Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1910-10-20
Proposed Constitutional Amendment

Article 9, Section lbs. of the con-
stisution Of the state Of North Da-
lso.a is amended 50 as to read as fol-
lows:
Section lbs. 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-iifths a. follows: One-hfth in
five years, one-ffth on or before the
expiration Of ten years. one-ffth on
or before the expiration OF fifteen
years, and one-hfth on or before the
expiration Of twenty years, with
interest at the rate Of not less than
five per cent per anun, payable an
jnuaiiy in advance; provided, that
when payments are made before due
they shall be made at an interest
! paying date, and one years interest
in advance shall be paid on all money
50 paid. All sales shall be held at
the county seat Of the county in
which the land so sold is situated.
and shall be at public auction and
to the highest bidder, after sixty
/ days advertisement of the same in
a newspaper of general circulation
in the vicinity Of the land to be sold,
and one at the seat Of government
Such lands as shall not have been
especially subdivided shall Be of
4 fered in tracts Of one-quarter sec
Ition. and those subdivided in the
Isma Ilest subdivision. Alllands desig-
mated for sale and not 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
4 for the same; provided, that the
land contracted to be sold by the
state shall be subject to taxation
4 fro, the date of such contract. In
tease 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 50 deter
mine, become null and void. ANY
Hand, under the provisions of Section
15S e the constitution Of the state
of North Dakota that have hereto
fore been sold may be paid for, ex-
|cept as to interest. as provided here
in, provided, further, that any
:, school or institution lands that may
be required for townsite purposes
school house sites. church sites, Gem
etery sites. sites for other educa
4 tional or charitable institutions, pub
lie parks, fair grounds, public high
ways, railroad right-of -wav. or fol
other railroad uses and purposes
reservoirs for the storage of waite,
for irrigation, drain bitches or irri
j, cation bitches, and lands that ma,
be required for any of the purpose.
| over which the right of eminent do
main may be exercised under The
constitution and the laws of the stat.
of North Dakota. may be sold under
the provisions of this section ame
shall be paid for. principal and inter
est, in full in advance at the time o.
safe or at any time thereafter anC
J patent issued therefor when prin
! cipal and interest are paid.
Proposed Constitutions Anne ndme MT
, The legislative assembly is hereh,
authorized and empowered to pro
vide by law for the erection, pur
chasing or leasing and operation 0!
one or more terminal grain elevator.
in the states of Minnesotaor Wscon
{ sin. or both, to be maintained am
operated in such manner as tn.
legislative assembly shall prescribe
and ,arn1ida fnr incnnnt 10, L