The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1932-08-09
PETITIONS
FOR SIX MEASURES
T0CUT N. D. TAXES
Proposed Bills Would Cut Salar.
les and Make Other
Changes in Laws

Petitions to initiate six new mea-
sures aimed at reducing taxes we're
filed with the secretary of state late
Monday by officials of the North Da-
kota Taxpayers association.
L. F. Lamb, Michigan, president Of
the taxpayers association, estimated
that 1000 signatures in excess of the
necessary 10000 were filed. The petit
tons were signed by persons in all
parts Of the state, he said.
Briefly, the measures propose:
l. Repeal of the law providing for
the appointment of a tax supervisor
for each judicial district.
2. Shortening notices Of sale of
real estate for delinquent taxes and
for filing and posting lists of such
taxes with the names of owners and
descriptions of the land upon which
taxes are delinquent.
3. To reduce the fees to be paid
newspapers for the publication Of all
legal notices and proceedings provided
for by law.
Cut Judges Salaries
4. Reducing the salaries Of the
judges of the supreme court hereafter
appointed or whose terms Of office
commence after this act takes effect,
from $500 per year to 5000.
S. Reducing the salaries of dis
trict judges hereafter appointed or
whose terms of office commence after
this act takes effect, from $4,000 to
$500 per year. and providing for
payment of their actual travelling ex-
penses.
6. Reducing and fixing the salaries
or compensation of certain elected
state officials and reducing and fix
ing the salaries or compensation of all
appointive state officials, members Of
all appointive state boards, bureaus
and commissions provided for by law,
and reducing and fixing the salaries
or compensation of all deputies. as
sistants. secretaries. clerks and en-
ployes Of all state officials, boards,
bureaus and commissions.
A seventh. petition, bearing q num-
Der Of signatures, was left with the
secretary Of state but was not intend
ed to be filed or 60 on the ballot.
H. B. Nelson, Rugby, association
secretary, told the Associated Press
over the telephone that 1t was left
with the secretary Of state as a clari-
fication Of the sixth petition listed.
Intended Az Qualification
The question had been raised as to
whether the petition would require
the salaries of institutional heads, in
structors and other employees Of state
institutions to be not more than the
salaries paid to board members. The
seventh petition would have made
this stipulation but Nelson explained
that it had been left without suffi-
cient signatures In order to make II
clear that the petition covering re-
auctions In state salaries was not to
be so interpreted.
Secretary. of State Byrone indicat-
ed that he would review the suffi-
cheney Of all seven petitions but that
the seventh probably would be reject
ed because Of an insufficient number
Of signers. Decision on acceptance Of
the petitions IS expected soon.
Asked whether the measure calling
for q 20-per-cept reduction In salaries
Of state officials. which provided that
employees could not be paid more than
officials employing them. would limit
compensation Of state institutional
employees to $2.400, q. r. Lamb 0,
Michigan, president Of the committee
said Monday that never had been thu
intention Of the association, and that
It was not desired that Interpretation
be placed on the measure.
Filing Of the measures. members Of
the petitioners committe said, Is II
compliance with the mandate. Of the
4s county organizations, each Of
which sent representative to the
State Taxpayers association meeting
ct Devils Lake recently.
Members Of the petitioners com.
imittee are Andrew johnson. Watford
City: J. w. Evans, Carson; p. J. Bot
tenn, sheyenne; Harrison Garnet. ST
Thomas and r. r. Hogue, Linton
Harold B. Nelson, Rugby. Is secretar,
LOT the state organization.