The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-10-26
state and to Be Voted Upon at the
General Election to Be Held on Tues
day, November 5th, 1919:
| GOVERNING SALE OF SCHOOL.
LANDS.
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION.
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Concurrent Resolution to amend
Section 1853 of the Constitution OF the
State of North Dakota, Governing
the Sale of School Lands to Railroad
Companies.
Be 1t Resolved by the Senate of the
State of North Dakota, the House OF
Representatives Concurring:
The following proposed amendment
North Dakota, adopted by the Eleventh
Legislative Assembly of the State of
North Dakota, and by tt referred to the
Twelfth Legislative assembly OF said
state for approval or rejection lis here
by agreed to and such amendment shall
be submitted to the qualified electors
of the state at the next general cleo
ton for approval or rejection IN ac-
ton 202 of the Constitution of the
State of North Dakota.
AMENDMENT.) Article 9, Section
15S of the Constitution Of the State OF
North Dakota, Is amended SO as to read
as follows:
Section 15S. No and shall be sold
for less than the appraised value, n
acre. The purchaser shall pay one
fifth OF the price in cash, and the re-
naming four-fifths as follows:
One-ffth in Ave years, one-hfth on
and one-ifth on or before the expira-
ton of fifteen years, and one-ffth on
or before the expiration of twenty
years. with interest at the rate OF not
less than v per cent per annunl pay
able annually in advance; provided,
that when payments are made before
due they shall be made at an interest
paying date. and one years interest in
paid. All sales shall be held at the
county seat of the county in which the
a to be sold Is situated, and shall
be at public auction and to the highest
4 Df06AT- after aiWfU HaVE advertisements
or the same In a newspaper OF general
circulation in the vicinity of the a n
to be sold, n one at the seat of gov-
eminent. Such lands as sha not have
been specially sub-divided shall be Of
fered in tracts of o~ne-Quarter section,
and those undivided in the smallest
subdivision. All lands designated for
sale and not sold within two years
after appraisal shall be reappraised be-
fore 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 &c be sold by
the state shall be subject to taxation
from the date of the" contract. In case
the taxes assessed against any of said
lands for any year remain unpaid UNI
til the first Monday in October OF the
following year, then thereupon the
contract of sale for sue lands shall,
II the board Of university n school
lands so determine become null and
void. Amy lands under the provisions
of Section 15S Of the Constitution OF the
State of North Dakota that have here
tofore been sold, may be paid for, ex-
cept as to interest, as provided, fur
Their, that n school or Institution
lands that may be required for town
site purposes, school house Sites
church sites, cemetery sites, sites for
other educational or charitable insti-
tutions, public parks, fair grounds,
public highways, railroad right of way,
or for other railroad uses and purposes,
irriration drafp a3frhss mr. 3rrica+Io,
bitches, and lands that may be requir-
ed 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 be paid for,
principal and interest in full In ad-
time thereafter, n patent issued
therefor, when principal and interest
are paid.