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892 selling any commodity or product in competition with their established dealers and agents; and

WHEREAS, the scope of this Act is so broad that the exact results in the various trades and industries of this state can not readily be determined in the time available during the present session of the Legislative Assembly; and

WHEREAS, the sale of such products in competition with retailers may be a serious, unfair trade practice that is injurious to the economy and general welfare of the citizens of this state;

Now, Therefore, Be It Resolved by the House of Representatives of the State of North Dakota, the Senate Concurring Therein:

That the legislative research committee is hereby directed to study the practice of the sale of commodities by manufacturers, jobbers and wholesalers in competition with their retail dealers to determine the extent of such activities and their effect upon the various trades and industries of the state, and to determine whether such activities constitute unfair trade practices of a type that should be regulated by the state, and to make its report and recommendations to the Thirty-seventh Legislative Assembly, together with suitable legislation to carry out any recommendations it may make.

Filed March 6, 1959.

HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION "A-2"

(Committee on Delayed Bills)

L.R.C. STUDY OF OIL AND GAS CONSERVATION AND PROPERTY LAWS

A concurrent resolution directing the legislative research committee to review the oil and gas conservation and property laws of the state.

WHEREAS, the laws of this state relating to the exploration, production and conservation of oil and gas were adopted following a study made by the legislative research committee in the 1951-1953 biennium shortly after oil was discovered in this state; and

WHEREAS, it was contemplated by the legislative research committee in making recommendations for the passage of the oil and gas conservation Act, and by the Legislative Assembly in passing such laws, that a review should be made of the laws of this state relating to oil and gas at some later date in the event the production of oil and gas should become a full-fledged industry in the state; and