Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-01-24

the legislature would make 1t posi-
bic Tor = farmer to apply to the de-
partn1ent for an increased indemnity
paying an! INCREASED tax. At pres-
ent the maximum indemnity allowed
.ts 300 per acre at the rate of : rs.
g farmer increase this to $1,000 or
1890 IAN acre by paying a pro rata
Increase In Indemnity tax. "a
Further changes would be made SO
that all Withdrawals by persons not
Wishing to be assessed the indemnity
tax Of state protection, shall be.
made to the state Office instead of to
the county auditor. Delays in trans
initial and ack of coordination u.
der the present system would be OBJ.
Waited by q direct withdrawal, say the
officials.
The proposal Of Tax Commissioner
George =. Wallace for the creation Of
the oht:e of county assessor, to be
filled by appointment and civil serv-
Ice examination. is enthusiastically
endorsed by the hail insurance de-
partment. Under the present system
there arc many flaws in the method Of
listing lands for hail insurance tax
alton. say the officers. The county
assessor would and should, be made
responsible for the correct listing of
all tillable land and for the listing Of
cropped land.
The department also asks for an in
creased allowance from $100.0 600 to
$1,000 for the operation of the de-
spartment. 1t would then make q sur
ivey of the state listing all tillable
land. This would vary but slightly tn
the years to come, but could be re-
checked ten years hence.
Giving the grain grower an oppor-
tunity to look over his land up to July
!. and giving him until then to de-
termine whether his crop Is worth in
change the department suggests
should be provided by legislative en-
actment. The officers propose that
the date fer Withdrawals be changed
from June Is to June 10, but provid-
ing that an application for with.
drawal may, be filed extending the
time to July, L. If no withdrawal is
made then, the land automatically be-
comes insured by the state.
City Lands Exempt.
At present all lands situated with
lin city OK village limits are exempted
from the state hail insurance provi-
sions. The legislature will be asked
to change this so that only the plot
ted sections within town OF city limits
shall be exempted. In several in.
stances In the past two years there
have been hail losses to pieces oil
farm land which because within the
corporate limits Of a town or city
have been excluded from insurance
with the state, while farmers or the
owners believed they were autolnati'
cally insured and fail to take pro
! lection. with Independent companies.
i 1.-The department would also ask leg
/ islation providing for the payment t,
county auditors Of $3.50 per year gu
Of the hail insurance 1und as pay
ment for services and for additional
hail insurance department.
A statutory provision for the pay
ment OF penalty and interest is ais
asked, such money to accrue to tn
permanent and revolving fund. Con
flicting opinions have been given o
this question. and penalty and inter
est which has been collected has gon
into the general funa Of the state
The department officials would hav
1itauent the same as other taxes an
)collectiQn enforcement the sam
Then, too. they would have. q
moneys Of the hail insurance depart
ment deposited as q separate fund iT
stead of in the general fund wit
credit to the department. The maj
tier of interest money is sufficient
be an important reason for this.
Rewriting to the matter or maxim
1t mandatory for the state treasure
to pay losses as % as proper at
iustments are made. the departmel
officials called attention to the IA
that the state had to pay out az
proximately $4,000 interest. to hol,
: ers of warrants while money ".
withheld in the Bank Of North D;
kota. ~
They deny claims that the insu'
). ance department has q great corps
employees who are used for politics