The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1898-09-17

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North Dakota.
The Fifth Legislative assembly of the
,;ato of North Dakota proposed the
following amendment to the constitution
Of t." stnt" Wv n
CONCURRENT REsOLI III IN.
81 i. ,osoiycd by the house OF repre-
sentativ-s of the state OF North Dakota,
the senate concerning.
Thet the fol- wiAs amehument to the
constitution OF the STATE OF North Dakota
be adopted by III. Fifth Legislative u.s.
semblyof state of North Dakota. aud
submitted for approval to the Sixth
legislative assembly, to-wit:
AMENDMENT.
Section ssventy-six (76) of article
three ~ OF tho constitution of the state
IF North Dakota, is amended 30 as to read
as follows:
"The governor shall have power in
conjunction with the board OF pardon
't which the governor shall be ex-ofici0
l memte and the other members Of
which shall consist of the attorney general
of the state of North Dakota, the chief
Justice of tn, supreme court Of the state
* North Dakota and two qualified electors
VINO shall be appointed by the governor
to remit fines aud forfoltures. to grant
reprieves. combinations and pardons
utter conviction for all OHenses except
'reasrn and cases of impeachment; but
he legislative assembly may by law
'egulate tho manner in which the re-
mission of fines. pardons, communications
and reprie>e; may be apil lied for.
Upon conviction for treason tho govern
or shall have power to suspend the exc
cutinn OF sentence until the case shall be
exported to the LEGISLATIVE assembly at
IT'S next regulnr session. when the legia-
iatlye assembly shall either pardon or
commute che s%entrnce, direct the exc
rutlon of tho s%cntuuco o. grant farther
reprieve.
The governor shall communicate to the
Legislative assembly At each regular
session each case of remission or tine
reprleve, Communication or pardon granted
by the hoard Of pardon, stating the name
vi the convict. the crime for which he is
convicted. the sentence and it's date and
the date of the commission, communion,
pardon or repriev.. with their reasons for
granting the same
The aforesaid proposed amendment
VIII DO q omitted to the next legislative
lsselnDly.
Dated at Bismarck N. D, this 18th day
OIL Angus, 1888.
Proposed Amendment to the
Constitution Of the State of
North Dakota.
The Fifth Legislative assembly of the
state of North Dakota proposed the
following amendment to the constellation
of the state by
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION.
Resolved by the senate of the state of
North Dakota, the house Of repre-
sehtativeS cUncurriux:
CuNsT TUrIoAL
The following proposition to amend
the constitution of the state IF North
Dakota Is hereby submitted to the Sixth
session of the Lex islative assembly of the
state of North Dakota to be by it submit.
ed to the qualified electors of the state for
approval or rejection in tho case congress
Ut the United Ststsa amends the Enabling
Act to like effect, namely:
Section 1873 of tn. constitution of the
state of North Dakota is hereby amended
to read rs follows:
"No lands shall be sold for less than the
appraised value and in no case less tl.au
five dollars per acre. The purchaser shall
nay at least one fifth of The prize in cash
md tna rarpuipi,,, fN,s - eSb. a., 4Jlo.,,
5ne fifth i'll live years, II fifth in ten
years, one Hfth in fifteen years and one
Fiji III twenty years with interest at the
rate III not less 'hnu six per aentum pay
able nnru"lls III advance. All sales shall
ehnld at the county scat of the county
III winch tae Land to be sold Is situated
and shall be at Il public auction and to the
highest bidder after sky days advertise
tneIIt or the ktr,e III & Iewspu ;,or of gener
AL circulation in the vicinity Of the land
+" be sold. and one at the sest of the
government. Sucn lands as rs shall not
nave been specially sub-divided shall be
he offered in tractsnf one quarter section.
and those so su!,-iivlded in tina smallest
Subdivisions. All lands designated for
sale aud rot sold within two years after
appraisal shall be re appraised before
they are sold. No grant or patent for
any ouch lands shall be issued until paw
ment is made for the same. Provided,
that the lands CONTRACTED to- be sold by
the state shall ba subject to ia cation
frOmthe date of contract in case ths
assessment ayainst any of the said lands
for any year remain unpaid until the first
Monday in October of the following year.
tneu ana %tharenpon the contract of sale
for srcn lands shall decome null aud void.
Approved, March 10, 1897.
The aforesaid proposed amendment
will BIZ submitted to the noxt Legislative
assembly.
Dated at Bismarck, N. D., this 18th day
of August, 1893.
PROPOSED AMENDMENT no THE
CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF
NORTH DAKOTA.
The Fifth legislative assembly Of the
state of North Dakota proposed the
following amendment to the constitution
of the state by a
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION.
Be IL resolved by the house of REPRESENT