Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-03-03

to be employed In pr0pagandA to on
set the effectsof what league mem-
bers said was ..unfavorable" adver-
Using received by the state elsewhere.
man, who has been with the league
for some time, Is slated for the job.
The educational" bill can be term
ed as coming within the same class.
1T takes control Of theS educational
system from the superintendent OF
public instruction, who is independ-'
ent of the league, and places such
control in the hands of q board Of
five, three members of which are ap-i
pointed by the governor. The league
leaders have always sought to use the
and they were unwilling to relinquish
that control when their candidate for
superintendent, n. G. Macdonald. was
defeated last November.
The. bill which provides for a half
mill tax levy on all state property
for the creation OF a returned sol
diers' fund, which is to be appor-
toned to the soldiers On the basis Of
their length'of service, will create an
annual fund Of $4,000 There are
10000 North Dakota soldiers, so each
soldier would be entitled to an aver
age of S20{Aa year by the terms Of
this bill, and none of the money will
be forthcoming. of course, till 1920.
Workmen's compensation has been
passed by the creation of>a monopo-
listic state insurance fund. Farm la
borers and domestic servants are ex-
empted from its operation. All m
ployers who have 3 or more employees
are required to come within it's pro-
visions. A special commission to adj
minister the department is created.
|"- The n1f,1iC utilities hill ojv,er t1 thu
state railroad commission all power
of dealing with the utility rates. This
measure is patterned after the Illinois
and Wisconsin acts.
The bill affecting the state bar was
passed by which the bar board mem
bers shall be appointed by the gov
ernor,> and all prRcticing attorneys
are required to pagan annual license
fee Of SIS. So
Another important bill Is the ju-
dicial district measure, by which a
new system of district courts is es-
tablished. Under this measure, six
districts are created, served by Is
judges. Three new judges will be APP
pointed by Governor Frazier to make
up the complete staff.
Coal mine inspection is established
in another bill that has been passed.
A coal mine inspection department is
created, and the appointment of a
staff of three inspectors is provided
for. The; Montana coal mine laws
were used as a pattern for the North
Dakota measures.
Appropriation bills that have been
passed are the biggest ever approved
by a North Dakota legislature. The
budget alone is about $4,000, 900,
While other appropriations increase
the total to about $1,000, 900, COM
pared with slightly more than four
millions two years ago.
A new system of taxing automobiles
is established, under which a license
fee based upon the horsepower,
weight and cost of the car is pro-
vlded. All money derived from the
taxation of cars will be employed in
the construction of highways. The
license system. will be administered
by the highway commission, being
removed from the office of the secre-
tary Of state. .
n state bonding law, under which
public officers are bonded, has beer
changed to provide for the bonding
of state officials as we'll as the off,
Gals of political subdivisions. Also,
instead of issuing a bond. in the case
OF each individual officer, a blanket
bond is to be issued for each political
unit, covering all officers serving. This
step was taken as a near of reduc-
ing the expense.
The department. is to be maintained
under the direction Of the state in
surance commissioner, the same as
heretofore.
Among the important bills that
were defeated at the instance Of the
league majority were those outlawing
the red flag, that against criminal
syndicalism, the moonshine bill, and
several others.