The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1930-06-13

The state game n fish commits
Toner shall have. power to appoint
such experts, clerks or other assist
ants as may be necessary in carrying
out the duties of his office. The sal
airy II necessary travelling and other
expenses Of such appointees shall be
authorized. audited and paid in the
same n as for the salary and ex-
ed. that the total expenditure OF such
salary mi expenses shall not exceed
the amount appropriated therefor.
Approval March Z. 1929.
INITIATED MEASURES
FoUR CENT GASOLINE TAX
AN ACT TO AMEND AND RE-ENACT
T TER lss. q ss : SIR E OF SHA df;
NORTH DAKOTA FOR THE YEAR
1929. AND PROVIDING FOR A TAX
OF FOUR CENTS PER GALLON
UPON MOTOR VEHICLE FUELS.
THE DISTRIBUTION OF THE
REVENUES DERIVED FROM SAID
BE 1t Enacted BY the People OF the
State OF North DakOtas
Section /. That Sections 2, 8, and
5 of Chapter 166, Session Laws Of the
State OF North Dakota for the year
1929. are hereby amended and re-en-
acted to read as follows:
0eCtlOu =. Am I.J 1nAL
each and every dealer in motor We
hicle fuel. as defined in this act, who
Is now engaged, or who may hereaf-
ter engage in his own name, or in the
name of others. or in the name of his
representative or agents. in this state,
in the sale or use of motor vehicle
fuel as herein defined, shall, not later
than the 18th day Of c calendar
month render to the state auditor. on
forms prescribed, prepared. and fur
y1ic1nd hU fhn afotN ottdtfrr a aUynrn
statement of the number of gallons
of motor vehicle fuel sold or used by
him or them during the preceding
calendar month. which statement shall
officers. in cas- OF domestic corpora
ton: or by the resident general agent,
or agents, or attorney-in-fact, or by
a chief accountant or officer in case
of a foreign corporations; by the nam
aging agent or owner in case Of a
firm. association or individual; and
shall contain a statement OF the
quantities Of motor vehicle fuel sold
or used within the State of North Da-
kota from his or their respective
motor. vehicle fuel has been sold and
delivered by said dealer to customers
In the original package, whether in
tank cars. barrels or other packages
and in the same form n condition
in which tho same was imported. said
statement shall show the amount OF
motor vehicle fuel so sold and the
names and addresses of the persons,
firm or corporations to whom the
Said dealer shall pay a license tax
of four cents per gallon or all motor
vehicle fuel used n sold by him,
other thar such fuel sold by him or
them. in the original packages as
option Of paying said tax of four cents
per gallon OF all motor vehicle fuel
sold by him or them, in the state, in
the original packages lin which the
same was imported as above speci-
fled.
Whenever any sale Is made by a
dealer of motor fuel in the original
packages in which the same was i'm
ported as above specified, such dealer
shall deliver to the purchaser there
Of an invoice OF such motor vehicle
fuel. stating the name and address of
the purchaser, the quantity and kind
OF fuel sold. and whether or not said
dealer assumes and agrees to pay the
fled. and such dealer shall transmit to
the state auditor at the same time
he shall render the statement above
specified. duplicate copies Of all such
during the period covered by such
Section 3. AMENDMENr.) Every
dealer paying such license tax or be-
ing liable for the payment thereof,
shall be entitled to charge and collect
the sum Of four cents per gallon. on
such motor fuel sold by him, as . part
Of the selling price thereof:
Section 5. AMENDMENT.) That
Vehicle fuel sold or used in any CAL
endar month. shall be paid at the
sarne-ti time the statement provided for
in Section 2 hereof is rendered. to the
state, auditor. who shall receipt to
l Tho dnoJar thnrafnr 0rA shall f1Mfh-
with pay over all the money thus re-
| ceived to the state treasurer, except
such money as shall have been ex-
pended by. said state auditor for the
provided. The state treasurer shall
promptly credit to the state highway
commission t~hree-fourths Of said H.
cense tax. The money SO credited, be-
ing three-fourths of said license tax.
is hereby appropriately to be used by
such commission for the construction,
reconstruction, maintenance or re-
pairs Of highways or roads under
the jurisdiction Of said commission
one-fourth Of said license tax SO re,
be deposited by him to a County
Highway Aid Fund" During the
months Of January, April, July and
October OF each year, the state treas
auditor. shall apportion and disburse
all of the moneys in such County
Highway Aid Fund" not previously
~disbursed. including interest received
the state in the same proportion and
ratio as the motor vehicle registra-
ton fund collected in each county
shall bear to the total motto vehicle
coHnties Of the state during the entire
preceding calendar year as shown by
| the certificate Of the registrar OF mo-
tor vehicles. Such moneys 30 re:
ceived by the respective counties shall
the jurisdiction and control OF the
board Of county commissioners and
appropriated and employed solely by
such counties in tho construction. re-
of county highways. bridges and cul-
verts thereon leading up to and con
Meeting with federal aid and state aid
highways. On. making the payments
s: sse sas :'i tie ' SsaisF 81 shs PnHoy fia:s a IL fas;
from the amount OF tax due. one and
one-half per centum thereof to cover
the cost OF collecting said tax and
transmitting the same to the. state
reimburse the State on account of sle
expenses Of carrying the provisions OF
this Act into effect. the state auditor
is hereby authorized and directed tc
on the first day Of July of ZACH year
the sum of twenty-five thousand dol
lars out Of the moneys collected as a
license tax under the provisions o.
this act.
SUNDAY THEATRES. SHOWS AMI
MOVIES
AN ACT PERMITTING THE OPERA
TION OF THEATRES ON SUNDAY
AFTER 1880 O'CLOCK l.. NJ.
He 1t Enacted by the People of tn
state OF North Dakota:
Section !. ], shall be lawful to con
duct, run and operate Theatres
shows. moving picture shows includ'
ing talking pictures and give publ