The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1926-09-09

torncys adopted five. resolutions .

torncys adopted five. resolutions ~
| fccting the general welfare.
In brief these were:
1. That states attorneys make
known to citizens in their CONF
munities their desire for the active
cooperation Of all good citizens in
! enforcing tho laws SO that q INV
abiding sentiment may be created
throughout the state.
2. En1ctmeIt Of legislation for
the establishment Of district wofk-
houses. or.posstOly state workhousc,
SO that prison sentences at hard
labor may mean what they say.
Under present eonditions, such
sentences were held to be meaning
less and ineffective. Money earned
by workhouse prisoners would be
, turned over to their families,
3. Establishment In every COM
. munity of vigilance committees SINH
lar Of those in Cass and Grand Forks
counties.
4. That the attorney general EN-
ploy men by the year, under bond.
whose services may be secured by
states attorneys in obtaining evil
dencc in cases involving prohibition
law violations. Such services to be
paid for from the states attorneys
contingent fund.
). That applicatants for license to
conduct dance halls should post $500
bond, same to be forfeited upon will
full conviction of law violation.
Other resolutions praised the work
of Attorney General George 0hafcr
and A. A. Stone. federal proAi6ition
commissioner for North DakOts. I've
= ..l,
handicapped by the limited nunAber
Of men allotted to him for this work"
the resolutions said.
Some Reconsmendations
Among the recommendations Of the
Legislative committee we're:
|. Stronger criminal laws with re-
gard to banking and banking prae-
tees. 80
2. Amendment Of law TO make
anyone who conspircs to commit u
felony guilty of n felony.
3. Enactment of a uniform motor
vehicle registration law as recon-
mendcd by the American Bar Asso-
citation.
4. Establishment Of another a.
gree Of assault and hattcfy cases b.
cover malicious assault, and with In
creased penalty.
s. Giving the state and defense
nm equal number Of percmptory chal-
lcngcs in criminal cases.
6. Adoption Of a statute authorix-
ing the issuance Of subpocnas and
examination of persons under oath
prior to the arrest of defendant.
Z. Repeal of the law providing for
so-called double barrcled affidavits
Of prejudice in criminal cases.
9. Definite limitation Of the time in
which criminal appeals shall be pre-
scented to the supreme court.
y. Authorization for jury COM
mission in each county to select per-
sons qualified for jury service to re-
place the present method.
10. Amendment Of the law relating
to grand jurics to permit a court re-
porter to take testimony given before
grand juries.
IL. A law compelling county COM
missiOners to set aside annually a
reasonable minimum fund for use by
states attorneys. the fund to be
based on the population of the
county.
II. Adoption Of law requiring
defendant in misdcmcanor cases to
pay court reporter when transcript
OF testimony IL requested by defend
ant to be reduced to writing.
u. Enactment Of criminal syn
dicalism law. similar to that now In
force in California.
~. Amendment of the school laws
to provide that children may be ex-
cuscd from attendance by the county
superintendent upon recommendation
Of the school board.