The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-01-18
PENSION BILL
REPEALURGED
UPON S0LONS
County Commissioners Ses-
sion in Mandan Goes on
Record in Matter
ASKS OTHER REPEALS
Would Have Scent Flat Hail
Tax Reduced; All Ex-
emptiOn Removed
ASKS OTHER REPEALS
AGREE ON COUNTY AGENTS.

AGREE ON COUNTY AGENTS.
The county commissioners will not
seek any changes in laws relative to
the elimination of the county agri
cultural agents, nor will they seek
amendments in the present law COW
ering that Office. This decision
came after protracted debate in
the state association of commission
ers here. A motion made to seek
amendment to the law asking that
the hiring, firing and salary liking
of the county agents be left entirely
to the discretion of the county board
was eventually killed on the theory
that the. present law which allows
taxpayers to vote on the proposition
is the most fair and equitable
method of handling the matter.
Election of officers scheduled for
tomorrow morning will be a mere
formaltv. Nominees are Ed Lichtey,
president; vice president, j. F.
Strause, Wells county; secretary,
Frank Holiness Valley City; direc-
tors August Kranz, Ward; Oscar
Strehlow, Hettinger; H. R. Lampen,
Williams; Neal Nicholson, Cavalier;
H. Paulson, LaMoure. Fargo prob
ably will get the next convention,
over Devils Lake.
Repeal of the mothers pension
bill, repeal of the seed and feed
lien bonding statute, support OF
pending legislation for the repeal of
the law requiring the register of
deeds to furnish abstracts of crop
mortgages and liens to elevators for
a $500 fee and move to foster and
encourage legiblation which will do
away with all tax exemptions are
chief points in the matter of legis-
lation which have been approved by
the Association of County Commits
sioners of the state of North Dakota
in convention here.
Exemption of some classes Of pro-
perty which result in the payment
of a greater percentage by the land
itself, was assailed by the commits
sioners. The resolutions committee
was instructed to draw up clause
putting the commissioners on record
as being opposed to the exemption
of any kind of property from taxa
tion-poultry, livestock, farm build
ings--except public buildings. In
this connection action was taken sup
porting the theory of general assess
ment of all property at so percent
of the actual value.
The resolutions committee which
made it's report this morning and
which is composed of L. L. Russell
of New Rockfordj r. G. Brownlee,
Cass, and Ben Everson, Mclean
county, also favored the adoption of
legislation which would require at
torneys to be ready to try cases when
the actions are called for trial by
the district judge except in cases
where sufficient reason be granted
for continuance.
Would Reapel Hail Tax
Another proposal to the legislature
calls for the repeal Of the flat three
cent tax for hail insurance purposes
and a. further resolution calls for a
change in the law to the end that
the crop owner shall apply to the
properly officials for hail insurance
instead of having his crop included
as insured and making it necessary
for him to appear prior to certain
date and Withdraw such land in or
der to avoid paying the tax.
The commissioners were expected
further to 60 on record "as favorin.
the passage of those laws that will
insure to the state it's quota of fed
eral aid money so provided by the
federal statutes and that the legis-
lature be urged to provide for the
necessary funds and officers to Sc
cure the same"
The resolutions committee also
put in report calling uopn the leg
islature to reduce the cost of Off
cial publications to a figure COM
memsurate with the service furnish
ed and yet equitable to the newspa-
per publisher.
Are Entertained
Last night the commissioners were
entertained at banquet rendered
them by the, Mandan Commercial
Club and today following brief
morning session, the convention body
ITO strong was taken by automobile
to the State Training School,. the
Northern Great Plains Field station,
penitentiary, capitol and other insti- |
tutions and points Of interest about
the two cities.
Election of officers, selection of
the next place of business and finaU
"rourrd-up" and wind-up Of business
is scheduled to take place on Friday !
morning.
The resolutions committee also
paid glowing tribute in their report
to the local entertainment arranged
by the Mandan Commercial club.