Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1908-10-16

Second. A blind asylum, or such
other institution as the legislative as
sembly may determine, at such place
in the county of Pembina az the quail
flied 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
stitution as the legislative assembly
may prescribe, at the city Of Wahpe-
ton, county of Richland, with 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 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 1873 of the constitution
of the state of North Dakota be
amended so as to read as follows:
Sec. 15S. 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-f1fth of the price in cash and
the remaining four-fifths as follows:
One-tifth in five years, one-tifth on
or before the expiration of ten years,
one-f1fth on or before the expiration
of fifteen years, and one-fifth on or
before the expiration of twenty years,
with interest at the rate of not less
than five per cent per annum paya-
BILE annually in advance; provided,
due they shall be made at an interest
paying date, and one years 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 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 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 quarter
section and those subdivided
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 contracted to be sold by the
state shall be subject to taxation
from the date of such contract. In
case the taxes assessed against 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 deter
mine, become null and void.
Any lands under the provisions OF
sections 1853 OF the constitution OF
the state Of North Dakota that have
heretofore been sold may be paid for,
except 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 at any time and
patent issued therefor.
PROPOSED AMENDMENT.
That section 17G of the constitution
of the state of North Dakota be
amended so as to read as follows:
Sec. 176. Laws shall be passed tax.
ing by uniform rule all property
according to it's true value in money,
and the legislature may pass laws
taxing incomes. but the property of
the United States and the state,
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