Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1908-08-14

The filing of referendum petition
against one or more items, sections
or parts of an act shall not delay
the remainder OF that act from becom-
ing operative. Referendum petitions
against measures passed by the legis-
lative assembly shall be filed with
the secretary OF state not more than
ninety days after the final 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 mcA-
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 Il special
election or elections. Any constitu-
tional amendment or other measure
referred to the people shall take er
feet when it is approved by Il ajori
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 enactng clause OF
all initiative bills shall be BE
the state of North Dakota.
This section shall not be con-
strued to deprive any member OF
the legislative assembly OF the right
to introduce any measure. The whole
number OF votes cast for justice OF
the supreme court ut the regular
election last preceding the filing 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
he counted. Petitions and orders for
the initiative and for the referendum
shall be filed with the secretary of
state, and in SUBMIT ting 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-eNecuting
but legislation may be enacted es-
pecially to facilitate its operation
PROPOSED AMENDMENT.
That section PIG 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 "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, ut 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
sembly may determine, at such place
in the county of Pembinl as the quail.
flied electors of said county may de-
termine at an election to be held as
prescribed by the Legislative assem-,
, bly,, with IL grant of thirty THOUSAND
acres.
: Third. An industrial school anC
school for manual training, or sucl
: other educational or chritable in
stitution as the legislative assembly
) may provide, at the town of Ellen
; dale, in the county of Dckey, with f;
grant of forty thousand acres.
Fourth. A school of forestry, OF
| such other institution as the legsla
tive assembly may determine, at sucl
, place in one of the counties OF Nc
Henry, Ward, Bottneau or ROlctt'
as the electors of said counties ma,
determine by an election for tina
purpose, to be held as provided b.
the legislative assembly.
! Fifth. A scientific school, or sucl
! other educational or charitable in
stitution as the Legislative assembl.
may prescribe, at the city OF Wahpe
: ton, county OF Richland. with a gran
: of forty thousand acres.
y Sixth. a state normal school a
! the city of Minot, i'm the county o
2 Ward provided, that no other nsti
: tuition OF a character similar to an.
: one of those located by this article
G shall be established or maintained
y without arevisiOn OF this consti
y tuition.
n PROPOSED AMENDMENT.
l That section 1873 of the constitution
4 of the state of North Dakota b
r amended SO as to read as follows:
J. Sec. 1:1S. No land shall be sold To-
s less than the appraised value am
t in no ease for less than ten dollar
Y per acre. The purchaser shall pa
Y one-fifth Of the price in cash an
@ the remaining four-fifths as follows
# One-fifth in five years, one-Gfth o
: or before the expiration of ten years
= one-fifth on or before the expiration
of fifteen years, and One-fiftl on o