The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1935-03-11
Dr.. Quai,, Impressed by
Brazilian Heat, Scenery

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C. ON TIN U E D
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$50 New Laws Are
Enacted by S0lons
In 6O.Day Session
tural college at Fargo remained IN
doubt. Passage OF the bill calling for
an appropriation Of $404 ,095 was the
final act Saturday Of both house ana
senate.
Threatened In Retaliation
The measure was one which had
been rejected by the house Friday
night apparently in retaliation TO
minority members Of the assembly
who successfully blocked passage OF
q compulsory hail insurance bill as
an emergency measure. The COM
pulsory hail insurance measure was
later killed.
A review OF the session disclosed
the legislature had:
Passed q two per cent sales tax
for a two-year period, with the tax
to begin May l.
Provided for establishment Of a
state highway police patrol.
Passed a new income tax law, IN
creasing the tax in the lower
brackets,
Raised the beer tax 100 per cent.
Passed q measure calling for q Is
cent drivers license as companion to
the state police patrol bill.
Provided for transfer Of $l'OOO,0O0
from the state hail insurance surplus
fund to the state equalization fund
for school aid. y.
Created state welfare board
through which administration Of re-
lief viii flow, plus aid to schools. with
monies to come from the sales tax.
Revamped methods Of distribution
through the revived state equaliza-
ton fund.
Legalized Hard Liquor
Localized the sale Of hard liquor
in the state through q system OF
municipally-owned liquor stores. and
established tax.
Repealed the presidential primary
law.
Cut the legal interest rate from 8
per cent to Z per cent. =,
Passed legal moratorium to hold
for period Of two years.
Given power to the state railroad
commission to order investigations
into utilities on its own motion and
to require the utilities to pay costs OF
such Investigations.
Provided for partial cancellation OF
personal property taxes for years
| 1881 to 1888 on q sliding scale basis.
/ Passed a livestock weighing and
grading bill providing for state
weighers and graders at concentra-
ition points. slaughter houses. and
packing plants.
Provided for an interim tax COM
mission to determine a new perman-
lent tax structure for the state.
Prohibited dancing In places where
beer IS sold.
$1,000 for Special Session
Appropriated $1,000 for last July's
special session called by former Gov
iernor William LANCER.
Provided for q state park commits
sion under state historical society.
Fractional political disturbance IN
the session was kept at q minimum
until the close of the session when II
flared forth In resolutions, and II
counter charges by opposing forces.
Early in the session Governor Wal
ter Wexford called on differing poll
tical groups to forget their opposing
beliefs in an effort to devise ar
Emergency evenue-producing pro-
gram.
j Out Of the program, at the close o.
the session, stood the two per cen
sales tax as the focal point arount
which other legislation had revolved.
l Effective for two years, the sale
tax is expected to bring into the stat
approximately 100000 during tn
biennium to be distributed in relic
! to needy and aid to the schools.
Il Division Of Sales Tax Money
Under the sales tax as passed b
1.-The legislature, distribution Of none
received will be-:
$4,000 annually to the state pub
lie welfare fund. by the state boar
Of equalization for relief Of destitut
persons In coordination with fund
!, made available by the federal gov
: eminent, and In the form Of eithe
! direct or work relief.
!. 100000 annually for mothers ali
or pension, and old age and bin
E pensions, In conjunction with FEEDER.
5 funds.
al 100000 for 1885 for school aid.
S $l,950,000 for school aid in 1886.
J. Any remaining monies to be trans
E ferred to general fund as replaces
e ment and reduction Of levies for ger
eral state purposes.
The sales tax. passed by q majorit
< LOT two-thirds Of the members
e both houses, went into effect imma
!. diately.
81 Companion to the sales tax, OF
e other measure revamps the meths
d of distribution Of money transferr<
= or coming into the state equalizati<
: fund. Under the new law, Il
!. Equalization fund Is administered
d . board composed Of the govern<
!. superintendent Of public instructis
% and attorney general. The law pr
:. vides that 100000 will 60 to nee'
!. school districts and that tuition
E. pupils from graded schools In hi
Is schools shall be paid at the rate
It $S4 yearly.
Z. Balance ON Teacher Unit Basia
2O Remainder Of the monies Is to
?. Ito the schools on . teacher.ul
u basis. Payment Is to be made on t
Is basis Of $50 to high schools and 81
!" to common schools.
Is From the new beer tax. approx
10 mately 100000 Is expected to Be q
AZ tanned In new revenue. The tax Y
l. be eight cents per gallon on b.
D. under terms Of the new enactme
1 Estimates, which supporters I
a are conservative, set income from 1