The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1933-02-09
SALARY REDUCTION
FOR BANK EXAMINER
is sought IN BILL
Measure Would Reduce Number
Of Deputies and Also Slash
Their Pay

SAS0SS Al GAIC AuIAOeI VI cIuP1OycS VI
the state examiners department are
proposed in a measure introduced
wednesday in the North Dakota SEN
ate for revision OF the laws affecting
the examiner, state banking depart
ment. and banking board.
The salary OF the examiner would
be reduced from $4,000 to $4,000 a
year, the chief deputy from $500 to
e2,000. and other deputies are placed
in . scale ranging from $1,000 to
e2,400, instead Of $500 to $4,000.
The number of deputies the exam
aner may appoint IS reduced from Is
to eight. The provision in the pres
ent law that six Of the deputy exam
liners have at least three years &C.
tive experience in bank work is
changed to provide for three such
deputies.
The revision provides the governor
may appoint special state examiner
to examine any of the state institu-
tions, state industries. state depart
ments, or public offices, the special
examiner to have the powers and
authority granted the state exam
liner. He would receive SIS a day
and travelling expenses.
It is specified in the proposed act
that the Bank of North Dakota be
excluded from the financial institu-
lions and firms under the control of
the banking department.
Senator c. E. Erickson OF Divide
county introduced measure provid-
Ing that money deposited in the Bank
Of North Dakota shall not be subject
to punishment.
Would Change Tax Law
A measure offered by Sen S. S. Nc
Donald OF Burleigh proposes changes
IN the manner in which real estate
taxes may be paid.
His bill would fix Dec. 81, instead
OF Dec. 1. as the day on which real
estate taxes become due. The bill
provides further that the first in
stallment, comprising half the gen.
eral tax. shall become delinquent
June l Of the following year. instead
OF March !, and ii unpaid a penalty
OF four per cent, instead of five per
cent. would attach on June Is. The
second tnStallment. comprising the
remainder Of the taxes, would become
delinquent Nov. /. with penalty Of
four per cent II unpaid by Nov. Is
1T shall not be necessary for the
taxpayer to pay the entire amount
OF the tax levied in one sum- the
measure proposes.
Taxpayers would be permitted to
pay part of the sum levied at any
time. for which they would be given
credit. Penalty and interest there
after would apply only on the unpaid
balance delinquent at the time of
payment.
An appropriation of 5000 is sought
In . bill presented by Sen. Cain. Stark
county. for the widow of the late
District Judge Thomas H. Pugh
Dickinson, for work done by the jur-
ast as special judge in insolvent bank
cases.
Saved State $4,000
The measure states that for 81.
years prior to the judges appoint
ment by the supreme court to handle
receiverShip matters, Judge Pugh did
this work without additional COM
pensation, and effected saving to
the state of $4,000. Gains bill adds
this additional service. including long
drives over the state. impaired the
judges health and during the last
two years forced him to submit to
two major operations. He died Jan.
IA.
An appropriation bill for 81 500 for
making refunds out of the general
fund was introduced by the senate
committee on appropriations, as re-
suit OF Governor William Langer's
veto Of a measure providing for a
$500 appropriation for this purpose.
LANCER, in his veto message, said
$500 would be ample.
Sen. E. E. Greene, Stutsman coun-
~. proposed a bill making invalid
chattel mortgages on future acquired
property and on property not partic-
ularly described in such mortgage.
An appropriation of $2S,940 sought
for the state transportation officer
was reduced in committee to sl9.l72
and the recommendation adopted by
the senate. The appropriation of
$3.50 requested for the state his
torical society was cut to sl9,l72 and
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