Cavalier County farmers press. (Langdon, N.D.) 1920-1921, 1920-06-24
INVESTIGATION COMMITTEE

House Bill No, 4s, Chapter Al, Special
Session Laws, 1919.
House Bill No. As. A joint Resolution
creating a ojint investigation COM
mittee; defining it's rights and
vestigate all efforts to destroy or
injure the property or rights of indivi-
duals, corporations, or any. Of the in
dustries, enterprises or utilities owned
by the state, OF the credit of the state,
or to unlaWfully influence or corrupt
elections or results thereof and to re-
port the results of such examination to
bly, and states attorneys; and making
an appropriation therefor; and provid-
ing for bonds.
Creates a joint committee of five, two
from the senate and three from the
house.
Authorizes committee to investigate,
on complaint or it's own initiative, and
state department, and all acts attempts
and conspiracies to destroy or injure
the property, reputation or business of
any person or corporation, or any of the
state owned industries, or the credit of
the State, or to influence or control any
elections by force. fraud, misrepresent-
alton, deceit, ETC., or by the use or
abuse of legal process, or by an unlaw-
ful or Oppressive means, and to report
the results Of such investigation to the
Governor for executive action at his
discretion. and to the next legislature,
and TO state Attorneys for prosecution.
Empowers the committee to hold ses-
sions anywhere at any time, to sum-
mon and interrogate witnesses; to COM
pei production of books, records, let
tiers, ETC., of n person, committee or
corporation.
Gives the agent of such committee
right of access to, and right to copy
any document. n evidence of any per-
son, or corporttion. or any state officer
Investigated or proceeded against;
authorizes any district court to enforce
~mandamus and to punish as for on
tempt any person or corporation re-
fusing to appear or produce documents
or producing documents by the fact
that such may tend to incriminate him
Makes any person refusing to testify
produce documents, etc, punishable by
lars, or Imprisonment for not more thar
one year, or both.
Empowers committee to employ at.
torneys. stenographers, etc.
Provides that member of committee
shall be paid actual expenses.
Appropriates twenty-five thousand
dollars. to be paid to the chairman o.
nVeS''s a'l SAFE arH s sH r. GI'Hi
House Bill No. 54, Chapter Sc, Specia
House Bill No. 54. An Act to provid'
for the better enforcement Of the law
of this State. constituting the Count!
ary and defining their duties creating
the office of State Sheriff and defining
! his duties; making an appropriation
therefor and repeating all acts am
parts of acts in conflict herewith.
Constitutes the several Sheriffs am
Deputies sheriffs, the State Constab
ulary to detect crime, a%pprehend Grim
mails, suppress riots, etc. p
s Makes the State Sheriff. to be ap
pointed by the Governor and to serv
during his pleasure, the head of tn
State C~onstabulary.
Provides an nnnal SA19rV of fhfa
thousand dollars and expenses for tn
State Sheriff, and requires of him
bond Of ten thousand dollars.
Gives such officer the same authorit
as other sheriffs and makes it his dut
under the direction of the Governor, t
enforce all criminal laws; to file com
same; to assist in detecting crime an
producing evidence thereof, and prose
cutting persons charged herewith; I
supervise the State Constabulary;
employ special agents to carry out tn
duties of his office; to call into servic
members of the State Constabulary t
to make rules for such Constabular
and to order any Sheriff to render an
special service which he may deei
necessary to carry out the provision
in the performance of his official dut.
Requires the several Sheriffs to COZ.
ply with the orders of the State :@heri.
and to furnish him from time tn II
such information as may be require
and to assist him in carrying out ii
provisions of the act.
Provides a per diem of five iol' ]
and travelling expenses for each ~. !
Der of the Constabulary while actin
for the State Sheriff.
Forfeits the office of any person wi
fully refusing to obey the call for tn
assistance Of the State Sheriff. or I
perform any other duty imposed ape
him.
Repeats all conflicting laws.
Measures are to be submitted by The
ballot title as shown above. The Con
plete text will be found in the publicit
pamphlet.
In Testimony Whereof ! have TIL
day hereunto set my hand and affiXc
the seal OF Cavalier County at I'll
County seat. In the City OF Langdoi
this First day OF June. "A. -. 1890.
tSeaD John w. Scott,
County Audito