The Dickinson press., 1889-08-24

ness, where transfers of its stock shall be
made and in which shall be kept for public
inspection, books in which Shall be re-
corded the amount of capital stock sub
Scfibed, and by whom. the names of the
owners of its stock and the % owned
by them respectively: the amount of stock
paid i'll and by whom, and the transfers of
said stock: the amount of its assets and
liabilities and tn" names and place of resi-
dcnce of its u%ilicsr-. The directors of every
railroad corporation shall annually makea
report, under oath. to the auditor OF public
OF some officer or officers to be
designated by law, of all their acts and do
ings, which report shall include such mat
tiers relating to railroads Il, may be pre-
scribed by law, and the Legislative AS.
sembly shall pass laws enforcing by Suita-
BILE penalties the provisions of this section.
Irovldlng the provisions OF this section
shall rot be 50 construed as to apply to for
eign corporations.
SEC. al. No railroad corporation shall
consolidate its stock, property o~rfranchises
with any other railroad corporation own-
ing a parallel or competing line: and in no
case shall any consolidation take place
except upon public notice given at least
sixty days to all stockholders, in such
manner as may be provided by law. Any
attempt to evade the provisions of this
section, by any railroad corporation, by
LEAST or otherwise, shall work Il forfeiture
of its charter.
SEC. 142. Railways heretofore construct
ed or that may hereafter be constructed in
this state are hereby declared public high
ways. and all railroad, sleeping car, tele-
companies of passengers, intelligence and
freight, are declared to be common car
riers and subject to legislative control; and
the Legislative Assembly shall have
power ~ enact laws regulating and con-
trolling the rates of charges for the
transportation of passengers. intelligence
and freight. as such common carriers from
one point to another in this state; pro
vided. that appeal may be had to the courts
OF this state fromlthe rates SO fixed; but the
rates fixed by the Legislative Assembly
or board of railroad commissioners shall
remain in force pending the decision OF
the courts.
SEC. l43.. Any association or corpora
ton organized for the purpose shall have
the right to construct and operate a rail.
road wee any points within this state.
and to connect at the state line with the
railroads of other states. Every railroad
company shall have the right with its road
to lntersect, connect with or cross any
other; and shall receive and trans
port each others passengers, tonnage and
cars. loaded or empty, without delay or
discrimination.
SEC. l44. The term "corporation,' as
used in this article, shall not be understood
rs embracing municipalities or political
divisions OF the state unless otherwise ex-
pressly stated, but it shall be held and con-
strued to include all associations and Joint
stock companies having any of the powers
or privileges OF corporations not possessed
by individuals or partnerships.
SEC. i45. III a general banking law be
enacted, it shall provide for the registry
ana c0untersigninQ by an officer of the
seate. of all notes or bills designed for cir.
sulation, ana that ample security to the
full mount thereof shall be deposited with
such notes or bills.
SEC. TAG. Any combination between in.
d~lVlduals, corporate ms, associations, OF
either having for its object or effect the
controlling of the price of any product of
the SOIL or any article of manufacture or
commerce., or the cost of exchange OF
transportation, is prohibited and hereby
policy. and any and ali franchises
heretofore granted OF extended. OF
that may hereafter be granted OF
extended i'll this state. whenever the owner
OF owners thereof violate this article shall
be deemed annulled and become void.
ARTICLE VIII.
EDUCATION.
SEC. l47. A high degree of intelligence,
patriotism, integrity and morality on the
part OF every voter in a government by
the people being necessary i'm order to in
sure the continuance of that government
ana the prosperity and happiness of the
peop!e,the Legislative Assembly shallmakr
provision for the establishment and main
tenance OF a system OF public schools
which shall be open to all children of the
State OF North Dakota and free from sec
tartan control. This legislative require
ment shall be irrevocable without the con
sent or the United States and the people of
North Dakota.
SEC. l48. The Legislative Assembly
shall provide at its first session, after
the adoption of this Constitution, for a
uniform system of free public schools
throughout the state: beginning with the
primary and extending through all grades
up to and including the normal and col
legiate course.
SEC. l49. In all schools instruction shall
ne gwen as tar as practicable III those
branches of knowledge that tend to impress
upon the mind the vital importance of
trulnfulness, temperance, purity, public
spirit, and respect for honest labor of
every kind.
for each county shall be elected every two
years, whose qualifications, duties. powers
and compensation shall be fixed by law.
SEC. ISL. The Legislative Assembly shall
take such other steps as may be necessary
to prevent illiteracy, secure a reasonable
degree OF uniformity in course of study
and to promote industrial, scientific and
agricultural Improvement.
SEC. 1852. All colleges, universities and
other educational institutions, forthe sup
port OF which lands have been granted
to this state, or which are Supported
by a public tax. Shall remain under
the absolute and exclusive control of
the state: No money raised for the
support of the public schools of the state
shall he appropriated to or used for the
support OF any sectarian school.
ARTICLE IN,
SCHOOL AND Ii LANDS.
SEC. l53: All proceeds of the public
lands that have heretofore been, or MAY
hereafter be GRANTED hy tha Irnitnl St.tns