The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-10-29
General Election to BE Held on Tues
day, November 5th, 1912:
GOVERNING SALE OF school,
LANDS, /.
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION,

(s. b. No. 138-C. w. Plain.)
Concurrent Resolution to amend
Section 1853 of the Constitution OF the
state of North Dakota, Governine
the Sale Of School Lands to Railroad
Be 1t Resolved by the Senate Of the
State of North Dakota, the House OF
Representatives Concurring:
The following proposed amendment
70 the Constitution of the State of
North Dakota, adopted by the Eleventh
Legislative Assembly OF the State OF
North Dakota, and by it referred to the
twelfth Legislative assembly Of said
state for approval or rejection is here
by agreed to and such amendment shall
be submitted to the qualified electors
of the state at the next general cleo
~cordanCe with the provisions of Sec
ton 202 of the Constitution Of the
state OF North Dakota.
AMENDMENTO Article 3, Section
15S Of the Constitution OF the State OF
North Dakota, is amended so as to READ
as follows:
Section 1873. No land shall be sold
Tor less than the appraised value, n
IN no case for less than ten dollars per
acre. The purchaser shall pay me
hIth or the price in cash, and the re-
naming four-fifths as follows:
One-ffth in five years, one-ffth on
or before the expiration of ten years,
and one-ffth on or before the expira-
non OF fifteen years, n one-fifth on
VI bClOIe the expiration OF twenty
years, with interest at the rate Of not
Less than five per cent per annum pay
able annually in advance; provided,
that when payments are made before
que they shall be made at an interest
paying date, and one years interest H.
advance shall be paid on all money 80
paid. All sales shall be held at the
county seat OF the county in which the
land to be sold is situated, and shall
be at public auction and to the highest
bidder, after sixty days advertisement
OF the same i'll a newspaper of general
circulation in the vicinity of the land
10 be sold, and one at the seat OF gov
eminent. Such lands as shal not have
been specially sub-divided shall be Of
rered in tracts Of one-quarter section,
and those sub-diYided in the smallest
subdivision. All Lands designated for
sale and not sold within two years
after appraisal shall be reappraised be
Tore they are sold. No grant or patent
tor such lands shall issue until pay
ment 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 the contract. In case
the taxes assessed against n Of said
lands for any year remain unpaid un-
til the first Monday in october of the
Following year then thereupon the
contract of sale for such lands shall.
II he board OF university and school
lands so determine become null AMI
void. Amy lands under tho provisions
of Section 1853 OF the Constitution of the
49, ", NOhIh GdhOLd Ihhb uaFC hSIS
tOfOre been sold, may be paid for, ex-
cept as to interest, as provided, fur
ther, that any school or Institution
lands that may be required for town
site purposes, chool house sites.
church sites, cemetery sites, sites for
other educational or charitable insti-
t%utions, 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 lands that may be requir
ed for any OF the purposes over whicu
the right OF eminent domain may br
exercised under the Constitution All 1
the laws of the State of North Dakotu
may be sold under the provisions ot
this section, and shall be paid for.
at the time of sale. or at any
time thereafter, and patent issued
therefor, when principal and interest
are paid.