Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1908-09-25

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The lling 81 referend dunn petition,
against one or more items. sections
OF parts: Of an act shall not delay:
the remainder Of that act from becom.
ing operative. Referendum petitions
against measures passed the legis-
latiye assembly shall he dled With
the secretary of state not more than
ninety days after the mat adjourn-:
ment Of the session Of the legislative
assembly which passed the measure
on which the referendum Is demand
ed. The veto power Of the governor
shall not extend to measures referred
to the people. All elections ON mea-
sures referred to the people OF the
state shall be had at biennial regular
general elections. except as provision
may be made by law for q special
election or elections. Any constitu-
tional amendment or other measure
referred to the people shall take ef-
feet when it is approved by q majori-
ty OF the votes cast thereon and not
otherwise, and shall be In force from
the date OF the Official declaration
Of the vote. The enacting clause Of
all initiative bills shall be ..Be
It enacted by the people of,
the state OF North Dakota,
This section shall not be con-
strued to deprive any member Of
the legislative assembly of the right
GO introduce any measure. The whole
number Of votes cast for justice Of
the supreme court at the regular
election last preceding the fling Of
any petition for the initiative or for
the referendum shall be the basis on
which the number of legal voters
necessary to sign such petition shall
De counted. Petitions and orders for
the initiative and for the referendum
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 es-
pecially provided therefor. This
amendment shall be self-executing,
but legislation may be enacted es.
pecially to facilitate its operation.
PROPOSED AMENDMENT.
That section ZIG OF the constitution
Of the state of North Dakota be
amended to read as follows:
Sec. PIG. The following named
public institutions are hereby perma-
nently located as hereinafter pro-
vided. each to have so much Of the
remaining grant Of one hundred and
seventy thousand acres of land made
by the United States for s.other edu-
cational and charitable institutions
as is allotted 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 q grant of
forty thousand 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
ided electors of said county may de-
termine at an election to be held as
prescribed by the legislative assem-
bly,, with grant OF thirty thousand
acres.
Third. An Industrial school and
school for manual training, or such
other educational or chritable in
stitution as the legislative assembly
may provide, at the town Of Ellen
dale. in the county Of Dickey. with a
grant Of forty thousand acres.
Fourth. "A school Of forestry, or
such other institution as the legisla.
tive 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
determine by an election for that
purpose, to be held as provided by
the legislative assembly.
Fifth. A scientific school. or such
other educational or charitable in
stttution as the legislative assembly
may prescribe, at the city OF Wahpe-
ton, county Of Rtchland, with q grant
OF forty thousand acres.
Sixth. A state normal school at
the city Of Minot, in the county Of
Ward provided, that no other insti-
tuition Of q character similar to any
one of those located by this article
shall be established or maintained
without arevision Of this consti-
tuition.
PROPOSED AMENDMENT.
That section 15S Of the constitution
OF the state Of North Dakota be
amended 30 as to read as follows:
q Sec. 158. 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 nay