The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1910-10-28

The following proposed amendments to til
ing. passed the eleventh legislative assembly
will he submitted to the twelfth legislative as
sembly for approval or rejection.
PROPOSED CONSTITUTIONAL. AMENDMENTS
Section ll2 OF the constitution of the state O
North Dakota is amended so as no read as fol
lows:
Section ll2. The legislative assembly shall
provide by law for the election of justices of tn
but the number Of said justices to be elected il
each organized county shall be limited by Law
to such n number as shall be necessary for tn
Of the peace herein provided for shall have con
current jurisdiction with the district courts ant
with al! the county courts in all civil action:
when the amount in controversy. exclusive o
costs, does not exceed two hundred dollars, ant
they shall have such jurisdiction to hear ano
and determine cases OF m~isdemeanor as may b
ticcs of the peace have jurisdiction when thu
boundaries of or title to real estate shall come
in question. The legislative assembly shall
have power to abolish the office of Justice o.
the peace and confer that jurisdiction upor
Judges of county courts or elsewhere.
PROPOSED CoSsTITuT1oNAL AMENDMENT
Section ~ Of the constitution Of the state I"
Section 81. The term Of office Of the Judges o.
the supreme court, except rs in this article 9th
crwisc provided. shall be ten years. beginning
January Of the year next following their cleo
ton. and they shall hold their Offices until theil
successors arc duly qualified. This section shall
Of the Judges serving at the time of the adop
tion of this amendment, except as herein pro
yided. Terms of office OF judgr> of supreme court
as follows: The one receiving the highest num-
ber of votes at such election shall hold his of.
tice for a term of ten years.. the one receiving
| the mex. highest number of votes at such cleo,
ton shall hold 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
flee for Il term OF six terms.
PROTOSED CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT
Article 9, section 1873 of the constitution of the
state Of North Dakota, is amended so as t." read
as follows:
Section lis. 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 fourfifths as follows: Onc-tifth in
five years, one-tifth on or before the expiration
Of ten years. one-tifth on or before the expira-
the expiration Of twenty years, with interest at
the rate of not less than five per cent per an
nun, payable annually in advance: provided,
that when payments are made before due they
shall be made at an interest paying date, and
ali money SO paid. III sales shall be held at
county scat of county, in which land to be sold!
to the highest bidder: after sixty days, adver-
tiScment of the same in q newspaper of gcner-
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
reaprraiscd 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 SUBJ
ject 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 and school
lands so determine, become null and void. ANY
lands under the provisions of section l5S of the
constitution of the state of North Dakota that
have heretofore been sold, may be paid for, ex-
ccpt as to interest. as provided. herein: provid.
ed further that any school or institution lands
that may he required for townsitc purposes.
school house sites. church sites, cemetery. sites.
sites for other educational. or charitable
institutions, public parks, fair grounds, public
railroad uses and purposes, reservoirs for the
storage of water for irrigation. drain bitches or
irrigation bitches. aud lands that may he re-
quircd for any of the purposes over which the
der:constitution and laws. of state of North Da-
kota, may he sold under the provisions of this
section. and shall be paid for, principal and in
tercst. infull. i'll advance. at the time OF sale.
or at any time there after. and patent issued
therefor. when principal and interest arc paid.
PROPOSED CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT
The legislative assembly is hereby authorized
and empowered to provide by law for the cree.
one or more terminal grain elevators in the
states of Minnesota or Wisconsin. or both. to
be maintained and operated in such manner as
the Legislative sSembl shall! prescribe. and
of all grain received IN such elevator or elevators
ALFRED BLA1SDELl.
Secretary of State.
Bismarck n. Dak. August s. 1910.