The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1929-01-09
ECONOMY, TAX LOWERING, BANK
LAW SURVEY, BAD LANDS PARK
AID, RECOMMENDS BY SHAFER
Four.Year Terms for State and
County Officers Need
Seen by Governor
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Mill Management by Commits
sion Asked; Touches All
Governmental Phases
The complete text Of Governor
Skaters message will be found on
page !.

Strict economy in the operation of
the state government; tax reduction
and reduction of the bonded debt; q
survey of all departments of state
government to determine what de-
partments may be eliminated or con-
solidated with others to effect re-
duction in expenses; q survey Of the
state banking laws; state financial
aid for the Bad Lands National Park
project; four year terms for state and
county officers; revision of the law
governing operation of the Bank of
North Dakota; management Of the
state mill and elevator by a commits
sion instead of by the governor and
promotion of farmers cooperative en-
terprises were recommended by Gov
ernor George F.. Shafer in his inaug-
ural message to the legislature today.
The message covered 20 typewrit-
ten pages and touched briefly upon
practically every phase Of state gov
eminent.
Among changes in laws recon-
mended by the governor is one re-
lieving farmers of the necessity of
withdrawing from the protection of
state hail insurance in counties where
the risk carried by the state Is small
and new law providing for estab-
lishment of bureau of criminal iden-
LITIGATION and apprehension. He also
recommended elimination Of "sharp
edges" from laws now on the statute
books which, he said, tend to dis
courage new enterprises from coming
to North Dakota.
Reviewing the increase in the pub
lie debt from $4,000 in 1918 to $685.
157 500 in 1928, the governor said the
debt was created entirely for the
establishment and operation of the
so-called industrial program upon
which the state embarked in 1919"
Tax leyies to pay interest and pro-
vide for the retirement Of these bonds,
he said, accounts for on. difficulty
which has in the past and now stands
in the way Of reducing state levies
for some years in the future"
Stem Public Debt
"Unless the rising tide Of public
debt is stemmed," he said, lit is OBJ
vious that it will be exceedingly diff
cult to either reduce property taxes
or prevent substantial Increases.
As further protection against pub
lie debt increases he recommended
repeal Of all laws and on the book
designed to authorize issuance 81
state bonds for any purpose other
than rural credit purposes and that
| further restrictions be adopted limit
ing the purposes and amounts fol
which municipal bonds may b
issued"
Commenting on taxation and thu
cost Of government, the governor said
less than Is per cent Of the go, OOO,.
600 tax bill for 1927 was levied fol
state purposes, the remainder helms
levied BY political subdivisions.
Turning his attention TO the need
for stricter banking laws, Shafer rec
commended appointment Of . selecl
interim legislative committee, or !
commission, to study this subject an
to make report to the next legielativg
session.
Touching hriefly upon tn teachssa
Insurance ana retironaeqe fan6, IA
fer said the rats nov bofng c1orgol
arc enttroly inadequate 70 meet ~
|cbligatious plaoed upon the &lln6 -
lgocounnnondod remedial looillat1no 4
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