Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1909-1915, 1910-10-21

Proposed Constitutional Amendment.
Section 81 Of the constitution Of the
state Of North Dakota is amended to
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 Tues
day after the first Monday in January of
the year next following their election.
and they shall hold their offices until
section shall not be construed as extend
ing the term Of office of the judges serv-
ing at the time of the adoption Of this
amendment except as ne herein proy W ts
supreme court elected at the general
election in 1910 shall be as follows: The
one receiving the highest number Of
flee for term of ten years; the one re.
ceiving the next highest number Of
votes at such election shall hold his Of
one receiving the lowest number Of
votes at such election shall hold his Of
fee for term Of six years.
Proposed Constitutional Amendment.
Article 9, Section 1853 Of the constitu-
ton Of the state Of North ra',o Dakota' is
Section 1853. No land shall be sold for
less than the appraised value, and in no
case for less than ten dollars per acre
price in cash and the remaining four
ffthss as follows; one-f1fth in five years:
one-fifth on or before the expiration OF
p 1an 81 fteen years ana M
or before the expiration Of twenty years,
with interest at the rate Of not less than
FIVE per cent per a nnS, payable ae ANU hs1
payments are made before due they shall
be made at an interest paying date, and
one years interest In advance shall be
sSha1l Se seId sne &c 60 eouney seat The
county in which the land to be sold 10
situated, and shall be ct PUBLIC auction
s aa1 to ns hsnss 81 ae sae
newspaper Of general circulation in the
vicinity Of the land to be sold. end one
at the seat Of government: Such LANDS :,
divided shall be offered in tracts Of one.
quarter section, and those sub:divided
in the smallest subdivision. All lands
two years; after appraisal shall be. re-.
o. pafs1f. for sncii. lands shall, issue bath
paymeat e made fSE she same; pso o;d d
the state shall be subject to taxation
from the date OF, such contract. In case
the taxes assessed against any OF said
Se rs feF Monxdayy yen 9n
lowing year. then and thereupen. the con-
tract Of sale TOR such lands. shall Gtn ne
board Of university ana scaooa OIL; Isnos sn 10
lands under the provisions 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. that
any school or institution lands that may
be required for towpsite purposes school
house sites, church sites, cemetery sites,
sites for other educational, or charitable
Institutions. public parks, fair grounds.
public highways. railroad right OF way.
or for other railroad uses and purposes
reservoirs for the storage Of water Tor
irrigation, drain ditenes2 or irrigation
bitches, and lands that may be required
| for any Of the purposes over which the
right Of eminent domain may be exer-
cised under the constitution ana the laws
| + the state Of North Dakota, may. be sold
under the provisions OF this section. and
shall be paid for. principal and interest
in full, in advance, at the time OF sale, OF
| at anv time thereafter. and patent issued
therefore, when principal and interest are
paid.
Proposed Constitutional Amendment.
The legislative assembly is hereby au'
| thoriZed and empowered to provide by
law for the erection, purchasing or leas
ing and operation Of one or more ter
minal grain elevators in the states Of
Minnesota or Wisconsin. or both. to b'
maintained and operated in such ma n
ner as the legislative assembly shall IRE
scribe and provide for inspection. weigh
ing and grading Of all grain received II
such elevator or elevators.
ALFRED BLAISDELL.
Secretary Of State.
Bismarck, N. D.. August 8. 1910.