The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-02-05

home brew with the statement that it
came from their candidate"
f. +. Johnson, Foster county, OBJ
jected to the amendment on the
ground that it would impcril pass
age Of the proposal which the orig
inal bill sought to accomplish.
Provides Furnishing of Transc ript
A bill recommended by the states
attorneys association was amended to
provide that where a defendant in an
action charging misdcmcanor is un-
able to pay for transcript Of the
testimony offered ut preliminary
hearing, the cost of the
transcript shall be borne by
the state. As written the
bill provided that the state should
not pay for such transfer in any
event. The state now pays for trans
cripts in all such cases, S. w. Thomp-
son, Ramsey county, said.
House Bill 108, which would change
the entire system of selling taxes.
was defeated by vote of Sc to 81
after sharp contest. The Judicial
ry committee, to which it was refer
red, presented a divided report. The
purpose Of the bill was to forfeit to
the state, land on which taxes are
unpaid, doing away with the tax sale
system. Had it become a law the
counties would have carried the taxes
for three years and then taken pos
session of the land.
tended that under the present sys-
no one wants whereas under the pro-
pressed bill the counties would acquire
some land which they could resell at
n profit, thereby making up for the
loss in taxes on land which no one
wanted and on which the tax GER
tificatcs could not be sold. He also
claimed large saving in the cost of
advertising the tax sale.
Twichell pointed out that the bill
would get the counties little in taxes
but would result in acquiring a lot
of land. At the same time, he said,
the counties would be badly handicap
ped in their normal operations by
failure to get the tax money.
johnson of Foster contended that
the bill would save the counties mon
ey since, under the present system,
they borrow money at seven per cent
to make up the deficit in revenue in
cases where the counties buy the tax
certificates, whereas under the pro-
posed system they would make a
profit on what land was resold and
would also get penalty and interest
on the taxes on land which was re-
deemed.
Tuition Bill Defeated
House Bill 1O7, which would re-
quire the counties to pay tuition for
children whose parents live on coun-
ty land, was defeated by a 43 to 65
vote. r. E. Swcndscid, Mountrail
county, objected that it would place
heavy burden on the counties and
Edwin Traynor, Ramsey county,
countered with the statement that the
counties now are unjustly placing a
heavy burden on school districts. No
taxes are paid on county land and
other residents Of the school dis
tricts must pay for the education of
the children Of county tenants. He
expressed the opinion that the law
might force the counties to dispose
of land more rapidly, since if it was
worth living on it is worth some
thing to sell.
A. Van Bcrkom, Divide county
contended that the law would dis
enfranchise every person living on
county land and insisted on his stand
despite the efforts Of other members
to point out that the bill provides
only that children Of persons living
on county land are to be considered
as "non-residcnts for school pur.
poses" When it was apparent that
the bill was defeated, Traynor voted
| against it in order that he might
move reconsideration later.
he =
brought on brief disputes but car.
ried by comfortable majorities. John.
son, Foster, opposed the proposal to
and seizure on the ground that il
power.
Minnesota Has Similar Law
Fowler pointed out that Minnesota
and other states already have a SINH
lar law and that only bonded Off
Gals are empowered to act under
the terms of the bill. The fur trade
added $2,0OO,OOO to North Dakota
wealth in 1926, he said, and. it is nee
essary to have strict regulation in
order to pcrpetuate this industry.
Twichcll discovered a defect in the
title Of the bill and action was post
poned Later it was recalled, the
defect corrected, and the measure
passed by vote of IS to 81.
The bill giving the governor the
right to declare open and closed sea-
sons on recommendation of the game
and fish commission was opposed by
H. F. SWEET, Kidder county, on the
ground that it adds to the executives
duties and gives him legislative au-
thority which he said the assembly
should keep.
Guy L. Elken, Trail county, sug-
gested that the bill be amended to
give the governor power only to close
seasons by proclamation and O. s.
Oberg, Mclean county, c0ntcnded
that it would save the farmers from
the ravages of deer in the Missouri
river bottoms. They ate Is acres of
his alfalfa last year, he said, and arc
growing too numerous in some Sec
tions.
]. M. Thompson, Burleigh county,
offered the observation that the bill
would only make trouble for the ex-
ecutive.
Fowler met the objections to the
vides for judicial review Of the ex-
ecutive's order if anyone is not sat
isfied with it. The game and fish
board, he said, is primarily interest
ed in protecting the natural resources
Of the state and it will make the law
more flexible by protecting game in
sections where it is becoming
scarce.
Girl Student Arrested
For Alleged Attempt
to Rob National Bank
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through heavy cage door leading to
the vault.