Cavalier County farmers press. (Langdon, N.D.) 1920-1921, 1920-06-17
INVESTIGATION COMMITTEE

INVESTIGATION COMMITTEE
House Bill No. As, Chapter Al, Special
Session Laws, 1919.
Hiuse Bill No. As. A joint Resolution
mittee; defining it's rights and
powers, and authorizing it to in
vestigate all efforts TO destroy on
injure the property or rights of indivi-
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-
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 c~onspiracies 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-
full OF 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
ters, ETC., OF any person, committee or
corporation.
Gives the agent of such committee
right of access to, and right to cop
any document, and evidence of any per-
son, or corporttion, or any state officer
Investigated or proceeded against;
mi hn,.iua ~ 1ictriot an11ff tn anf0rpa
compliance with this resolution by
mandamus and to punish as for con-
tempt any person or corporation re-
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
orneNS, stenographers, etc.
Provides that members OF committee
shall be paid actual expenses.
Appropriates twenty-five thousand
the committee from which expenses of
investigation are to be paid.
STATE SHERIFF.
House Bill No. ga, Chapter sc, Special
Session Laws, 1919.
House Bill No. 81. An Act to provide
for the better enforcement of the laws
OF this State, constituting the County
airy and defining their duties creating
the office OF State Sheriff and defining
his duties; making an appropriation
therefor and repeating all acts and
parts of acts in conflict herewith.
Constitutes the several Sheriffs and
Deputies Sheriffs, the State Constab-
ulary to detect crime. apprehend Grim
inaIs, suppress riots, etc: 70 ha an.
pointed by the Governor and to serve
during his pleasure. the head Of the
State Constabulary.
Provides an annual salary OF three
thousand dollars and expenses for the
State Sheriff, and requires Of himF~4a
bond Of ten thousand dollars.
Gives such officer the same authorize
as other sheriffs and makes it his duty
under the direction of the Governor, tG
enforce all criminal laws; to file com
plants against persons violating the
same; to assist in detecting crime anc
producing evidence thereof. and prose
cutting persons charged herewith; tt
supervise the State Constabulary; te
I, employ special agents to carry U IN
members of the State ~Constabulary tt
preserve order in any part Of the State
to make rules for such C~onstabular5
special service which he. may deem
necessary to carry out the provisions
of the act; and to assist the Governor
in the performance of his official duty
W INequlISS lIlC SSVCl o. liz = ~ So.L-
ply with the orders of the State Sheriff
and to furnish him from time to tlals
such information as may be requi.ed
and to assist him in carrying out thu
provisions OF the act.
Provides a per diem of five dof.asi
and travelling expenses for each - y
Der OF the C~onstabulary while acting
for the State Sheriff.
Forfeits the office OF any person VIII
fully refusing to obey the call for thu
assistance Of the State sheriff, or tt
perform any other duty imposed upor
him.
Repeats all conflicting laws.
Measures are to be submitted by thefi
ballot title as shown above. The Com
plete text will be found In the publicity
pamphlet. ...
In Testimony Whereof have thi.
day hereunto set my hand and affixed
the seal of Cavalier County at thu
County seat, In the City of Isangdon
this First day OF June. Al -. 1920.
County Auditor