The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-11-05

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constitution of the State of North Da.
| kota is amended to read as follows:
Section 216. The following named
public institutions are hereby per-
manently 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 NAV
determine, at Lisbon, in the county of
Ransom, with a grant of forty thou
sand 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 the said county may
determine 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 d 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 Relette 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 sucn
other educational or charitable insti-
tuition as the legislative assembly may
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 insti-
tuition of a character similar to any
one of those located by this article,
shall be established or maintained
without revision of this constitution.
Sale of Public Lands.
Amendment. Section 15S of the
constitution Of the state of North Da-
kota is amended so as to read as fol-
lows:
Section 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 nav
one-htth of the price in cash and the
remaining four fifths 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-fifth on or be-
fore the expiration of twenty years,
with interest at the rate of not less
than five per cent per annum pay
able annually in advance; provided,
that when payments are made before
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 be at public auction and to the
highest bidder after sixty days adver-
tisement of the same in a newspaper
in general circulation in the vicinity
of the land to be sold, and also pub
lished in a newspaper published at
the county seat, and also 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 ana
those subdivided in the smallest sub
DIVISION All lands designated for
sale and not sold within two wears
after appraisal shall be re-appraised
betore they are sold. No grant or
patent for such lands shall issue until
payment is made for the same. pro-
vlded, that the lands contracted tn he
sold by the state shall be subject 10
taxation from the date of such con.
tract. In case the taxes assessed
against any of said lands for anv wear
remain unpaid until the first Monday
IN october of the following year, then
ana thereupon the contract of sale for
sueh lands shall, if the board of uni
versity ana school lands so determine.
become null and void. Any lands
under the provision of section 1873 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
mat any school or institution lands
tnat may be required for townsite .pur-
poses, may be paid for at any time
and patent issued therefor.
I do further certify that in accord
ance with the provisions of Section
62s OF the Revised Codes Of 1905 the
following named candidates have been
duly nominated as Judges of the SUI
preme Court to be voted for at the
forthcoming General Election on the
eighth day of November, next:
w. M. ANDERSON,
Il. Il. BURKE,
CHARLES NJ. COOLEY.
$. q. ELLSWORTH,
CHARLES J. FISK.
r. B. GOSS.
Dated at Fargo, N. D., this 25th