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The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1912-10-10

upon by . majority OF ALI the members
elected to each house. such amendment
or amendments shall become Q part of
the constitution OF this state. Should
any amendment or amendments pro-
Ing majority Of all the votes cast at
the general election az herein provided,
but falling to receive approval bv the
following legislative assembly to which
has been referred. such amendment
10 the people at the next general cleo
ton for their approval or rejection as
ut the previous general election Should
fnch amendment or amendments receive
y majority Of all the legal votes cast at
fnch succeeding general election such
amendment or amendments at once be-
come part OF the constitution OF this
sat" Any amendment Or amendments
proposed by initiative petition and fail
lne Of adoption as herein provided.
fhail not be- again considered until the
expiration Of six years
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PROPOSED AMENDMENT 70
THE STATE CONSTITUTION
(CHAPTER IS SESSION LAWS OF 1914
blouse Bin No 23-R 4 Nsstos)
UNIFORMITY OF TAXATION ANO
! CLASSIFICATION OF pRoPERTv.

CONCURRENT RESOLUTION Amend.
!no the Constitution ~ the state 81
North Dakota. Relating to uniformity
e.o" ., "s ;or .s. +. Gloss
Of Taxation and Relating further -
the Assessment and Taxation o. cse.
. tain Public Utiiity Companies.
sentatives Of the state of North Da.
t Ko,a the h; Senate concurring:
The following proposed amendments
Article OF the Constitution Of North
tion Of the State Of North Dakota. -
be chosen at the next general election
In said state. to be by The said last mem
TONED legislative assembly submitted to
approved or rejection. in accordance
with the provisions ~ section 202 OF
the constitution 81 the state Of North
= AMENDMENT? Section l7s. Of the
kota Is amended to road as follows:
upon the same class of property in
Guiding franchises within the territo rial
limits OF the authority lcvying the tax,
pnbc shn ns Levied 0n and foiected for
q the United Sta es. and Of the State.
County and Mnnicipal Corporations. shall
Pc exempt from taxation: and the leg
tslative assembly shnD by a general law
exempt from taxation. property used ex
clusively for school. religious. cemetery,
charitable or other public purposes and
personal property to any amount not
exceeding in value two hundred dollars
for each individual liable to taxation:
provided that all taxes and exemptions
In force when this amendment Is adopt
ed shall remain in force. In the same
manner and 70 the same extent nnttl
otherwise provided by statute
AMENDM EMIT Section l7s as amend.
ed by article Of the Constitution OF
North Dakota OF the Const itution Of the
state OF North Dakota is amended to
read as follows.
Section l79 All taxable property ex-
cept as hereinafter in this section pro-
vided. shall be assessed in the county.
city. township. village or district il
which it is situated. IN the manner pre-
scribe1 by law The property Including
franchises Of all railroads operated il
ms state. and Of all express companies.
freight line companies. dining car COM
panles. sleeping car companies carl
equipment companies. or private car Incl
companies. telegraph telephone COM
panles or corporations operating In this
state and used directly or Indirectly in
the carrying Of person. property OIL
messages. shall he assessed by the stated
BOARD Of equalization in a manner pre-
acribed by such state hoard or commits
sion may be provided by law But
should any railroad allow any portionI
Of its railway to be used for any pur-
pose other than the operation of a rail-
road thereon. such portion Of its rail-
way. while so used shall be assessed in
1he manner provided for the assessment
81 other real property
approved March :. 1911
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Dor OF votes cast for secretary Of state
At the regular election last preceding
the filing OF any petition for the initia-
tive or for the referendum shall be the
basis on which the number Of legal
voters necessary to sign such petition
shall be counted
:. Petitions and orders for the initia.
tive and for tho referendum shall be
Etled with the secretary Of state. and
n submitting the same to the people
ne and all other officers shall be guided
BY the general laws and the act sub.
mittiue this amendment until legisla ion
shall be specially provided therefor
' Ihis amendment shall be self execut.
!ng, put legislation may be enacted to
facilitate its operation.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1912-10-10
PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO
THE STATE CONSTITUTION
CHAPTER s6 SESSION LAWS Of lslD
(Ssnate Bill No 28l-H Bessessenl
PROVIDING FOR THE RECALL

