Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1910-09-02
| PROPOSED AMENDMENTS
TO CONSTITUTION.

ments to the constitution Of the
state Of North Dakota, having
passed the Eleventh Legislative
Assembly, will be submitted to
the Twelfth Legislative Assembly
for appoval or rejection:
PROPOSED CONSTITUTIONAL
AMENDMENT.
Section 112 Of the constitution
of the state of North Dakota is
amended so as to read as follows:
Section 112. The legislative
assembly shall provide by law for
the election of justices of the
peace in each organized county
within the state. but the number
of said justices to be elected in
each organized county shall be
limited by law to such a number
as shall he necessary for the prop
er administration of justice. The
justices Of the peace herein pro-
yided for shall have concurrent
jurisdiction with the district
courts and with all county courts
in all civil actions when the
amount in controversy. exclusive
of costs does not exceed two hum
dred dollars, and they shall have
such jurisdiction to hear and de-
termine cases of misdemeanor as
may be provided by law, but in
no case shall said justices Of the
peace have jurisdiction when the
boundaries Of or title to real es-
tate shall come in question The
legislative assembly shall have
power to abolish the Office of u.s.
tice of the peace and confer that
jurisdiction upon judges of coun-
ty courts or elsewhere.
PROPOSED CONSTITUTIONAL
AMENDMENT.
Section 81 of the constitution
Of the state of North Dakota is
amen led to read as follows:
Section 81. The term of office Of
the Judges Of the supreme court,
except as in this article otherwise
provided, shall be ten years, be-
ginning on the first Tuesday after
the first Monday in January of
the year next following their
election, and they shall! hold their
offices until their successors are
duly qualified. This section shall
not be construed as extending the
term of Office Of the Judges serv'
ing at the time of the adoption Of
this amendment, except as herein
provided. The terms Of office Of
the judges Of the supreme court
elected at the general election in
1910 shall be as follows: The one
receiving the highest number OF
votes at such election shall hole
his office for term of ten years
the one receiving the next high
est number Of votes at such cleo.
tion shall hold his Office for 8
term of eight years, and the one
receiving the lowest number Of
votes at such election shall holt
his Office for a term of six years
PROPOSED CONSTITUTIONAL
AMENDMENT.
Article 9, section l58 Of tn
constitution of the state of MORT
Dakota, is amended so as to rea'
as follows:
Section l58. No land shall b
sold for less than the appraise
value and in no case for less tina
ten dollars per acre. The pur
chaser shall pay one.fifth of tn
price in cash and the remaining
four-fifths as follows: One.fift
in five years, one-ffth on or be
fore the expiration of ten years
one-fifth on or before the expira
tion Of fifteen years, and one-ift
on or before the expiration Q
twenty years, with interest at tn
rate of not less than five per cen
per annum. payable annual
in advance; provided, that whe
J payments are made before du
they shall be made at an interes
| paying date, and one years inter
/ est in advance shall be paid on al
i money 50 paid. All sales shall b
| held at the county seat of tn
!, county in which the land to b
Il sold is situated, and shall be q
public auction and to the highes
/ bidder, after sixty days. advel
NJ tisement of the same in new:
v paper Of general circulation j
II the vicinity Of the land to
II sold. and one at the seat Of go,
N eminent. Such lands as shall ne
III have been especially sub-divide
III shall be offered in tracts of on,
NJ quarter section, and those sui
N divided in the smallest sup-divi
" ion. All lands designated f
\ sale and not sold within two yea
/ oF+or oppro;ool cl,oll 10 80 r.