The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1912-11-01
(First Publication Oct. 4, 1922
AMEND
MEMS TO THE CON-
STITUTI0N
Of the State Of North Dakota
To be submitted to the Electors Of the state and
to be voted upon at the General Election to be
held on Tuesday, Novembe. 5th, 1872
Governing Sale Of School Lands
Concurrent Resolution

Is. 4. No. 138-C. w. PIain.l
coNcuRRENT REsotUTIoN 70 amend Sec
North Dakota. Governing the Sale of Schoo
Lands to Railroad Companies.
Be 1t Resolved by the Senate Of the State Of
North Dakota, the House of Representative
The following proposed amendment to the
Constitution of the State of North Dakota
adopted by the Eleventh Legislative Assembl,
of the State Of North Dakota. and by it referred
to the Twelfth Legislative assembly Of SAID
state for approval or rejection is hereby agreed
to and such amendment shall he submitted to
general election for approval or rejection in ac.
cordance with the provisions Of Section POP OF
the Constitution of tho State of North Dakota,
ca AMEiHRMES N The AF siste :" s. S SsttS p lsk Ct ti e
Section 1s. No land shall be. sold for less
than the appraised value. and II in no case for
shall pay one-tifth of Tho. price in cash, and the
remaining four.tifths as follows:
Onc.tifth in five years. one fifth on or be.
on Or before expiration Of fifteen years. and
onc-fifth ON or before the expiration of twenty
years with interest at the rate Ct not less than
i'Ss per cent nrox Hdf pn tbas w 1hnyab asy anapaily sr IN
made before due they shall be made at an in
terest paying, date. and one years interest ia
county in which the land to be sold is situated,
and shall be at public auction and to the high.
est bidder. after sixty days advertisement of
same in a newspaper of general circulation in
the vicinity of the land to he 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.quartcr section. and
those sub.dividcd in the smallest subdivision.
All lands designated for sale and not sold with
in two year.. 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
the taxes assessed asninS: ans. nf said lands
for any year remain nn.aid until tn" first Mon.
day in October of the following year. then
thereupon the contract OF sale for such lands
shall, If the board of university and school
lands so determine, become null and void. Any
lands under the provisions of Section lJS of the
Constitution Of the State of North Dakota that
have heretofore been sold. may be paid for, ex-
cept as to interest. as provided. further. that
any school or institution lands that may he
required for townsite purposes. school house
church sites, cemetery sites. sites for
other educational or charitable institutions.
public parks. fair grounds. public highways.
right of way. or for other railroad
uses and purposes, reservoirs for the storage OF
for irrigation. drain bitches or irrigation
of the purposes over which the right of eminent
domain may he exercised under the Constitu.
ton and the laws of the State of North Dakota,
may he sold under the provisions of this sec
ton. and hall be paid for. principle and in.
tercs.. in full in advance. at the time of sale or
a: any time thereafter. aud pateut .--ued there
when principal and interest are lEtid.