Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1916-10-19
HERMAN H. TAYLOR,

HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 9
BY shottuck.
AN ACT
A JOINT RESOLUTION
PROPOSING AMENDMENT OF SEC
TION 8, ARTICLE OF THE
CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE
OF IDAHO; SUBMITTING TO
THE ELECTORS OF SAID STATE
FOR THEIR REJECTION OR AP-
PROVAL THE QUESTION OF
WHETHER SAID SECTION
SHOULD BE so AMENDED AS
TO PROVIDE FOR THE SALE oE
ONE HUNDRED (1O0) SECTIONS
OF SCHOOL LANDS INSTEAD OF
TWENTY-FIVE (25) SECTIONS
AS NOW PROVIDED FOR, TO
BE SOLD IN SUBDIVISIONS OF
THREE HUNDRED AND TWENTY
(32O) ACRES OF LAND TO ANY
ONE INDIVIDUAL, COMPANY OR
CORPORATION.
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEG
ISLATURE OF THE STATE OF
IDAHO:
Section 1. That Section Eight
(S) of Article Nine (9) OF the Con-
stitution of the State OF Idaho be
amended to read as follows:
Section s. 1t shall be the duty
of the State Board of Land Com
missioners to provide for the loca-
ton. protection, sale or rental Of
all the lands heretofore, or which
may hereafter be granted to the
State by the general government,
under such regulations as may be
prescribed by law, and in such
manner as will secure the maximum
possible amount therefor; Provided,
That no school lands shall be
sold for less than ten (10) dollars
per acre. No law shall ever be pass
ed by the legislature granting any
privileges to persons who may have
settled upon any such public lands,
subsequent to the survey thereof
by the general government, by which
the amount to be derived by the
sale, or other disposition of such
lands, shall be diminished, 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 judiciously
located and carefully preserved and
held in trust, subject to disposal at
public auction for the use and bene-
fit 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
timber on all State lands and for
the faithful application OF the pro,
ceeds thereof in accordance with
\he terms of said grants: Provided,
that not to exceed One Hundred
00) sections of school lands shall
sold in any one year, and to
sold in subdivisions of not to
coed Three Hundred and Twenty
acres of land to any one in
1al, company or corporation,
lion 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 Section, Eight (S) of Article
Nine (9) of the Constitution OF Ida
10 be amended so as to permit the
ale of One Hundred (100) sections
# school land in place of Twenty
I've (25) sections, to be sold in
of not to exceed Three
hundred and Twenty (320) acres
4 land to any one individual, COM
any or corporation.
Section 8. The Secretary OF State
J hereby authorized to make publ
alton of this Constitutional Amend.
lent in each county for at least
TX (6) consecutive weeks prior to
ne next general election in not less
ian. one newspaper Of general cir
llation published In each county.
This Joint Resolution passed the
touse Of Representatives on the
venty-ninth day of January, 1915.
A. H. CONNER, 0
Speaker of the House OF t
Representatives q
This Joint Resolution passed the q
enate on the 18th day of February, !.
s15.
HERMAN H. TAYLOR, =
President Of the Senate.
Sept. q, Oct. 2s) IL