The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1889-08-23


Number Of districts can be increased
every four years by two.thirls vote Of
legislature. Age Of district judges TWEEN.
ty-five years at least, and residence At
least two years. Counties Of 1000 PEOPLE
that want county courts con have by q
majority vote.
The article on election francllies pro-
vides for the voting of women at any
election held for school purposes solely.
! The article on municipal corporations
limits Indebtedness to per cent upon
the value of the taxable property.
| In an article on corporations other
than municipal it is provided that the
board Of railroad commissioners shall fix
rates, but It is also provided that appeal
may be had To the courts Of this state.
from the rates 80 fixed, but the rates
fixed by the legislative assembly or board
OF railroad commissioners shall be in
force pending the decision of the courts.
TAXATION.
The article on taxation taxes all prop.
erty by uniform rule according to its
true value in money. In taxing land,
blowing and cultivation are not to he con.
sidered as adding any value to the land.
Railroad land shall be assessed by the
state board Of equalization at their actual
value. and the same shall be apportioned
to the counties. cities, towns. townships
and districts. The legislature may pass
a gross earnings law. The lands, how.
ever, are beyond exemption. and in the
absence Of a gross earnings law the road
bed will be as other property, according
to it's true value.
EDUCATIONAL SCHOOL LANDS.
The article on sclloos education is the
usual stereotyped article, but very digni-
fed and correct in expression.
The article on school and public lands
provides that the proceeds Of the same
shall forever remain inviolate, and may
be increased but never diminished. and
the state shall make good all losses. The
interest and income only shall be used
for the benefit of the common schools,
and shall he apportioncd in proportion
to the number ofchildrem in each district.
Any portion of the income or interest
not expended during any one year shall
be added to the school funds and be-
come part of it. The coal school lands
shall meyer be sold, but may be leased.
No more than one-fourth of the school
lands shall be sold within the first five
years, and no more than half of the re.
mainder within ten years after the same
becomes saleable. Minimum price 80
per acre. Superintendent of public in.
struction, governor, attorney general, Sec
Rotary of state and auditor constitute the
board of commissioners. Under the
authority of this board the county SUPER
intentlent Of schools, chairman of the
county board of commissionersand coun.
ty auditor shall constitute board of APP
praisal in each county. Terms of sale,
one-fifth in cash, one-fifth in ten years,
one.fifth in fifteen years and one.fifth in
twenty years at not less than per cent.
interest, payable annually in advance.
Sales at public auction, after sixty days
advertisement. The university and
other educational and charitable grants
of land are to be disposed of under the
same conditions. School lands can he
leased for pasturage aud meadow pur.
poses, but not for period longer than
five years. Cultivated school lands, until
sold, can be leased for general farming
purposes. The funds shall lie invested
only in bonds ofscliool corporations with.
in the state. United States bonds or
North Dakota bonds or in first mortgages
OH farm lands in the state, not exceeding
one-third of the actual value of the land
given as security. Value to be deter.
mined by the board of appraisers.
Prohibition is submitted as separate
article.
No person, association or corporation
shall within this state, manufacture for
sale or gift, any intoxicating liquors and
no person, association or corporation shall
import any Of the same for sale or gift, or
keep or offer the same for sale or gift OF
barter or trade as beverage. The legisla.
tive assembly shall by Law prescribe reg.
ulation for the enforcement Of the provis.
ions of this article and shall thereby pro-
vide suitable penalties for the violation
thereof.
The location of the public institutions
were publisfe last week.
The schedule provides that the present
local officers shall serve out their terms.
The judges of the district courts shall ap-
point their clerks until the general cleo
ton of 1880. The judges elected October
shall serve until January !, 1893; SAL
aries, $1,000 each. Supreme judges, g..
600, until otherwise provided by law.
The legislature is required to meet the
expenses of the constitutional convention
that remain unpaid. Total cost o! print.
ing estimated at S., 500. Of this the state
will haye to pay $l.75O. Extra clerical
services and reporting. about IS 900. Tie
total bill for the state will approximate
$1,000.
The various lines of railroad centering
in Minneapolis will make very low rate
to the Minneapolis Exposition this year,
opening August 2lst, a fact which prom.
Uses great deal for the success of the
superb North Western Institution. The