The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1912-10-18
AMEND.
MEMS TO THE CON-
STITUTION
Of the State Of North Dakota
10 he submitted to the Electors Of the state and
to be voted upon at the General Election to te
held on Tuesday, November sth, 1912
Governing Sale Of School Lands
Concurrent Resolution

coScuK Il h Nj RE 1915 " EEls s5 amend Sec.
ton ,8 Of the Constitution ot the State Of
Lands to Railroad Companies.
Be 1T Resolved by. the Senate of the State of
North Dakota. the House of Representatives
The following proposed amendment to the
adopted BY the Eleventh Legislative Assembly
to the Twelfth Legislative assembly OF said
state TOR approval or rejection is hereby agreed
70 and such amendment shall be submitted to
general election for approval or rejection in &C.
cordance with the provisions Of Section 2O2 of
the GG%nNhiMsH EST Of the ,re; State e e. sac North - Dakota * IT,
Constitution of the State IF North Dakota. is
amended SO as to read as follows: :
Section 1S. No land shall be. sold for less
less than ten dollars per acre.. The purchaser
shall pay one-hfth of the price in cash, and the
re%aia aI f9 o. as follows;
fore the expiration of ten years, and one-hfth
one-tifth on or before the expiration Of twenty
advanced provided, that when payments are
made before due they shall be made at an in
advance shall be. paid on all money SO paid.
ALI sales shall be held at the county seat of the
county in which the land to be sold is situated,
u "a! 10 ~ puciC vi ouu w VIC ulSu.
est bidder. after sixty days advertisement of
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 specially sub.divided shall be
offered in tracts of ~one.quarter section. and
those Sub.divided in the smallest subdivision.
All lands designated for sale and not sold with
in two years after appraisal shall be re-apprais-
ed before they are sold. No grant or patent
for such lands shall issue until payment is.
made for the same: provided, that the land con-
tracted to be sold by the state shall be subject
to taxation from the date of contract. In case
the taxes assessed against any OF said lands
for any year remain nnr.aid until the first Mon.
day in October of the following year. then
thcreupon the contract of sale for such lands
shall. If the board of university and school
lands so determine, become pull and void. Any
Constitution of the State of North Dakota that
cept as to interest. as provided. further, that
any school or institution lands that may be
required for townsite purposes. school house
sites. church sites, cemetery sites. sites for
other educational or charitable institutions.
public parks. fair grounds. public highways,
railroad right of way, or for other railroad
uses and purposes. reservoirs for the storage of
water for irrigation, drain bitches or irrigation
bitches, and land: that may be required for any
of the purposes over which the right of eminent
domain may be exercised under the Constitu-
ton and the laws of the State of North Dakota.
may be sold under the provisions of this Sec
tinn. aud shall be paid for. principle and in
terest. in full i'll advance. at the time OF sale Or
at any time thereafter. and patent issued there
for. when principal aud interest are paid.