Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1916-09-22
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
of one hundred (1O0) sections of
school landS instead of twenty-five
f, (25) sections as now provided for,
to be sold in subdivisions of three
hundred and twenty (320) acres of
land to any one individual, company
or corporation.
| Be 1t resolved by the Legislature
OF the State OF Idaho
Section /. That Section Eight 81
Of Article Nine (9) OF the Constitu-
| tion of the State of Idaho be amend
ed to read as follows
| Section 8. It shall be the duty
Of 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
regulations as may be prescribed BY
law, and in such manner as Will Sc
cure the maximum possible amount
/ therefor: Provided. That no school
lands shall be sold for less than ten
t10) dollars per acre. No law shall
ever be passed by the legislature
granting any privileges to persons
who may have settled upon any such
public lands. subsequent to the sur
yey 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 that
the general grants OF land made by
Congress to the State shall be Judi
ciously 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
thereof In accordance with the terms
Of said grants; Provided, That not to
exceed One Hundred (1OO) sections
one year, and to be sold in subdi-
visions of not TO exceed Three Hun
dred and wenty 1920 acres OF land
to 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
election shall be as follows, to-wit:
That Saetion Eight (QA ~ Ar4toIa
Nine (9) of the Constitution of Ida
no be amended SO as TO permit the
sale Of One Hundred G00) sections
OF school land in place of Twenty
five l25) sections. to be sold In sub
divisions of not to exceed Three
Hundred and Twenty (32O) acres OF
land to any one individual, company
or corporation.
Section 3. The Secretary OF State
Is hereby authorized to make publl-
cation OF this Constitutional amend
ment in each county for al least ak
t6) consecutive weeks prior To 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 Representatives on the
Twenty-ninth day of January. 1915.
A. H. CONNER.
Speaker Of the House OF Repre-
This joint resolution passed the
Senate on the 18th day Of February,
1915.
HERMAN II. TAYLOR.
President OF the Senate.
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