The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1912-10-11
AMEND.
MEMS TO THE CON-
STITUTION
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, November 5th, 1912
Governing Sale Of School Lands
Ozcurrent Resolution

rs. r. No. l3s-C. w. Plain
CONCURRENT REsOLUTION to amend Sec:
North Dakota. Governing tho Sale of School
Lands to Railroad Companies.
Be 1t Resolved by TIL" Senate of the State of
North Dakota, the House of Representatives
CONSTITUTION II the state Of North Dakota,
Of the State q North Dakota, and by il referred
to the Twelfth Legislative assembly of said
state FOR approval or rejection Is hereby agreed
to and such amendment shall be submitted to
the qualified electors of the state at the next
general election for approval Or rejection in ac-
cordance with the provisions Of Section 2N2 Of
th a iSfasf,sIE!SH3 g A ahs sSsS 5: 8 see aG5fn IS Ra Ok IT,
Constitution of the state of North Dakota. is
amonded SO as to read a; follows:
Section 15S. No land shall he sold for less
than the appraised value, and in no case for
less than ten dollars per acre. The purchaser
shall pay one-tifth Of the price in cash, and the
remaining four.tifths as follows:
One.ffth in five years. one fifth on or be.
fore the expiration of ten years, and one-tifth
on Or before expiration OF fifteen years, and
one-hfth on or before the expiration of twenty
advance;- provided, taa;, w?en payments arc
made before due they shall be made at an in
advance shall be. paid on all money so paid.
All sales shall be held at the county seat Of the
county in Which the land TO be old is situated,
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est bidder. after sixty days ad ver!isement 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'dividcd shall be
offered in tracts OF one-Quarter section. and
those suD.dividad in the smallest subdivision.
All lands designated for sale ard not sold with
in two year: after appraisal shall be re-arprais-
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 stYtc shall be subject
to taxation from the date OF c;iitract. In case
the taxes assessed against any, OF said lands
for any year remain un,ai3 Eatl the first Mon
day in Octpber of the following gear. then
there.l,orl the contract of sale for s';ch lands
shall. if the board OF university and school
lands so determine, become null and void. Any
lands under the provisions Of Sec'lGn llo of the
Constitution OF Che 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
otter educational! or charitable Institutions,
puplic parks. fair grounds. publ, C highways.
right OF way. or for other railroad
Uses and purposes, reservoirs for the storage OF
water for irrigation, drain bitches or irrigation
and lands that may be required for any
OF the purposes over which the right Of eminent
may be exercised under the IConstitu-
tion and the laws of the State of North Dakota,
may he sold nnder the provisions of this sec
ton. ard shall be paid for. principle and in
terrs.. in full in advance, at the tim. of sale or
al any time thereafter, and patent ;>sned there
FOR, wAen principal and interest ave paid.