CONCURRENT RESOLUTION Tor an
sSs assa o ~ poSe ocer. sy the
BE it Resolved BY the Senate of the
State of North Dakota. The House OF
That the following proposed amend
mont to the Constitution of the State
Pr rr M9rth Q PAX Is agreed to and re.
be chosen at the next general election
in said state for the approval. to be by
said last mentioned legislative assembly
atata &c, to the qualified electors Of
aion 2o2 Of the Constitution Of the state
! AMENDMENT The Constitution Of
The state Of North Dakota is amended
by the addition Of the following article:
MOTH bakoa y: "Sea Public hs Gee1 in
the State or OF the electoral district
from which he Is elected. There shall
but not more. Of the number Of electors
who voted in his district at the pre-
feme court to file their petition de-
shall set forth in said petition the rea-
sons for said demand. II he shall offer
ms his, resignation It shall be accepted and
the vacancy shall be filled as may be
provided by law II he shall not re-
sign within five days after the petition
Is filed. special election shall be order
ed to be h"ld within twenty days in his
said electoral district to determine
whether the people will recall said Of
f aIeet; On the sample ballot at said
than two hundred words the reason for
demanding the recall Of said officer as
set forth in the recall petition. and In
not more than two hundred words the
OfttCer'N 1lIStifipqfinr nj n
office He shall continue to perform
the duties Of his office until the result
Of said, special election shall be offi7
the office may be nominated to be voted
for at said election. the candidate who
shall receive the highest number OF
remainder Of the term. whether it be
the person against whom the recall petit
ton was filed or another: The recall
petition, shall be filed with the officer
such office should be filed. and the same
officer shall order the special election
When It is required. No such petition
six months. save and except that it may
ne filed against . senator or representa-
time after fifteen DAYS from tho begin
ton After ono such petition and spe-
cial election 40 further recall petition
during the term for which he was elect
ed unless such further petitioners shall
first pay into the public treasury which
has such special election expenses the
whole amount Of its expenses for the
preceding special election Such addi-
t!onat legislation Is may aid the opera :
ton OF this section SHAH he provided by
the Legislative assembly, including pro-
vision for payment by the public trea-
sury Of the rsasonable special election
campaign expenses nf such officer But
the words Legislative assembly shall
pF"vtde. or any similar or equivalent
words in this constitution or any amend
grant TO the legislative assembly any
exclusive ooWer Of law making nor In
any way 10 limit the initiative and
'stsrendum covers reserved BY the
people
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PROPOSED AMENDMENT To
THE STATE CONSTITUTION
(CHAPTER 81 SESSION LAWS OF 1911
Senate Bill No 247-T Welo)
CONSTRUCTION AND IMPROVEMENT
OF PUBLIC HIGHWAYS.

