township or school district board, as the case may be, to examine the records of their several officers in a like manner, or to employ a competent accountant to make such examination. Upon complaint of irregularity by the proper board the state's attorney shall prosecute as provided in the last section.
Approved March 1, 1913.
CHAPTER 117.
[S. B. No. 233—McDowell.]
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS MAY LEVY TAXES FOR PROMOTION OF DIVERSIFIED FARMING.
AN ACT Authorizing the Boards of County Commissioners to Levy Taxes for the Promotion of Diversified Farming. Agricultural Development and Extension of Scientific Agricultural Work.
Be it Enacted by the Legislative Assembly of the State of North Dakota:
§ 1. The board of county commissioners for any county in this state may in its discretion, or, upon petition of twenty-five per cent of the tax payers of said county, shall, annually make an appropriation and levy a tax upon all the taxable property of the county for the purpose of promoting diversified farming and agricultural development through the employment of a person or persons to carry on scientific agricultural work within said county. The amount of tax so levied shall not exceed one half mill upon the dollar of assessed valuation.
§ 2. All appropriations, moneys, levies of taxes heretofore made by any county for the purposes specified in section one of this act are hereby validated and legalized.
§ 3. All funds raised in accordance with the provisions of this act shall be expended by and, under the direction and control of the board of county, commissioners, in such inanner as they deem best adapted to accomplish the purposes set forth in section one of this act.
§ 4. Emergency.] Whereas, an emergency exists in this, to-wit: it is very desirable and to the interests of all the people of the state that immediate steps be taken to encourage and promote the objects mentioned in this act, therefore an emergency exists and this act shall be in force from and after the date of its passage and approval.
Approved March 1, 1913.
