The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-06-01

Four laws of the 1923 legislature
will be referred to vote Of the people
under petitions filed with the Secre
tary of State. The time limit for re-
ferring laws by petition-90 days af-
ter the end of the session-exp!red
at 5 p. m, yesterday.
The four laws are the bank tax
J validating act, and three election
I laws.
{: The Nonpartisan league state COM
mittee failed to file petitions for a
I'feferendum on six laws of the legis-
s1lature as they had proposed. It is
understood that the league commit
ktee did not have enough signels on
! petitions to make up the necessary
1000 names for referring a law. \
d r. w. Frazier of Crosby, chairman
! of the Republican state committee,
presented yesterday afternoon petit
tions for a referendum on senate bill
! No. 233, the non-party election law;
Ehouse bill No. 2S5, providing serar-
ate ballot for nomination and cleo
Etlon of federal officers and house
rbill No. 282 providing for means Of
I party organization under the plan
/ laid down in the two previous laws.
| Not Enough Names
4 The failure of the Nonpartisars 20
file their petitions was surprise.
1t had been anticipated by politicians
that the league would easily secure
!. 1000 signatures to the petitions. w
j. Church, chairman of the commit
| tee, came to Bismarck few days ago
but left early yesterday to attend a
meeting scheduled last night, AID
left his petitions with Mr.. Frazier.
! Mr.. Frazier declared the petitions
I wete not filed because it was agreed
! that the issue should not be confus-
ed between the election and other
laws.
"They were not filed because it was
understood special election would
be called soon, there would not be
time enough to make proper Gam
paign on the election laws, and if 10
laws were referred about all you
could do was to say vote yes 10
times"
His petitions called for an cleo
) tiOn in November, 1924. A special
election could be called by the Gov
, ernor.
Mr.. Frazier declared there were
around 1000 names on the Nonparti-
san league petitions on the sis laws
the league committee proposed to re-
fer. He had not checked them up ac-
curately, He said. 1t was learned
from other sources that the petitions
calling for a referendum on the ap-
preparation to- pay the expenses of
the house legislative committee of
1921. Investigating state industries
had several hundred less names on
them than the petitions on the 9th
er laws had.
Laws Go Into Effect
The laws which the league proposed
to refer were: The bill appropriat-
ing $10,953.65 for the house, investl-
cation into conduct of state indus
tries in 1921; 267, putting power
of winding up affairs of closed banks
in the supreme court and q commits
sioner; S. B. $50, rewriting the guar
anty of bank deposits act, giving
Guaranty fund commission power
oyer banks; S. B. 1852, providing
banks may merge; 81 b. 2O4, requir-
ing the full text Of the laws to be
printed on ballots when referred, and
S. B. 261, providing for a board OF
managers for the state mill and ele-
Sator.
y These laws now will be effective
July l.
Awkward Situation
At least one awkward situation is
left by the filing Of the petitions for
referendum on the election laws.
which suspends the operation Of the
laws until vote is had, providing |
the petitions are sufficient. H. B.
2O4, which is not referred, was y
companion election measure. It re-
enacts section $50 Of the election |
laws, omitting that portion Of the |
law which provides how ballots shall
be pfepared, what form they will be,
and requiring county auditors to TO-
tate the names Of candidates in posi- /
tion on the ballot. The repealed Sec
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