The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-11-04
GOVERNING SALE OF SCHOOL
LANDS.
coNcuRRENr DISSOLUTION.

Is, B. No. 1870. w. Plain.)
Concurrent Resolution to amend
Section 1853 of the Constitution Of the
State of North Dakota, Governing
the Sale of school Lands to Railroad
Be 1t Resolved by the Senate of the
State of North Dakota, the House OF
Representatives ~Concurring:
The following proposed amendment
to the Constitution of the State of
North Dakota, adopted by the Eleventh
Legislative. Assembly of the. State OF
North Dakota, and by 1T refsrred 70 the
Twelfth Legislative assembly of said
state for approval or rejection Is here
by agreed to and such amendment shall
be submitted to the qualified electors
OF the state at the next genera elec-
cordance with the provisions OF sec.
ton 2O2 of the Constitution OF the
State Of North Dakota.
AMENDMENT.) Article 8, Section
1853 of the Constitution of the state OF
North Dakota, is amended SO as TO read
as follows:
Section 15s. No land hall be SOLD
for less than the appraised value, and
in no case for less than ten dollars per
acre. The purchaser shall pay one
fifth of the price in cash, and the re-
naming f~our-ffths as follows:
One-ffth in Ave years, one-ifth on
or before the expiration of ten years.
and one-ffth on or before the expira-
ton of fifteen years, and one~hfth on
OF DeIOE6 the GXplTdIlOu VI GtWSA4Ny
years, with interest at the rate of not
less than five per cent per annum, pay
able annually in advance. provided,
that when payments are made before
due they shall be made at an interest
paying date, and n years Interest In
advance shall be paid on all money 90
paid. All sales shall be held at the
county seat Of the county in which the
be at public auction and to the highest
bidder, after. sixty days advertisement
of the same in a newspaper OF general
circulation In the vicinity or ne land
to be sold, and one at the seat of gov
eminent. Such lands as shall not have
been specially sub-divided shall be of
fered in tracts OF o~ne-quarter section,
and those sub-divided in the smallest
subdivision. All lands designated for
sale and not sold within two years
after appraisal shall be reappraised be-
for such lands shall issue until pay
ment is made for the anne provided
that the land contracted to 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 n year remain unpaid un-
til the first Monday in October Of the
following year. then thereupon the
contract Of sale for such lands shall,
If he board of university and school
lands so determine become null n
void. Any lands under the provisions
of Section 1853 Of the Constitution OF the
state of North Dakota hat have here
tofore been sold. may be paid for, ex-
cept as to interest, as provided, fur
Their, that any school or institution
lands that may be- required for town
site purposes, school II sites.
church sites, cemetery sites sites for
other educational or charitable insti-
buttons. public parks, fair grounds.
public highways, railroad right of way
or for other railroad uses and purposes,
reservoirs for the storage OF water for
irrigation, drain bitches or irrigation
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 adj
vance at the time of sale, or at AM
time thereafter, and patent issued
therefor, when principal and interest
are paid.