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AN ACT to Require the Secretary of State to Keep a Record of Bonds of the State Officers and to regulate the Depository of the Bonds of all the State Officers of the State of North Dakota.

Be it Enacted by the Legislative Assembly of the State of North Dakota:

§ 1. BOND RECORD.] That the Secretary of State be required and it is hereby made the duty of said Secretary of State to keep a book in which shall be made a correct copy of the bonds of each and all the State officers, either elected or appointed or that may hereafter be elected or appointed, who are or may be required by law to execute a bond to the State, and said book shall be called the bond record.

§ 2. BONDS WHERE FILED.] The bonds of the several State officers as referred to in Section 1 of this act, shall be deposited with and kept on file in the office of the State Auditor; except that the bond of such State Auditor shall be deposited with and kept on file in the office of the Secretary of State. Said State Auditor and Secretary of State on receipt of such bond or bonds, shall issue a receipt therefor and such receipt shall be filed in the office of the State Treasurer.

§ 3. REPEAL.] All acts or parts of acts in conflict with the provisions of this act are hereby repealed.

§ 4. EMERGENCY.] Inasmuch as there is no adequate law for the government of the depository of bonds, an emergency exists and this act shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage and approval.

Approved March 20, 1890.