arrangements with the Government of the Dominion of Canada for the turning of the surplus waters of the Mouse River at the expense of the United States in the manner suggested in these resolutions thereby saving the citizens of this State from the damage and devastations caused by the flooding of this river. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED: That the Secretary of State be instructed to send a copy of these resolutions to the President, to the Secretary of State, to the Senate of the United States and to each of our Senators and Representatives in Congress. Approved March 9, 1917. CHAPTER 84. CONCURRENT RESOLUTION. [Lathrop.] A Concurrent Resolution to Provide for the Creation of a Special Committee to Investigate and report on Legislation Necessary for the Relief of Floods. WHEREAS; Much damage is done by floods in the valley of the Red River of the North and its tributaries, and also in the Mouse River Valley and the Des Lacs Valley; and WHEREAS; The Governor of our State has recommended in his annual Message that serious consideration be given to this problem; and WHEREAS; Intelligent action is not possible without accurate information, and through uniform action with other states and the Federal Government; now therefore BE IT RESOLVED; That, if the Senate and House Drainage and Irrigation Committee; in joint session, shall deem it advisable; they are hereby authorized to create a Special Committee to investigate this problem and report their findings back to both the Senate and House Drainage Committees for their information and guidThe Special Committee to be at all times under the control and jurisdiction of the Joint action of said Senate and House Irrigation Committec, with the following general duties, and, under the following limitations. ance. The Special Committee may be authorized to meet with organizations having this project under consideration, or to meet with representatives of the States of South Dakota and Minnesota, and of the Federal Government, provided that such meeting shall be held at a point not farther than St. Paul, Minnesota. Provided further that the committee shall not exceed five in number, and in the case of Members of the Legislative Assembly or Officers or Employees of the State of North Dakota, shall be entitled only to actual traveling expenses. Should any member be chosen on Committee not in the pay of the state, the Committee is authorized to pay such member, or members, a reasonable per diem and actual traveling expenses. Should such Special Committee be created, there is hereby appropriated out of the general funds of the state, from moneys not otherwise appropriated the sum of three hundred dollars ($300.00), or as much thereof as may be necessary to pay the actual and necessary expenses incurred in the performance of their duties. Approved February 14, 1917. CHAPTER 85. CONCURRENT RESOLUTION. A Concurrent Resolution Providing for the Acceptance of an offer Donating a Bust of Lincoln, Providing for an Appropriation Therefor. Be it Resolved by the House of Representatives of the State of North Dakota, the Senate Concurring therein: § 1. Paul Fjelde, the Sculptor and Former North Dakota boy, has offered to donate to the State of North Dakota a bust of Lincoln, a replica of which was presented to Norway on July 4th, 1914, and WHEREAS, It is desirable to have this bust at the Capitol in time to have the same dedicated on February 12, being Lincoln's Birthday, and WHEREAS, The State will be asked to bear the expenses only of making a new cast and of expressage, NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, THE SENATE CONCURRING THEREIN, That this generous offer be accepted and, be it further resolved that there be appropriated for this purpose the sum of Seventy-five and No-100 Dollars ($75.00) or as much thereof as may be needed. § 2. EMERGENCY.] Whereas, it is necessary for the public peace and safety that due recognition be given to the great name of Abraham Lincoln, and his services for this great commonwealth of the United States, and that memorial day, February 12th, 1917, set aside to honor his memory, be duly observed, this act shall take effect and be in force immediately in order to be of any force and effect. Approved January 30, 1917. CHAPTER 86. [H. B. No. 346—Harris.] A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION. Amending the Constitution of the State of North Dakota, Changing the Name of the State Reform School Located at Mandan, in the County of Morton, to that of State Training School. Be it Enacted by the House of Representatives of the State of North Dakota, the Senate Concurring: That the following proposed amendment to Section 215 of the Constitution of the State of North Dakota be referred to the Legislative Assembly to be chosen at the next general election in said state to be by said last mentioned Legislative Assembly submitted to the qualified electors of the state for approval or rejection in accordance with the provisions of Section 202 of the Constitution of the State of North Dakota. AMENDMENT.] Article 19, Section 215 of the Constitution of the State of North Dakota is amended so as to read as follows: $215. The following public institutions of the state are permanently located at the places hereinafter named, each to have the lands specifically granted to it by the United States in the act of congress approved February 22, 1889, to be disposed of and used in such manner as the legislative assembly may prescribe subject. to the limitations provided in the article on school and public lands contained in this constitution. First: The seat of government at the City of Bismarck in the County of Burleigh. Second: The State University and the School of Mines at the city of Grand Forks, in the County of Grand Forks. Third: The Agricultural College at the city of Fargo, in the County of Cass. Fourth: A State Normal School at the City of Valley City in the County of Barnes, and the Legislative assembly in apportioning the grant of eighty