The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1906-10-18
Constitutional Amendments

I hereby certify that the GLOWING 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 1853. AMENDMENT, MINIMUM PRICE OF STATE
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-tifth OF the price in cash, and the remain
ing four-ifths as follows: One-ffth in five
years. one-dfth in ten years. one-fifth in fifteen
years and One-hfth in twenty years, with inter-
est at the rate OF not less than six per centum,
payable annually in advance. All sales shall
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 a
newspaper Of general circulationin 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
divided in the smallest subdivisions. All lands
designed for. sale. and not sold within two
years after appraisal. shall be re-appraised be-
such lands shall issue until payment is
made for the same; provided, that the lands
contracted to be sold by the state shall be sub
In case the taxes assessed against any of said
lands for any year remain unpaid until the
hrSt Monday In OCTOBER OF the following year,
then and thereupOn the contract OF sale for
such lands shall. at the election OF the board
Of university and school lands, become null
and void; and no such contra made
shall be held void for nOn-payment of taxes
accruing 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, 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
court from day to day or to a day certain.
PROPOSED CONSTITUTIONAL AMEND
MENT.
That section 1872 of the constitution OF the
state Of North Dakota be amended SO as to read
as follows:
1852. 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.munici-
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 Of
other states, provided such 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 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, 1905.