The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1931-02-04
PLAN TO ESTABLISH
INDUSTRIES ATPEN
PRESENTED NbILL
Manufacture Of Collins and Ii.
cense Tags Would Give
Jobs to Prisoners

establishment Of two new indus
tries az the state penitentiary Is pro-
posed IN measures introduced In the
North Dakota house Tuesday.
Plants for the manufacture az oof.
Inns and automobile license tags
would be established at the prison
under the bills.
The coffin manufacture bill Il 4
substitute for two previous proposals
Killed In committee. The new meas
ure was offered by Representatives
William Crockett Of Wales and G. o.
Sv1ngen OF Bottineau, authors Of the
bills which failed in committee.
Coffins purchased by the state,
county or municipalities would be
furnished at cost prices, while cas-
kets would be sold otherwise at q
profit.
Representative James McNanus OF
st. John, and Ben Northridge Of
Barnes county offered the measure
for the manufacture Of auto license
tags. An appropriation Of $4,000
from funds derived from the prison
Irvine plant Is provided for.
The state board Of administration
would have supervision over both In
dustries.
Would Eliminate Storage
Elevators would be required to pay
cash on delivery for grain under .
measure introduced by Representa-
tives ]. H. Hendrickson Of Fort RAN
som, and H. M. Hendrickson Of Sim
coe.
The measure Is designed to elimi-
nate the issuance Of storage tickets
for stored grain.
Persons, firms, or corporations de-
string to purchase grain from pro-
ducers for thu purpose Of loading the
product In cars on the track Of any
railroad company In the state for
shipment would be termed under the
bill as track buyers" who would be
licensed by the state board Of rail-
road commissioners.
Representative H. r. SWEET Of Tut.
tie offered q measure providing that
whenever there is more than $4,000
of the -tate fire and tornado fund In
the state Repositories subject to check,
the money would be deposited on
time certificates Of deposit. on invest
Cd In state bonds. or bonds Of politt-
cal subdivisions.
A proposal was introduced by Rep.
resentatives Einar Mus Of Minot,
and SWEET providing that when the
state fire and tornado fund exceeds
$4,000, 900, the amount Of surplus be
refunded to state departments, insti-
tutions, : agencies Of the state,
counties, school districts, townships,
cities and villages in proportion to
the total amount Of premiums
charged, less return premiums and
premium adjustment allowed.
Plan to Make Refunds
The amount Of refund allowed to
each would be based in the total
premiums charged. less returned pre-
miums and premium adjustments al-
lowed to each Of the insured.
{. Sale Of the state mill and elevator
at Drake is proposed In . measure
introduced by Representative +. Z.
Mau of Enderlin. Governor George
F. Shafer, in his inaugural message.
recommended that the mill, long uu.
used, be sold.
Sale Of the Drake mill would be en-
trusted to the state industrial COM
mission, which would be required to
obtain sealed bids In response to 60
days public notice Of intention to
sell, and to accept the highest re-
sponsible offer.
Representative q. L. Peters Of VOL
ford offered q bill proposing that the
state highway department place
markers at places where fatal acct-
dents have occurred on state high
ways.
Persons who are unable to attend
polling places during elections BE-
cause OF physical disability could OBJ
tain absent voters ballots under .
bill presented by Representatives Al
fred Mostad and II. L. Halvorson.
both of Minot. These two legisla-
tors also introduced q measure pro-
viding that only free holders, or the
husband or wife Of q holder OF q
homestead, be eligible to vote On
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