Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1916-09-29
House Joint Resolution No. 8
BY SHATTUCK
A JOINT REsOLUTIoN

A JOINT RESOLUTION
proposing amendment OF Section 8,
Article of the Constitution of the
State of Idaho; submitting to the
electors OF said state for their rejec-
tion 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
(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 1t resolved by the Legislature
of the State of Idaho:
Section l. That Section Eight (s)
of Article Nine 80 OF the Constitu-
ton of the State of Idaho be amend
ed to read as follows:
/ Section 8. II 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 viii Sc
cure the maximum possible amount
therefor: Provided. That no school
lands shall be sold for less than ten
\ l10) dollars per acre. No law shall
ever be passed by the legislature
| granting any privileges 10 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 from the sale, or other dis
position OF such lands, shall be d.
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 TIN
faithful application Of the proceeds
thereof in accordance with the terms
] of said grants: Provided, That not te
exceed One Hundred (100) sections
of school lands shall be sold In any
one year, and to be sold In subdi-
visions OF not to exceed Three Hun
dred and twenty (320l acres OF land
to any one individual, company OF
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:
D That Section Eight CsD OF Article
Nine (91 OF the Constitution of Ida.
no be amended 80 az to permit the
sale of One Hundred 11e0l sections
I school land in place of Twenty
five t25) sections, TO be sold in sub
divisions Of not TO exceed Thres
hundred and Twenty l32O) acres Of
and TO any one individual, company
corporation.
Section 3. The Secretary OF Stat
, hereby authorized to make publ
alton Of this Constitutional amend
I nent in each county for at least ST
81 consecutive weeks prior 10 tn,
next general election IN not less thar
3ne newspaper Of general circuIa
ION published In each county.
7 This joint resolution passed tn
House OF Representatives on tn
Twenty-ninth dag Of January, 1915
A. H. CONNER,
Speaker Of the House Of Repre-
sentafives.
This joint resolution passed tn
Senate on the 18th day Of February
HERMAN Fl. TAYLOR.
President Of the Senate