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 § 5. PAYMENTS MADE TO TREASURER-RECEIPTS.] When the payments provided for in the foregoing sections shall be made to the treasurer of the proper county, he shall execute therefor duplicate receipts, one of which shall be filed with the county auditor, and one with the judge of the county court of such county.

§ 6. CLERK.] In any county of less population than those in which provision is made for clerk hire, the judge thereof may at his option be ex-officio clerk, or he may appoint and have a clerk; Provided, That an appointed clerk under this section shall receive no compensation whatever for his services from the county.

§ 7. EMERGENCY.] Whereas, the Constitution of the State of North Dakota provides that the judges of the county courts shall receive a salary in compensation of their services, and the amount of the same not being therein determined but to be fixed by law, and it being necessary that the same be immediately determined and fixed; therefore, this act shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage and approval.

Approved March 18, 1890.

CHAPTER 51.

[S. F. 213.]

MANNER OF CONFERRING ADDITIONAL JURISDICTION.

AN ACT to Provide for Submitting the Question of Conferring Additional Jurisdiction upon County Courts.

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

§ 1. SUBMITTED TO VOTE OF PEOPLE.] It shall be the duty of the board of county commissioners in each county in this State having a population of 2,000 or over to submit to a vote of the electors of such county, at the next general election, the question of increasing the jurisdiction of the county court, and persons who desire to vote for said proposition shall have written or printed on their ballot, "For increasing the jurisdiction of the county courts," and all persons desiring to vote against said proposition shall have written or printed on their ballots, "Against increasing the jurisdiction of the county court."

§ 2. CONCURRENT JURISDICTION, HOW CONFERRED.] If a majority of all the votes cast for and against said proposition be in favor of increasing such jurisdiction, then said county courts shall have concurrent jurisdiction with the district courts in all civil actions where the amount in controversy does not exceed $1,000, exclusive of costs, and in all criminal actions below the grade of