Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1910-11-08
PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO THE
CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE
OF NORTH DAKOTA

fHOfOSED AMElNDMCN10 1 " l III
CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE
OF NORTH DAKOTA
That Section PIG of the constltu.
ton of the state of North Dakota be
amended to read as follows:
Section 216. The following named
public institutions are hereby perman-
ed, each to have so much OF the re-
naming grant of one hundred and
seventy thousand acres of land made
by the United States for "other educ
tional and charitable institutions" as
is allotted by law, namely:
First. A soldiers home, when To-
Gated, or such other charitable in
situtiton as the Legislative assembly
may determine, at Lisbon, in the
county of Ransom, with grant Of
forty thousand acres OF land.
Second A blind asylum, or such
other institution as the legislative
assembly may determine at such
place in the county of Pembina as.
the qualified electors of the said
county may determine at an election
to be held as prescribed by the leg
islative assembly, with 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 may
provide, at the town of Glendale, in
the county of Dickey, with a grant of
forty thousand acres.
Fourth. A school of forestery, or
SUCH other institution as the legis-
lature assembly may determine, at
such place in one of the counties OF
McHenry, Ward, Bottineau or Rolette
as the electors of the said counties
may determine by an election for that
purpose, to be held as provided by
the '-~:~'ative assembly.
Fifth. A scientific school, or such
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 institution Of
a character similar to any one of those
located by this article, shall be estab-
lished or maintained without a revis-
ion of this constitution.
That Section 1853 of the constitution
of the state of North Dakota be
amended so as to read as follows:
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 pay
one-fifth of the price in cash, and the
remaining four-ffths as follows: One
fifth 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
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 pay.
ing date, and one years interest in
advance shall be paid on all moneys
so paid. All sales shall be held at
the county seat of the county in which
the land is to be sold is situated, ard
all to be. at public auction and to the
highest bidder after sixty days ad-
vertisement of the same in a news
paper in general circulation in the
vicinity of the land to be sold, and
also published in a newspaper pub
lished at the county seat, and also in
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 Sec
ton and those subdivided in the small.
est subdivision. All lands designated
for sale and not sold within two years
after appraisal shall be reappraised
before they are sold. No grant or pat
ent for such lands shall issue until
payment is made for the same; pro-
vided, that the lands contracted to be
sold by the state shall be subject to
taxation from the date of such con-
tract. 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 for sale
for such lands shall, if the board Of
university and school lands so deter
mine, become null and void. Any
lands under the provisions of section
1853 of the constitution of the state of
North Dakota that have heretofore
been sold may be paid for, except 40
to interest, as provided herein; pro
vided, further, that any school or in.
stitution lands that may be required
for township purposes, may be paid
for at any time and patent issued
therefor.