The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1910-10-21
PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO THE
CONSTITUTION

constitution Of the state Of North Dakota, hav-
will be submitted to the twelfth legislative as
Sembly for approval or rejection.
PROPOSED CoNsTITurIoNAL AMENDMENTS
Section liz of the constitution of the state OF
North Dakota is amended so Us no read as fol
lows:
Section l12. The legislative assembly shall
provide by law for the election of jnstices of the
peace in each organized county within the state,
but the number of said justices to be elected in
each organized county shall DO limited BY law
to such u number as shall be necessary for the
proper administration of Justice. The justices
current jurisdiction with the district courts and
with al! the county courts in all civil actions
when the amount in controversy, s,f3s u cot ct
they shall have such jurisdiction to hear and
and determine cases of misdemeanor as may be
provided by law. but in no case shall said JUS
tees of the peace have jurisdiction when the
boundaries of or title to real estate shall come
in question. The legislative assembly shall
have power to abolish the office Of Justice Of
Judges of county courts or elsewhere.
PROPOSED CONSTITUTIONAL
Section 81 of the constitution of the state of
North Dak <; is is amended to read as follows:
the supreme court. except as in this article 9TH
crwise provided. shall be ten years. beginning
on the first Tuesday after the first Monday, in
ton. and they shall hold their offices until their
successors are duly qualified. This section shall
not br construed as extending the term OF office
of the Judges serving at the time of the adop-
ton of this amendment, except as herein pro-
vidcd. Terms of Office of Judges Of supreme court
elected at the general election in 1910 shall be
as follows: The one receiving the highest num-
her of votes at such election shall hold his Of
flee for Il 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 num-
Der Of votes at such election shall hold his Of
flee for Il term of six terms.
PROPOSED tDSSTITUTIONAI. AMENDMENT
Article y, section 1oS of the constitution of the
state of North Dakota. is amended SO as to read
as follows:
Section 1913. 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 onr.tifth of the Price in cash a and the
five years, one-iifth nl or before the expiration
of ten years. one.iifth on or before the expira-
lion of fifteen years, and one-iifth on or before
the expiration of twenty years. with interest at
the rate of not less than five per cent per an
mum, payable annually in advance; provided,
that when payments are made before due they
shall he made at an interest paying date, and
all money so paid. MI sales shall be neld at
county seat of county in which land to be sold
is situated. and shall! he AZ public auction and
tisencnt of the same in q newspaper OF Scner-
al circulation in the vicinity OF the land to be
sold, and one at the seat of government. Such
AIN StS 'IuiI " w bCCh CS eln uI-Nil.
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
sold within two wears after appraisal shall be
rcappraised before they are sold. No grant or
patent for such lands shall issue until payment
is made for the same; provided, tina, the land
contracted to be sold by the state shall be sub
iect 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 ljS 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 be required for townsite 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. and lands that may be- re-
quired for any Of the purposes over which the
der.constitution and laws of state of North Da-
kOta, may be sold under the provisions of this
section. and shall be paid for, principal and in
terest. in full, in advance. at the time of sale,
or at any time there after. and patent issued
therefor, when principal and interest are paid.
PROPOSED CoNsTITuTloNAL AMENDMENT
The legislative assembly is hereby authorized
a s;o1' e na,eSsE;nr to 81 Pr isasins by a laT for 6%er shs sre of
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 assembly shall prescribe, and
ALFRED BLAlSDELL.
Secretary of State.
Bismarck, N. Oak August 8. 1910.