Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1921-03-31
HAIL LAW dS IMPROVED
Amendments Passed at Last Session
Tend to Make Act More
Workable

The last legislative assembly
amended and re-enacted the
State Hail Insurance Law of 1919.
The new law carried an emergency
clause and was approved on the 10th
of March and is, consequently, in
force and effect at the present time.
The Most Important Changes in the
Every owner or tenant or their
agents must list their land for hail
tax every year, whether they wish to
keep the insurance or not. The as
SCISSORS should list such lands, but,
if they fail to do so, the owner or
tenant may list it himself with the
county auditor prior to June 10th.
The amount paid for total loss is
81 per acre. However, if anyone
wishes additional insurance, that can
be taken care of by applying to the
department, through the county audi
tor, for an additional So per acre in
surance, making it $40 per acre in all.
Such application must be sent to the
county auditor before the first day of
July. Policy will be issued by the
department direct. Blanks for appli-
cation may be had from the assessor,
county auditor, or hail department.
Withdrawals
The withdrawal affidavits, accord
ing to the new laws, are made in dup
licate, and both copies are to be filed
with the county auditor. Such with
drawals must be made not later than
the 14th day of June.
One additional feature of the new
law is that an extension of time for
filing Withdrawals may be asked by
notifying the county auditor to that
effect prior to June 18th. Extension
will then be granted up to July 1st.
But it should not be overlooked that,
if such extension is granted, the hail
department is not liable for any loss
during such time. In other words,
if a farmer has asked for extension
Of time for filing his withdrawal and
hail loss should occur, the hail de-
rartment will not pay indemnity for
such loss during the time the exten-
sion is in force.
When Insurance Takes Effect
Winter grains are insured from June
1st, but spring grain not before June
10th. Any loss occurring prior to
such dates cannot be adjusted by the
department. Indemnity will not be
allowed for loss of less than 10 per
cent; neither on grain that is cut be-
fore the storm, nor for loss that has
occurred after September 18th. A
loss of IS per cent or over is con-
sidered total loss.
When to Report Loss
Losses must be reported to the de-
partment direct by registered letter
and within three days. Such report
should be made in duplicate on the
new blanks furnished by the depart
ment. Every assessor, county audi
tor and bank have supply Of these
blanks, and the departments asks that
only the new forms be used and that
all the old blanks of every kind be
destroyed, as they will not be accept
ed. This is true not only with ref
erence to loss notice blanks, but with
drawal blanks as we'll, and every other
kind Of blanks.
No assessor will get paid for listing
lands for hail insurance until he has
accounted to his county auditor for
every tract Of land in his district SUBJ
ject to such tax. Furthermore. as
SCISSORS, who neglect to fail to list
land, are, under the new law, guilty
of a misdemeanor