The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1921-07-01
ANTI-SM0KING
BILL BECOMES
LAW OF STATE
Measure Effective Today With
Many Others of Last Leg
islative Assembly
CON CILIATION BILL
Measure Designed to Reduce
Court Disputes is Among
States New Laws
CON CILIATION BILL

Court Disputes Is Among
States New Laws
The anti-smoking law, one Of the
most widely discussed bills passed by
the last legislature, is effective today.
With 1t also becomes effective new
bill providing for heavy fines for the
sale of cigarettes. .
All Of the laws passed by the legis-
lative assembly which did not carry
the emergency clause, and which were
signed by the Governor, are effective
July l. s-..s.-
House bill NO. 81 makes it unlaw-
full to smoke in the dining room of a
hotel, cafe, restaurant or eating room
in which both men and women are
being served, or in street car or
railway coach, except in compart-
ments specially provided for that pur-
pose. Fine for violation is not less
than SIS nor more than $25. ~
House bill No. l54 reenacts the anti
cigarette law, and provides penalties
for sale of cigarettes as follows:
First offense, fine Of not less than $25
nor more than $500; second offense
and every successive offense, fine of
not less than 500 nor more than
5000 or confinement in county Jail Of
10 to 80 days. -
Cancellation Law
Among the unusual laws given the
state by the legislature is senate bill
No. 1853, providing method Of con-
ciliation of controversies, designed to
eliminate some disputes from court
action.
This bill provides that within 80
days after taking effect Of the act
district judges shall appoint con-
ciliation board in each Of the counties
of their districts to consist Of just,
such members as the judge may de-
termine, but not less than six nor
more than twelve. After 80 days from
today no process shall be issued In
commencement of civil suit by any
Justice Of the peace or by any other
trial court unless the moving party
shall file in court a certificate OF
conciliatOr showing that an attempt
has been made to attempt SETTLE
ment Of the claim and that such at.
tempt has failed "but the foregoing
shall not apply to actions known as
provisional or remedial remedies, &C.
ti0ns involving to or possession of
real estate and suits involving over
5000" A district fudge may, in par
ticular instance, direct the issuance
Of process without recourse to con.
ciliation.
One conciliator may hear matter,
it is provided, and may issue a GER.
tificate that an attempt at settlement
has failed, permitting the suit to be
begun. .... I...
Bismarck Utility Bills
The so-called utility bills, which
were the subject of bitter fight, also
are effective. House bill No. 134 au.
thorizes the State of North Dakota
to engage in the business OF furnish.
ing electricity for power and lighting
purposes for the people Of the City
Of Bismarck and County of Burleigh,
state buildings and state street car
line. 1t gives the Industrial Commits.
sion power to issue $3.50, 900 of bonds
to consolidate the penitentiary and
capitol plants for this purpose.
The water works bills also are ef.
fective. Included in the above bills
is provision that any city may ac-
quire by eminent domain any system
Of water works, we'll reservoirs, etc,
and provides that If such property is
acquired by condemnation proceed
ings the municipality instituting the
shall be bound by the
decision OF the court and jury in such
House bill MO. 1877 pro.
vides that special assessments may
be levied for use in purchasing a
water works system either separately
or as part of new system Another
defines private property which may be
taken by eminent domain.
Among the other laws effective to.
day are:
Act making it unlawful to use in
sigma of American Legion without au-
thority.
Amending concentrated feeding stun
law, requiring plain marking of in
gradients.
Act to promote and foster creation
of cooperative marketing associations.
New county officers salary law, in
creasing salaries in some counties.
New game laws, including open sea-
son for deer from Nov. II to Nov.
30; bag limit for grouse, ETC., protec-
ton of beaver, muskrat and otter, and
hours of shooting to the
time elapsing between actual sunset
and one-half hour before sunrise.
Minimum salary for teachers law. I
Law requiring all teachers in public |
schools to be citizens of United States
Providing for classification of acre
for taxation.
A large number of the important
enacted by the legislature
had emergency clauses attached to
them, and became effective upon sig
nature by the Governor last winter.
WILL INCREASE PRESSURE,
During the excessive heat the Bis
marck Water company through use of