The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1898-10-15

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Constitution of the State Of
North Dakota.
The Fifth Legislative assembly of the
state of North Dakota proposed the
following amendment to the CONSTITUTION
# the stnte nv a
CONCU AREN'T RESELL TON.
Be il resolved by the mouse vi repre-
the senate c''i.curiiny.
Tina: the following amendment to the
constitutions ct she >Late III North Dakota
3e adopted h! t"r Fifth legislative ns-
.smbIy of stare of North Dakota, and
.ubmitted for approval TO the Sixth
legislative assembly, to-wit:
Section seventy-six (76) of article
three (3) Of the constitution of the state
# North Dakota, is amended 80 as to read
as follows:
THE governor shall have power in
conjunction with the board of pardon
ut which the governor shall be ex-Oficiu
\ member and the other members of
which shall consist of the attorney general
of the state of North Dakota, the chief
Justice of thu supreme court of the state
Of North Dakota and two qualified electors
who shall be appointed by the governor
to remit fines and forfeltures. to grant
r.Prieves, communications and pardous
after conviction for all r~ffensea except
treas Ii and cases of impeachment; bn,
the legislative assembly NAV by law
regulate the manner in which tho re-
mls"ion OF fines, pardons, communications
and reprieves may be applied for.
Upon conviction for treason the govern
or shall have power to suspend the exc
cution of sentence until the case shall be
reported to the Legislative assembly Mt
its next regular session, when the aegis-
latlve assembly shall either pardon or
commute She sentrnce. direct the exc.
cuti"n of the sentence grant further
reprieve.
The governor shnll communicate to the
legislative assembly n: each regular
session each case of remission or fine
reprieve, communication or pardun granted
by the board Ut pardon, stntlng the name
of the convict the crime for which he is
convicted. the sentence md it's date and
the dare Of the remmissiOn. communion.
pardon Ut reprieva, with their reasons for
granting the Samo."
The aforesaid proposed amendment
will be submilte to the next legislative
assembly.
Dated at Bismarck N. D this 18th day
of August, 1893.
Proposed Amendment tc the
Constitution Of the State of
North Dakota.
The Fifth Legislative assembly of the
state Of North Dakota proposedi the
following amendment to the constitution
of the state by q
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION.
Resolved by the senate of tn. state of
North Dakota. the house oi repre-
sentatives eoncurring:
PROPOSED coNsT TuT1oAL AMENDMENT
The following proposition to amend
the constitution of the state of North
Dakota is hereby submitted to the Sixth
session of the legislative assembly of the
state Ut North Dakota to- be by it submit
ed to ths qualified electors of the state for
approval or election in the case congress
If the United Ststss amends the Enabling
Act to like effect, namely:
Section 1853 of the constitution of the
state of North Dakota il hereby amended
to read rs follows:
"No lat.ds shall be sold for less than the
appraised value aud in no case less than
i've dollars per acre. The purchaser shall
pay at least II fifth of the prize in cash
aud the remaining four ffths as follows
One fifth in five years. one fifth in ten
yesrs. II yftl in fifteen years. and one
nftti in twenty years with interest at the
rate of not Irfs than nix per centum pay
able annually III advance. All sales shall
be held at the county seat of the county
in which the land to bs sold Ia situated
and slsn he at a public anctlon and to the
highest bidder after aix'y days advertise
'neht OF the same III "a newspaper of gener.
Ill circulation in the vicinity Of the land
t." be sold, and one at the seat of the
government. Suen lands as as shall not
ave been specially sub-divided shall be
he "tf"red in tracts Of Que quarter section
md those 40 sub-divlled in the smallest
sub divisions. All lands designated for
sale and not sold within two years after
appraisal ahall he re appraised before
they are sold. No grant or patent for
any such lands shall he issued until pay
ment is made for the same. Provided.
that the lands contracted to be sOld by
the state shall be subject to ia cation
from the date of contract. in case the
assessment against any of TIE said lands
for any year remain unpaid until the first
Monday in October Of the following year.
then and thereupon the contract of sale
for such lands shall decome null aud void.
Approved, Mar IN 10. 1897.
The aforesaid proposed amendmen
will be submitted to the noxt Legislative
asse mbly.
Dated at Bismarck, N. D., this 18th day
of August, 1898.
PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO THE
CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF
NORTH DAKOTA.
The Fifth legislative assembly of the
stat- of North Dakota proposed the
following amendment to the constitution
of the state by
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION.
Be it resolved by the house of represent
atives the senate cOncurfin9:
Section /. That the following proposed
amendment IF section 179 of the con-
stitntion of the state of North Dakota