The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1933-04-07


make the sale of beer lawful in Mime
sofa communities is turning as rap
idly as possible with many compelled
to wait from a week to more than 80
days beyond that date because of lack
of time to repeal existing dry laws or
enact new beer ordinances. Under
bills passed and signed by Governor
Olson, handling of 80 per cent beer is
permissible with authority conferred
on local governing bodies to license
and regulate sale within their respec-
tive jurisdictions. Footballs cannot
sell 30 per cent beer for consump-
tion on the premises under the bills
passed. Attorney General Harry H.
Peterson ruled here, following re-
quests from poolhall proprietors all
over the state for an opinion. He
added that owners Of poolhalls cannot
avoid the restrictions by merely put
ting in a lunch counter. Beer can
not be sold in baseball parks through
out the state. The legislature
went to work on the national pro-
hibition repeal problem and after sew
eral hours, debate fixed October II
or this year as the day on which vot-
ers will decide whether Minnesota
shall ratify repeal. Under the terms
or ratification convention bill pass
ed by the senate, that means that a
decision will be passed in behalf of
the state by Fl delegates on November
ii.
Eleven northern Minnesota coun-
ties would be authorized to go on a
cash basis under senate bill passed
by the house SO to O. The BILL by
Senator H. c. Hanson, Barrum, the
same as that introduced in the house
by Representative G. w. Alfs, Aitkin,
already has passed the senate and
now goes to the governor Under it,
the following counties each with 40
per cent tax delinquence, would be
permitted to fund their outstanding
warrants and go on a cash basis:
Aitkin, Beltrami, Koochiching, Cass,
Clearwater, Hubbard, Pennington,
Lake of the Woods, Red Lake, Roseau
and Mahnomen.
In spite of economy talk and salary
cutting at the start Of the session,
more money is being spent on this
legislature than ever, ancording to
the records of State Auditor Stafford
King. They show that from January
to March 25 there was s311, 5O4 spent
on the legislature, or more than S.
600 for each legislative day. In 1881,
from January to March 25, the ex-
pense total was s21S,3SS. Each fig
ure includes $4,000 for printing.
A total of $104,5O0 was slashed
from appropriation requests for the
next biennium for agricultural extern
sion work and county agricultural
agents by the state senate finance
committee. Requests for $S2,250 for
each of the next two years for spe-
cial state ala to county agents were
cut to $4,000 annually, and agricul-
tural extension requests of $4,000
annually were reduced to $4,000.
If the present legislature does not
amend an act of 1927 which directs
lands in Minnesota reverting to the
state on account of delinquent taxes,
Minnesota will become the largest
land owner in the United States, hav-
ing gained title to about 5000, 900
acres. This statement was made be-
fore meeting Of the. Lions club in
st. Paul by E. F. Willard, acting state
conservation commissioner.
Mortgage payments on properties
owned by the state rural credits bu-
reau could be suspended under GER
tain conditions as set forth In a bill
passed by the house. The measure
would allow those owing on mortgages
held by the bureau to apply for an ex-
tension of time for paying principal
and interest on condition that taxes
and insurance are paid and that the
applicant keeps the place in good re-
pair.
The house passed the bill which will
give counties their one-third share of
the gasoline tax revenue and all of
the one mill road and bridge fund
levy without their matching the allot-
ments with equal sums of their own
money. At least 40 per cent of the al
lotments must be used on state aid
roads. The measure goes to the gov
ernor.
Governor Floyd B. Olson signed one
of the bills in his relief program, this
one authorizing local governing bodies
to issue bonds for relief purposes
Such issues must be within debt linn
its and must be approved by the gov
ernor. No vote of the people is re-
quired.
Campers in all state parks will be
charged 25 cents a day for camping
privileges and 25 cents for parking
privileges, under the terms of bill
passed by an 81 to IA vote of the
house. In explaining that the bill
was designed to make tourists who
camp all summer in state parks,
where they receive free wood and
other privileges pay for that service,
Representative Hans Arvik, Dorset,
said the state conservation depart
ment had agreed to make no charge
for the first rs hours. The bill goes
to the senate.
A bill appropriating S35, 900 for use
by the state board of control and the
department Of agriculture in caring
for and providing feed for livestock
in drouth stricken areas of the state
was signed by Governor Olson.
Lower assessed valuations for small
homesteads are favored by the house
committees on taxes. 1t Endorsed a
bill by Carl ]. Eastvold of Ortonville,
creating new classes of property,
both of them homes valued at $4,000
or less. On the rural homesteads with