The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1898-10-08

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| Proposed Amendment to the
Constitution OF the State OF
North Dakota.
The Fifth Legislative assembly of the
state Of North Dakota proposed tho
following amendment to the constitution
Of the state hv a
CONCUnREN L RES Ill I'll IN.
TO " vSsu...u W the house Ot repre-
sentAtlves at tno stats vi i,urtu DAKOTA,
tneS euALc c,.Su:I:hI.
lGu, the following amendment to the
constitn,i"n ut ti.r state Ut North Dakus.
10 adopted toy 'nc Fifth Legislative A.
-embiyof STATE Of North Dakota, and
,uoul,tted for approval 10 the sixth
" ls4aLlve assembly, tu.wit:
AMENDMENT.
Section sevsnty-six (76) of article
rhrse (3) of the constitution OF the state
+ North Dakota, is amended 80 ao 70 read
~ fOilOws:
"The governor shall have power in
mnjunctlnn with the board of pardon:
Il which the g"veruur shall be ex-ui1iciu
l enibe aud the other members of
which shall consist Of the attorney general
# the state Of North DAKOTA, the Chief
Justice of tha supreme court Of the state
of North Dakota and two qualified electors
sho shall be appointed by the gove,nO,
80 retni fines nnd fUrfe.tures. to Ernu,
rsPrieves, combinations and parduns
,fter cunvicti"n for all uf-nses except
reas II aud cases of Impeachment; hu,
liz Legislative assembly MAY by Law
'.yn'a'e tn" manner in which the re-
mission of fines, p%nrdons, c"tnmutatiou
nd retrieves may be applied foI.
Upon cnnvicti"n for tr rs IN the govern
" shall h.:ve power to- suspend til. exc
:utiou "f senienc" until the case shall b.
epurted t" the iegesIative assembly a,
- next regular session, when tie. legis
alive ASSEMBLY shall either pardon ol
:ommure :!e sentrnce, direct the exc
'uti"n "f tho sentence o. grant turtne,
reprieve.
The governor shall Communicate tn thu
Legislative assembly a. each rrgulnI
session each case 1T remission ar tinr
'eprieve. cntnmutati.'n or pardon granted
~ the hoard nf pardon, stating the name
# the convict, the crime for which he il
unvlcted, the sentence and it's dale ana
he dare OF the re!nmiSs:on. cOrnmntiOn
'ard"n rr rrpr:-v-. with t:lc.r reasuus for
;ran'ing the sa.ino.'
The af"res"il proposed amendment
!iil be- .u;.ililLeI to tIe next legislative
;ssemi ]y
Da,ru ut Bismarck ". D, this 18th day
IT Angus, l.5S.
oronosed Amendment: to the
Constitution Of the State c.
~NOrtn Dakota.
The Fifth Legislative assembly of tn
tat. "f North Dakota ,.rorns-h III.
following amendment to the constitution
II the stat hy Il
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION.
Resolved by ihr SENATE Of the state q
North Dakota. the house .. repre-.
sentatives cnncurriug:
PROPOSED CONsT. TUr1oAL AMENDMENT
The following proposition to amen;
:c rolstlt utl.n Ut the STATE of NOrti
Dakota is hereby submitted TO the SIKH
e$si,n of the legislative assembly of til,
49," "f North Dakota to l+- "" it submit
ed to the qualified electors of the state TO
Z. approval or reiectiuu in the case c"ueras.
~ th. Unite" H..t.s amends tue Enatil...
Act to like effect, namely:
Section las of tbs : .n-t,!utiOn O: tn.
tate of North Dakota is hereby amend, .
20 read as follows:
, IN" laLl> Shall be s"'d fnr less tham tht
: appraised va no and in III" ease less thar
f, i've dollars per acre. 1he purchaser shall
,ay at least one fifth at the prize in cash
tnd the remaining four tifth> rs follows
|ne fish in five years. one fifth in ter,
wears. one gfth III fifteen years and one
afti in twenty years With interest at the
:nte of not Tess than ak per centu;n pay
able annually J.: advance. All sales shall
ne held at the c unity scat of the county
in which the lana i" he sold Is situated
and shall I've AT q public auction and to the
highest bidder alter sixty days advertise
cent of the eanlc III h spa per of gener
Il circulation i'll tie vicinity nf the land
" be sold. and one Mt the seat Of the
government. Surh lands rs az shall not
ave been special! >ub-divided shall he
~ offered in tracts at one quarter section
md Those 80 sut,-divl6ed in tina smaile4'
sub divisions. All lands de: iknated for
ale and not sold within two years after
appraisal shall be re appraised before
hey are sold. No grant Or patent fo,
NY su"h lands shalt be issued until pay.
nent il made for the snme. Provided.
chat the lands contracted to lie sold by
he state shall be subject to tn cation
rom ths data Of contract. in case tn.
ssessment AGAINST any of the said lands
for any Year remain unpaid mil the first
fnn1ay ia October of the following year.
hen aud therenpon the contract of sale
or such lands shall decome null aud void.
Approved, March 10. 1897.
The aforesaid proposed amendmen
will he submitted to the next Legislative
:ssembly.
Dated at Bismarck, y. D., this 18th day
# August, 1898.
PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO THE
CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF
North DAKOTA.
The Fifth legislative assembly of the
;tat- of North Dakota proposed the |
following amendment to the constitution
IF the state bv a