The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1920-06-17

Republican Primary Election Ballot
2sth District -.
VIM. Martin, Lansford -
Fred %. Sims, Willow City
Nels Magnuson, Souris
J. c. Miller, Souris ~ .
J. J. Dalen, Carbury "
Chas. Brander, Westhope .
Alex. Cranston, Antler
E. d. Condit, Weshope ~ IA
Democrat Primary Election Ballot
Members House Of Representative,
28th District
Sam Dunbar, Souris,
Lewis Atkinson, Willow City
Women's Ballot
County Superintendent Of Schools
Annie D. Burr, Bottineau
IN a~ccordance with the provisions of
section Is Of the Constitution as amend
e 20, and section 80, Compiled Laws Of
Secretary Of State, the following initi-
ated and referended measures will also
be voted on at the same time and place
as candidates for nomination.
Initiated Measure
Antl-Red Flag Bill
An act regulating the display of
tlags, enslgns, banners and standards
ing the display of said flags, ensigns,
pan Farmers erevi ana st t a misdemeanor
Provldes that no flag other thar the
national flag, or a state flag, or a
friendly flags of foreign nations, shall
fare in the state, or exhibited in any
public place or an any vehicle or build
ing or IN any public manner
Prohiblts displaying in any parade or
exhibition, in any public place or upon
any vehicle or building, any red flag or
black flag or banner, or ensign, having
qp2n it any inscription opposed to the
United States or State Government or
the use of which would tend to occa-
sion a breach Of the public peace.
Makes a violation o" the act a mis-
demeanor punishable by thirty days i'm
rrisonment or one hundred dollars fine,
Referended Measures
Absent Voters
Senate Bill No. y Chapter 80, Special
Session Laws 1919 Senate Bill No. 9
N act to amend and re-enact Article
North Dakota 1918, relating to Absent
Voters and defining Absent Voters.
Modifies Absent Voters Law of 1913,
bE including any women voter who re-
sides one-half mile or more from the
polling place..
Provides that such Absent Voter ex-
rectlng to be absent from the county on
one-half mile or more. from the polling
place, may have to assist him or her
in the preparation and marking of his
ballot, one person who shall not be an
O'I i~h II VI 1t IlcIflDcT OIL
any. of any political party
having a candidate in such election.
Investigation Committee y
house B1ll NO; as. Chapter Al. Special
House Bill No. As. A joint Resolution
Creating a Joint Investigation Commit
tee; Defining. It's Rights and Powers,
and Authorizing 1t to Investigate Ali
Efforts to Destroy or Injure the Prop
crty or Rights of Individuals, Corpora
ton, or Any of the Industries. Enter
prises or Utilities Owned by the State,
or the Credit of the State, or the I'm
lawfully Influence or Corrupt Elections
or Results Thereof and to Report the
Results Of Such Examination to the
Governor, to the Legislative Assembly
and States Attorneys; and Making an
Appropriation Therefor; and Providing
for Bonds.
Creates a joint committee of five. two
House.
Authorized committee to investigate,
on complaint or its own initiative, any
state department, and all acts, attempts
the property. reputation or business of
any person or corporation, or any of
the state owned industries. or. the cred
IT or the State, or to influence or con-
troll any elections by force, fraud, mis-
representation. deceit. etc, or by the use
or ABUSE of legal process. or by any UNI
lawtuI or oppressive means. and to re-
port the results of such Investigation
MS discretion and to the next legisla-
lure, and to state attorneys for prose
cution. ~
Empowers the committee to hold ses-
slons at any time, to summon
ana 1~nterrogate witnesses; to compel
production of books, records, letters,
etc, Of any person. committee or cor
Gives the agent of such committee
right OF access to, and right to copv
my document. any evidence of any per
Ger Investigated or proceeded against.
authorizes any district court to enforce
compliance with this resolution by man
aamus n to punish as for contempt
appear or produce documents; no person
nelng xcuse from testifying or pro-
duclng documents by the fact that such
may tend to incriminate him.
Makes any person refusing to testify
proouce documents. ETC., punishable by
Ilne or from one to five thousand dol
lars' or Imprisonment for not more thar
Empowers committee tn ern,ov Of
torneys,. stenographers, etc.
Proy1des that members of committee
sha annp De paid actual expenses.
dollars, to be paid to the chairman Of
the committee from which expenses Of
investigation are to be paid.
State Sheriff
H9use Bill No; 81, Chapter Sc, Special
1ClC
HOUSE Bill No. 81, An Act to provide
for the better enforcement of the laws
OF tnls State. constituting the County
sherlffs of this State a State Constab-
ulary and defining their duties: Great
f fi the office of State Sheriff and de-
lining his duties: making an %appropria-
tlon therefor and repeating all acts and
parts OF acts in conflict herewith.
Constitutes the several Sheriffs and
deputy Sheriffs, the State Constabu-
lary to detect crime, apprehend Grimm
ais. suppress riots, etc. 0
Makes the State Sheriff. to be an
pointed by the Governor and to serve
curing his pleasure, the head of the
state C~onstabulary. ~
Provldes an annual salary of three
thousand dollars and expenses for the
STATE Sheriff: and requires of him a
pond of ten thousand dollars.
Gives such officer the same author
@ity as other sheriffs and makes it his
duty under the direction of the Cover
nor, to enforce all criminal laws: to
Tile complaints against persons violat-
ing the same; to assist in detecting
crime and producing evidence thereof,
ana prosecuting persons charged there
with; to supervise the State constabu-
larry; to employ special agents to carry
out the duties of his office; to cali
1nto service members of the State Con-
to pres erve order in anv art