Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1900-08-27
FIVE CENTS
PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO CON-
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PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO CON-
sTITUTIoN.
Be it resolved by the House of Repre-
sentadives of the State of North Da-
kota, the Senate Concurring::
That the following amendment to the
constitution OF the state of North Da-
kota agreed to by the Fifth legislative
assembly of the state of North Dakota,
be and the same is hereby agreed to,
and said amendment shall be submitted
to the people at the next general cleo
tion.
AMENDMENT.
Section / Section 7s OF article OF
the constitution of the state of North
Dakota is amended so as to read as
follows:
Sec. 10. The governor shall have
power in conjunction with the board
of pardon of which the governor shall
be ex-ofieio member and the other
members of which shall consist of the
attorney general of state of North Da-
kota, the chief justice OF the supreme
court OF the state OF North Dakota and
two qualified electors who shall be ap-
pointed by the governor, to remit fines
and forfeitures, to grant reprieves,
communications and pardons after con-
vietion for all offenses except treason
and cases of impeachment; but the
legislative assembly may by law regu-
late the manner in which the remission
of fines, pardons, combinations and re
prieves may be applied for.
Upon conviction for treason the gov-s
ernor shall have the power to suspend
the execution of sentence until the case
shall be reported to une legislative as
sembly at its next regular session,
| when the legislative assembly shall
either pardon or commute the sentence,
| direct the execution of the sentence or
grant further reprieve.
The governor shall communicate 10
| the legislative assembly at each regu-
| lar session each case of remission of
fine, reprieve, Communication or pardon
granted by the board on pardon, stating
the name OF the convict, the crime for
which he is convicted, the sentence
and its date and the date of remission,
communication, pardon or reprieve, with
their reasons for granting the same
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PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO CON-
| sTITUTIoN.
Be it resolved by the house of repre-
sentatiVes, the senate concurring:
| That the following proposed amend
ment of section 179 of the constitution
of the state of North Dakota, relating
to the assessment of railroads, express
companies, freight line companies, car
equipment companies, sleeping car
companies, dining car companies, tele-.
graph companies and telephone COM
panies, agreed to by the Fifth legisla-
tive assembly of the state of North Da-
kota, be and the same is hereby agreed
to, and said amendment shall be sub
mitted to the people at the next gem
eral election.
AMENDMENT.
Sec. 2. That section 179 of the con-
stitution OF the state OF North Dakota
be amended to read as follows:
Sec 179. All property, except as
hereinafter in this section provided,
shall be assessed in the county, city,
township, town, village or district in
which it is situated, in the manner pre-
scribed by law The franchise, road
way, roadbed, rails and rolling stock
of all railroads and the franchise and
ali other property of all express COM
panies, freight line companies, car
equipment companies, sleeping car
companies, dining car companies, tele-
graph or telephone companies or cor
porations operated in this state and
used directly or indirectly in the carry
ing of persons, property or messages,
shall be assessed by the state board of
equalization at their actual value and
such assessed value shall be appor
toned to the counties. cities, towns,
villages. townships and districts in
which such railroad companies, ex-
press companies, sleeping car compan-
les, dining car companies, tel
egraph and telephone companies
are located or through which they
are operated as a basis for
the taxation of such property, in pro-
portion to the number OF miles of such
property within such counties, cities.
towns, villages, townships and dis
tricts or over which any part of such
property is used or operated Within
such counties, towns, villages. town
ships and districts. But should any
railroad allow any portion Of its road
way to be used for any purpose ether.
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