The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1910-09-09
Dated this 9th day of August, 1910
[Auditor'sl VIM. w. FELSON,
{ Seal Co. Auditor, Pembina
County, North Dakota.

Seal Co. Auditor, Penbina
/ County, North Dakota
Proposed Amendments
To Constitution
The following proposed Amendments
to the Constitution of the State of
North Dakota, having passed the Elev-
enth Legislative Assembly, will be sub
United to the Twelfth Legislative Assem-
bly,. for approval or rejection:
PROPOSED CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT
Section liz of the constitution of the
state of North Dakota is amended SO as
to read as follows:
Section ll2. The legislative assembly
shall provide by law for the election OF
justices of the peace in each organized
county within the state, but the mum.
Der of said justices to be elected IN each
organized county shall be limited by law
to such number as shall be necessary
for the proper administration of justice.
The justices of the peace herein pro-
vided for shall have concurrent jurisdic.
ton 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 hundred dol
lars, and they shall have such jurisdic-
ton to hear and determine cases of mis-
demeanor 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 estate shall come in ques-
ton. The legislative assembly shall
have power to abolish the Office of JUS
tice of the peace and confer that juris-
diction upon judges of county courts or
elsewhere.
PROPOSED CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT
Section 81 of the constitution of the
state of North Dakota is amended 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, beginning on the first
Tuesday after the first Monday in Janu-
airy of the year next following their cleo
ton, and they shall hold their offices
until their successors are duly qualified.
This section shall not be construed as
defending the term of Office of the judges
serving at the time of the adoption of
this amendment, except as herein pro-
vided. The terms of Office of the judges
of the supreme court elected at the gen.
eral election of 1910 shall be as follows:
The one receiving the highest number
of votes at such election shall hold his
Office for term of ten years; the one
receiving the next highest number OF
votes at such election shall hold his of.
fee for term of eight years; and the
one receiving the lowest number of votes
at such election shall hold his Office fol
term of SIX years..
PROPOSED CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT
Article 9, section 158 of the constitu
ton of the state of North Dakota il
amended so as to read as follows,
Section 1873. No land shall be sold fo'
. less than the appraised value, and in ne
case for less than ten dollars per acre
The purchaser shall pay one-fifth of the
price in cash and the remaining four
|fifths as follows: One-fifth in five years
|one. fifth on or before the the expiration
of ten years, one-ffth on or before the
expiration of fifteen years, and one-fiftt
on or before the expiration of twent.
years, with interest at the rate of moi
! 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 interes
!, paying date. and one years interest il
) advance shall be paid on all money 81
paid. All sales shall be held at thu
I county seat of the county in which the
I land to be sold is situated, and shall b.
at public auction and to the highes
bidder, after sixty days advertisement
of the same in newspaper of genera
. circulation IN the vicinity of the land Il
3 be sold, and one at the seat Of govern
ment. Such lands as have not bee1
: especially sub-divided shall be offered il
/ tracts Of one-quarter section, and thos
o sub divided in the smallest sub division
' All lands designated for sale and no
: sold within two years after appraisa
shall be reappraised before they are sole
: No grant or patent for such lands shal
a issue until payment is made for tn
n same; provided that the land contracte,
b to be sold by the state shall be subjec
d to taxation from the date Of such cor
tract. In case the taxes assesse
8 against any Of such land for any yea
|, REMAIN unpaid until the first Monday i
I, October Of the following year, then an
. lthereupon the contract Of sale for sue
4 Hands shall, il the BOARD Of universit
e~t - Il :, ae, ~ III l,o<,n,.,