The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1916-09-21
INITIATIVE PETITION

INITIATIVE PETITION
Initiative Petition Under Section 2O2.
215 OF the Constitution of the State OF
North Dakota, to change the seat Of gov
eminent Hntnt frem n The R.,r, SitY Of B iSa Gf1S in
New Rockford, in the County iS Of efi EDDY.
State of North Dakota,)
e" WIZ: the under:iened, being first duly
sworn, each for himself deposes and says
that he is a resident OF the County Of
kota, and a legal voter %thereof;. that he
personally signed his nam to this lnitia;
iiSs re'j ibersof kn a%d doe the be sebten pstit ana
and propose that Section 21,. Article -.
Of lhe Constitution Of the State of North
the provisions Of Section 202, Of Article
Is, Of the Constitution Of the State of
North Dakota, as amended and now in
Of said Section the words: Until July
ford, in the County Of E.dy,,on and after
First, the Seat of Government at the
CITY of siSmarek, in the County of Bur.
Gity of uH New ' RGskf ast; 1 IN the sn County at 'e of
Eddy. en- and after that date so that
said section 215 will thereafter read as
follows:
the Constitution of the state OF North
Dakota, is hereby amended to read as
follows:
Article -, Section 215. The following
public institutions of the State are per-
ma,ieitiy located at the places \herein-
ca!ly granted to it by the United states.
in the Net of Congress-, approved Feb.
rua.y ~ 1S sn,d to be disposed lisp of ana used
sembiy may prescribe subject to the linn
itatioms provided i'll the Article on school
and Public Lands contained in this Con-
cfjty q 'fn nis% TSYv IL in ,a tss Co GoYn # t Of 5 an
ts'p New S" soc H9ey ,s II ' the c Soa ss Of eaI Ed dssy
on ana after that date.
sG Sss3"5 T. M T5s s & fhe U Gi,y Sit Grand snS
'e TEird. IN The Fhe NgrieISitural College att the
City I, Of Fargo IN the S c c s OF Gass St : the
Barnes; and the Legislative Assembly in
acres of lam 70 for Normal schoo!s made in
the Net of Congress referred to shall,
grant the said Normal School at -ailey
(5N.00 acres, and said lands are hereby
appropriated to said institution for that
Filth. The School Cor. the Deaf and
! Dumb Of North Dakota, at the City of
Devils Lake, in the county s Of l;am N,
CITY StS af N1a n s9s' in t the County as''o cf M 10 one
Seventh. \ State Normal School at the,
City . IF Mayvilie, in the c"Tnty e; Of a Trai!i;
CONGRESS in Tie Act aforesaid for stalej
Normal schools, shall assign thirty
hereby located at Mayville. and the said,
lands are hereby appropriated for said
Eighth. a State Hospital for the ln-l
County of S%tutsman, and the Legislative
A{nx o,1sanA as snsi' Of a II. grshs of tY ismdy
made bv the Act of Congress aforesaid
for other educational and charitable In
endowment of said institution, and there
shall be located at or near the City of
Grafton, in the County of Walsh an in
grounds purchased by the Secretary Of
Tie Interior for a Penitentiary building,
And that such, proposed amendment pc
be voted upon by the people at the next
General Election for aplrova! or rejection,
and if approved by a sm ma''r r!ege @a AL r,, tne
ton, such amendment shall be referred
to the next Legislative assembly for APP
appyava Hf By re? sueE h.eg Dai live' assembly ffiy'i to
which it has been referred, such amend
ment shall again be submitted to the
people at the next General Election for
their approval or rejection as at the
previous General Election, in accordance
with the proyisions g Of tL sai g s Sec I'll t lo Hg2;
Ol liz SOIlSlllulloI1 " LiS 0S"S ~
Dakota as amended.
Subscribed and sworn to before me this
......day
County, North Dakota.
State of North Dak.ta,)
County ...............| 49,
first div sworn, dc;,ose and say, that the
persons whose names appear at Number
;ia ineiu mati.
ton, and each of them signed his name
thereto in lay presence; | belieye that
each has stated his name, post office and
residence correctly, and that each of SAID
signers is a legal voter OF the County o.
State OF NORTH
Dakota.
Subscribed and sworn to before me this
..........day
i(Notarial SeaD
Notary Public:
County, North Dakota.
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