Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1908-08-21


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 it's operation.
PROPOSED AMENDMENT.
That section PIG of the constitution
OF the state OF North Dakota be
amended TO read as follows:
Sec BIG 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 "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 a grant OF
forty thousand acres of land.
Second A blind asylum, or such
other institution as the legislative as
in the county of Pembina as the quail
fled electors of said county may de-
termine at an election to be held as
prescribed by the legislative assem-
bly,, with q 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 Il
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 Rolctte
| 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
sti'ution as the Legislative assembly
may prescribe, at the city of Wahpe-
of forty Thousand acres.
Sixth. \ state normal school at
! the city of Minot, in the county OF
! Ward: provided. that no other ins,i-
! TUITION of a 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 LIS of the constitution
/ OF the state of North Dakota be
amended so as to read as follows:
Sec. 1os. No land shall he sold for
less than tho appraised value and
| in no case for less than ten dollars
per acre. The purchaser shall pas
oneifth of the price in cash and
the remaining fonr-fifths as follows:
| One-tilth in five years, one fifth OH
or before the expiration of ten years
; onr-ifth on CT before the expiration
OF fifteen years, and one-iifth on or
| before the expiration OF twenty years
with interest at the rate snt not loss
than FIVE per cent per annum paya
bic annually in advance: provided
that when payments are made before
due they shall he made at an Interest
=.
in advance shall be paid on all mon
eys 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 t.
the highest bidder after sixty days
advertisement of the same in :
newspaper in general circulation II
the vicinity Of the land to be sold
and also published in a newspaper
published at the county seat and alst
in a newspaper published at the sea
of government. Such lands as shall
not have been especially smbdividet
shall be offered in tracts Of quarter
} section and those subdivide(
: in the smallest subdivision, All land.
designated for sale and not solo
within two years after appraisal shall
be reappraised before they are sold