Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-03-22
MARCH BOT
LASTDAY FOR
PETITIONS
Secretary of State Outlines
Preliminary Plans For
" Primary Election.

Bismarck, N. D., March 22.-The
last day on which petitions for a vote
of the people at the June % primary
on initiated laws, will be received is
March 80, Secretary of State Thomas
Hall announced today.
Outlining preliminary plans for the
primary election the secretary of
state also announced:
May 20, or 80 days before the pri-
mary. is the last day upon which petit
tions may be filed by candidates.
The time has passed for initiating
constitutional amendments. There
will be, however, one constitutional
amendment voted upon. This was re-
ferred by the legislature. and provid-
ed that a person removing from one
county to another within the time
when he may qualify in the new
county may vote in the county from
which he removed.
Bids for the publicity pamphlet
will be received on April 8. All copy
to 60 into the publicity pamphlet
be in his handse SO days before the
election, or by May 8. Copy must be
sent to the printer not less than 40
days of the election. The law re-
quired the pamphlets to be distribut-
ed within 20 days of the election, but
the SECRETARY of state says it is al
i,..tst an npossibility for printing
plans 10 &c .ili;.-
.,. Petition, Oppose Robinson.
A NV petition, in opposition to
Judge koDinson's tax provisions is
being cit. ulated. The committee
named Tor the petitioners is compos-
ed of Ben Orlady, Pierce Blewet1,
John Z. Fried; Thomas Pendray and
Oliver H. Bennett, and the petition
is said to embrace views Of Judge j.
| A. Cofrey of jamestown, who was
named as one Of Judge Robinsona
his name was not authorized.
| The petitions is for@an act to cancel
| penalties and interest on taxes unpaid
| for years prior to 1921 and to permit
| counties to redeem from sale for the
| same years lands going to tax deeds
| and to permit counties to use certifi-
Gates Of tax sales in their name as q
basis for loans.
The proposed act provides:
/ ... The Provisions
That all accrued penalties and in
terest now due and payable on taxes
levied on real estate for all years
prior to 1921 be cancelled, but this
shall not apply to bona fide sales for
cash. for the nonpayment of taxes
! for such years.
| That the board Of county commits.
sioners is authorized to sell for cash
any and all real estate taxes levied
for the years prior to 1921, subject
: to provisions of the above section.
Bonds or debentures which the
county commissioners may issue shall
run for a period of not to exceed five
years and shall bear interest at a rate
not to exceed five years at not to ex.
ceed per cent.
In case of sales of land for taxes
| for the years prior to 1921. to bona
fide purchasers for cash. where such
purchaser has not demanded a tai
deed to the land, the board of county
commissioners is empowered to make
redemption thereof in the name of the
owner Of the land out Of the genera
/ fund and the tax certificate shall be
! assigned to the county. and the coun.
| ty become the owner.
| The state. board Of equalization
! shall determine the amount Of taxes
! levied for the year 1921 in excess OF
! the amount actually required anG
shall on or before October I, 1922, ir
case of a surplus fund, certify the
! fact to the various boards Of the
state together with a. pro rata reduc.
! tion to which each taxpayer ia en-.
! titled and the various boards Of coun.
| ty commissioners are directed to give
I credit therefor to each taxpayer