The Bottineau courant., 1910-10-07
Proposed Amendments 10 Constitution

The following proposed am
endments to the constitution OF
the state of North Oak ota, hav-
ing passed the eleventh legis-
lative assembly, will be sub
mitted to the twelfth legisla
lative assembly for approval or
rejection:
ROPOSED COFSTITU-
TIONAL AMENDMENT.
Section 112 of the constitu-
ton of the state of North Da-
kota 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 number as shall be
necessary for the proper ad-
ministration of justice. The
justices of the peace herein
provided for shall have con-
current jurisdiction with the
district courts and with all
county courts in all civil actions
when the amount in contro-
versy, exclusive of costs. does
not exceed two hundred dollars,
and they shall have such juris-
diction to hear and determine
cases of misdetneanor 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 estate shall come in ques-
ton. The Legislative assembly
shall have power to abolish the
office of justice of the peace
and confer that jurisdiction up
on judges of county courts or
elsewhere.
PR p O S E d CONSTITU-
TIONAL AMENDMENT.
Section 81 of the constitution
of the state of North Dakota is
amended to read as follows:
Section 81. The term of Of
fee of the judges of the
supreme court, except as in
this article otherwise provided,
shall be ten years, beginning
on the first Tuesday after the
first Monday in January of the
year next following their cleo
ton. and they shall hold their
Offices until their successors
are duly qualified. This Sec
tion shall not be construed as
extending the term of office of
the judges serving at the time
of the adoption of this amend
ment, except as herein provid-
ed. 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 num-
Der of votes at such election
shall hold his office for term
of, ten years; the one receiving
the next highest number of
votes at such election shall hold
his office for a term of eight
years, and the one receivin g
the lowest number of votes at
such election shall hold his Of
flee for a term of six years.
PROPOS ED CONSTITU-
TIONAL AMENDMENT.
Article ., section 1853 of the
constitution of the state Of
North Dakota, is amended so
as to read as follows:
Section 1853. No land shall
be sold for less than the ap-
praised value, and in no case
for less than ten dollars per
acre. The purchaser shall pay
one-ffth of the price in cash
and the remaining four-fifths
as follows: One-fifth in five
years, one-fifth on or before the
expiration of ten years, one
fifth on or before the expiration
of fifteen years. and one-fifth
on or before the expiration of
twenty-years, with interest at
the rate of not less than five
per cent per annun, payable
annually 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 so
paid. All sales shall be held at