thousand acres of land for normal schools made in the act of congress referred to shall grant to the said normal school at Valley City, as aforementioned, fifty thousand (50,000) acres, and said lands are hereby appropriated to said institution for that purpose. Fifth: The school for the Deaf and Dumb of North Dakota at the city of Devils Lake, in the County of Ramsey. Sixth: A State Training School at the city of Mandan, in the County of Morton. Seventh: A State Normal School at the city of Mayville, in the County of Traill, and the legislative assembly in apportioning the grant of lands made by congress in the act aforesaid for state normal schools, shall assign thirty thousand (30,000) acres to the institution hereby located at Mayville, and said lands are hereby appropriated for said purpose. Eighth: A state hospital for the insane at the city of Jamestown, in the County of Stutsman. And the legislative assembly shall appropriate twenty thousand acres of the grant of lands made by the act of congress aforesaid for other educational and charitable institutions for the benefit and for the endowment of said institution, and there shall be located at or near the city of Grafton, in the County of Walsh, an institution for the feeble-minded, on the grounds purchased by the secretary of the interior for a penitentiary building. Approved March 15, 1917. CHAPTER 87. [H. B. No. 249-Lageson, Lathrop and Tenneson.] A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION. Providing for a Commission of Three Citizens of the State to be Appointed by the Governor to Confer with the Drainage Boards or Drain Commissioners Under the Laws of the State of North Dakota, and with Similar Commissions that be Appointed in Adjoining States, for the Purpose of Investigating the Method and Systems of Drainage and Reclamations on Boundary Line Waters between This State and Other Adjoining States, and for the Purpose of Investigating and Reporting on the Best Methods of Effecting Mutual Co-operation between the Drainage Districts or Drainage Boards of This State and of Any Adjoining States Concerning the Drainage and Flood Control of Boundary Line Waters and Areas of Land Affected Thereby, and Providing for an Appropriation Therefor. Be it Resolved by the House of Representatives of the State of North Dakota, the Senate Concurring therein: § 1. There is hereby established for a period of time not exceeding two years, a commission to be known as the Boundary Drainage Commission, consisting of three citizens of the State of North Dakota, who shall be appointed by the Governor thereof within thirty days after this resolution becomes effective. § 2. Each member of said commission shall qualify by taking the oath of office prescribed by law, and the Governor shall be authorized to fill any vacancies that may occur in such commission. § 3. It shall be the duty of such commission to assist in the organization of drainage flood control districts and to confer with any drainage district or drain commissioners in the State of North Dakota for the purpose of acquiring information and knowledge as to the best means of accomplishing uniform methods of drainage and reclamation of boundary line waters and areas of land affected thereby. It shall also be the duty of said commission to confer with any similar commission appointed by any State adjoining the State of North Dakota concerning boundary line waters and lands affected thereby, all for the purpose of considering the best means of accom plishing the drainage and flood control of boundary line waters in the states concerned, and of effecting uniform methods of reclamation of the land affected thereby. It shall also be the duty of such commission to formulate a report of their investigations and their recommendations, which report shall be printed and filed with the Governor of this state not later than the first day of October, 1917, and it also shall be the duty of such commission to formulate a report of their investigations and recommendations, which report shall be printed and submitted to the next legislative assembly not later than the first Monday in January, 1919. § 4. Each commissioner appointed by said Governor shall be entitled to receive the sum of five dollars per day for his actual time devoted to the work of such commission, and in addition thereto his actual and necessary traveling expenses, all to be submitted as otherwise required by law on form vouchers itemized. § 5. The said commission shall be authorized and empowered to employ necessary stenographic help. § 6. There is hereby appropriated out of any moneys in the general fund, not otherwise appropriated, the sum of $3,000.00 or so much thereof as may be necessary for the purpose of carrying into effect the provisions of this resolution. § 7. EMERGENCY.] Whereas, it is necessary for the immediate preservation of the public health and safety that this Act shall become effective without delay, for the reason that flood conditions and the question of flood control are now questions of great and paramount public interest to the State of North Dakota and its citizens. Therefore, this resolution shall become and be in effect and in force immediately upon its passage and approval by the Governor. Approved March 15, 1917. CHAPTER 88. [H. B. No. 26-Ward.] A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION. UNITED STATES GRAIN STANDARDS ACT. WHEREAS, The Sixty-Fourth Congress of the United States has passed an Act known as the "United States Grain Standards Act," authorizing the Secretary of Agriculture to investigate the handling, grading and transportation of grain, and to establish standards of quality and condition for the various kinds of grain, and WHEREAS, The Secretary of Agriculture has appointed and authorized a Federal Commission to standardize the grades of grains, and WHEREAS, Dr. E. F. Ladd, President of the State Agricultural College of North Dakota has conclusively demonstrated that the LAW LIBRARY OF THEO. HAMM BREWING CO. ST. PAUL, MINN, |