board. This board also
qiven authority to investigate Tn
aschool book trust" and to repol
upon the desirability Of state pran'
Il inr Of school books.
The state tax commission is reduce
i from three members to one memDe
and the office Of state immigratio
commissioner is created, to spread u
formation about the advantages tina
\ North Dakota offers to homeseekers.
arr,vunvmr NETTING pAn