A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION A,
n,endlno Section 1856 Of the ConstI.
tuition Of the State Of North Dakota.
Relating to State Aio In the Con.
:truetion and Improvement OF Puzzle
Highways.
De It Enacted BY the Legislative A.
semb'y Of the State Of North Dakota,
That the following amendment to tho
Constitution Of the State OF North Das
kota be referred to the Legislative AS
sembly to be chosen at the next general
election In said state. to be BY the last
named Legislative Assembly submitted
to the qualified electors for approval or
rejection in accordance with the PROV.
sions of Section 2o2 of the Constitution
OF the State Of North Dakota;
That Section ls5 Of Article II of ths
Constitution OF the State OF North Da-
lows:
Section 1856. Neither the state nsr
any county. city. township. town, school
district or any other political subdivi-
sion shall loan or give its credit or
make donations to or in aid Of any 1
d diyidpsi. association or cooperation. *
cept for necessary support q t. poor.
nor subscribe to o. become the owner
OF the capital stock of any asoesletioa
~ corporation. nor shall the STATE en-
gage In any work Of internal ia1gUvo.
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- an amendment or amendments to this
and 20
any general state election. and at such
election, shall be approved by majority
Of the electors voting thereon. and. with
proved amendment or amendments shall
be agreed to and confirmed BY ma
5ority Of the members elected to esch
tive assembly. the same shall be entered
IN the journals Of the two houses with
the yea and nay. vote and names Of the
BY such amendment or amendments shal!
become part Of the constitution OF
this state.
/ II not so agreed to and confirmed by
the. legislative assembly at that term,
without amendment. then such proposed
Ind approved amendment or Amsndmente
tate. a a second time y to the electors At
special election, provided BY law And.
Hs amS sn se b the sSty ., e.
Electors voting thereon. then and there;
Ey such amendment or amendments shai!
become part of the constitution OF
tly shall agree to any amendment. or
Pmendments. Excepting any approved at
l!e last preceding election: above pro,
In both Journals with the yea and nay
vote as aforesaid, and it shall BE- the
duty Of the legislative assembly to re,
fer the same to the people for approval
Pr rejection at the ensuing general cleo
ZION, or a special state election. pro-
Fided by law; and such proposed amend.
ment or amendments shall be publishsd
bs aforesaid and be submitted to the
Electors at the polls: and II approved ,pp eyed
tors voting thereon. then and thereby ret Z
become a part of the constitution OF this
btate.
All amendments submitted to tho
voters and approved as herein shall be
effective and operative as a part OF
tilted statement Of such vote by the he
more amendments shall be submitted at
the same election they shall be submit
ted in such manner that the electors
shall vote for or against each amend
ment separately: but may be presented.
designated and identified on tina ballot
rs provided by law.
No convention shall be called to
amend or propose amendments to this
constitution. or to propose new con-
stitution. unless the law providing for
such convention shall first be approved
by the people on referendum vote AZ
D regular general election.
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PROVIDING FOR INITIATIVE As TO
THE CONSTITUTION CONCURRENT

ne OSSo'''C ~ ION q .ON~OHH6NI
RESOLUTION Amending the constitu.
ton Ct the State OF North Dakota,
Thereof.
Be- II Resolved by the Senate Of the
State Of M91 to-. Dak"ta: the House
smendm.nt to Ssction Soa Of A1
tic'e IS OF the constitution of tho state
of be 10 +: sSo,s to ns
the next general election in the state
OF North Dakota to be. If approved.
by said last mentioned legislative as
tors Of the state for approval or re-
lection in accordance with the provi-
sions Of section 202 Of the constitu-
oe e 81 :S=f' Of A S2ets p s Section
Ky or the constitution Of the state Of
North Dakota is amended 80 a. to
Section 2O2 This constitution may BE-
amended as follows:
me Eifs' 70 Any Any ameGdment or amend
iivt. assembly: and if the same me shall be
agreed to by majority of the members
elected to each of the two houses. such
proposed amendment shall be entered
yeas and nays taken thereon, and
ferred to the legislative assembly to
be chosen at the next general election.
law. for three months previous to the
time OF making such choice. and II in
the legislative assembly so next chosen
as aforesaid such proposed amendment
or a amer. shall be agreed! to by a
majority OF all members elected to each
house, then 1t shall be the duty of the
legislative assembly to submit such
proposed amendment or amendments to
the people In such manner and at such
times as the legislative assembly shall
proV,de and " the people shall approve
and rattfy such amendment or amend
m n,en,t oy majority Of the electors
legislative assembly voting I theron. SUCH ieS
amendment or amendments shall become
z part of the constitution of this state.
4 TWO or more amendments shall be
"a tn' .seR sms they s. 'h tss
electors shall vote TOR or against each
Of such anne ndments separately.
second Any amendment or amend
sa this IS. ,y may 4, a;S
with the secretary Of state. at least six
months previous to general election,
O. an ,, Initiative petition containing the
cent Of the legal voters in each Of not not
the state. When such petition has
Deen properly filed the proposed amend
~ IL. Or aims9dmenss shall b.
t montns previous to- the general cleo,
Gos: and shall b placed upon the bal
!ot to be voted upon by the people at
such amendment o. amendmcntS Su p9opo: y
cd by initiative petition and submitted
e ne people receive a majority Of ali
tne legal votes cast at such general cleo.
shall be referred to the next iesisla-
tive assembly and should such proposed
Aansaomsne or amsndments BE- AErss6
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Proposed Amend.
ments to the
Constitution

