The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1920-03-08
FIRST ENTRIES
FOR june BOUT
MADE BY | Y. A.
Three Bills Referred and Two
Initiated By Anti-Socialist
League
MANY. OPPOSE RED FLAG
Cahill Contention as to Citizen
ship Under Bolo Banner .,
Unpopular

The first entries for the ballot to be
used in North Dakota's state primary
June 30 appeared March 5 when ref
erendum petitions were filed on three
laws passed. by the special session OF
the legislature late in 1919 and one
bill killed at the session was initiated
on petition. The four petitions, bear
ing $4,000 OF more signatures each,
were received by the secretary of
state in an express shipment from
the Independent Voters association
consigned at Fargo.
The referendum measures are
known as the state sheriff, absent
voters and investigating or "smel.
ling commission laws, while the ini-
tative petition concerns proposed
law commonly referred to as the
''anti.red flag" bill.
Under the state laws, petitions for
referendum must bear 1000 sigma
lures at least and must be filed with
in 80 days after legislative SESSION
adjourns. The recent special session
adjourned December II. The laws rel
ative to initiative petitions provide
that they must bear at least 10000
signatures and must be filed not later
than 80 days before the election at
which to be voted upon.
RED FLAG BILL LEADS
"The anti-red flag" bill, Which has
been initiated would prohibit display IN
public of any flag other than the state
or national standards or the colors of
friendly nations. It has been killed
at two legislative sessions. At the last
special session it was House Bill No.
II, introduced by Representatives
Peterson and Ness.
The three laws on which a refer
endum vote is demanded were as fol-
lows
The amendment to the absent vOt-
ers' law extending privileges of the
law to women, to any woman living
one-half mile or more from the polling
place of her voting precinct, and to
any elector who is absent from the
county in which an elector on the date
of am election. The measure, at the
special session. was Senate Bill No
9, introduced by Senator Bowman.
A joint resolution creating a joint
investigation committee to investigate
''all efforts to destroy or injure the
property or rights of individuals, cor
porations, or any of the industries,
enterprises or utilities owned by the
state, or to unlawfully influence or
corrupt elections or results thereof
and to report the results of such exam
nation to the governor, to the legisla,
tive assembly and states attorneys"
An appropriation of $4,000 was car
ried in the law. At the session it was
House Bill No. 48, introduced by the
state affairs committee
An act constituting the county sher-
ifs state constabulary and Great
ing the office of state sheriff. The sum
Of $4,000 was appropriated for car
rying out the provisions of the act.
1t was entitled House Bill No. 54, in
trOduced by Representative Alberts.
HAVE BEEN TALKED OVER
All four measures filed for place
on the ballot were the subjects of heat
ed debate during the session. The
vote upon each was typical of the
factional strength held by endorses
of the Nonpartisan league, who held a
majority in each house, and the Inde-
pendents. All three of the referendum
measures were passed without the
emergency clause and are due to be-
come effective the first day of next
July.