Minot, and that portion of Ward County situated and being in townships 151, 152 and 153 of ranges 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, and 87; townships 154, 155 and 156 of ranges 81, 82, 83, and 84, and township 157 of ranges 81, 82, and 83 and shall be entitled to one senator and four representatives. (30) The thirtieth district shall consist of Morton County, and shall be entitled to one senator and three representatives. (31) The thirty-first district shall consist of the county of Stark, and be entitled to one senator and three representatives. (32) The thirty-second district shall consist of the counties of Eddy and Foster, and be entitled to one senator and two representatives. (33) The thirty-third district shall consist of the county of Wells, and be entitled to one senator and two representatives. (34) The thirty-fourth district shall consist of the townships 155, 156, 157 and 158, north of range 75 west, and also townships 155, 156, 157, 158, and 159, north of ranges 76, 77, 78, 79, and 80, in the county of McHenry, and be entitled to one senator and one representative. (35) The thirty-fifth district shall consist of the county of Sheridan, and be entitled to one senator and one representative. (36) The thirty-sixth district shall consist of the counties of McIntosh and Logan, and shall be entitled to one senator and three representatives. (37) The thirty-seventh district shall consist of the township of Walcott, Colfax, Barrie, Helendale, Sheyenne, Viking, Garbourg, Freeman, West End, Homestead, Grafton, Antelope, Danton, Garfield, Dexter, Wyndmere, village of Wyndmere, Palford, Liberty, Brightwood, town of Hankinson, Elma, Durr, city of Lidgerwood, Moran and Grant, in the county of Richland, and be entitled to one senator and two representatives. (38) The thirty-eighth district shall consist of the townships of Weimer, Noltimeir, Alta, Oriska, Springvale, Cuba, Green, Herman, Mansfield, Meadowlake, Svea, Scandia, Norman, Binghampton, Raritan, Thordenskjold, Oakville, Spring Creek, Rosebud, Greenland, village of Litchville, village of Nome, township one hundred forty, range sixty-one; township one hundred thirtynine, range fifty-eight; and township one hundred thirty-eight, range fifty-eight in the county of Barnes, and be entitled to one senator and one representative. (39) The thirty-ninth district shall consist of the counties of Billings, Bowman, Slope and Golden Valley, and shall be entitled. to one senator and three representatives. (40) The fortieth district shall consist of the counties of Burke and Divide and be entitled to one senator and three representatives. (41) The forty-first district shall consist of the counties of Williams and McKenzie, and shall be entitled to one senator and five representatives. (42) The forty-second district shall consist of the county of Pierce, and shall be entitled to one senator and two representatives. (43) The forty-third district shall consist of the county of Renville, and shall be entitled to one senator and one representative. (44) The forty-fourth district shall consist of the county of Mountrail, and shall be entitled to one senator and two representatives. (45) The forty-fifth district shall consist of townships 151, 152, 153 and 154 north of ranges 75, 76, 78, 79 and 80, in the county of McHenry, and shall be entitled to one senator and one representative. (46) The forty-sixth district shall consist of the counties of McLean and Stevenson (if created from the territory of McLean County) and shall be entitled to one senator and three representatives. (47) The forty-seventh district shall consist of Grant County and shall be entitled to one senator and two representatives. (48) The forty-eighth district shall consist of the counties of Mercer, Oliver, and Dunn, and be entitled to one senator and three representatives. (49) The forty-ninth district shall consist of the counties of Adams, Hettinger and Sioux, and shall be entitled to one senator and three representatives. Approved March 8, 1917. APPROPRIATIONS CHAPTER 3. [S. B. No. 324-Heckle.] APPROPRIATION-ADDITIONAL PENSIONS FOR MEMBERS OF NATIONAL GUARD. An Act Making an Appropriation for Additional Pensions for Members of the First North Dakota Infantry, in the Service of their Country during the years 1916 and 1917, and Providing a Method of Payment by the State Treasurer on the Audit of the Adjutant General. Be it Enacted by the Legislative Assembly of the State of North Dakota: § 1. APPROPRIATION.] There is hereby appropriated out of any money in the Treasury, not otherwise appropriated, the sum of $50,000.00 or so much thereof as may be found necessary for paying pensions (in addition to pensions provided for in Section 2423, of the Compiled Laws of 1913), in recognition of meritorious military service, hardships endured by the enlisted men of the First North Dakota Infantry, and to reimburse such enlisted men for necessary expenses and time lost, not otherwise provided for, to all enlisted men of the First North Dakota Infantry who served with such regiment in the border service under the call of the President, dated June 19, 1916, and who returned to this state with the regiment or who were discharged from said service prior to the mustering out of the regiment from the United States Service, by reason of expiration of their terms of enlistment or on surgeon's certificates (except men who received aid from the United States under the provisions of the "Dependent Relative Act"). Such pensions shall be paid in amounts at the rate of $10.00 per month for each month or major fraction thereof of such service, payment to be made in lump sums, to each enlisted man eligible, by the State Treasurer upon the audit and certificate of the Adjutant General of North Dakota, who is hereby charged with the duty of preparing lists and certifying to the qualifications of persons entitled to pensions under this act, provided that enlisted men eligible to pensions under this act shall make written applications therefor on forms to be prescribed by the Adjutant