The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1906-11-01
Constitutional Amendments

hereby certify that the following proposed
constitutional amendments were passed by the
last legislative assembly. and will be submit
ted to the coming legislature OF 1907 for their
approval or rejection.
PROPOSED CONSTITUTIONAL AMEND
MENT.
This section 1853 OF the constitution of North
Dakota Is amended to read as follows:
S 158. AMENDMENT, MINIMUM PRICE OF TAT
LANDs.] No land shall be sold for less than the
appraised value and in no case for less than
ten dollars per acre. The purchaser shall pay
one-6fth of the price in cash, and the remain
ing rour-ffths as follows: One-afth in five
years. one-hfth in ten years. one-ifth in fifteen
est at the rate OF not less than six per centum.
payable annually in advance. AL sales shall
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 o
newspaper OF general circulationin the vicinity
OF government. Such lands as shall not have
been specially subdivided shall be offered in
tracts OF one-quarter section. and those so sub
divided in the smallest subdivisions. All lands
designed for sale. and not sold within two
years after appraisal. shall be re-appraised be-
fore they are sold; No grant or patent orany
made for the same; provided, that the lands
contracted to be sold by the state shall be SUBJ
ject to taxation 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
suchlands shall. at the election OF the board
OF university and school lands. become null
and void; and no such cO~ntractheretOfOre made
shall be held void for nOn-payment OF taxes
a%ccruing on the lands described therein; pro-
vided. such taxes shall have been paid before
this amendment takes effect; provided. furth-
er. that any school or institute lands that
may be required for tOwnSite purposes may be
paid for at any time and patent issued therefor.
PROPOSED CONSTITUTIONAL AMEND,
MENT.
That section 80 Of the constitution OF the
state Of North Dakota be amended so as to
read as follows:
80. The supreme court shall consist OF five
judges, q majority OF whom shall be necessary
to form a quorum or pronounce a decision. but
one or more OF said judges may adjourn the
court from day to day or to a day certain.
PROPOSED CONSTITUTIONAL AMEND
MENT
That section 1852 OF the constitution OF the
state Of North Dakota be amended so as to read
as follows:
S 1872, The moneys OF the permanent schoo
fund and other educational funds shall be in
| vested only in bonds OF school corporations
or of counties, or of townships, or OF munich
palities within the state, bonds issued for the
construction of drains under authority of law
within the state, bonds OF the United States
bonds OF the state OF North Dakota, bonds o,
other states. provided such states have never
repudiated any OF their indebtedness. or OF
first mortgages on farm lands in this state, no
exceeding in amount one-third Of the actua
value of any subdivision on which the same
may be loaned. such value to be determined BY
the board OF appraisal of school lands.
F. F. PORTER,
Secretary Of State
Bismarck. Aug. 6. 1908.