The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1932-12-15
nine DEPARTMENTS
|. LISTED FOR AXE IN
LATEST PROPOSALS
FWahpeton Science School and
MayviIIe Normal Are PIac-
ed on GriddIe
ECOUNTY JUDGES ATTACKED
Scheme Would Eliminate Them
and Consolidate Duties
OF 1reasurers
fC0UNTY JUDGES ATTACKED

) Fargo, N. D., Dec. 15.-R)-Elimi-
nation of nine North Dakota state
departments. abolishing the office of
county Judge, consolidation of Wah-
peton Science school with the North
Dakota Agricultural college and
elimination Of Mayville normal, are
among the suggestions proposed for
submission to the coming session Of
the legislature by the North Dakota
Taxpayers association.
The executive committee Of the
association sent the proposed list to
presidents and secretaries Of the
county taxpayers groups, asking each
county group to pass resolutions on
the proposals.
The suggestions include elimina-
ton Of the following state depart
ments: State securities commission;
livestock sanitary board; commits
sioner of immigration; minimum
wage department; state seed depart
ment; grain storage commissioner:
motor vehicle operating department;
motor vehicle auto theft department:
state regulatory department.
In several instances 1t Is proposed
to combine the work of those depart
ments which are considered neces-
sary with some other established de-
partment.
A constitutional amendment would
be necessary to abolish the office of
county court and 1t is proposed to
ask for the amendment. Duties of
the county judge would be divided
between the office of clerk of the
district court and district court
Judge. It is believed the saving would
average $1,000 for each of the SO
counties in the state, or more than
$4,000 a year.
Would Join Treasurerships
It also is proposed to amend and
reenact chapter 202, session laws for
1881, so as to make county treasurers
ex-officio treasurers of all townships,
school districts, villages and cities,
making it optional with districts hav-
ing a population of 5000 or more.
It is estimated a saving Of $125,000
a year would be made by this change.
Another proposal is for extension
of the recall provision of the state
constitution to apply to county COM
missioners, which, the executive COM
mittee says, ARE among the largest
tax levying and disbursing bodies in
the state"
Another suggestion, considered of
special Importance by the executive
committee, is for provision that In
all districts having more than one
taxing board, the hearings on the
budgets would be held jointly.
A fifth suggestion is for a provi-
sion for the serial maturity Of state
bonds and to require their serial pay
ment. This would prevent the accu-
mutation of large sinking funds
which are often lost, the committee
says.
In discussing acts to eliminate
useless bureaus and commissions"
the committee says:
There Is no specific agreement as
to just which bureaus, boards or
commissions are useless. but among
those which have been suggested for
elimination are the following" Then
follows the list suggested for elimi-
nation.
Altogether. according to data offer
ed by the taxpayers, the nine depart
ments had In September l02 en-
ployes who received $13,653.57 In SAL
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