The Bismarck tribune., 1924-01-31
GOVERNOR IN
PROCLAMATION
SUBMITS THEM
Announces Special Election
To be Held at Same Time
As the Primary
REASONS ARE GIVEN
Says That Election Laws
Should be Submitted With
out Extra Expense

The election laws passed by the
last legislature and suspended by fill
ing OF petitions for II referendum
will be submitted to the voters of
the state at special election to be
held on March l8 at the time Of the
presidential primary, according to q
proclamation issued today by Cover
nor r. A. Nestos.
The election laws will be submit
ted at this election by the Governor
because he believes that laws enact
ed by the Legislature and then sus
pended pending a vote of the people
should be submitted at the earliest
opportunity, because special cleo
tion with its expense should not be
held when it can be avoided, and be-
cause, with no other state. issues be-
fore the people on March Is, they
will have opportunity to give especial
attention to the election laws. The
laws must be printed in publicity
pamphlet, and this will be necessarily
issued on March 1S because the
Fedge lien bill will be submitted
then.
The election measures to be
submitted are: Senate bill No.
233, providing for abolition of
party declarations by candidates
for state offices. making this
election non-party matter.
House bill No. 2S5, providing
for nomination and election of
candidates for the offices of
federal officers including Unit
ed States Senator, by parties at
separate election.
The Governor also submits to
the peoples vote senate bill No.
375, which validated taxes levied
against bank stock in the years
l919-l922 inclusive and ratifying
the settlements made by boards
Of county commissioner.
The proclamation issued by the
Governor is as follows:
PROCLAMATION.
Special Election.
WHEREAS, There were enacted by
the Eighteenth Legislative Assembly
of the state of North Dakota, certain
laws among which were House Bill
No. 282 House Bills No. 285, Senate
Bill NOA 233, and Senate Bill No.
375, all of which laws were approved
by the governor, and
WHEREAS, Each and all of the
above mentioned laws were by petit
tion referred to the people for their
approval or rejection in accordance
with the provisions of the constitu-
tion and the laws Of the state per-
tanning to the initiative and referen-
dunn, and
WHEREAS, The constitution pro-
vides that Aaws SO referred "shall be
voted upon at any statewide election
designated in the petition, or at any
special election cal ed by the COVER
nor" and
WHEREAS 1t seemed evident that
an extra election should not be called
for the sole purpose of voting on
these laws in view Of the added ex-
pense to the taxpayers, but that it is
desirable nevertheless that the laws
enacted by legislative assembly and
referred to the people by petition, the
operation Of which has thus been
suspended, should be submitted to
the electors for their approval or re-
lection at the earliest opportunity
consistent with economy and full
and fair consideration of such meas
ures, and
WHEREAS, Under the laws Of this
state which have been in force for
many years, there will be a general
statewide election held on Tuesday,
the eighteenth day Of March, 1924, at
which time will be held the presiden-
tial primary election and the town.
ship elections, and
WHEREAS, Under the laws of this
state which have been in force for
many years there will be q general
statewide election held on Tuesday,
the eighteenth day Of March, 1924,
at which time will be held the presi-
dental primary election and, the
township elections, and
WHEREAS, At such March cleo
tion there will be no other state is
sues to absorb the attention of the
voters to the exclusion Of due and
full consideration of the laws refer
red, and that therefore such laws are
likely to receive the careful study
on the merits which every measure
submitted to the people should have,
and can then be submitted without
and additional expense to the tax
payers except such as would be in
Cured even if submitted at the next
general election.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, R. A. Mes
tos Governor Of the state Of North
Dakota do hereby set aside, desig-
nate and proclaim Tuesday, March
18, 1924, as a special election day
upon which day special election is
to be held simultaneously with the
presidential primary election in each
precinct in the state for submission
to the electors for their approval or
rejection Of the above mentioned
measures enacted by the Eighteenth
Legislative Assembly, approved by
the governor and referred to the peo-
pie by petition, which said four
measures are more particularly de-
scribed rs follows, to-wit:
House Bill No. 2e2, being An Act
to Amend and Re-enact Section 500
Q: the Compiled Laws Of North, Da-
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