The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-01-04
Governor, SOrlie. Rec
Otnlnends Changes
in Numerous Laws d
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uniform valuation of property 70
taxing purposes. He recommends,
that the salary should be sufficieAtl,
high and the term sufficiently LON
to insure the employment Of q ca
pablc man. At present, he said, tn
assessments are made al. q time wheI
most men are busy with the result
that inefficient and unskilled mel
often do the work.
Change In Banking Laws t
A recommended change in the bank
| ing laws would require banks to plAey
so per cent of their net earnings II
surplus fund until it equals TIN
capital stock. Such surplus would b
free from taxation. He also would
increase the minimum capital stOe9
from $4,000 to $4,000, empower the
state banking board to control the
issuance Of bank charters, requifx
banks to carry 20 per cent Of their
total deposits in United States state
or municipal bonds, give the state
banking board full control of state
building and loan associations and
take steps to prevent the transfer Of
bank stock to straw men" by stock
holders of banks which are in bad
condition. He would accomplish this
by making transfers Of bank stock
illegal unless they are approved by
the state banking board.
The message also outlines a plan
for placing depositors of closed banks
in control Of the banks affairs. Any
group representing 80 per cent Of
the total deposits would be empower
ed to name five directors who would
control the affairs of closed bank
under the supervision Of the state
banking board. Because of their in
terest in the bank, he said, such =
board Of directors would be better
able to manage its affairs than any
one else.
In his comment on the highway de.
partmcnt the executive recommend
that the designation Of locations
and the entire handling of projects"
should be placed in its charge. North
Dakota has not kept pace with other
states in highway work, he said, and
declared that the cost of construc-
ton is higher than it should be be-
cause of the "inefficicncy" Of present
laws.
Stresses Need Of Safety Work
Outlining the need for increased
safety work, the governor reviewed
the steps already taken to form the
state safety council and rccommc ended
that an appropriation of 10 cents be
made from each automobile license
fee for it's support. He also recon-
mendcd careful consideration of the
uniform vchicuiar code devised BY
the national conference on street and
highway safety. Such law, he said,
would not only control careless driv-
ing but make car ownership more
secure. Repeal of existing statutes
dealing with the same subject mat
ter also was recommended.
Commenting on the need for more
safety work the governor said: "In
view of the fact that the total auto
mobile casualties this year will total
23,5OO deaths and about 100000 per-
sons injured. without ANY allowance
for the, tremendous property loss.
the need for and the probable value
Of safety work cannot be over cs-
timated."
Proper marketing is the greatest
need Of agriculture, the message de-
clared and suggested that fullest. CO.
operation be given flour mills, pack
manufacturing establishments $50
that we may be able to manufac ture
and sell our highly superior prod
ucts at their real value and prevent
such products from being mixed with
inferior products"
Emphasizing the Importance Of
agriculture as an industry, the gov
ernor expressed belief that it's prob
lens can be solved Through cooper
alton" He expressed hope that
congress twill be able to solye this
important problem in a way satisfac-
tory to the entire agricultural Sec
tion" but expressed belief that 1--WE
are in a better position to work out
the solutions of our problems than
other states are" Manufacturing,
banking and merchandising indus
tries "are even now beginning to
realize that the problems of the
agricultural industry are their prob
lens also and that they must cooper
ate with the farmers and others en-
gagged in agricultural lines in work
ing out these problems" he said.
Label ON Flour
The change In the pure food law
suggested in the message would re-
quire all flour sold in the state to
bear a label stating The kind Of
wheat from which it is made, whether
hard spring wheat, soft wheat or
winter wheat, giving the percentage
Of each, and that s6ch label should
also show the protein content Of
the wheat from which the flour was
ground"
Suggestion was made that it might
be we'll to install machinery at the
state penitentiary for the manufac-
turc of automobile licenses and road
markers in order to provide en-
ploymcnt for prisoners. Warden Lee
will submit report on the operation
Of similar plants in other states. he
said.
Segregation Of the boys and girls
at the Mandan training school was
recommended. Present equipment is
sufficient to take care Of the boys
il arrangement is made to provide
a building for the girls, he said.
In q paragraph on the Sterilization
law the governor said: "If we paid
some needed attention to the human
family there would not be SO many
people confined in our. state hospital
for the insane and state school Tor
feeble minded. recOmmehd that bur
present sterilization lhws be i. made
constitutional and disable and I sdg-
gest for your confederation the hHs
adopted BY the state Of MichiGAn.- II
every state passed such laws md en-
forced them there would be- feveS
criminal, insane and feeble minded
people. to deal WITH M. sis.. IS.
The Law. now imposes upon both
the board Of Standardization and the
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