Devils Lake inter-ocean and Devils Lake free press. (Devils Lake, Ramsey County, N.D.) 1905-1909, 1908-10-23
such other institution as thu legislative

ssuch other institution as the legislative
iassembly may determine, at such
1%place in one of the countiesf2of Nc
Henry, Ward, Bottinean OF Rolette as
1.-THE electors of said counties may de-
termine by an election for that pur.
Ispose, to be held as provided by the
Legislative. assembly,. III s..s5;
Fifth. A scientific school, Or such
other educational or charitable insti-
tuition as the legislative assembly may
prescribe, at the city Of Wahpeton,
county OF Richland, with a grant of
forty thousand acres. -.
Sixth. A state normal school at the
city of Minot, in the county&of Ward:
provided, that no other institution of
a character similar to any one Of those
located by this article shall be estab-
lished or maintained without a revi-
sion of this constitution. sGE>&
PROPOSED AMENDMENT.
That section 1853 Of the constitution
of the state Of North Dakota be
amended so as to read as follows:
Sec. 1853. 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
fifth of the price in cash and the re-
naming four-f1fths as follows: One
fifth in five years, one-fifth on or be-
fore the expiration Of ten years, one
fifth on or before the expiration of
fifteen years, and one-f1fth on or before
the expiration of twenty years, with
interest at the rate of not less than
five per cent per annum payable an
nually in advance; provided, that when
payments are made before due they
shall be\made at an interest paying
date, and one years interest in ad-
vance shall be paid on all moneys so
paid. All sales shall be held at the
county seat of the county in which the
land to be sold is situated, and all be
at public auction and to the highest
bidder after sixty days advertisement
of the same in newspaper in general
circulation in the vicinity of the land
to be sold, and also published in a
newspaper published at the county
seat and also in newspaper published
at the seat of government. Such
lands as shall not have been especially
subdivided shall be offered in tracts Of
one quarter section and those subdi-
vided in the smallest subdivision. All
lands designated for sale and not sold
within two years after appraisal shall
be reappraised before they are sold.
No grant or patent for 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
; subject to taxation from the date of
such contract. In case the taxes as
sessed againts 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 such lands shall, If the
board of university and school lands so
} determine. become null and void.
Any lands under the provisions of
section 1853 of the constitution of the
state Of North Dakota that have here
tofore been sold may be paid for, ex-
cept as to interest, as provided herein;
provided, further, that any school or
institution lands that may be required
for townsite purposes may be paid for
J at any time and patent issued therefor.
RI PROPOSED AMENDMENT.
That section 176 of the constitution
Of the state of North Dakota be
amended so as to read as follows:
Sec. It's. Laws shall be passed tax
ing by uniform rule all property &C
:. cording to its true value in money
and the legislature may pass laws tax
. ing incomes, but the property of the
United States and the state, county
. and municipal corporations, both rea
: and personal, shall be exempt from
: taxation, and the legislative assembl!
q shall by a general law exempt from
: taxation property used exclusively 70.
e school, religious, fraternal, cemeter.
: or charitable purposes, public hospi
l. tails under the control Of religious O.
e charitable societies, used wholly or il
y part for public charity, and persona
# property to any amount not exceeding
II in value two hundred dollars for eac]
i individual liable to taxation; but tn
g legislative assembly may, by law, pre-
e vide for the payment of per centur
e OF gross earnings of railroad compaI
n les to be paid in lieu of all state
y county, township and school taxes O
- property exclusively used In an
=. about the prosecution of the bushes
=, Of such companies as common ca
|
70 porations shall be exempted from tai
% alton in the same manner anu on til
&c asme basis as other real estate /
=, taxed, except road-bed, rightof-wa,
IL shops and buildings, used exclusivel
- in the business as common carrier
~ and whenever, and SO long as sue
y law providing for the payment OF
he per centum on earnings shall be !
rs force, that part of section 179 Of th
4. article relating to assessment of raj
IL road property shall cease % be- /!
~ ALFRED BLAISDELL, z
Secretary Of State.
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