Devils Lake weekly world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1911-1914, 1912-11-01

CHARLES OAELET, Republican.
BEN SMITH, Democratic.
For Judge Of sspreme court.
J. E. ROBINSON.
ANDREW A. BRUCE.
For District Judge. End District.
JOHN F. CoWAN.
c. w. BUTTE.
PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO THE
CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE
OF NORTH DAKOTA
That the constitution Of the state OF
North Dakota be amended to read as
follows:
The Legislative assembly is hereby au.
thori1ed and empowered to provide By
law for the erection. purchasing or leas-
ing and opraion Of one or more terminal
grain elevators In the state of Miuneso-
ia or Wisconsin. or both. to No main.
tanned and operated In such utauner as
the legislative assembly shall prescribe.
and provide fer inspection. weighing and
grading Of all grain received in such
elevator or elevators.
That article .. section 15S. Of the con-
stitution of the state of North Dakota,
is amended SO as to reaA as follows:
Section 1853. Nc land shall be sold for
less than the appraised value. and in no
case for less than ten dollars per acre.
The purchaser shall pay one-fifth of the
price in cash, and the remaining four
ffths as follows:
One-f1fth in five years. one-6fth on or
before the expiration of ten ars, one
fifth on or before the expiration of If
ten years, and one-ffth on or before the
expiration of twenty years, with interest
at the rate Of not less than five per
cent. per annum. payable annually in
advance; provided. that when payments
are made before due they shall b 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 the county seat Of the coun-
ty in which the land to be sold is sit
uated and shall be at public auction and
to the highest bidder, after sixty days
advertisement Of the same in newspa-
per of general circulation in the vicinity
Of the land to be sold. ana one at the
seat Of government. Such lands as shall
net have been specially sub-divided shall
be offered In tracts Of ene-Quarter Sec
ton, and those sub-olvided in the small
est subdivision. All lands desi ated for
after appraisal shall be re.appraised
before they are sold. No grant or pa
tent for 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 contract, In case the
taxes assessed against any Of said
the first Monday in October Of the fol-
lowing year, then thereupon the con-
tract of sale for such land shall, If the
board of university and school lands
so determine, become null and void.
Any lands under the provisions Of Sec
tion 1853 of the consultation Of the state
of North Dakota that have heretofore
been sold, may be paid for, except as
to interest as provided, further, that
any school or institution lands that
may be required for town site purposes,
school house sites, church sites, cemetery
sites, sites for other educational or char.
table institutions. public parks, fair
grounds, public highways, railroad right
of way, or for otheFcrailroad uses and
purposes, res rvoirs for the storage OF
water for irrigation, drain bitches or ir.
rigation ditches ana lands that may be
required for any Of the purposes over
which the right of eminent domain 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 e paid for principal
and interest, in full, in advance, at the
time Of sale, or at any time thereafter
and patent issued therefor. when prncipa
and interest are pad.
That section 81 of the constitution OF
| the state of North Dakota is amendeo
| to read as follows:
Section 81. The term of office Of the
| judges Of the supreme court, except a:
in this article otherwise provided, shall
be ten years, beginning on the first Tues
day after the first Monday in Januar!
of the year next following their election
|
their successors are duly qualified. TIL
section shall not be construed as extend
| ing the term Of office Of the judges serv
ing at the time Of the adoption Of thi
amendment, except as herein provided
The terms Of office Of the Judges of tn
supreme court elected at the gene!"'
election in 1910 shall be as follows: TIL
! one receiving the highest number q
votes at such election shall hold his of
flee for term Of ten years, the one re
ceiving the next highest number of vote
at such election shall hold his office 70
a term Of eight years, and the one re
ceiving the lowest number Of votes a
such election shall hold his office for
term of six years.
All of the above and foregoing is pull
lished in compliance with sections G.
and GA of the Revised Code of North ID;
kota 1905 and 1 further certify that til
same is true and correct as It appea,
from the records on file in my office.
Dated this 21st day Of October, 1912,
Devils Lake, N. D.
r. v. BICE,
(SEAL) County Audito
STATE OF NORTH DAKOTA, COUNT
OF RAMSEY-ss.
Notice is hereby given that on Tue
day, the 9Th day Of November, 1912,
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