The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1933-02-03
ASK OFFICIAL AXE
FOR COUNTY POSTS
IN HOUSE MEASURE
Bill Offered BY State Affairs
Committee Would Tighten
Up Government

| Moves to abolish several county Of.
fices and the state hotel inspector. te
create a board of estimate and taxa
ton in cities of 5000 population OF
more, and to license chain stores
were highlights of proposed legisla-
ton introduced in the North Dakota
house of representatives Thursday.
Bills continued to pour into the
legislative hopper with the days to-
tai at Is as compared to "a new
measures for Wednesday.
Long after the members had left
the house, the clerk and his assis-
tants were giving first and second
readings to the mass Of bills before
them.
From the state affairs committee
came the proposal to abolish the Of
fices of county surveyor, coroner and
public administrator while E. A. Hill,
Cavalier county, introduced the bill
to do away with the office Of hotel
inspector.
The chain store license bill was
placed before the house by G. F.
Carlson of Griggs-Steele counties. It
calls for a $40O yearly license on any
one branch or extended unit store"
5000 for the second store and $500
for each additional store.
The proposed board Of estimate
and taxation, provided for by D. C.
Cunningham, Grand Forks, would be
composed of one member of the city
council or commission, one member
Of the board of education, and one
member from the board of park COM
nlissioners who would exercise gen.
eral supervision of tax levieS made
by the city units.
Would Authorize Removal
Hill introduced another bill to en-
power the governor to remove any
member of the Workmen's Compen-
sation bureau without cause.
H. +. Peterson, Mountrail, intro
duced his second bill for lower car
license fee, the first one having been
turned back to committee some time
ago after members of the house
agreed its provisions were too dras-
tic.
The new bill authorizes q yearly
reduction of 10 per cent from the
car license basic fee until the fee is
So Another provision relieves farm
ers from being classed as CONNER
cial truckers" if they occasionally
help their neighbors haul produce to
market.
Peterson retains the retroactive
features of his first bill for the new
making the rates applicable |
from Jan. /, 1888, and abolishes PEN |
alties If cars have been unlicensed in |
a previous year.
An amendment to- an existing |
statute proposed by the state affairs |
committee would compel filing with |
the tax commissioner of an estimate |
Of the amount of tax-exempt gaso-
line farmers or others expected to |
use within year, together with a |
list of machines in which tax-exempt |
gasoline would be used. The COM |
missioner would be permitted to issue |
certificates which, when presented at |
filling stations, would permit the |
holder to purchase gasoline without |
payment Of the tax.
A reduction in the rate of moth
er's pension is proposed in the bill |
by George P. Hommes of |
Burke Divide counties.
r. E. Swendseid, Mountrail, intro
duced measure to correct the law !,
for condemnation of property for
highways which the supreme court |
has held as unconstitutional.
Two bills by James McManus. |
Rolette, concern the International |
peace garden, one providing for
transfer of school lands to the gar
den corporation and another appro-
priating $11 200 for purchase of addi-
tional property.