The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1910-10-07
PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO THE
CONSTITUTION

co nsa %i,S~ Of The state Of North psFota, hsv.
will be submitted to the twelfth legislative as.
sembly for approval or rejection.
PROPOSED C~ONsTITUTloNAL AMENDMENTS j.
Section lie Of the constitution of the state of
North Dakota is amended so as no read rs fol-
lows:
Section III. The legislative assembly shall
provide by law for tho election of justices OF the
peace in each organized county within the state,
each organized county shall be limited BY law
to such 4 number as shall be necessary for the
proper administration Of justice. The justices
current jurisdiction with the district courts and
with ali the county courts i'll all civil actions
when the amount in controversy; exclusive OF
costs. does not exceed two hundred dollars, and
they shall have such jurisdiction to hear and
and determine cases of misdemcanor as may be
provided by law, but in no case shall said j4s.
tees of the peace have jurisdiction when the
boundaries of or title to real estate shall come
in question. The Legislative assembly shall
have power to abolish the office Of Justice OF
judges of county coults or elsewhere.
PROPOSED CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT
Section 81 of the constitution of the state of
North 9TH; Dakota & T i amended ,sq% - t 1f,; 5sa a. Is tb fo inass; of
the supreme court, except as in this article 9TH
crwisc provided. shall be ten years. beginning
On the first Tuesday t" after t the first Monday ska \ S,d in
successors are duly qualified. This section shall
NJ n9t th be i"dssr se1x as e1 it 96a t;m 1ae 6 afrm tho OF a D1t1ee
ton OF this amendment, except as herein pro.
vidcd. Terms OF office of judges of supreme court
ELECTED at th h. general IN racs% election M III h no sha nl, DC
Der Of votes at such election shall hold his Of
flee for IL term Of ten years.. the one receiving
ton shall hoid his office for a term Of eight
years, and the one receiving the lowest mum
Der OF votes at such election shall hold his of.
fec for a term of six terms.
PHoPosED CONSTITUTIONAL ~A:lENDMENT
Article 9, section 158 of the constitution Of the
state of North Dakota, is amended so as to read
as follows:
Section l5s. No land shall be sold for less
than the appraised value, and in no case for
less than ten dollars per acre. The purchaser
remaining four-tifths as follows:. One-ifth in
five years, onc-fifth on or before the expiration
of ten years. onc.fifth on or before the e;xpira-
the expiration of twenty years, with interest at
the rate OF not less than five per cent per an
mum, payable annually in advance: provided,
that when payments arc made before due they
one years interest in advance shall be paid on
all money SO paid. all sales shall be neld at
c,nnty seat of county, in which land to be sold
to the highest bidder. after sixty days, advcr-
tiscment of the same in q newspaper of gener-
al circulation in the vicinity of the land to be
lands as shall not have been especially sub-di-
vided shall be offered in tracts of one-quarter
section, and those sub-diveded in smallest sub
division. All lands designated for sale and not
rcappraised before they are sold. No grant or
patent for such lands shall issue until payment
is made for the same: provided, that the land
contracted to be sold by the state shall be sub
jcct 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 aud school
lands under the provisions Of section 1888 of the
constitution of the state of North Dakota that
have heretofore been sold, may be paid for, ex-
crpt a t." interest. as provided herein: pr,ovid-
That may he required for townsite purposes.
school house sites, church sites, cemetery sites,
sites for other educational, or charitable
institutions. public parks. fair grounds. public
highways. railroad risht-of-way. or for other
railroad uses and purposes reservoirs for the
irrigation bitches. and lands that may pc re-
quirrd for any Of the purposes over which the
right Of eminent domain may be exercised I'M
der..constitution and laws of state of North Da-
section. and shall h; paid for. principal and in
tcrcst. in full, in advance. at the time of sale,
or at any time there after. and patent issued
therefor, when principal and interest are paid.
PROPOSED CONSTITUTIONAL :.
The legislative assembly is hereby authorized
a:d empowered to provide by law for the cree.
ton, purchasing or leasing and ooeration OF
one or more terminal grain elevators IN the
h" maintained and operated im such manner as;
the legislative assembly shall prescribe. and
provide for inspection. weighing and grading
nfal grain received IN such elevator or elevators
ALFRED BLAlSDELL.
Secretary of State.
Bismarck, N. Oak. August s. 1910.