The Dickinson press., 1906-10-20
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
NENT.
That section 1853 Of the constitution Of North
Dakota is amended to read as follows:
1888. AMENDMENT. MINIMUM PRICE, OF STATE
LANDs.] No land shall b. sold for less than the
appraised value and In no case for less than
ten dollars per acre. The purchaser shall pay
ons-dfth Of the price in cash. and the remain
ing four-dfths ~ follows: One-ffth in I'VE
years.. one.afth in ten years, one.nfth in fifteen
years and one-hfth in twenty years, with inter-
est at the rate Of not less thar six psr centum,
payable annually in advance. All sales shall
be held at the county seat OF the county in
which the land to be sold 10 situate, and shall
after sixty days. advertisement Of the same in .
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
designated for sale, and not sold within two
years after appraisal, shall be re-appraised be-
fore they are 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 datr of such contract.
In case the taxes assessed against any Of raid
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 lands shall, 1t the election of the board
of university and school lands, become null
and void and no such contract heretofore made
shall b, held void for non-payment of taxes
accruiDg 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 lands that may
be required for townsite purposes may be paid
for at any time and patent issued therefor.
PROPOSED CONSTITUTIONAL AMEND
MENT.s *:& @
That section 80 of the constitution Of the state
OF North Dakota be amended 20 a. to read as
follows:
SS9. The supreme court shall consist of five
judges, q majority of whom shall be necessary
to form a quorum Or pronounce q decision, but
one or more of said judges may adjourn the
court from day to day or to q day certain. .%'
PROPOSED CONSTITUTIONAL AMEND
MENT.
That section 1852 of the constitution of the
state Of North Dakota be amended 20 ss to read
as follows:
s 1e2. 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 townsbine:: or of municipal.
tiles within the state, bonds issued forsthe con
struction of drains under suthority :ofsslaw
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
va!ue Of ony subdivision on which the, same
may be loaned. such. value to be determined by
the board. 81 iappraieal Of school lands.
Z; E.F PORTER,
Secretary of State.
Bismarck, Aug: 4, 1905. 1o1.4t