Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1910-09-29

Article 9. Section is. II the cor
stis1sion Of the STATE II Noser Ds.-
sota Is amended 50 IS 10 read S fal-
lows:
| Section i5s Noland snail bs sold
for less than the appraised value.
and in 10 case for less than
ten dollars per acre TIE pur-
chaser shall pay one-iif1f q the
price in cash and the remaining
| fous-ffths as follows: Ons-ffth il
five years, one-hfth en- or before the
expiration of ten years. one-af-h en-
or before the expiration OF fifteen
years. and one-.ifsh on or before the
expiration Of twenty years. with
interest at the rate of not les than
i've per cent per anunA. payable an
nually in advance; provided. that
when payments are made before due
they shall be made at an interest
paving date. and enc year 5 interest
in advance shall be paid Oh all money
so 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
q newspaper of general circulation
in the vicinity of the land 10 lie sold,
and one at the seat Ct government.
Such lands as shall not have been
especially subdivided shall he Of
fered in tracts of one-quarter sec
ton, and those subGividetl in the
smallest subdivision. All lands 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
for the same; provided. that the
land 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 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 deter
mine, become null and void Any
lands under the provisions of Section
l5S of the constitution of the state
Of North Dakota that have hereto
fore been sold may be paid for. ex-
cepta 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.c Gem
etery sites, sites for other educa-
tional or charitable institutions. pub
lie parks. fair grounds, public high
ways, railroad right-of-wav, or for
other railroad uses and purposes.
reservoirs for the storage of water
for irrigation, drain bitches or. irri-
cation bitches, and lands that may
be required for any of the purposes
over which the right of eminent do
main may be exercised under the
constitution and the laws of the state
of North Dakota. may be sold Under
the provisions of this section and
shall be paid for. principal and inter
est, in full in advance at the time of
sale or at any time thereafter and
patent issued therefor when prin-
cipal and interest are paid.
Proposed Constitutional Amendment.
The legislative assembly is hereby
authorized and empowered to pro-
vide by law for the erection. pur-
chasing or leasing and operation of
one or more terminal grain elevators
in the states of Minnesota or Wiscon-
sin, or both. to be maintained and
operated in such manner as the
legislative assembly shall prescribe,
and nrnuida for insnectinn. WEIGH.