Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1895-03-01
OFFICIAL PAPER BURLE|GH CO.
\ VI ALTON.


Nv the Governor of the Stnte of North
Dakota, Establishing the Location of Il
Blind Asylum.
Whereas, The constitution of the State
of North Dakota reads as follows:
The following public institutions of the
state are prominently located at the places
hereinafter named, each TO ave inc lands
specially granted to it by the United States,
in the act of congress, approved February
%, 1889, to be disposed OF and used in such
manner as the legislative assembly may
prescribe, subject to the limitations pro-
vided in the article on school and public
lands contained in this constitution"
"a Blind Asylum. or such other lnStltu-
ton as the Legislative Assembly may de-
termine, at such place in the county OF
Pembina as the qualified electors OF said
county may determine at an election to be
held as prescribed by the Legislative As
sembly with a grant OF thirty Thousand
acres"
And Whereas, Chapter Sc of the Session
Laws of the State of North Dakota, ap-
proved March 4th, 1891, reads as follows:
Gan Act providing for the location of a
Blind Asylum in the County of Pembina.
State of North Dakota, at such place in the
County of Pembina as the qualified cleo
tors of said county may determine at an
Legislative Assembly OF the State of North
Dakota. with a grant of land as provided
in Section 2lO, Article 10, of the Constitu-
ton of the State of North Dakota.
Whereas the Constitution of the State of
North Dakota reads as follows:
"The following public institutions of the
State are permanently located at the places
hereinafter named, each to have the lands
specially granted to it by the United States,
in the Act of Congress, approved February
%, 1889, to be disposed Of and used in such
manner as the Legislative Assembly may
prescribe, subject to the limitations pro-
vided in the article on School and Public
lands contained in this Constitution"
A Blind Asylum, or such other lnStitu-
ton as the Legislative Assembly may de-
tprmine, at such place III the County of
Pembina as the qualified electors of said
county may determine at an election to be
held as prescribed by the Legislative As
Sembly, with a grant OF thirty thousand
acres.
'Therefore, Be it enacted by the Lecisla-
tive Assembly of the State of North Da-
kota:
SECTION /. The Blind Asylum of the
State of North Dakota is hereby located in
the County of Pembina at such place as
the qualified electors OF said county may
determine at an election or elections to be
called as hereinafter provided.
SEC. 2. There is hereby granted to said
Blind Asylum, for its use and benefit for
ever, 10000 acres of land, as granted to The
state OF North Dakota by act of Congress.
land is to be set apart for said Blind Asy-
lum, as other lands are for similar charita-
bic institutions, under such rules and regu-
latiOns as may be hereinafter prescribed
blythe Legislative Assembly.
SEC. 3. That at the next general election
in the year one thousand eight hundred
and n%inety-two 1882 the qualified electors
Of Pembina county, of the State of North
Dakota, are hereby employed to vote upon
the location OF the Blind Asylum in said
county, by ballot over and for this purpose
each voter may designate on his ballot the
place of his choice for the location of The
said Blind Asylum in said county OF Penn
bina. in manner following, to wit:
For location Of the Blind Asylum
the name of the place to be either written
or printed in the foregoing blank.
SEC.4. The said election for the location
OF Blind Asylum in Pembina county shall
be governed by the law relating to general
elections, and the returns Of said vote for
location Of SAID Blind Asylum shall be
made by the officers appointed under and
pursuant to said general election law, in
The various voting precincts Of said Penn
bina county, to the auditor of said Pembina
county, as therein provided, who shall pro-
ceed. with other officers as therein directed
to ascertain the result OF said vote, and
shall truly certify the same to the county
commissioners of said county. and to the
Secretary of the State OF North Dakota, anC
to the Governor of the State of North
Dakota.
SEC. 5. If it shall appear from sale
certificate of election, as provided in Sec
ton 4 of this Act, that no place has re
ceived a majority OF all the votes cast fol
Or against said particular place, then it i:
Pembina county, at the next following gen
eral election to be held in Pembina county
TO call an election of the qualified voters OF
said Pembina county to again VOTE
upon the location of said Blind Asylum
naming in said call as the places to bt
voted for, which shall be the two places
which received the highest number O
votes as prescribed in the election helt
under Section 8 Of this act; said election Il
be held in every regard as the precedin.
election, and the returns to be made ant
certified the same as hereinbefore pro
vided.
SEC. s. Whenever it shall appear to TIN
satisfaction of the Governor of the State o.
North Dakota that a majority Of all thu
votes cast by the electors Of Pembin'
county have been for one said particula
location in said Pembina county he shall
by proclamation, declare that fact, an
from and after the date of said prnclama
ton the location of said Asylum shall b
deemed permanent as the place name
therein until otherwise changed by law.
SEC. 7. All acts and parts of acts in cor
fict herewith are hereby repealed.
Approved March 4, 1891.
And, Whereas, The following return ia
been certified by the Board Of Canvassel
of said Pembina County, as provided fc
in Section 4 Of this act, to-wit.:
We, the undersigned, Board of Canvas
ers in and for Pembina county for the yea
1894, do hereby certify that at a gener;
election held November 8, 1892, the que
ton of the location of a Blind Asylum W;
submitted to the electors of Pembir
county. and the result was that the corp
ration of Bathgate and the city of S
Thomas, which corporation and city wei
legal candidates for location of said Blir
Asylum at said election, and either one
said corporations did receive a larger nur