The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1933-01-31
SECOND MEASURE TO
REAPPORTION STATE
is GIVEN TO House
Stutsman Legislator Wo III d
Create North.South Dis.
tricts IN North Dakota

The second bill dividing the state
into two congressional districts was
introduced In the North Dakota
house Of representatives Monday. w.
]. flanagan, Stutsman county, IS
the author.
Eannigan'S measure would divide
the state into q north and south dis
trict.
The north or first district would
include Pembina, Walsh, Grand Forks,
Trail, Steele, Nelson, Foster, Eddy,
Wells, Benson, Ramsey, Cavalier,
Towner, Rolette, Bottineau, Pierce,
Mcfienry, Sheridan, Ward, Renville,
Burke, Mountrail, Mckenzie, Williams
and Divide counties.
The south or second district would
include Cas-, Richland, Sargent, Ran
som, Barnes, Griggs, Stutsman, La
Moure, Dickey. Mcintosh, Logan,
Kidder, Burleigh, Emmons, Sioux,
Grant, Morton, Oliver. Mercer, Nc
Lean, Dunn, Stark, Hettinger. Adams,
Bowman, Slope, Billings and Golden
Valley counties.
M. H. Lynch, Richland. previously
proposed division Of the state into
east and west congressional districts
and his bill Is still in the hands Of the
committee on apportionment.
Thirteen measures were presented
to the house Monday.
Many Items Covered
They included: Proposals lowering
interest rate on redemptions to six
per cent; prohibiting 'overrun" In
butter manufacture in excess Of Is
per cent: changing method Of book
keeping for state auditors or examin-
ers as relating to interest accounts"
for public buildings; increasing gar
nishment exemption Of heads of fam
lilies to $40 q week; providing for
transferring Of property acquired by
county through tax title to original
owner or assignee on payment Of all
taxes: compelling brokers to furnish
county auditors with names and adj
dresses Of purchasers of bonds ORR
ginating in cities Of that county:
lowering abstract fees; requiring
county auditors to furnish Bank Of
North Dakota lists Of delinquent
taxes on real estate owned or mort.
gagged to the bank or assigned to II
by the state treasurer, and compelling
flour manufacturers to label all con.
tainers with content Of flour, kind Of
wheat used and percentage Of pro-
tein.
The Patterson bill extending the
closing time Of polls In school district
elections from until o'clock pass.
ed by q vote Of l02 to 2. It was sent
to the senate.
XIII County Seat Hin
! The house accepted the majority
report to indefinitely postpone thu
bill to provide for removal Of county
seats from towns not reached by rail-
road after Louis Endres, Grant-Siou,
county, warned 1t would lead to mum
erous expensive elections. A clinchel
motion was attached.
The bill providing for refusal o.
state licenses to those not citizen;
Of the United States was indefinitel,
postponed upon the committees rec.
ommendation.
The recommendation Of the com.
mittee for passage Of the lower vol,
bounty bill was accepted and the pro.
posal placed on the calendar.
The Times measure providing fol
valuation Of all tax-exempt property
indefinitely postponed" Saturday
was called back from the senate where
it had passed and was re-referred *
committee for further consideration
after several house members sale
they thought It had not been under
stood.