Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1916-10-06
House Joint Resolution No. 3
RY 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 az to provide for the sale
81 one hundred (1O0I sections OF
school lands instead OF twenty-five
(25l sections as now provided for,
to be sold In subdivisions OF three
hundred and twenty t32O) acres of
land to any one individual. company
or corporation.
Be ID resolved by the Legislature
of the State of Idaho:
Section /. That Section Eight 90
OF Article Nine CD of the Constitu-
ton of the State of Idaho be amend
ed to read as follows:
Section s. 1T shall be the duty
Of the State B6ard 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
regulations as may be prescribed by
( law. and in such manner as will Sc
cure the maximum possible amount
Il LASEGADE. EEONlnGAl@ mat WD GGHDOt
lands shall be sold for less than ten
1 10l dollars per acre. No law shall
+ ever be passed by the legislature
! granting any privileges TO persons
who may have settled upon any gHch
public lands, subsequent TO the sur
vey thereof By the general govern
ment, by which the amount to be de-
rived from the eale, or other die
position OF such lands. shall be di-
minished, directly or indirectly The
Legislature shall. at the earliest
practicable period. provide by law that
the general grants of land made BY
Congress to the State shall be Judi.
siously located and carefully pre-
served and held in trust, subject &
disposal at public auction for the uss
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 proceed
thereof in accordance with the term
Of said grants: Provided, That not Il
exceed One Hundred (100) section
of school lands shall be sold i'm an.
one year. and to be sold In subdl
visions of not 10 exceed Three Hun
dred and twenty $500 acres of Ian,
to any one individual. company 0
corporation.
Section 2. The question TO b
submitted to the electors Of tn
State Of Idaho At the next genera
election shall be as follows, fo-wit
That Section Eight 49, OF Artfcl
Nine (9) o. the Constitution Of Ids
no be amended 20 az to permit IN
sale Of One HUNDRED l1001 section
u school Land in place Of Twenty
!. five l25l sections. 20 be sold In sul
divisions of mot to exceed Thre
Hundred and Twenty ts20I acres {
land 20 any one individual, cOmpan
or corporation.
Section 3. The Secretary OF Stat
3 hereby authorized TO make publ
d cation of this Constitutional amend
menL IN. each county Tor at least 81
N ~ consecutive weeks prior to II
next general election in not less tha
u one newspaper Of general clrcui;
Iion published In each county.
This joint resolution passed n
House OF Representative on Il
q. Twenfy-ninsh dag Of January, 1 81
A. n. CONNER,
Speaker OF the House of Repr
sentatIvss.
This Joint resolution passed Il
Senate on the 18th -day 81 Februar
1915.
HERMAN r. TAYLOR.
President Of the geuat