The Dickinson press., 1889-08-24
TAxnfion.

The article on taxation taxes all prop
erty by uniform rule according to it's
true value IN money. In taxing lands
blowing and cultivation are not to be
considered as adding any value to the
land. Railroad lands shall be assessed
at their actual value, and the same shall
be apportioned to the counties, cities,
towns. townships and districts. The
legislature may pass n gross earnings
law.
Educational School Lands.
The article OH school and public lands
provides that the proceeds Of tho same
shall forever remain inviolate. and may
be increased but never diminished, anu
the state shall make good all losses. The
coal school lands shall never be sold but
may DO leased. No more than one-fourth
OF the school lands shall be sold within
the first five years, and ten years after
the same become salable. Minimum
price, $40 per acre. Superintendent Of
public instruction, governor, attorney
general, secretary of state and auditor
constitute the board of commissioners.
Under the authority of this board the
county superintendent of schools, chair
man of the county board of commits.
sioners and county auditor shall consti-
tute a board of appraisal in each county.
Terms of sale, one-tifth cash. one.tifth
in ten years, one-tifth in fifteen years,
and one-tifth in twenty years, at not less
than q per cent. interest, payable annu-
ally i'll advance. Sales at public auction
after sixty days advertisement. The
university and other educational and
charitable grants of land are to DO dis
posed of under the same conditions,
School lands can be leased for pasturage
and meadow purposes, but not for a Pc
Rod longer thar five years. Cultivated
school lands, until sold, can be leased for
general farming purposes. The school
fund shall be invested only in bonds of
school corporations within the state,
United States bonds OF North Dakota
bonds, OF in first mortgages OH farm
lands in the state, not exceeding one.
third of the actual value of the land
given as security. Values to be deter
mined by the board of appraisers.
h sheriff and treasurer of any
county shall not hold their offices more
than four years in succession.
The state debt shall never exceed
5000 900, exclusive of the debt existing
at thet time Of the adoption of this con-
stltutlon. The debt of any county.
township, school district, or any other
subdivision, shall never exceed ) per
NSA'S Va AiAS ao'SoOCN oIu vi tllt dAaDlG
property. existing Indebtedness included.
Cities enjoy an exemption of 4 per cent.
in the. matter of providing for water
works and sewers, independent of exist.
ing Indebtedness.
There are the usual articles on militia,
and impeachment and removal from
office.
The constitution can be amended by a
majority of the people after the pro.
posed amendment or amendments have
been agreed to by two successive legisla-
llreS.
All flowing strcams and natural water
ways shall forever remain the property
CT the state for irrigation, mining and
manufacturing purposes.
Prohibition is submitted as a separate
article.
The location of the public institutions
Is provided for as heretofore published.
The schedule provides that the present
local officers shall serve out their terms.