Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1910-10-21

SI oOIl1lulStI0ttOIl VI JUSTICE. lUe
justices Of the peace herein pro-
vided tor shall have concurrent
jurisdiction with the district
courts and with all county courts
in all civil actions when the
amount in controversy, exclusive
Of costs does not exceed two hum
dred dollars, and they shall have
such jurisdiction to hear and de-
termine cases of misdemeanor as
may be provided by law, but in
no case shall said justices of the
peace have jurisdiction when the
boundaries Of or title to real es-
tate shall come in question The
legislative assembly shall have
power to abolish the Office Of JUS
tice Of the peace and confer that
jurisdiction upon judges Of coun-
ty courts or elsewhere.
PROPOSED CONSTITUTIONAL
AMENDMENT.
Section 81 of the constitution
of the state of North Dakota is
amen ed to read as follows:
Section 81. The term of office Of
the judges Of the supreme court,
except as in this article otherwise
provided, shall be ten years, be-
ginning on the first Tuesday after
the first Monday in January of
the year next following their
election, and they shall hold their
Offices until their successors are
duly qualified. This section shall
not be construed as extending the
term of Office Of the judges serv-
ing at the time of the adoption of
this amendment, except as herein
provided. The terms Of office of
the judges of the supreme court
elected at the general election in
1910 shall be as follows: The one
receiving the highest number of
votes at such election shall hold
his office for a term Of ten years;
the one receiving the next high
est number of votes at such cleo
tion shall hold his Office for
term of eight years, and the one
receiving the lowest number of
votes at such election shall hold
his office for q term Of six years.
PROPOSED CONSTITUTIONAL
AMENDMENT.
Article 9, section l58 Of the
constitution Of the state of North
Dakota, is amended so as to read
as follows:
Section 15S. No land shall be
sold for less than the appraised
value and in no case for less than
ten dollars per acre. The pur-
chaser shall pay one.fifth of the
price in cash and the remaining
four.ffths as follows: One.ffth
in five years, one-ffth on or be-
fore the expiration Of ten years.
one-fifth on or before the expira-
tion of fifteen years, and one.ffth
on or before the expiration Of
twenty years, with interest at the
rate of not less than FIVE per cent
per annum. payable annually
in advance; provided, that when
payments are made before due
they shall be made at an interest
paying date, and one years inter-
est in advance shall be paid on all
money 50 paid. All sales shall be
held at the county seat Of the
county in which the land to be
sold is situated, and shall be at
public auction and to the highest
bidder, after sixty days. adver-
tisement of the same in a news
paper of general circulation in
the vicinity Of the land to be
sold, and one at the seat Of gov
eminent. Such lands as shall not
have been especially sub.divided
shall be offered in tracts Of one
quarter section, and those SUBJ
divided in the smallest sup-divis-
ion. All lands designated for
sale and not sold within two years
after appraisal shall be reap.
praised 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 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 follow
ing year, then and thereupon the
contract of sale for such land
shall, if the board of university
and school lands so determine,
become null and void. Any lands
under the provisions Of section
1853 Of the constitution Of the state