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clause igi 81 ali initiatiiv,e Bills. shall be

clause 81 all Initiative bills shall be
he it, enacted by the people Of the
Estate@of North sDakot s'5 This section
shall not be construed to deprive any
member Of the legislative assembly of
the right to Introduce any measure.
The whole number of votes cast for
justiceSsof the& supreme court at the
regular election a last preceding the
filing of any petition for the initiative
or for the referend dunn shall be the
basis ON which the .numebr Of legal
voters necessary to sign such petition
shall be counted. Petitions and orders
for the initiative and for the; referen-
dunn shall be filed with the secretary
Of state, and in submitting the same
to the people he and all other officers
shall be guided by +, the general laws
and the act submitting this amend
ment until legislation shall be especi-
ally provided therefor. This amend
ment shall be self-executing, but legis-
lation may be. enacted especially ito
facilitate its operation. = : W.
PROPOSED AMENDMENT
That section PIG Of the constitution
Of, the state of North Dakota be amend
ed to read as follows: w /?
Sec. 26. The following named pub
lie institutions are hereby permanently
located as hereinafter provided, each
to have so much of the remaining
grant of one hundred and seventy
thousand acres of land made by the
United States for "other educational
and charitable institutions" as is al.
loted by law, namely:
First. A soldiers home, when To-
Gated, or such other charitable insti.
tuition as the legislative assembly may
determine, at Lisbon, in the county of
Ransom, with a grant of forty thous.
and acres of land. &.-
Second. A blind asylum, or such
other institution as the legislative as.
sembly may determine, at such place
in the county of Pembina as the quail
fed electors of said county may de.
termine at an election to be held as
prescribed by the legislative assembly
with grant of thirty thousand acres
Third. An industrial school and
school for manual training, or such
other educational or charitable insti
tuition as the legislative assembly may
provide, at the town Of Glendale, in
the county of ,Dickey, with grant Of
forty thousand acres. 3
", Fourth. A. school l. OF. forestry, O,
such other institution as the legislative
assembly may determine, at such
place In one of the counties of Nc
Henry, Ward, Bottineau or Rolette as
the electors of said counties may de
termine by an election for that pur
pose, to be held as provided by the
legislative assembly.
f.. 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 o.
forty thousand acres.
Sixth. A state normal school at the
city of Minot, in the county of Ward
provided, that no other institution O.
character similar to any one of those
located by this article shall be estab
lished or maintained without revi
sion of this constitution.
PROPOSED AMENDMENT.
! That section 1853 of the constitution
of@the state of North Dakota b
amended so as to read AS follows:
Sec. 1853. No land shall be sold TO
less than the appraised value and i,
no case for less than ten dollars pc
acre. The purchaser shall pay one
fifth of the price in cash and the re
manning four-fifths es follows: On,
NTH In i've years, one-fifth on or be
fore the expiration of ten years, one
NTH ON or, before the expiration o
htteen years, and one-flfth on or befor,
the expiration Of twenty years, witt
interest at the rate of not less thai
five per cent per annum payable ain
nually in advance; provided, that whel
payments are made before due the,
shall be made at an interest payin,
date, and one years interest in ad
vance shall ha maid m oil noonave ),