Show d I COURT UPHOLDS STATE PROGRAM North Dakota Tribunals Tribunal's Decision Dc- Dc Makes hakes Valid alid Industrial Industrial Industrial In In- Plans Bismarck X 1 D. D Jan 5 The Thc The North orth Dakota state supreme court today held valid and constitutional tho the state laws providing providing- for tor a state industrial pro pro- gram The Tho decision pond bond Issues for the Inauguration maintenance maintenance maintenance main main- of ot state stat owned Industries and enterprises within the scope of tho the program Chief Justice A A. A M. M Chris Chris- dissented B By B- action cUon tho the supreme court upheld up up- held held a decision rendered by lJ District Jud Judge c W. W L. L BurleIgh count coun coun- t ty The opinion was written by Associate Associate Associate As As- Justice It n. H. H Grace with a special concurring opinion by Associate Asso Asso- elate date Judge L. L E K Birdsell Amon Among the was points contested in the tho case was one that hat the laws Involved In were in conflict conflict con con- with the four fourteenth amendment to the federal constitution Points raised In the case were said to be the same as those at Issue In a suit now pending In the tho supreme court of or the tho United Stales Slates In his dissenting opinion Chief Justice Justice Justice Jus Jus- tice said In m my opinion this Is ia a a. so-called so friendly lawsuit and does not in fact tact present an actual controversy It will willbe willbo bo be 0 noted that the thc majority opinion holds and the conclusions upon all questions discussed therein are arc predicated predicated predicated upon the proposition that certain certain certain tain amendments proposed b by initiative initiative initia initia- tive the petition and submitted to the electors electors electors elec elec- tors at the general election of or Ins 1918 became became became be be- came a n. part of oC the state constitution prior to the enactment of or the laws which tho the majority opinion holds to be bev valid v al d. d 1 Citing previous dissenting opinions written b by himself the chief Justice holds that such alleged constitutional constitutional l amendments were not nol Constitutionally constitutionally adopted and In fact never became be bc became came cam part of ot the constitution of or tho the state |