The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1906-09-07
Constitutional Amendments

Thereby certify that the following pro-
posed constitutional amendments were
passed by the last legislative assembly,
and will be submitted to the coming
legislature OF 1907 for their approval or
rejection.
PROPOSED CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT
That section 15S of the constitution of
North Dakota is amended to read as
follows
8 1853. AMENDMENT, MINIMUM PRICE
OF STATE LANDS. No land shall be
sold Tor less than the appraised value and
in no case for less than ten dollars per
acre. The purchaser shall pay one-fifth
ofthe price in cash, and the remaining
four fifths as follows: One fifth in five
years, one-fifth in ten years, one-fifth in
fifteen years and one-ftth sin twenty
years, with interest at the rate of not less
than six per centum, payable annually in
advance. All sales snail be held at the
county seat of the county in which the
land to be sold is situate, and shall be at
public auction and to the highest bidder,
after sixty days advertisement of the
same in newspaper OF general circula-
ton in the vicinity of the lands to be
sold, and one at the seat of government.
Such lands as shall not have been speci-
ally subdivided shall be offered in tracts
of one quarter section, and those SO SUBJ
divided in the smallest subdivisions. 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 sucn lanes shall
issue until payment is made for the same;
provided, that the lands contracted to be
sold by the state shall be subject to tax
alton from the date of such contract. In
case the taxes assessed against any OF
said lands for any year remain unpaid
until the first Monday in October of the
following year, then and thereupon the
contract of sale for such lanas shall, at
the election of the board of university
and school lands, become null and void ;
and no such contract heretofore made
shall be held void for non-payment OF
taxes accruing on the lands described
therein provided, such taxes shall have
been paid before this amendment takes
effect: provided, further, that any school
or institution lands that may be required
tor townsite purposes may be paid for at
any time and patent issued therefor.
PROPOSED CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT
That section SO OF the constitution OF
the state of North Dakota be amended
so as to read as follows:
SS9. The supreme court shall tconsist
of five judges, a majority of whom shall
be necessary to form quorum or pro-
nounce decision, but one or more Of
said judges may adjourn the court from
day to day or to day certain.
PROPOSED CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT
That section 1852 Of the constitution
of the state Of North Dakota be amend.
ed so as to read as follows: "a
s182. The moneys Of the permanen,
school fund and other educational fund
aud shall be investes only in bonds O
school corporations, or Of counties OF
townships, or Of municipalities
within the state, bonds issued for the
construction Of drains nnder authority o
law within t he state, tits i I ,ltl nit
ed States, bonds Of the state Of Norti
Dakota, bonds Of other states, provided
such states have never repudiated any o
their indie btedness, or on first mortgage,
on farm lands in this state, not exceed
ing one-third Of the actual value d @,
subdivision on which the same may 81
loaned. sheh value 70 BE deternined D..
the board Of appraisal 81 school Iands. /
F.s PORTER.
Hisr .rcI If1ll6 d 'sss, 81