The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1916-09-22

of the constitution of the State of
Idaho, submitting TO the electors of
said state for their rejection or APP
prevail the question of whether said
section should so amended as to
provide for the sale of one hundred
(100) sections of school lands in
stead of twenty-five (25) sections
as now provided for, TO be sold in
subdivisions of three hundred and
twenty 1920 acres of land to any
one individual, company, or corpor-
alton.
Be it resolved by the Legislature
of the State of Idaho.
Section l. That Section eight (S)
of Article nine (9) of the Constitu-
ton of the State of Idaho be amend
ed to read as follows:
Section 8. 1t shall be the duty of
/ the State Board of Land Commiss-
/ toner's to provide for the location,
protection, sale or rental of all the
I lands heretofore, or which may here
after be granted to the state by the
| general government. under such reg
ulations 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
! (1O) 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
vey thereof by the general govern
ment, by which the amount to be de-
rived by the sale, or other disposi-
ton of said lands, shall be diminish
ed, directly or indirectly. The legis-
lature shall, at the earliest practic-
able period, provide by law that the
general grants of land made by con-
gress to the state shall be judicious-
" located and carefully preserved
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 we're
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 (10O) sec
tions of school lands shall be sold in
any one year, and to be sold in sub
divisions of not to exceed three hun
dred and twenty (S20) 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:T That Sec
ton eight Isl of article nine 60 OF
the constitution of Idaho be amend
ed so as to permit the sale of one
hundred t1O0l sections of school
land in place of twenty-five $3.50
sections, to be sold in subdivisions OF
not to exceed three hundred and
twenty (S20) acres of land to any
one individual company or corpor.
: lation.
Section s. The Secretary of State
is hereby authorized TO make pub
lication of this constitutional am
endment in each county for at leas
: six cd consecutive weeks prior L
| the next general election in not les:
than one newspaper of general cir
/ culation published In each county.
This joint resolution passed the
House of Representatives on tht
twenty-ninth day of January, 1915
A. H. Conner,
Speaker of the House of Rep
resentatives.
This Joint Resolution passed thu
Senate on the 18th day of February
1915.
Herman H. Taylor,
President of the Senate.