The following proposed amendment
the Cons tttutton Of the state OF
Eorth Dakota. having passed the Twelfth
tsgis'ative Assembly, will be submitted
eo the Thirteenth Legislative Asssmbiy
eoe approval or rsjecti0p
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until legislation shall oe especially -.
acted therefor.
This amendment shall be self execvA.
Ing, but laws may be enacted for The
purpose Of facilitating tts operation
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1912-10-10
PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO
/. THE STATE CONSTITUTION

(CHAPTEK 80 SESSION LAWS OF 1s1l)
iSenats Bill No 6--H Bessssssn)
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PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO
THE STATE CONSTITUTION

lCHAPrER 80 SESSION LAWS OF 1911
tSena'- Rii' Mo 1853 \ $ Gibbons)
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1912-10-10
PROPOSED AMENDMENT To
THE STATE CONSTITUTION

lCHAPTER - SESSION LAWS OF 1911
SAouse Bill No. 237-S D0vle ui
Foster aud f II PloyharI
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PROVIDING FOR INITIATIVE AND
REFERENDUM AS TO LEGISLATION
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FUTURE AMENDMENTS

B6ctiOn 2U2. Any amendment OF
amendments to this constitution may be
proposed in either house Of the leglsla-
tive petition. Every initiative petition
shall Include the full text Of the amend-
msnt or amendments proposed and shall
os filed IN the office Of the secretary
prior to the slestiea at which such Deo-
posed amendment Or amendments shaN
30 voted on. .a& ~ /
When any measure, act or resolution
. item. section or part or parts Of any
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1912-04-12
General Miles on the Canteen

five years experience of service in the
army, | can confidently say that
have never seen one man who has
been benefited by drinking, and, on
the other hand, many hundreds whose
lives have been ruined by it.
here are many protests against
adulterated food products, but few
people seem to realize the much
greater harm caused by the drink evil.
Harmless carrots that masquerade as
orange marmalade are pursued by an
avenglng public opinion while the
drink evil RACES practically unchecked
Temperance leagues should turn to
the ARMY they would find there un-
eXpectedly strong support.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1912-04-12
Liquor Liability Law

Why would it not be wise if all men
who have families dependent on them,
have enacted in their behalf a saloon
keepers liability law, or brewers liza
bility law? If the brewers of the coun-
try are SO truly repentant and SO firm
in their resolve never to let saloon con-
ditions become SO bad again, they should
welcome such statute. If factory
owner is to be held accountable for a
workman's decreased efficiency because
Of the loss of leg, an ARM or a finger,
why would it not be equally just to
make the liquor interests accountable for
the loss of efficiency they impose on
thousands of men the state over p
Selected.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1912-04-12
Making Good Men By Law

That you can not by law make an
individual good man, in one sense of
the word, is true; but that you can by
law remove such evil agencies as bar
rooms, and thereby minimize the temp
tations that beset young men, is abso-
lutely true. Experience teaches us that
were it not for the law it would be i'm
possible to maintain Our government and
to protect the lives and property of our
people This has been so in all ages and
with all nations, and the time will never
come when any government can exist
without the enforcement of suitable laws
for the enforcement of its DEGREES and
the maintenance Of law and ORDER
Judge Pritchard.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1912-04-12
Blow to Personal Liberty

Here is another stab at personal lib
erty. A Washington, Pa man went
home intoxicated, attacked his wife and
then lifted his infant child from it's
cradle and bit off its toe His wife
summoned neighbors and a dozen men
attacked the drunken brute and almost
killed him before officers arrived and
rescued him. The press dispatches say
it is believed the man is fatally injured.
What a blow to personal liberty
What right had these neighbors to inter-
fere if this drunken fellow wanted to
throw his wife out of doors and eat
the baby?
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1912-04-12

