The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1935-02-04
100000 REFUND
Of HAIL INSURANCE
FUNDS IS PROPOSED
House Bill Provides Money to
Be Used in Paying Back
or Future Taxes

A proposal to refund 100000 to
land owners Of the state out Of stats
hail insurance funds was introduced
in the house Saturday.
The proposal, contained in bill in.
troduced by Edwin Traynor OF RAM
sey and L. G. Odegaard Of Trail. would
be for the purpose Of paying back
future taxes on the property Of land
owners involved.
The bill provides the money shall
be paid to the various county treas
urers In IAN amount bearing the same
ratio to the total amount as the
humber Of acres of tillable land upon
which the one cent per acre flat tax
was levied in the year 1927 bear to
the total acreage"
The refunds would be effected by
the county treasurers applying the
proportional amounts In credit against
taxes outstanding against the land:
or by placing it as credit against
future taxes II there are none stand
ing against the property. Unpaid
hail taxes are to be paid from the
refunds.
Sets Up Permanent Fund
Actual amount involved is $2,O38,-
665.41. The bill also sets up per-
manent surplus of 100000 to be
maintained in the state hail insurance
fund, to carry out provisions Of the
refund in the future. The act would
go into operation ten days after its
passage, for which an emergency
clause is asked.
Passed Friday by the house. after
being once killed, then reconsidered,
the senate grasshopper extermina-
ton bill was voted for reconsideration
again Saturday. after motion by ma
jority floor leader w. j. Goodwin OF
Morton.
The bill Friday passed with the pro-
vision that Is per cent Of the electors
must sign petitions for grasshopper
levy in counties. The bill originally
sponsored q 81 per cent proportion
which was cut to Is per cent. then to
IS per cent. Monday the bill will APP
pear once more on the floor. with
probabilities the percentage will be
raised.
Passed with an emergency clause,
after suspension Of the rules. House
Bill Is permits counties to issue
emergency poor relief warrants and
exempts counties from provisions that
they may not exceed the amount OF
unencumbered unpaid taxes.
Creates Highway Superintendent
Creation OF a county highway sup
erintendent was proposed in bill in
troduced by Gus A. Scharss Of Nor
ton. The term of office would be six
years, with appointment to be made
by the board OF county commission
ers. Salaries are to be set by the
county boards. Highway and bridge
construction and maintenance in
counties and townships would be
placed under control Of the new office.
A state department Of aeronautics
with an aeronautics commission would
be created by another bill introduced
in the house by Howard Parkinson OF
Bottineau, L. r. Burgum Of Stutsman
and Joe G. Blaisdell Of Ward.
Five persons, serving without COM
pensation except travel expenses would
compose the proposed board, under
provisions OF the bill. Definitions OF
airports and other airplane landing
fields are contained in the bill. Power
OF supervision, examination Of pilots
and aircraft would be placed IN the
hands Of the board. A state aviation
fund would be created with monies to
come from licensing Of airports, land
ing fields, air schools and other liccn-