The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-01-13

| Sec 94.-PrOvtdes Tor increase OF
membership in supreme court to sew
en- when the states population shall
have reached a million.
Sec. .103.-Provides for twelve judi.
cial districts instead OF six. Z
Sec 11O.-Proyides four-years term
for county Judge. .@#% +'gA-"
Article 5, Sec. 121-Amended ia
: Tread: EVERY male person ~" who
shall have resided in the state one
year, in the county three months and
in the precinct 30 days next proceed.
ing any election, shall be deemed a
qualified elector at such election.
Sec. '124.-The general elections of
the state shall be quadriennial.
Article 7, Sec. 13S.-"The stock and
Indebtedness Of corporations shall not
be increased except in pursuance Of
general law, nor without the consent
of persons holding the larger amount
in value of the stock first obtained at
a meeting to be held after 60 days
notice given! in pursuance of stock or
bonds by any corporation. H. I
Article s, Sec. 150.--Fixing four
years term for the county superin.
tendent of schools. Va ~.r
Article 9, Sec. 162.-Enabling state
to loan money up to half the value Of
lands on first mortgage loans, from the
permanent school fund and other edu-
cational funds Loaning power now
Limited to one.third actual value Of
land.
Sec. 173.-Provides Quadriennial
county elections four years terms for,
all county officials and that sheriff
and treasurer shall not serve more
than two terms in succession: ~ =.
I Institutions. Located.
Sec. 2O2.-All public institutions OF.
the state shall be and remain as now
located by law, and all lands granted
to any such institutions shall be and
remain the property thereof.
Immediate Effect.
Schedule, Sec. 3.-This constitution
shall take effect and be in full force
Immediately upon adoption by ma
jority Of all votes cast upon the ques-
ton.
The Resolution.
Now, therefore, be it resolved by
the house of representatives, the SEN
ate concurring, this the foregoing con-
stitution be submitted to the people
of this state for adoption or rejection
at special election to be held the
last Wednesday in June, A. D. 1917,
in all the voting precincts of this
state, said election to be participated
in by all the legal electors Of the
state and governed by the election
laws governing elections so far as the
same are applica Bile hereto.
Not less than 80 nor more than 60
days prior to this date the secretary.
of state is to cause a copy of the con-
stitution to be published in one news
paper of general circulation at Bis
marck, Valley City, Dickinspn,; Fargo.
Grand Forks, Devils Lake, Minot and
,, Williston. Notice of the election is to
be published in one newspaper in each
county of the state. .~.
The Preamble.
The preamble with which the league
precedes its constitution reads:
Whereas the people Of the state Of
North Dakota, desiring to improve the
economic conditions under which they.
live and to broaden the scope Of the
functions, duties and powe rs Of GER
tain departments of state and govern.
ment, and to that end did in the 1916
general election emphatically declare
in favor of state owned and operated
terminal elevator system, and state
owned and operated flour mills and
other things of like nature. to- the
end that the people Of the state of
North Dakota should be enabled to
control to a larger degree the market.
ing of the products of this state and
should conserve to those whose labor
produces the same the benefits and
advantages of such production, and
whereas the constitution of this state
at this date prohibits the doing of
those things by this legislative assem-
bly, which are necessary to successful
ly carrying out the mandate of the
people as expressed at the polls, and
this legislative assembly being mind
full of the duties imposed upon it and
the high trust and confidence reposed
in it by the people of this state, and
with intent and purpose and with an
eye single to the faithful performance
Of that trust. the legislative assembly
has prepared proposed constitution
reading as follows.
Taxation Of Railroads.
Sec. 165.-The Legislative assembly
may by law provide for the payment
of per centum of gross earnings Of
railroad companies, street car COM
panies, sleeping car and dining car
companies. express companies, tele-
graph and telephone companies and
all corporations. companies or indi-
viduals doing business within the
state as common carrier Of freight,
passengers or messages. either direct
ly or indirectly, to be paid in lieu Of
all state, county, township and school
taxes on property used exclusively in
and about the prosecution Of the bust
ness of such companies as common
carriers: but no real estate of said
corporation shall be exempted from
taxation, in the same manner and on
the same basis as other real estate is
taxed, except roadbed, right of way,