The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1935-02-11
OLD AGE PENSIONS
WOULD Be BOOSTED
BY House PROPOSAL
Bill increases Allowances (,
$24o Annually, Reduces
Eligibility Age to IS

Revamping Of North Dakota's Old
age pension law, increasing It's mill
rate for this purpose from oae-tenth
of one mill to one mill levy. was
proposed Saturday In the house Of
representatives.
The proposal was contained In .
bill introduced by Representatives ].
A. Erickson Of Mclean, Math Dahl
Of Emnons ana J. G. Hanson Of Ben
son.
Under terms Of the new bill, ap.
proximately 100000 would be de-
rived for the :und under the pres
ent rate Of tax payment. and ap-
proximately 100000 in normal times.
Dahl said.
Lower Age Limit
The age limit at which q person
Is eligible to pension Is lowered from
68 to IS years and the annual allow
ance is increased from $50 to $40
by the bill.
Any person whose income Is less
than $40 annually IS made eligible
to the pension providing he Is IS
years old, or more.
The proposed act also requires the
recipient of the pension can be abb
sent from the state only two years
out OF 20.
Under the present law approxi.
mately $4,000 annually Is collected.
declared Theodore Martell, commits
sioner OF agriculture and labor, un-
der whose department distribution Of
the fund falls.
The act provides that the total
amount OF old age pension paid in
any one county shall not exceed 125
per cent of all taxes levied and COL
lected from the county.
Tax Bill introduced
The tax bill was one OF II In
troduced in the house Saturday.
introduced b. Representatives Ben
Fedje Of Williams and Ed p. Co.'S
griff Of Cas-, another bill asks the
office OF state fire marshal be placed
under control OF the insurance de-
partment. The commissioner OF In
surance would be empowered to ap-
point the fire marshal, upon recon-
mendation Of three persons from the
North Dakota firemen's association
and the insurance federation OF North
Dakota.
Increase OF the three cent state
gasoline tax to five cents per gallon.
unless the gasoline contains indus
trial alcohol, Is asked IN a bill In
PRODUCED by Rep. Franklin Page Of
Pembina.
II the fuel did not contain at least
10 per cent Of the alcohol made In
the United States from agricultural
products, the bill would tax the deal
er five cents per gallon. Gasoline
containing 10 per cent Of such al.
cohol would be taxed three cents
per gallon.
Benefits to Agriculture
Page said he believed the proposed
act, II passed, would benefit agri-
culture" He claimed the alcohol
could be produced from potatoes,
and might thus aid farmers Of North
Dakota
Page also would change the sys.
tenn OF distribution OF the gasoline
tax, giving half to the state, half
to the counties.
In q companion bill, Page proposes
to prohibit all refunds on gasoline
used for agricultural purposes, unless
the gasoline contains at least 10 per
cent Of alcohol.
The house Monday will again con-
slider its vote Of Friday on the
proposal to place chiropractors OF the
staff Of the state hospital for the
insane.
G. E. Moore Of Richland, sponsor
Of the bill, attempted to obtain re-
consideration Saturday. but was re.
fused. The speaker ruled him out
Of order for he was not on the pre-.
vailing side.
Sam Oglesby Of Barnes, who voted
against the bill Friday for re-
consideration, Saturday moved the re-
consideration after Moore failed. He
obtained 1t. The bill viii be special
order Of business Monday.
The house also voted to reconsider
q bill prohibiting deficiency judg.
ments In foreclosures Of real estate
mortgages and land contracts. This
bill was voted down Friday.