The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1898-09-24
Proposed Amendment to the
Constitution Of the State Of
North Dakota.

North DAKOTA.
The Fifth Legislative assembly Of tn.
.tate of North Dakota proposed the
following amsndmeut to the constitution
If th+ state bv a
CoNcURREN T. REafiLl tt IN.
Be it resolved by tho HtA1u.s Of repro.
is~entativ-a "f tn. state III North Dakota,
the ssuate csncurrinH. +
That the following amendment to the
constitution 1T the state ut North Dakota
be adopted by I'll. Fifth legislative a.
.embly Of state of North Dakota, aud
submitted for approval to the sixth
legislative assembly. O.wit:
AMENDMENT.
Section seventy-six (76) of article
thrre (8) Of tbs constitution of the state
IT North Dakota, I. amended 40 al to read
- follows:
1.-THE governor shall have power in
conjunction with the board of pardon
Of which the governor shalt be ex-OficiO
a member and the other members of
which shalt cOnsist Of the attorney general
Of the state of North Dakota, the chief
Justice Of thu supreme cuurt Of the state
of North Dakota and two qualified elecrOrs
Who shall be appointed by the gOvsi ~
to remit fines aud fOrfsltures. to grant
rsprieves, combinations and pardOns
after conviction for all Offsnees except
treas' AVID cases Of impeachment; hut
the Legislative assembly NAV by Law
regulate the in which the re-
mission of fines. Pard0ns, 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 clse shall be
reported tO the Legislative assembly a,
its next regular session. when the legi4.
lstivs assembly shall either pardon -,
commute the s%entrnce. direct the exc.
cutiOn Of the sentence .: grant furths,
rsprieve. : .
The governor shall Communicate to the
legislative assembly At ea"h regular
session each oass Of remission or fine
reprieve, communication or pardon grautri
BY the hoard Of pardon, statInR the lam,
uf the convict, the crime for which he j,
convicted, the sentence and its date anc
the date of the remmission. communion
pardon or roprieve, with their rsasons fol
granting tile same
The aforesaid proposed amendment
will be submitted to tine llsxt Legislative
assembly.
Dated at Bismarck N. p thu. 18th da,
of Augu.', 1898. Y
Proposed Amendment to the
Constitution Of. the State o.
North Dakota.
The Fifth Legislative assembly Of tn,
stats Of North Dakota proposed tn,
following amendment to the constitution
Of the stats by u
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION. :.
Resolved by the senate Of the state "a
= North Dakota. !'be house of .reprs,
s%sntatives* concurring:
rOs cONsT .Tup1uAL selnxnpxrxrs
4 The s,toliowing propagation u, amen
Ithe 'colstit utiOn of the state ,of. Nurtl
DakotH il hereby submittedst us tho Sixth
session Of the legislative ASSEMBLY of If,
state Of, North Daketa to be by it submit
ed to the qualified etsc,urs of the state To-
approval Or rejection in the case congress,
of the United S'.tss amends the Enabling
Act to like effect, namely:
Strtion 1853 Of this constitution IF til.
state Of North Dakota is hereby amended
to read Rs follows:
"No lands shall be sold f " ~ shan this
appraised value ard in II" case leAs THAI
Eve dollars per acre. The Pnfeiaser ~hx1I
pay at least ono nth vi The prize in cash
aud the remaining four fifths IA follow.
One fifth in Ave years, Que fifth ,in,tel
years. ons 9th III iiftsbil years and one
hftfi in twenty years with interest at til.
rate Of mot lsss than ak per ceutum pay
able annually in advance. All sales shal
he held at the c"unty -seat, of ths count,
in which the land to b1 sold Ia situated
and shall he ut a public auctiOn and t. tn,
highest bidder after sixty days advertise
inent OS the same In a Newspaper Of Rensr
all circulation in the vicinity of the lane
II, ba sOld, and M at the seat .of.ths
government. Such lauds "a as shall mo-
have heen specially sub-divided shall. b,
be offered it, tracts Of n quarter section
and thuse ~ suh-divl6ed in the sInalles'
sub .divisi"ns. All lauds designated. fOl
sale aud not sold within two yssrs aftel
appraisal shall he 70 appraised befNgs
they are enld. No grant or patent fOl
amy such lands shall DO issued until pay
ment ia made for the same. Provided
that the lands contracted to be sold b!
the state shsll be subject o ia cation
fromthe date Of contract. in case tbs
assessment against any of the said lands
for any year remain unpaid unsil the 6rs
Monday in October of the following ysar
then aud t%hereupon the contract 1T salt
for suoh lands shalt become null aud void
Approved, March 10. 1897. So :.
Tho aforesaid p4hposed amsndmen
will be submitted to the next legsslatiy
assembly.
Dated at Bismarck, N. D., this 18th da,
Of August, 1888. :
PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO Til
CONSTITUTION OF TIE STATE OF
NORTH DAKOTA.
The Fifth Legislative assesnbly 1T th
atat~ Of North Dakota proposed tn
following Amendments to the constitution
of the etate BY
t. CONCURRENT RESOLUTION.
Bolt resolved by. the house Of represent
l., atives the senate ooncurting:
Rectlon l. That the following psop0set
amendment Of seotion 179 Of the cor
.tiksS<ion NJ the skako nj North OAkOtl