The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1933-01-11
MIKLETHUN Would
TIGHTEN LAW ON
CROP MORTGAGES
Also Asks Minimum Wage of IS
Cents An Hour For Labor.
erS on Public Works
~ BILLS PUT IN SENATE
First Two Measures Are Placed
IN Hopper Of House At
Tuesday Session

Tightening of the anti-crop mort
gage law to prevent its circumven-
ton, a minimum wage of 50 cents an
hour for unskilled labor used on pub
&c works. and prohibiting the en-
p]oyment of husband or wife on
public projects where one of them
already is employed by the state OF
its subdivisions are proposed IN meas
ures introduced in the North Dakota
senate Tuesday
OF the II bills presented III the
senate, II call for appropriations to-
falling 1929. 0O4 for various state pur-
poses. Two bills were introduced in
the house. the first measures to be
presented in that assembly since the
opening of the session.
Senator j. l.. Miklethun of Barnes
county introduced the minimum
wage and anti-crop proposals.
He stated in the crop measure that
since adoption of the initiated crop
mortgage law at the November cleo
ton, various persons, firms, corpO-
ratiOns and associations have OBJ
tanned from farmers bills Of sale
transfers and deeds TO land to cir
cumvent the provisions of the law
He asks that the proposal be adopted
as an emergency measure, effective
Immediately after passage.
A penalty of $500 for violation OF
the act is proposed under the bill
1t would be unlawful to solicit or pro-
cure bills of sale or transfers for the
purpose of obtaining title to, or liens
on. growing crops for 1888 and there
after. Bills of sale or transfers OBJ
tanned in circumvention Of the ini-
tiated crop law since it became effec-
tive would be void.
Miklethun proposes, In his other
measure, that no laborer be qualified
for employment by the state or its
subdivisions unless he is citizen OF
the United States or has declared
his intentions of becoming one.
In employment of such labor the
bill states, 1.-The heads OF families
shall have superior rights over single
men. but no man shall be employed
by the state or any political sub-di-
vision thereof, whose wife is also un-
Ger such employment: neither shall
any woman be SO employed whose
husband is employed on such work"
The measure also would set IS
cents an hour at the maximum wage
for laborers on public works. with
out deductions for board or other
purposes unless agreed to by the la
borer In writing"
Persons who are not residents of
the state would be prohibited from
obtaining employment on public
work to which the state. county
cities or villages contribute. and il
would be mandatory on the part OF
officials to enter into contracts that
contain q provision providing that
laborers to be employed shall be
residents of the state.
Violation of the act would be mis-
demeanor, with a penalty Of $500 for
each offense.
Carrying an emergency clause, the
proposed act states that "a great
number of employees who are not
residents of the state and who are
not citizens of the United States
are being employed by the state,
counties, cities and villages. The
measure was referred to the state
affairs committee
Seeks Uniform Law
Senator w. E. Martin, Morton
county, seeks to provide a uniform
law for the redemption Of real prop
perry from judgment execution sale.
from mortgage foreclosure sale and
from foreclosure of any lien.
c. ]. Olson of Barnes county in
troduced bill to lower the rate for
grain storage from 100 of cent to
LEO Of cent with provision Of no
charge for the first 30 days.
The present law charges from date
OF delivery but not to exceed 10 cents
per net bushel for one year and no
charge for storage if grain was sold
within 20 days from delivery to eleva-
tor or warehouse.
An appropriation of $500 for max
ing preliminary survey and sound :
ingS Of the Missouri river on the state
line between North Dakota and Mon
tana near Fort Union is sought in a
proposal by Senator j. K Brostuen of
Mckenzie county The work would
Be done to determine the feasibility
Of constructing a bridge across the
Missouri. The proposal was refer
red to the committee on highways.
A conference of members of the
house appropriations com nj t te e
Tuesday indicated that Chairman
James McManus. Rolette county
planned early introduction OF APP
preparation bills. In calling together
the committee he said he wanted to
discuss bills to be introduced.
Eighteen other house members are
included in the personnel of this
group.