Devils Lake inter-ocean and Devils Lake free press. (Devils Lake, Ramsey County, N.D.) 1905-1909, 1906-10-12
Constitutional, Amendments.

thereby certify that the following proposed
eonst ltutional amendments were passed by the
last legislative assembly. and will De submit
ted to the coming legislature of 1907 for their
approval or rejection. .Fe>s -
PROPOSED CoNsIITuTIoNAIss AMENDMENT. .5s
rs Ihat section l5s q the constitution OF North
Dakota IS amended to read as follows: q
s5S s l5S. AMENDMENT, MIsIMUM PRICE OF STATE
LANDs.1 No land shall be sold for less than The
aappra1scd value and IN 1, no case for less than
ten dollars per acre. The purchaser shall nav
one fifth OF the price in cash, and the remain.
ing four fths as follows One fifth in Ave
years, onsstifth e ten years. one-t in fifteen
est AT the rate Of not less than six per cantnm,
payable annually in advance. All sales shall
be held at the county seat Of the county in which
public auction and 70 tho highest bidder, afsor
sixty days advertisement of the same in 81
newspaper of general circulation in the vicinity
of government. Such lands 81 shall not saa h ne
been specially subdipided shall be offered in
tracts OF one-Qu arter section, and those 60 sub
designated for sale, and NOT sold within tee
years after appraisal, shall be re. appraised be-
fore they are sold. No grant or patent for any
for the same; provided. that the lands con
tracted to be sold by the state shall Be subject
to taxation from the date OF such contract
In case the taxes assessed asainst any ofssaia
first Monday In October of the following YEAR
then and shereupon the contract OF sale *or:
EuG0 AaHuS SEdll, dtl6 Gi9ClIOlf OF the board
OF university and school lands. become nlaIf
and void and no such cont, act heretaf0re made
shall be held void for non payment of taxes
accruing on the lands described therein mo.
svided, such taxes shall have been paid before
this amendment takes effect; provided, fsrth.S
or, that any school or Institution lands that
may be required for townsite purposes may bey
paid for At any time and patent issued therefor.
PROPOSED CONGREGATIONAL. AliENDMRNTs
That eection 80 of the coRstitntion of the state
81 North Dak be amended SO as 70 reasl me
I'M
& s So The: snpreme court shall consist 81 fixe
Judges, majority of whom shall 30 necss4srT
one or more OF said Judges may adsourn tho
court from day 10 day or to d dag certain
PROPOSED CONSTITUTIONAL. A5EESD1fFlS4 81
+ That section I62 OF the constitution cf s2,s
Htatsof North Dakota be amended 30 de e.
read an follows:
s 162. The moneys OF the permanent ecisol
fund and other educat ioRas sunfs shall 81 5ss
veeted only Ia bonds of school coIpufa ts4Ae
or OF counties, or or townships, Of OF zsoi3z sis
pRlities within tho stats honds issued for tbs
construction nf dEaiAe under authority of 1tls
within tho state, bends OF tie United 81 {sn
bonds OF tho state OF North Dakota, borasaH 81
other states, prcvislsd such states have n6fetsrs
rapudiassa any OF thsir indebtedness, lSsN
FIRST NOR t8aeea on tAT1n lands IN this Ata s5E
exceeding IN Aiacuuf o1H third oil tlie acsslsla
S4iHe 81 anT subdivision on Wisich the SyIls
map be loaned eueh vsluS To ba slasaYI sas ~
the hoasd OF appfa sal Of school latss
s. r. HnftsE,
.sss secss tazS 81 81 ssSesi