retired, and Colonel L.
M. Maus, chief medical director and
surgeon of the central division OF
che United States Army, were the
principal speakers at a meeting held
recently in the Hotel Astor, New
York, to discuss the army canteen.
General Miles was especially severe
against the institution. He said in
part:
1t is gratifying to know that wave
of temperance has been overspreading
our land. If we look back one hun
dred years we find that the use of in
toxicating liquors was universal, and
worked its disastrous effects on nearly
every home in the country. At that
time every private in the army was
allotted one pint of rum, gin or brandy
day or its money equivalent, the
officers receiving rations correspond
ing to their rank, up to fifteen pints
for major-general. One great step
in advance was the prohibition, dur
of the sale of spirits. Wine and beer
remained, and at last we are freed
from these as we'll. Their discontinue
ance is claimed by some people to
have caused a greater number of de-
sertions from the army. This | posi-
lively deny.
General Miles then read statistics
showing that in the sixties and seven
ties, when the army numbered not
more than $4,000, the percentage of
assertions was as high as rs or even
80 per cent. while in 1911 there was a
desertion percentage of 2.2S from an
army of 10000
Sign-Bc-rd Suggested.
argument is unnecessary" he add
ed. "No one who has had long ex-
perience in the army or has visited
the penitentiary and seen the tragic
results of liquor there can deny that
the drink evil is the worst under which
Our country suffers. If the canteen
is ever reintroduced, every place
where liquor is sold should bear over
its door the inscription United States
Government Saloon"
I have come over one thousand
miles to attend this meeting, said
Colonel Maus, and l would cheerfully
come twice as far to do service
against the restoration of the canteen.
Although scarcely decade has
elapsed since its abolition, reaction
airy movement has set up, which
consider in the highest degree re-
grettable. If those who are striving
to re-establish the sale of beer in the
army would devote their efforts to the
clearing away of saloons and dives in
the neighborhood of army posts, they
would accomplish great deal for the
good cause.
Every contention contained in petit
tons for the restoration Of the can
teen that | have SEMINARY OF them
coming from women-has been prov
ed untrue after trial of ten years.
have written to forty-one army sur
geons for their opinion on this mat
fer. TWentv-three declared against
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1912-04-12

diseases OF wee mas increased, as we'll
as the establishment of saloons in the
neighborhood of army posts After
an experience of forty years, | stand
here to deny every one of these
charges.
Analysis of the Figures.
AS matter of fact, these figures do
not mean l. h, because they tai, to
take into account the altered condi-
tons during the prohibitive period,
exclusive OF prohibition itself. | will
illustrate this, taking the ten years
from 1880 to 1893, as representative of
the canteen period and the decade,
1901 to 1910, as representative of the
other.
1t is true that there were forty more
sick reports from the prohibition years
than from the canteen, but this is to
be accounted for largely by the fact
that the army served in countries
where disease was more prevalent
than it was here. After the Spanish
American war, as every one knows,
the army spent great deal of it's time
IN the tropics, to which it was not &C
cllmated, and most of the cases Of
sickness were of such diseases as yell
low fever, to the danger of which the
army had never before been subjected
The army has also been increased in
number since the Spanish war, and it
must be remembered, too, that the
men were much younger in these last
ten years, a large maj ority of them
being under thirty.
AS to the charge of increase in non
efficiency: During the canteen period,
the figures for this were thirty-nine
+bo,c,@J A.
hibitive period forty per thousand
bv similar reasons, and | know that
tie climatic conditions are responsible
for greater frequency, but less serious
ness n TIE complaints which put men
on the non-efflcient list, and this these
numbers do not show.
The reason for the increase in the
diseases of vice since the canteen was
abolished is simply that regular in
spection for these has been started in
the army since 1893. Since 1901 there
have been inspections at least twice a
month, and sometimes as often as
once week. AS for alcoholism,
only 10000 were treated during the
prohibition decade, in comparison to
10000 in the canteen time. The re-
naming charges may be met with
similar facts. No one who has any
knowledge of the army of late years
can fail to see that prohibition has
benefited and not injured it. Since
the abolition, the deposits made with
the paymasters have been tripled
AS for the establishment of saloons
and less respectable places of resort
near army posts, this has tended to
decrease rather than increase, since
the canteen was prohibited l re-
member certain experiences I had
with these in the west during the
canteen period, when soldiers were
robbed and even murdered in these
"hog ranches" as they were called
Such places are bound to spring up as
long as they are permitted by law.
There is no place in civil life for
the drinking man, any more than in
the army. Even respectable bars do
not make use of the services of heavy
drinkers. Statistics show that thir-