The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1933-04-25
MACHINERY SET Up
FOR IMITATION OF
]: new CONTROL BILL
Meeting In Bismarck Asks Gov.
ernor to Call Special Poll
to Decide Issue
ORGANIZATION IS FORMED
Fargoan Il Named President
and D. E. shlplsy Il Elect
cd Secretary
ORGANIZATION IS FORMED

Machinery for initiating proposed
law liberalizing the beer act enacted
by the recent legislature has been set
up by businessmen who met here to
discuss beer legislation.
The group. which concluded It's SEES
sion late Monday night, adopted .
resolution requesting Governor VIII
liam LANCER to call special election
at which the initiated proposal would
be submitted.
A. q. sundfor, Fargo. was elected
president, and D. Shipley. BIS
1narck, secretary-treasurer.
It was indicated the organization
would devote. itself primarily to OBJ
tanning new beer legislation, while
the association for the repeal Of the
18th amendment, headed BY 9. p.
Stone, Fargo. will continue its repeal
work.
An executive committee composed
of nine members was selected by the
businessmen to work out details Of
the initiated law and to seek q spe-
cial election.
While the convention went on rec
ord Is favoring the referendum Of the
beer law enacted by the legislature,
members Of the executive committee
said they believed that problem would
be attacked by amending the beer act
through initiated legislation.
Want Wider Sale
The beer act, which becomes effec-
tive July l. provides for municipality
controlled liquor stores, while the con-
yention favored q law which would
permit sale Of beer in various business
places, such as hotels, restaurants,
recreation parlors and drug stores.
Members of the executive commit
tee are A. q. Sundfor. Fargo. G. ].
Lee, Valley City, Fred Kietzman, La
kota. Peter Zappas. Jamestown, Fred
Peterson, Bismarck, Henry Dueme-
land, Bismarck. J. H. Hanley, Man
dan. A. Pagenkopf. Dickinson. and w.
e. Quinlan, Dickinson.
A resolution "deplored" what was
termed "a feeble attempt Of the re-
cent legislative assembly to enact
legislation with reference to legaliza-
ton Of sale Of beer in the state" and
urged Legislation satisfactory to the
people"
The measure enacted by the legisla-
ture restricts sale Of beer to munic-
ipally-controIled dispensaries. effec-
tive July I.
Enactment Of beer laws to permit
people of the state to spend money at
home and at the same time raise
money to defray part Of our state ex-
pense and eliminate the heavy tax
burden was urged by speakers.
The committee that conferred with
the governor reported to the conven-
ton that LANCER believed special
election would be more dependable
than q special session of the legisla-
ture and that the chief executive In
dictated means of defraying the cost
of an election must be provided.
Plan Frequent Talks
j. M. Hanley, Mandan. chairman
Of the ways and means committee
said the committee recommended ap-
pointent of q subcommittee to confer
with the governor from time to time
regarding special session. The gov
errors position indicated, he said
that II . special election Is to be call
ed 1t would he necessary to convince
the chief executive revenue derived
from the beer law would more than
pay for q special election. =
In z preliminary report Of . pro-
posed initiated bill, the ways and
means committee recommended TAI
of four to five cents q gallon on beer
collected from the wholesaler:
license fee Of from SO to 600 fol
distributors, and an individual license
Zee Of 81 for consumer Of beer.
Provision for q license fee for In
dividuals brought opposition from
some Of those present. Use Of North
Dakota products a. far as possible VA
recommended, as was provision fol
establishment Of breweries In thu
state.
It was estimated by the committee
that revenue Of more than $4,000
annually would Be derived BY the statl
under the proposed bill.