Cavalier County farmers press. (Langdon, N.D.) 1920-1921, 1920-06-03

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OF has uaiio., uIe person VINO shall not
Der of ANY committee of any political
party HAVING Il candidate IN such cleo
ton.
INVESTIGATION COMMITTEE
House Bill No. 48, Chapter Al, Special
Session Laws. 1918.
Hiuss Eli HiIl No No.. 4 IS. 4 4 } DIN Resolution Resolution
creating a ojint investigation com;
powers. and authorizing It to in
vestigate all efforts to destroy o.
duals, corporations, or any Of the in
dustries. enterprises or utilities owned
! by the state, or 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
the Governor, to the legislative assem-
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 its own initiative, and
state department, and all acts attempts
and conspiracies to destroy or lnjure
the property, reputation or business of
| any person or corporation, or any of the
state owned industries, or the credit of
elections by force, fraud. misrepresent-
alton, deceit, ETC., or by the use or
abuse of legal process, or by an unlaw-
full or oppressive means, n 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 in~terrogate witnesses; to COM
pei production Of books, records, let
tiers, etc? of any person. committee or
Gives the agent of such committee
any document, and evidence Of any per-
Investigated or proceeded against;
authorizes any district court to enforce
compliance with this resolution by
mandamus and to punish as for con-
fusing to appear or produce documents
no person being excused from testifying
or producing documents by the fact
that such may tend to incriminate him.
Makes any person refusing to testify,
produce documents, ETC., punishable by
fine Of from one to five thousand dol
lars, or Imprisonment for not more than
one year, or both.
Empowers committee to employ at
torneys, stenographers, etc.
Provides that members of committee
snail be paid actual expenses.
A~ppropriates twenty-five thousand
dollars, to be paid to the chairman of
the committee from which expenses of
STATE SHERIFF.
House Bill No: 81, Chapter Sc, Special
Session Laws, 1919.
House Bill No. "a. An Act to provide
FOR the better enforcement of the laws
or this State, constituting the County
Sherlffs of this State a State Constabul-
airy and defining their duties creating
ms duties; making an appropriation
therefor and repeating all acts and
parts Of acts in conflict herewith.
Constitutes the several Sheriffs and
D6DuJleS ShprlfTS tho Stnfa Cn~rtoL-
ulary to detect crime, apprehend Grim
'na Mszsu Pre- riots, etc:
during his pleasure, the head of the
State ConStabulary.
provides an annual salary of three
State Sheriff, and requires of him a
bono of ten thousand dollars.
Gives such officer the same authority
as other sheriffs and makes it his duty
under the direction Of the Governor. to
enforce all criminal laws; to file COM
plants against persons violating the
same; to assist in detecting crime and
producing evidence thereof. and prose-
cutting persons charged therewith; to
supervise the State Co~nstabulary; to
employ special agents to carry out the
members of the State C~onstabulary to
preserve order in. any part of the State;
TO make rules for such ~Constabulary
and to order any Sheriff to render any
NHA A1oS oSSlll
necessary to carry out the provisions
or the act; and to assist the Governor
IN the performance of his official duty.
Requires the several Sheriffs to COM
ply, with the orders of the State Sheriff
and to furnish him from time to time
such information as may be required,
and to assist him in carrying out the
provisions of the act.
Provides a per diem of five dollars
and travelling expenses for each mem
Der Of the Constabulary while acting
for the State Sheriff.
Forfeits the office of any person viii
fully refusing to obey the call for the
assistance Of the State Sheriff, or to
perform any other duty imposed upon
him..
Repeats all conflicting laws
Measures are to be submitted by their
ballot title as shown above. The Com
plete text will be found in the publicity
pamphlet.
In Testimony Whereof I have this
day hereunto set my hand and affixed
the seal of Cavalier County at the
County seat, in the City of Langdon,
this First day of June, A. D.. 1920.
tSeal) John w. Scott,
County Auditor.