Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1910-10-14
assembly. with a. grant Of thirty

thousand acres. ):
Third. An industrial school
and school for manual training.
or such other educational or
charitable institution 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 forestry.
or such other institution as the
legislative assembly may deter
mine, at such place in one Of. the
counties Of McHenry. Ward,
Bottineau or Rollette as the cleo
tors Of said counties may deter
mine by an election for that pur-
pose, to be held as provided by
the legislative assembly.
Fifth. A scientific school, or
such other educational or charita-
bic institution as the legislative
assembly may prescribe, at the
city of Wahpeton. county Of Rich
land, with grant Of forty thou
sand 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 established
or maintained without a revision
of this constitution.
SALE OF PUBLIC LANDS.
AMENDMENTS Section 1853
of the constitution Of the state of
North Dakota is amended so as to
read as follows:
Section 158. No land shall be
sold for less than the appraised
value. and in no case for less than
ten dollars per acre. The pur-
chaser shall pay one-ffth Of the
price in cash and the remaining
four-ffths as follows: One-ffth on
or before the expiration Of the
years. one-ffth in five years, one
fifth on or before the expiration
of fifteen years, and one-ffth 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 adj
vance: provided. that when pay
ments are made before due they
shall lie 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 to be
sold is situated, and be at public
auction and to the highest bidder
after sixty days advertisement of
the same in a newspaper in gen.
eral 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 newspaper published at the
seat Of government. Such lands
as shall not have been especially
subdivided shall be offered in
tracts Of one-quarter section and
those subdivided in the smallest
subdivision. All lands designa-
ted for sale and cot sold within
two years after appraisal shall be
reappraised before they are sold.
No grant or patent for such lands
shall issue until payment is made
for the same; provided, that the
lands contracted to be sold by the
state shall be subject to taxation
from the date of such contract.
In case the taxes assessed against
any of said land for any year re.
main unpaid until the first Mon
day in October of the following
year, then and thereupon the con.
tract Of sale for such lands shall
if the board Of university and
school lands so determine, be-
come null and void. Any lands
under the provisions of section
l58 of the constitution Of the
state of North Dakota that have
heretofore been sold may be paid
for, except as to interest. as pro.
vided herein; provided, further.
that any school or institution
lands that may be required fol-
townsite purposes, may be paid
for at any time and patent issued
therefor.
Which election will be opened
at eight o'clock in the morning
and will continue open until five
O'Clock in the afternoon Of that
day.
Dated this 10th day of October
A. D. 1910.
j. A. McGREGOR,
, County Auditor in and 70,
Billings County. N. Oak