Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1920-01-01
WILL FIGHT TO
RETAIN SEAT ON
AUDITING BOARD
Secretary of State Hall De-
clares He Will Take Matter
to Courts-Developments Is
Expected Today.

Bismarck, N. D., Dec. 30.-(Spe-
cial. .)-Governor Frazier this morn
ing threw down the gauntlet to insur-
gent members Of his administration
when he notified members of the
state auditing board, meeting in regu-
lar session, that the old board was:
thru; that the act Of the recent spe-
cial session removing State Auditor
Kositzky from the board and substi-
tuting for him Commissioner OF In:ur
ance Olsness had become effective
December 21, and that all other acts
Of the recent extraordinary assembly
became effective on the same date.
The governor also advised Attorney
General LANCER, who is a member of
the board, that no bills presented by
the state licensing department, which
the legislature in special session re-
moved from the attorney generals
office. would be recognized by the au-
diting board from December 21, on
There was a hot interchange of
compliments between the state andi-
tor, the attorney general and secre-
tary of state, insurgent leaguers. and
the governor. Governor Frazier at
first objected to the old boards meet
ing at all, insisting that 1t had gone
out Of business December 21, but the
old members of the board stood their
ground and proceeded to function.
Commissioner Olsness, one Of the
new members Of the board, is not in
the city, and State Treasurer Olson
is in a hospital and could not be pres
ent at this mornings meeting.
Hall Makes Protest.
Following Frazier's announcement
that under the provisions of the new
law the membership of the auditing
board changed December 21;, that
Mr.. Olsness was net in the city. but
as soon as he returned meeting of
the new board would be held and
that pending such meeting he would
object to the payment of any vou:h-
ers for the pool hall department and
to the attorney generals department.
for services subsequent to December
21, Secretary of State Hall serv:i
notice that he would protest against
these new laws being put into immed-
late effect, and that he would protest
against these new laws being put into
immediate effect, and that he would
protect his seat and membership on
the state auditing board.
II am firmly of the belief that the"
law providing for change in the
membership Of this board was not an
emergency measure as enacted by the
recent extraordinary session Of the
legislative assembly," said Mr.. Hall.
He contended further that ut did
not pretend to be an emergency
measure, and that house bill No. 60,
which purports to place all of these
measures enacted by the recent ex-
traordinary session of the legislative
assembly into effect within ten days;
after their approval and being sign.
ed by the governor is in direct con-
tradiction Of the constitutional pro-
visions, and that House Bill 60, In
itself, failed to receive a two-thirds'
vote Of the house at the time Of its
passage, and, therefore, such meas
ure cannot logically confer life upon
other members which individually
failed to receive the necessary two
thirds vote in the legislative assem-
bly, in order to declare them emer-
gency measures"
ID. Win Seek Legal Relief.
Mr.. Hall insisted that the records
show that he would seek relief thru
the courts to protect his membership
on the state auditing board and that
he gave notice that he. would seek to
have the business transacted By the
new organization, II any be perform
ed. Get aside and. ipvalidated. State
Auditor Ksositzky protested for the
same reasons. n. -
The secretary Of state further con-
tended that the Ming Of referendum:
petitions against House Bin so au-
suspended its operations
until the people could be given 9
chance to vote on 1t, this precluding
any possibility Of H. B. COS having
any effect whatsoever upon any act
of the recent special session.
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