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Constitutional Amendments.

hereby certify that the following PROPOSED
consti tutional amendments were passed by fIEs
ted to the coming legislature of 1907 for their
approval or rejection. s 8
That section 1853 of the constitution OF NORTH
Dakota is amended to read as follows:
6 1853. AMENDMENT, MINIMUM PRICE OF STAGE
LANDs.l No land shall be sold for less than tho
appraised value and in no case for less than
ten dollars per acre. The purchaser shall pay
one-fifth Of the price in cash, and the remain
ing four, aaths e follows: onefsh IL yS
years and one. fifth in twenty years, with intar.
est at the rate of not less than six Per centum,
be held at ths county seat Of tie county in whick
the land to be sold Is situate, and shall be at
public auction and to the highest bidder, aStor
newspaper of general circulation in the Vicinity
Of the lands TO be SOLD. and one At the seah
lot governments Such lands as shall not have
tracts Of one quarter section, and those SO sub
divided in the smallest subdivisions. All lands
designated for sale, and not sold within tws
fore they are sold. No grant or patent for any
such lands shall issue until payment is made
for the came; provided that the lands cons
tracted to be sold by the state shall be subject
to taxation from the date of such contract.
In case the taxes assessed against any of said
lands tor any Sear remai A. ugpn.id Int ss
then and Shereupon the contract of sale for
such lands shall, at the election Of the board
OF university ana 6cnOOt lanQS, D6c0m6 nun
and void ;and no such contract heretofore MAIDS
shall be held void for n0ipRynent of taxa
accruing on tho lands described therein; pre-
vided, such taxes shall have boon paid befoBss
this amendment takes effect; provided, fursh,
or, TINT any school or institution lands that
may be required for townsite purposes may hS
paid for at any time and patent issued therefor.
PRoPosED CONSTITUTIONAL AlzENDzEEN1. ~
That section SO of the constitution Of thu stats
OF North Dakota be amended 30 az 10 read -
|foliOws:
8 So The supreme court shall consist Of Ays
Judges, d majority soE whom shall be necessaH7
TO form quorum or pronounce q decision, b1t
ono or more OF said judge may adiourn H.
court from day TO day or TO 3 day certain
|S5 pRoPogED cossHTTIuy1oftAL AlEEEnlfEszs y
That section 1852 OF the eonAtitukf6n Of Che
state 81 North Dakota be amended 10 % ~
8 iS2 mo Tnonsyn 81 She permanent sshSsA
fund and other educational funds shall 30 M
vested only in bonds of school eurEofatinna
| Of 81 counties, or OF tpwnships, or 9f 1nznies-
pnlitiss Within the Hsate, 6opds issued Tor skn
tcouefr1eti6n OF sirHiue undBe authority % i8W
within tho statos bonds nk tns United StateS
bonds Of the state OF North Dakota, bonds 81
other states, proSids cd such states haSe n1zeFs
lfepudiafad any Of their Indebtedness or %
fret xnoFsFagss on farm iaffle IN khib etaks nc
exceeding Id amount unast hifs OF the Ar&uS&
value or any eabdi1iaion on which thu sAsSSb
may bs 1oAnods such xalaa to DO d eter11Epa1
tbs board 81 sppsaieas qi school lasasIa
I p - rs H ri EHf&s
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