The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1889-08-29
FIRST STEP TAKEN.
Abstract Of the North Dakota Con
stitution Adopted by the
Convention.
All Losses to the School Fund
Shall Be Made Good by
the State.

BISMARCK, N. D., Special. Aug. 18.-The
constitution Of North Dakota as completed
is not very long as compared with the con-
%stitution Of California. and not very shore as
compared with the constitution OF the
United States. Including the schedule it
covers forty-eight pages, large type. The
preamble is brief and simply says: @We, the
people Of North Dakota, grateful to
Almighty God for the blessings of civil and
religious liberty, do ordain and establish this
constitution" Article one IL the usual
declaration of rights, not differing materially
from the articles in all of our state constt-
tutions. Article two, legislative department,
provides tnat the senate shall be composed
of not less than thirty members nor more
than fifty. Senators shall be elected for
four years T..
A senator must be twenty-five years Of age
and q resident of the state or territory las 1t Is
now) for two years. In making legislative dis
tricts, counties must not be divided and por-
tions thereof attached to any other county so as
to folm q district.
The house of representatives shall consist
of not less han sixty nor more than 40
mombers.
Term. two years. Age Of members twenty-one
years anu T66lucuC6 5dluo 10 Ill .ChSo u pCA6SOA
No member is eligible to any other civil service
office which was created or the emolument Is
thereof increased during the term for which ne
was elected.
There is a strong section against bribery,
direct or indirect. It refers to influence as
well az voting. 1t aims at log rolling among
the members; and any mcmber who shall
offer or promise to give his vote or influence
for o Measure in consideration that another
member will support his measure, shall be
deemed guilty OF solicitation Of bribery.
Terms of legislature shall begin on first
Tuesday Of January. except this session this
fall which shall begin on a day fixed by the
governor in a proclamation by him conven-
ing the legislature. A member whose has a
personal or a private interest in any measure
shall disclose the fact, and he shall not vote
thereon without the consent of the house.
Pay SIS a day and mileage ten cents. Ses-
sions shall be biennial, and shall not exceed
sixty days, except the first session, which
may last 12O days.
AS TO APPROPRIATIONS.
No bill for the appropriation OF money, except
for the expenses of the government. shall be in
tfoduced after the fortieth day Of the session.
except by unanimous consent OF the house in
which it is sought to DO introduced No bill
shall embrace more than one subject, which
shall be expressed in its title. but a bill which
violates this provision shall be invalidated
thereby only as to so much thereof as shall not
shall embrace nothing but appropriations for
the expenses Of the executive, legislative
and judicial departments Of the state, interest
other appropriations shall be made by separate
bills, each embracing but one subject. Every
bill shall be read three several times, but the
and second e readings g. sn a. those hssen on rs.d may
may be by title Of the bill unless a reading at
be demanded. The first and third read
shall be at length.
The assembly, shall not pass local or special
laws in any OF the following cases'
altealur or working roads or highways. yacatinV
roads, town plats, streets. alleys or public
grounds. Locating or changing county seats.
3 Ess4 ahs n%4sc Saene y or eou 1eMns OF %1a ans,es' B Reg =
inc the jurisdiction and duties OF Justices Of the
pesce. police magistrate or constsbles. Chang
the rules Of evidence in any trial or inquiry.
mai cases. Declaring any person of age.
Limitation of civil actions, or Civ
Ing effect to informal or invalid deeds.
.nmmoninp or impanelinp grand or Detit iuries.
for the management Of common
schools. Regulating the rate Of interest on
money: The opening or conducting OF any cleo
t tapin . : or ,;censinr ferries es" or toll hhridaes W tnII
Remitting fines. penalties or forfeitures.
Creating. increasing or decreasing, fees. percent
Mes Ol an h1ow 1sw ~ Sascent 'i ar. emcet 1c
corporation, assoclaSion or Individual
the right to lay down railroad tracks. or any
sPec.ai OF exclusive R Rar H. nnniabyy OF ran,
crimes. Changing the names Of persons or
places. For the assessment or collection of
saae ra GUESSING nr ath sss" Mnder u Icg ug'S %ise Xii per
the time for the collection OF
taxes. Refunding money into the state
treasury. Relinquishing. or extineuishing
In whole Or IN part the Indebtedness. liability
Obligation o. any CORPORATION G9 or person
go snls s'aS Sar.,r T,soeIiSo " nras
oorporasion a t me state n IKE nnsn ,t exGepS
ne Invalid act Of anv officer. Exemntina nron-
erty from taxation. Restoring to citizenship