The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1917-01-18
NORTH DAK0TA'S LEGISLATURE

made, etc.
| Sec. 57.-But the first sess
ion of the legislative assembly
may continve for a period Of
12O days, is eliminated in the
new draft.
In section 60 the word
people, is substituted for,
Legislative assembly,
Article 3. Sec. 12.-Fixes the
term of governor at four years.
Section 78 provides that the
lieutenant governor shall be
president of the senate but
shall have no vote except in
case of a tie.
Sec. 83.-Provides that all
state officials shall hold office
for term of four years.
Sec. 85.-Provides that the
governor shall have the same
salary as that now provided by
law.
Article 4 Sec. RELATES to the
jurisdiction of the supreme
court and provides that a four
fifths majority shall be necess-
ary to declare a law unconsti-
tutional.
Sec. 90. - Eliminates from
old section "a the words. or
the territory of Dakota
Sec. 94.-Provides for an in
crease in the membership Of
the new supreme court to seven
me mbers when the population
reaches one million.
tSec. 1O3, Provides for twelve
judicial districts instead of six.
Sec. 11O.-Provides for four
year term for county judges.
Article 5, Sec. 121, Provides
that to be qualified eloctor a
person must reside in the state
one year, in the county three
months instead of six and in
the precinct 80 days instead Of
90.
Sec. 124.-The general elect
ions shall be quadriennial.
Article 7. Sec. 738-Provides
that the stock and indebtedness
of a corporation shall not be in
creased without the consent of
those holding the larger
amount in value of the stock.
Article 8, 15O.-Fixing four
year term for county superin-
tendent of public instruction.
Article 9, 162. Enabling the
state to loan money up to half
the value of lands on first mort
gage loans, from the perman-
ent school fund and other edu.
cational funds. The loaning
power is now limited to one
third the value of the land.
Sec, 173.-Provides for quad
riennial elections and four years
terms for all county officers and
that the treasurer and sheriff
shall not serve more than two
terms in succession.
Sec. 2O3. public institut-
ions shall remain as now locat
ed by law. and all lands grant
ed to such institutions shall re-
main the property thereof.
Schedule, Sec. 3.-This con
stitution shall take effect and
be in full force Immediately
upon it's adoption by a majority
of all votes cast upon the ques-
ton.
The resolution accompanv-
ing the special election for pass
ing upon the new constitution
shall be held on the 21 of June.
1917. That not less than 30
days nor more than 80 days
prior thereto the secretary Of
state shall cause to be publish
ed a copy Of the proposed con-
stitution in one newspaper of
general circulation in the fol
lowing places: Bis marck. Val
lev City, Dickinson, Fargo,
Grand Forks, Devils Lake,
Minot and Williston. Notice
of election shall be published
in one paper in each county in
the state.
The preamble to the new
constitution recites the mani
fest desire of the people to i'm
prove their economic conditi On
and to broaden the scope of the
functions, duties and powers of
certain. departments of the
state government as indicated
at the last general election and
that the present constitution at
this date prohibits the doing of
those things by the present
legislative assembly and that
the legislative asse mbly being