Devils Lake weekly world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1911-1914, 1912-10-25
stitution of the state of NorthnDakota

,stitution of the state of North d Dakota,
Is amended SO as to read as follows:
Section 1853. No land shalEybe sold for
less than the appraised value, and in M
case for less than ten dollars per acre
The purchaser shall pay one-ffth, OF the
price in cash, and the remaining four
fifths as follows: ,n 80
One-ffth In five years, one-fifth on OF
before the expiration Of ten y ars, one.
fifth on or before the expiration of IF
expiration OF twenty years. with. interes
at the rate Of not less than five pei
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 pait
on all money so paid. All sales shall
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 solo, ana one at the
seat of government Such lands as shall
not have been specially sub-divided sha.
be offered in tracts of one-quarter sec
ton, and those sub-ulvided. in the, small
est subdivision. All lands rdesi ated fol
sale and not sold within two year:
after appraisal shall be, re-appraisee
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 sale
lands for any year remain unpaid until
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
ton LES of the constitution of the state
of North Dakota that have heretofore
been sold, may be paid for, except as
to interest, as provided, further, thai
any school or institution lands tina,
may be, required for town site purposes
school house sites. church sites. cemetery
sites. sites for other educational or char
table institutions, public parks. fail
grounds, public highways, railroad. righ
of way, or for other, railroad uses ano
purposes. res rvoirs for the storage Of
water, for irrigation, drain bitches. or. ir
risation bitches, ana lands that may bt
required for any of the purposes owe,
which the right of eminent domain may
bez exercised under the constitution ane
the laws Of the. state Of North Dakota
may be:sold under. the provisions OF th,.
section. and shall le&paid for. principal
and interest. in full, in advance, at the
time. of ssale,: or at: any time. thereafter
and patent issued therefor. when .principa
and interest, are pad. -, >. -"
(; That. tseetiensa of;the constitution OF
the state Of North. Dakota is amended
to read as follows:
Section 81. The term Of office OF the
judges Of the supreme court, except q.
ii this article otherwise provided, shall
be ten years. beginning on the first Tues
day after the first Monday in January
Of the year next following their election
and they shall hold their offices unit
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. this
amendment. except as herein provided
The terms Of office Of the judges Of tn.
supreme epurt elected at the gene,
election in 1910 shall be as follows: III,
one receiving the highest number .
votes at such election shall hold his Of
flee for term Of ten years. the. one re.
feiving the next highest number of vote.
at such election shall hold his Office fol
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.