The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-02-12
Ignite RATES
FIXED BY LAW
IN NO. DAKOTA
House Of Representatives
Passes Senate Bill Making
Them Statutory
VOTE BILL FAILS
Effort TO Limit Right to Vote
in Bond Elections Is
Defeated
FAILS
VOTE

"a "'i' p4V$iulHS lHdl only Tree
holders--persons owning real estate
may vote in bond elections i'm the
various subdivisions of the state
was defeated in the House of Rep
resentatives yesterday afternoon on
close vote. the measure failing of
passage. Sd to Al. with two absent.
The bill. House Bill No. 100, was
sponsored by the North Dakota Tax
payers Association and had come be-
fore the House with recommends
ton by the State Affairs Committee
that it pass.
county attacked the measure. declar-
ing that it would dsenfranchise
many boys and girls. just over II
years of age. who would be called
upon to pay bond issues voted, and
also many wives who do not own
property.
Representative Paul Johnson of
Pembina county, and others, for the
measure declared the proposition was
simply to prevent some person from
voting mortgage on some one who
owns property.
''All this law provides" said Rep.
Twichell, Cass county," is that
somebody who don't own any pro-
perty cannot vote mortgage on
yours"
Rep. SWEET. Kidder county, declar-
ed that there were some townships
W. harm n ahcnnfnn MI
the land, and he would be able to
prevent the building of schools. Rep.
Thatcher declared it would Olsen
franchise many store owners, who do
not have real estate.
The measure had been proposed to
the State Affairs Committee by Dan
Jones. secretary Of the North Dakota
Tax Payers Association. who said
that many states in the union have
a similar law. The purpose, he ex-
planned at the time, was to provide
that the people who must pay the
taxes on bond issues shall be the
ones to vote them.
Coal Mine Bill
The House, during its session, en-
gagged in debate also over Rep. ia
cobson's bill providing that coal
miners must be licensed, setting up
board of examiners and providing
they must serve an apprenticeship.
The bill was killed.
Rep. Starke Of Stark county; who
has spoken in behalf Of owners of
small coal mines in the state, at
tackled the bill. He declared it
would strike at farmer-owned coal
mines. and that it was entirely un-
necessary that all coal miners in
North Dakota be licensed or exper-
fenced. because of the character of
the mines. He said the law now pro-
vided that men must work under an
experienced foreman.
"The only thing this bill can do is
to force skilled men to work in up-
skilled jobs said Rep. Twichell. II
can understand why organized labor
would be strong for the bill. But it
would prevent many farmers from
earning money in the winter work
ing in small Mines
! The vote to indefinitely postpone
the bill was 81 to 46.
Ignite Bill Passed
Ignite coal freight rates in force
in North Dakota at the present time
made statutory when the House pass
ed Senate Bill No. 90, by vote Of
40 to 0. The bill will now go to the
Governor for signature. 1t was de-
sired by persons fighting attempts
to increase Ignite coal freight rates
in the state.
A Now departure was taken by the
House in passing House Bill No. 1872,
providing that sheriffs, in seizing
property for taxes, are prevented
from taking household furniture,
necessary provisions and wearing APP
parel Of the debtor and families up
to the value of 5000. The bill pass
ed 100 to 0.
I Some important measures were adj
vanced toward final action. The
highway and state hail insurance
problems were brought before the
House in two committee reports.
House Bill No. 3, providing the
present basic automobile license
fees with increase of 100 to 300 per-
cent on trucks and commercial
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