N.D. Cent. Code ch. 46-03

N.D. Cent. Code ch. 46-03
in effect

N.D. Cent. Code § 46-03-01 Governor's messages - How printed

46-03-01. Governor's messages - How printed All regular messages from the governor and all inaugural messages of the governor-elect must be printed in pamphlet form.

N.D. Cent. Code § 46-03-02 Executive and public documents and reports - How printed

46-03-02. Executive and public documents and reports - How printed Repealed by S.L. 1963, ch. 346, § 73.

N.D. Cent. Code § 46-03-03 Reports of state officers - Number printed

46-03-03. Reports of state officers - Number printed Repealed by S.L. 1951, ch. 275, § 17.

N.D. Cent. Code § 46-03-04 Blue books - Printing - Distribution

46-03-04. Blue books - Printing - Distribution Repealed by omission from this code.

N.D. Cent. Code § 46-03-05 Bills, resolutions, and journals - Printing

46-03-05. Bills, resolutions, and journals - Printing The printing or reproduction of legislative bills, resolutions, and journals must be in accordance with the rules of the senate and house of representatives of the state of North Dakota.

N.D. Cent. Code § 46-03-06 Calendar of bills and resolutions - Contents - Synopsis - Edited by clerk - Copies furnished on request

46-03-06. Calendar of bills and resolutions - Contents - Synopsis - Edited by clerk - Copies furnished on request. Repealed by S.L. 1973, ch. 369, § 1.

N.D. Cent. Code § 46-03-07 Legislative journals - How printed - Filed with secretary of state

46-03-07. Legislative journals - How printed - Filed with secretary of state Repealed by S.L. 1959, ch. 327, § 7.

N.D. Cent. Code § 46-03-09 Journals and laws - Number printed

46-03-09. Journals and laws - Number printed Repealed by S.L. 1951, ch. 275, § 17.

N.D. Cent. Code § 46-03-10 Arranging and correcting laws

46-03-10. Arranging and correcting laws In arranging the laws, memorials, and resolutions for publication, the legislative council shall make such corrections in orthography, grammatical construction, and punctuation of the same as in its judgment are proper. When any law published in the code contains a reference to customary weights and measures, the equivalent weights and measures of the metric system must be added to the law as an insertion. When any such words or clauses are inserted, the same must be enclosed in brackets. In arranging the laws for publication and in publishing and maintaining the laws, the legislative council may change statutory references to numbers and letters to correct references to redesignated or repealed chapters, sections, or portions of sections and change statutory references to institutions, agencies, offices, and officers to be consistent with other statutory usage and constitutional provisions.

N.D. Cent. Code § 46-03-11 Publication of session laws and pocket supplements

46-03-11. Publication of session laws and pocket supplements The legislative council shall correct ministerial or clerical errors and supervise the publication of the session laws and pocket part supplements to this code in a manner and form prescribed by the legislative council, correlating each year's laws with this code.

N.D. Cent. Code § 46-03-11.1 Publication of Constitution of North Dakota - Numbering and arrangement

46-03-11.1. Publication of Constitution of North Dakota - Numbering and arrangement The Constitution of North Dakota must be published in a format that will correlate and integrate all constitutional provisions in a numbering arrangement that avoids ambiguity and duplication and that aids in placing constitutional amendments into the constitution. The Constitution of North Dakota, as presently numbered and arranged, must be republished in this new format by the legislative council. The publication of the constitution under the format authorized by this section must be accomplished when the code volume containing the constitution is replaced.

N.D. Cent. Code § 46-03-11.2 Publication of the century code

46-03-11.2. Publication of the century code The legislative council may establish specifications for publication of this code and contract with a publisher with respect to editorial, information processing, and publication services. The legislative council may continue any agreement with the publisher and may contract for continuing editorial work and publication services to assure continuity in editorial preparation, printing, and binding of supplements and replacement volumes of the code as long as the council deems it to the advantage and best interests of the state. Chapters 46-01 and 46-02 do not apply to any contract under this section.

N.D. Cent. Code § 46-03-12 Popular edition of session laws - How printed - Classification

46-03-12. Popular edition of session laws - How printed - Classification Repealed by S.L. 1951, ch. 275, § 17.

N.D. Cent. Code § 46-03-13 Authentication of popular edition of session laws - Date of distribution

46-03-13. Authentication of popular edition of session laws - Date of distribution Repealed by S.L. 1951, ch. 275, § 17.

N.D. Cent. Code § 46-03-14 Official and authenticated edition of session laws - How printed - Classification

46-03-14. Official and authenticated edition of session laws - How printed - Classification. Repealed by S.L. 1951, ch. 275, § 17.

N.D. Cent. Code § 46-03-15 Authentication of session laws

46-03-15. Authentication of session laws All laws contained in the session laws must be printed or published with the word "approved" and the date of approval and with the word "filed" and the date of filing. In each authenticated volume of the session laws there must be a general certificate made by the secretary of state and the legislative council to the effect that all laws, memorials, and resolutions contained therein are correct copies of the originals in the office of the secretary of state.

N.D. Cent. Code § 46-03-16 Style and binding of executive reports

46-03-16. Style and binding of executive reports Repealed by S.L. 1951, ch. 275, § 17.

N.D. Cent. Code § 46-03-17 Authority to increase number of session laws, journals, and other material printed vested in state publication and printing commission

46-03-17. Authority to increase number of session laws, journals, and other material printed vested in state publication and printing commission. Repealed by S.L. 1951, ch. 275, § 17.

N.D. Cent. Code § 46-03-18 Copies of journals and legislative documents to be furnished printer

46-03-18. Copies of journals and legislative documents to be furnished printer The secretary of the senate and the chief clerk of the house shall furnish journal copy for their respective houses and copies of legislative documents to the printer of the legislative documents or daily journals. A contractor is not accountable under section 46-02-10 for any delay occasioned by the failure to furnish the copy on a timely basis.

N.D. Cent. Code § 46-03-19 When documents officially printed - Faith and credit given

46-03-19. When documents officially printed - Faith and credit given All laws, journals, and documents printed and published by central duplicating services of the office of management and budget or any contractor under this title, and duly certified by the secretary of state and the legislative council as provided in section 46-03-15 or rules of the senate and house of representatives, are deemed officially to be printed and published, and full faith and credit must be given to them as such.
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