The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1898-10-22
Proposed Amendment to the
Constitution of the State Of
North Dakota.

North Dakota.
The Fifth Legislative assembly of the
state. of. North Dakota proposed the
following amendment to the constitution
Of the state bv a
CONCURRENT RESELL TON.
Be it resolved by t"e house of repre-
sentativcs "f tns state Of North Dakota,
the seuate cOLcuriinK.
Tina, tn. following amendments to ths
constitutions of t..~ state ot North Dakota
he adopted by ,nc Fifth Legislative ~
aembly Of state of North Dakota. and
submitted for approval to tho Sixth
legislative assembly, to-wit:
Section saventy-six (76) of article
three (3) of the constitution of the state
# North Dakota, is amended 40 rs to read
as follows:
"The sgovernor shall nave power in
conjunction wirh the board of pardon
Of which the governor hail be ex-oficiu
Il member and the other members of
which shall consis. of the attorney general
vi the state of North Dakota, the chief
Justice of tn supreme court Of the state
of North Dakota and W qualified elec,ors
Who shall be appointed by the gov nor
to remit fines and forfe,tures. to grant
rsPrieves, communications and pardonk
after conviction for all uffenses except
'reas' II and cases of impeachment; but
the legislative assembly may by law
regulate the manner in which the re-
mission of fines. pardons, communications.
and reprievea may be applied for.
Upon conviction for treason the govern
or shall have power to suspend the exe-
'%cutioD "f sentence until the case shall be
reported to the Legislative assembly AT
its' next regular session. when the legiA.
latlve assembly shall either pardon or
i commute She sentrnce. direct the exc.
cutiOn Of the sentence o. grant further
reprieve.
The governor shall communicate to the
legislative assembly at each regular
session each case Of remission Or fine
reprieve. cOmmutntion OF pardon granted
by the hoard Of pardon, stating the name
of the convict the crime for which he is
convicted. the sentence and it's date and
the date of the remmissiOn. cOmmutiOn.
pardon or reprieve. with their reasons for
granting the same
The aforesaid proposed amendment
will be ~ united to the next legislative
assembly.
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
state of North Dakota proposed the
following amendment to the constitution
Of the state ny Il
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION.
Resolved by the .seuate of he state o.
North Dakota, ,he house OF re pre-
sentatiyss concurrinR:
PROPOSED CoNsT. rur1oAL AMENpuvNr
The following proposition to amend
the constitution of the state of North
Dakota is hereby submitted to the Sixth
eession of the legislative 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 the case congress
Of the United Ststss amends the Enabling
Act to like effect, namely: pe !.
j. Section 1888 of the constitution Of the
state Of North Dakota is hereby amended
to rend as follows:
mo lards shall be sold. for less than the
,ppraised value and in no case less than
i've dollars par acre. The purchaser shall
pay ut least one fifth of the prize in cash
and the remaining four 1ifths az follows
One fifth in five years. one fifth in ten
years. ono yfth in fifteen years and'one
hftti in twenty years with iuterest at tho
rate Of not less than ak per centum pay
able annually Ill advance. All sales shall
be held at the County seat of the county
in which, the land to be sold Is situated
and shall he at 4 public auction and to the
highest bidder after sixty days advertise
lnent Of the same IN a newspaper of gener.
all circulation in the vicinity of the land
to be sold, and ono at the seat of the
government. Such lands as~as shall not
have boon specially sub-divided shall be
he offered in tracts Of oDe quarter section
aud those SO sub-divlded in the smallest
sub divisions. All lands designated for
sale and not sold within two years after
appraisal shall be re-appraised before
they are sold. No grant or patent for
any such lands shall be 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 ration
from the date Of contract. In case tho
aesessment against any of the snid lands
for any year remain unpaid unGil the first
Monday in, October of the following year,
then aud thereupon; the contract of sale
for such lands shall decome null and VOID.
r. Approved, March 10. 1897.
The aforesaid proposed amendmen
will be submitted to the next Legislative
assembly. X
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
state of North Dakota proposed the
following amendment to the ,eonstitution
Of tho state bva !
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION. =
Be it resolved by the house of represent.
atives the senate 'concurfing:
Section 1. That the following proposed
amendment of section 17s'of the con-
stitutiou of the state of North Dakota
relating t osthe assessment Of railroads
express companiea, freight line compa!
mics, car equipment companies, sleeping
car companies, dining car comyanias.
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