Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-01-11
Several New Bills
Are Introduced In
North Dakota Senate
Blue Sky Navigation and Blue Sky
Sales Would he Regulated IN
State to Greater Extent.

Blue SKY NAVIGATION and Blue SKY
Sales Would BE Regulated IN
State to Greater Extent.
Bismarck. N. D.. Jan. 11.-Blue sky
both be, regulated in North Dakota 70
q greater extent that ever before II
introduced in the state SEN
yesterday afternoon pass.
Senator McNair of Traill county in
troduced Senate Bill number 3 pro-
viding for a board of examiners to
examine aircraft and flyers and to
grant licenses for commercial AVA
ton in the state
Senator Rusch of Cass county intro
duced q Of similar tenor to
that brought up in the house last Sat.
urday by Representative Olson. 1t
makes non-negotiable, notes given for
the purchase Of patent medicines,
lightning rods and other speculative
considerations and requires such notes
to be so marked on the face in red
ink.
In Senator McNair's bill.
Section l provides for examination
Of all persons now engaged In the
business in The state.
The board of examiners would be
made up of three resident aviators
who hold certificates in the Feeders
tion Aernautique International or who
have piloted planes and nave a &C..
ord of 200 hours in the air. They
would hold offices for two, four and
| six years in order of their appointment
by the governor.
Must Get Licenses
The bill requires that hereafter all
pilot applicants must make applica-
| ton to the aviation board and must
be examined and pas a test on their
flying ability, judgment and other
physical capabilities peculiar to pilot
ing aircraft" The plane must also be
approved.
The board MAJ refuse a license or
revoke the same for Immoral con-
duct, persistent, and chronic inebrtty,
mental ALTERATION. excessive use Of
narcotics, persistent carelessness, neg
ligence or foolhardiness." Penalty for
violation may be $500 to $500 fine or
, not !ess than 30 or more than 80 days
in jail.
The board will acknowledge the
qualifications of all present aviatcrs
and issue a license upon payment OF
placed at 10000 The law shall not
apply to aviators who are passing over
the state, stopping only for supplies.
Special permits for each day Of per-
Torrance may be issued to nationally
known pilots who ma come into the
state for exhibition.
Pay for the board, travelling and
other expenses will be paid out of the
fees collected, all surplus to go into
ent landing fields in the state.
The bill was referred to the way:
and means committee.
H.. Obligations in Writing :
. One Of the important measures in
troduced yesterday is Senator Rusch'
Senate Bill II. 1t is for an &C
r amending Section 1O251 Compiled
Laws Of North Dakota. 1918, which
! defines unlawful obligations in writ
ing. The bill would make it illegaffo
any person to take any obligation II
writing for any lightning rod, attach
ments, patent right, stallion, jackass
OF for n patent medicine or TO
: which the whole or part Of the con
sideration may be the future u fron
l any disease, or for the sale of capita
8 stock, unless the note Or obligation
K be inscribed across the face of the in
strument, and in red given for light
ming rod" or such other commodit
or product or article secured. Sue
obligations are not negotiable. In
struments not so stamped in red in
are declared. void. Violations Of tn
9 law call for a penalty of not less tina
u $4,000. nor more than 81, 100000 fin
or not more than one year in the peni
Tertiary.
Other Bills
Other bills introduced in the Senat
were:
Senate Bill I, Murphy; amendin
y the present inheritance tax law to civ
II exemption to nonresiden.s in certai
- >-- n<o-~| - - 1~1 N,tSC
is committee. 3.
J. Senate Bill 8, Murphy; amendir
n the present law with reference to tt
sending of fceble-minded and idiot
ID persons to the state institutions, reg,
a lating the fees chargeable, and pr,
viding that none shall be release
from institutions without the write
consent or order Of parent or guar
ian. Referred to state affairs commi
a tee.
y Senate Bill 10. Garherg: Defin
dying declarations and makes IL
same competent in all civil and crir
he inal actions. Referred to judicia,
W committee.
t. OF the Al committees announced
A. Lieutenant Governor Wood in the Sc
III ate today the personnel of the mo
Il. important committees not previous
SIS announced is as follows: 8
r. Apportionment: Murphy. chairma
Ettestad, Olson, Church, Porter, Tho
in son, Ingerson, Beisel. Bond, Haga
Rusch, Benson. Levang, Stevens, NJ
son, Ward, Ployhar. Frazer. Liede
= bach. Steel. McNair, Gardner, Okse
= dahl.
Banks and banking: Levang, chat
- man; Bowman. Wenstrunl, Bon
Berg, Rusch, Ingerson, Sperry, Eft
stad, Mikklethun, Mclaughlin, Ste
Kelsh, Stevens.
Ways and means: Wenstrul
chairman; Frazer. Bowman, Kenda
Mikkelthun, Eastgate. Whitma
Fleckton. Patten, Olson, Carey.
Tax and tax laws: Bowman, chai
n man; Berg, Mees, Storstad, Nelsc
y Ettestad. Whitman, Baker, Thorse
Wog. McEair.
State affairs: Olson, chairman; Be
son, Wenstrum, Ployhar, Flecktc
l. McNair, M%ikelthun, Bond, Carey, Ba
~ err, Steel, Porter, Liederbach, Murpl
Bowman, Thorson.
Mr.. Wood gave the independents
committee chairmanships, while t
leaguers were given 26. The leagu,
have a majority on all Of the comm
tees.
% The Lieut.. governor also appoint
Seniors Storstad. Rusch and BNrne