General, and provided that at the end of six months from the date of the taking effect of this act, all money not paid out under its terms shall revert to the Treasury of the State of North Dakota to become a part of the general fund. Approved March 12, 1917. CHAPTER 4. [S. B. No. 152—Appropriations Committee.! APPROPRIATION—AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION AT An Act to Appropriate $40,450.00 for the Department of Agricultural Extension of the North Dakota Agricultural College, for Agricultural Work during the Years 1917 and 1918 as Outlined in the Federal Smith-Lever Act. Be it Enacted by the Legislative Assembly of the State of North Dakota: § 1. APPROPRIATIONS.] There is hereby appropriated out of any funds in the treasury of the state of North Dakota, not otherwise appropriated, the sum of $40,450.00, of which sum $17,627.00 shall be available in the year 1917, and $22,823.00 shall be available in the year 1918, being an amount equal in each of the years 1917 and 1918 to the appropriation made by the Federal Government under the Smith-Lever act to the State of North Dakota, to be used by the Department of Agricultural Extension of the North Dakota Agricultural College in providing for, and conducting cooperative extension work with the United States Department of Agriculture; the establishment of and carrying on of agricultural demonstrations on the farm and in the home; the promotion of agricultural work and contests among boys and girls; such other agricultural extension work as may be required, and the publish ing of bulletins and circulars containing information for the farm and home. Approved March 15, 1917. CHAPTER 5. [S. B. No. 105-Ployhar.] AID FOR NORTH DAKOTA REGIMENT. An Act to Provide Aid for Soldiers of the North Dakota Regiment who have been Stationed at the Mexican Border and who have no Employment Awaiting them on their return, and whose condition will be necessitous but for such Aid; Describing the Duty of the Adjutant General and Clerks of Courts, and Declaring an Emergency. PREAMBLE WHEREAS, The boys of the North Dakota Regiment who so gallantly responded to the call and order of President Wilson to go to the Mexican Border and fight for their Country if the need should arise, and to guard our Nation against the ruthless depredations of marauding bands of Mexican outlaws who were robbing and murdering our citizens in Texas, Arizona and New Mexico, and WHEREAS, Many of these boys will be entirely dependent upon immediate employment to provide them with clothing, lodging, and the necessaries of life because the compensation of the soldier is too small to enable him to save any money, and WHEREAS, It may be difficult for some of these men to find immediate employment on account of the seasonal nature of the labor in this state, and WHEREAS, These soldiers have not only upheld the honor of their Country, but especially the pride, glory and honor of their State, and to do so have sacrificed their time and labor and to force them to seek charity now would be a disgrace to this Commonwealth, therefore, Be it Enacted by the Legislative Assembly of the State of North Dakota: $1. That there is hereby appropriated out of any moneys in the State Treasury not otherwise appropriated, the sum of ten thousand dollars or so much thereof as may be necessary, which moneys shall be expended under the direction of the Adjutant General to provide food, shelter and lodging for any of the enlisted men in the North Dakota Regiment who have been stationed on the Mexican Border until such men can secure employment that will provide for their needs. Any such soldier whose condition is necessitous and who needs assistance to secure food, clothing and lodging may apply to the Clerk of Court of any county in the state, who shall immediately notify the Adjutant General by letter, tele phone or telegraph at the expense of the state and it shall be the duty of the Adjutant General to make temporary provisions for the relief of such soldier until he finds employment or until employment is obtained for him. The expense of sending communications to the Adjutant General shall be paid out of moneys appropriated by this Act. § 2. All bills for food, clothing and lodging given to soldiers under the provisions of this Act shall be approved by the Adjutant General and shall be paid by warrant drawn by the State Auditor on the fund in the State Treasury herein provided for. The Adjutant General shall submit to the Governor whenever called upon so to do, a detailed statement of the moneys expended under the provisions of this Act, and the Adjutant General shall submit to the next Legislative Assembly a detailed report thereof. § 3. EMERGENCY.] WHEREAS, This Act will be of no benefit to our soldiers returning from the Mexican Border unless it goes into immediate effect and operation, therefore, an emergency exists and this Act is hereby declared to be necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health and safety, and shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage and approval. Approved, February 17, 1917. CHAPTER 6. [H. B. No. 1-Walton.] APPROPRIATION-ATTORNEY GENERAL. An Act Appropriating Money for the Use of the Office of the Attorney General between the Following Dates, to-wit: January 2nd, 1917 to June 30th, 1917, both dates Inclusive. Be it Enacted by the Legislative Assembly of the State of North Dakota: § 1. APPROPRIATION.] There is hereby appropriated out of any moneys in the state treasury, not otherwise appropriated, the sums hereinafter named, only, or so much thereof as may be necessary for the office of the Attorney General, and for his use, for the following specified purposes, between the following dates, namely, January 2nd, 1917 to June 30th, 1917, both dates inclusive, to-wit: Salary of Additional Assistant Attorney General......... Clerk Hire.... Chief Clerk.. Additional Stenographer. Postage.. Office Supplies. Furniture and Fixtures.. Traveling Expenses. Legal Expense.. $1.250.00 1,000.00 750.00 600.00 50.00 60.00 125.00 1,500.00 1,000.00 |