The Dickinson press., 1906-09-01
Constitutional Amendments.

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I 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.
NENT.
That section 1H8 Of the conrtltution Of North
Dakota 10 amended to read as follows:
s lsS. AMENDMENT. MINIMUM PRICE OF STATE
LANDs.] No land rhali be rold for less than the
appraised value and in no case for less than
ten dollars per acre. The purchaser shall pay
one-afth Of the price in cash. and the remain
ing four-afths as follows: One.Afh in i've
years. one.afth in ten years, one.nfth in fft-en
years and one-dfth In twenty years, with inter-
est at the rate of not less than six per ctntum,
payable annually in advance. All sales shall
be held at the county seat of the county in
which the land 10 be sold ia situate. and shall
be at public auction and TO the hiRheet bidder,
after sixty days. advertisement of the same in y
newspaper of general circulation IN the vicinity
OF the lands to be sold and one at the seat of
government. Such lands as shall not have
been specially subdivided shall be offered in
tracts OF one'qnarter section, and those so sub.
divided In the smallest subdivisions. All lands
~oo'eAOS!u " o6tCs II uOt 6O4u WlUulu TWO
years after appraisal, shall be re.appraised be-
fore they sre sold. No grant or patent for any
such lands shall issue until payment is made
for the same; provided, that the lands con-
tracted to be sold by the state shall be sub.
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,
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such lands 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
a%ccruing on the lands described therein; pro-
vided, such taxes shall have been paid before
this amendment takes effect; provided, further,
that any school or institution ands that may
be required for townsite purposes may be paid
for at any time and patent issued therefor.
PROPOSED CONSTITUTIONAL AMEND.
MENT.
That section SO of the constitution of the state
Of North Dakota be amended SO az to read as
follows:
SS9. The supreme court shall consist of five
judges, a majority of whom shall be necessary
to form a quorum or pronounce a decision, but
one or more of said judges may adjourn the
SouAU l" udy W udy y 10 h Udy certain.
PROPOSED CONSTITUTIONAL AMEND.
MENT.
That section 1852 Of the constitution of the
state of North Dakota be amended 20 rs to read
as follows:
s 1862. The moneys of the permanent school
fund and other educational funds shall be in.
vested only in bonds of school corporations, or
Of counties, or of townships, or of municipal
tiles within the state, bonds issued for the con-
struction Of drains under authority of law
within the state, bonds Of the United States.
bonds of the state Of North Dakota, bonds Of
other states, provided ouch states have never
repudiated any Of their Indebtedness, or on
first mortgages on farm lands in this state, not
exceeding in amount one.third of the actual
value of ony subdivision on which the same
may be loaned, such value to be determined by
the board of appraisal of school lands.
Eff PORTER,
Secretary of State.
Bismarck, Aug. 6, 1905. 1-1.4t