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clause of all initiative bills shall be
BE it enacted by the people of the
state of North Dakota 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 Tor
| 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 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 to
facilitate it's operation.
PROPOSED AMENDMENT
That section ZIG of the constitution
of the state of North Dakota be amend
ed to read as follows:
Sec. rs. 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 a 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 NAV
provide, at the town of Glendale. in
the county of Dickey, with a grant of
forty thousand acres.
Fourth. A school of forestry. or
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.
Fifth. A scientific school, or such
other educational or charitable insti-
tuition as the legislative assembly NAV
prescribe, at the city of Wahpeton
county of Richland, with a grant of
forty thousand acres.
Sixth. A state normal school at the
city of Minot, in the county of Ward:
provided, that no other institution of
a character similar to any one of those
located by this article shall be estab-
lished or maintained without a reyi-
sion of this constitution.
PROPOSED AMENDMENT,
That section 1853 of the constitution
OF the state of North Dakota be
amended so as to read as follows:
Sec. 1853. 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
nth OF the price in cash and the re-
naming four~ffths as follows: One
NTH in five years, one-fifth on or be-
fore the expiration of ten years, one
fifth on or before the expiration of
fifteen years, and one-f1fth on or before
the expiration of twenty years. with
interest at the rate of not less than
i've per cent per annum payable an
!, nuaily In advance; provided, that when
payments are made before due they
snail be made at an interest paying
date, and one years interest in ad.
vance shall be paid on all moneys 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
fDldder 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 4
newspaper published at the county
seat and also in a newspaper published
at the seat of government. Such
LANDS as shall not have been especially
subdivided shall be offered in tracts Of
one quarter. section and those subdi-
V1ded 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 con.
tracted to be sold by the state shall be
subject to taxation from the date OF
such contract. In case the taxes as.
sessed againts 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 80
determine. become null and void. d
!; ANY lands under the provisions Of
section 1853 of the constitution of the
state of North Dakota that have here.
| tofore been sold may be paid for, ex..
cept as to interest, as provided herein;
provided, further, that any school Of,
institution lands that may be required
FOR toWnsite purposes may. be maid fol,
at auy time and y,afarfa faa,Iad