The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1935-02-19
100000 TO PAY
BACK SCHOOL TAXES
PROVIDED BY BILL
Fund Would Be Taken From
Hail Surplus, Distributed
by County Treasurers

Two bills backed by the pledged
support of the super committee OF 81
factional leaders were introduced in
the house Monday, as part OF the
lower assembly moved toward pass
age Of emergency tax legislation.
Introduced by Edwin TraynOr OF
Ramsey. l.. c. Odegard OF Trail and
Ed A. Hill Of Cavalier. house bill! 1893,
in revised form reached the floor OF
the house shortly before the deadllne
of the fortieth day-the last day bills
could be introduced.
The bill, which met with approval
and support OF the super committee
earlier in the day. would provide for
distribution Of Sl,038 ,865.4l to the
treasurer OF the various counties, 10
be proportioned among land holders
in the payment OF their back school
taxes.
Funds From Ha,l Surplus
The act would reduce and llnl. the
state hail insurance permanent sur
plus fund to 100000, with the DIFF
ferential between that amount and
S4O3S, 1854 now on hand to be dis
tributed back to landowners who
were assessed the original flat hail
tax in 1927.
Upon the basis OF the amount OF
tillable land in counties against
which the one-cent tax was originally
levied, the more than sl,0o0,O00 VIII
be distributed.
The amounts are TO apply against
hack school taxes, under terms Of the
bill, or If there are no back schoo!
taxes. then funds would be applied
against school taxes to be levied
subsequently.
The bill also provides that an. un-
paid flat hail taxes must be paid
first
Payment OF taxes would be n re-
verse order Of the years IN which the /,
taxes were levied. Traynor explained |,
through this method he planned to |
make available funds TO the schools
at once.
Contains Emergency Clause
Under the plan back taEes would !
be wiped from the books, and funds
would Immediately revert to the rural \
schools Of the state.
The bill contains an emergency |
clause, to put It into effect lmmedi-
ately upon its passage BY the le2ls'a-
ture and approva. BY the governor
Sponsored by George Aljets of !
Wells, L. l.. Twicheil OF Cas- and L.
r. Burgum OF StuCsnan, a second .
hill hn nf q ate |
board of public welfare.
In effect the board would have all .
the powers now possessed by the |
state administration of FERA.
A beard Of seven members. TO be |
appointed within 80 days of passage
Of the act, by the governor. attorney |
general and chief Justice Of the SUI |
prema court. is set up by the bill
Under terms Of the proposed act, |
witch also has the backing OF the
co-,r'ittee OF q. the board must
c. = of World War veteran and
{ s--S.
No Compensation Provided
T.. ~ CT those appointed would !
Re e from two to six years, and /
they would receive no compensation |
for their work except expenses while !
attending sessions
An executive director would be ap-
pointed by the board whose duties it |
would be to be the active head.
Powers and duties OF the board in
clude:
Acting as the official agency Of the
state in any social welfare activity
initiated by the federal government
and to administer, allocate and dis
tribute any state and federal funds
that may be made available
Included in the activities are re-
lief of the destitute, mothers pen
sions, old age pensions, public health,
child welfare, care OF crippled chill
dren.
In addition the board would be
empowered to make available to the
several counties municipalities and
eligible institutions funds supplied
to the board by the state and
federal governments for the relief
Of restitution and for the pur-
chase OF supplies and materials to be
used for work relief projects.
E. A. Wilson, state FERA head,
said the plan was an outline spon-
sored also BY Washington, with the
thought Of creating state authority
to which FERA activities could be
turned over, If liberalization is
abandoped in the future.