The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-02-07
Anti-EvOlutiOn Bill
introduced in House
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passage by the state affairs COM
mittee without a dissenting vote.
Other States Have Such Laws
A similar bill has worked out we'll
in Wisconsin and other states, he
said, and has operated to protect
persons buying or selling real estate
by insuring that the broker with
whom they do business has met
rigid requirements as to his honesty,
integrity and business reputation.
It is designed to prevent lot Of
crooks from continuing to do bust
ness in the state and to bar others
from coming in, Twichell said. He
cited an instance in which land was
sold to prospective settlers for far
more than it's real value as an ex-
ample Of the harm which can be
done by INSCRIPTIONS and irrespon-
sible real estate men. The bill, he
contended, would place the real
estate business on higher plane
than it now is.
Fred Ferris, Nelson county, OBJ
jected on the ground that the mea-
sure would give the governor too
much power and averred 1--WE have
too many commissions now" After
while we will have one half the
people in the state looking after the
other half.
r. E. Swcndseid, Mountrail coun-
ty, said the measure would protect
neither the health, morals or the
public welfare of the state and that
no necessity for it exists. Rapping
the alleged tendency to create regu-
be extended to automobile statesmen,
f;1ls,ou tot tor nd
to farmers, requiring men in those
professions to meet certain stand
ards.
r. O. Signalness, Mckenzie county,
suggested that the bill be amended
to require realtors to show their
patrons the commission charged and
profit made by them in all deals in
which the patrons were interested
and John Ehr, Ward county, contend
ed that the bill should stipulate a
maximum rate of commission which
realtors may charge. Otherwise, he
said, it would be class legislation.
No Demand for Bill
J. H. Burkhart, minority floor
leader, said there is no public de-
mand for the bill and alleged that
the real estate board members could
draw as much as $1,000 year each
in salary, since no limit was placed
on the time they could serve at IS
a day. Other members contended
that the bill would prevent farmers
from helping neighbors to sell their
land unless they obtain a realtors
license and objected to it on that
ground.
Twicheli and A. w. Fowler, Cass
county, contended that such was
not the case and that exceptions
were made in the bill covering most
of the objections urged against it.
Neighbors are not barred from sell
ing land if they obtain proper au-
from the owner, Fowler
said, and cited case in Wisconsin
where the court had upheld a ruling
of the Wisconsin real estate board
on the ground that it was in sup
port Of the public welfare.
Street Car Bill Passes
A brief discussion preceded the
house bill to scrap the state-owned
street car which operates from Bis
marck to the state capitol. Burkhart
said it might be unwise as other
companies might take
advantage Of the lack of competition
to unduly increase the rate Of fare.
The street car pays its own way, he
said, and benefits visitoys as well
Gordon Cox, Bufieisi county, ex-
planned that the car pays only the
saIafies Of The men who operate it
and that it materially increases the
cost Of operating the capitol power