The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1935-01-23

ment Of any debt. interest, or taxes:
that the owner Of the property has
no equity in the property and the
holder of the debt Is willing to can
eel all obligations against the debtor.
In cases of dispossessions and evic-
lions by rent-farmers or rent-occu-
pants, no proceedings In evictions or
dispossessions would be instituted
during the two-year period, the
measure provides.
An emergency clause Is attached.
The bill repeating the 1888 act pro-
viding for transfer of funds remain
ing in the motor registration fund
after salaries and expenses had been
paid to the North Dakota real estate
bond payment fund. for the payment
Of interest and fees was presented
by Senator E. r. Mutchler Of Mercer
county.
Need Funds for Roads
He cited a constantly growing de-
mand" by the public for restoration
Of the motor license funds to the state
and county highway departments and
pointed out the highway departments
of state and county are greatly in
need Of funds to keep highways pass
able, that more expenditures are ne
cessitated by increasing traffic and
that the Hayden-Cartwright congress
sional act Of 1884 penalties states
which, use the motor registration fund
for other than highway purposes.
Under his bill, funds IN the regis
tration fund In excess OF the amount
required for salaries and expenses,
would be transferred quarterly, half
to the state highway department and
half to the counties Of the state.
Referred to the committee on agri-
culture was a bill by Senators Her
man Thorson of Adams Hettinger to
encourage the formation of a federat-
ed agricultural association by the
state in conjunction with other agri-
cultural states, for the mutual bene-
tit and protection of states having
community of interest in agricultur-
al problems.
The joint committee on agriculture
Of the house and senate would ap-
point three persons as North Dako-
ia commissioners OF the association
with authority to present the federat-
ed plan to other agricultural states,
with q view to forming . group OF
federated states for the protection of
producers Of agricultural commodi-
ties.
$500 Appropriation Asked
Duty Of the commissioners would
be to put the plan before the other
states to take group action upon all
questions of agricultural production,
distribution, and legislation.
Constituting an agricultural code
commission, the state commissioners
duties include compilation of facts
and data with recommendations for
the legislature. An appropriation OF
81 500 Is asked.
A proposed law presented by Sen
ators Harry Peterson and William
Kroeber OF Logan, provides
there shall be no deficiency judy
ments rendered upon notes, mort
cages, or contracts given to secure
payment Of money loans upon real
estate or to secure the purchase price
of real estate" and that in case OF
default, the holder Of real estate
mortgage or land contract would on
" be entitled to q foreclosure or q
cancellation Of the mortgage or con-
tract.
Senator w. S. Handley Of Sargent
was the author OF measure re-
ferred to the committee on banks and
banking, that would exempt banks
designated as public depositaries
from furnishing bonds to secure de-
posts up to the amount the deposit
is secured under the federal act
guaranteeing deposits in banks.
Changes Assessors Date
Change Of the assessors date from
April ! to May Is sought In q mea-
sure presented by Senators Herman
Thorson and John Brostuen Of Nc.
Kenzie.
Provision also Is made for increas-
ing the daily salary Of the village as
SCISSOR from three to five dollars q
day. Each city and village organized
under the laws Of this state and each
organised civil township would con-
stitute . separate assessment dis
trict.
The territory embraced In each
commissioner district, exclusive Of
organized civil townships and cities
and villages also would constitute .
separate assessment district with the
district assessor to be elected for q
term Of two years.
Provision Is made for election Of as
SCISSORS Of organized civil townships at
the same time other township officers
are elected.
Az Bonus Cash
A concurrent resolution requesting
congress to enact legislation for i'm
mediate payment Of World War We
terans' adjusted compensation Ger
tificates was introduced by Senators
Whelau and James Mc0illic Of Nor
ton md Harry Lynn Of Emmons.
Thsc1 esolution provides for i'm
medtoiy version into cash Of the
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