Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1916-10-20
House joint Resolution No. 3
BY SHATTUCK
A JOINT RESOLUTION

A JOINT RESOLUTION
proposing amendment of Section s,
Article of the Constitution of the
state of Idaho; submitting to the
electors Of said state for their rejec-
ton or approval the question of
whether said section should be so
amended as to provide for the sale
If one hundred (1001 sections Of
school lands instead of twenty-five
t25I sections as now provided for,
to be sold in subdivisions OF three
hundred and twenty 1920 acres OF
land to any one individual, company
II corporation.
BE il resolved by the Legislature
II the State of Idaho:
Section ! That Section Eight CD
II Article Nine C9) of the Constitu
ton of the State OF Idaho be amend
d to read as follows:
Section s. II shall be the duty
If the State Board Of Land Commits
sioners to provide for the location,
protection, sale or rental Of all the
lands heretofore. or which may here
after be granted to the State by the
general government, under such
equations as may be prescribed by
law, and In such manner as will So.
cure the maximum possible amount
therefor Provided, That no school
lands shall be sold for less than ten
100 dollars per acre. No Law shall
yer be passed by the legislature
sranting any privileges to persons
who may have settled upon any such
oublic lands, subsequent TO the sur.
fey thereof by the general govern
ment, by which the amount to be de-
rived from the sale, or other dis
position of such lands, shall be di=
minished. directly or indirectly. The
/ Legislature shall. at the earliest
/ practicable period. provide by law thai
! hegeneral grants OF land made by
| Congress to the State shall be judi.
! eiously located and carefully pre-
served and held in trust, subject to
disposal at public auction for the use
/ and benefit of the respective objects
+ for which said grants OF lands were
made. and the Legislature shall pro
vide for the sale OF said lands from
time to time and for the sale OF tim
+ Der on all State lands and for the
faithful application OF the proceeds
hereof in accordance with the terms
Of said grants Provided, That not to
| exceed One Hundred (I00) sections
/ II school lands shall be sold In any
one year, and to be sold In subdi-
visions Of not to exceed Three Hun
dred and twenty t320) acres Of land
! 20 any one individual. company or
corporation.
Section 2. The question to be
| submitted to the electors OF the
State of Idaho at the next general
lection shall be as follows. to-wit:
That Section Eight 49, of Article
Nine 80 Of the Constitution Of Ida
no be amended so as to permit the
sale of One Hundred Cf0O) sections
II school land in place of Twenty
five $3.50 sections. 10 be sold in sub
divisions of not TO exceed Three
Hundred and Twenty (3z01 acres Of
land to any one individual. company
or corporation
Section 3. The Secretary Of State
is hereby authorized to make publ
cation Of this Constitutional amend
nent in each county for at least six
80 consecutive weeks prior 10 the
next general election In not less than
one newspaper of general circula-
ton published in each county.
This Joint resolution passed the
House of Representative on the
Twenty-ninth day OF January, 1915
A. n CONNER.
Speaker Of the House Of Repre-
seutatives
This Joint resolution passed tho
Senate on the 18th day OF February
1915
HERMAN II TAYLOR.
President Of the Senate