The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-11-04

PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO THE
CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE
| OF NORTH DAKOTA ,''s@.
upon land shall be deessed personal property.
The property of the United States and of the
state county and municipal corpor atoms aud
property used exclusively for sshoo. religious,
shall BE- exempt from taxation. Except as re.
stricted by this ARTICLE, the legislature may
provide for raising revenue and fixing the situs
S hs Of axao
force when this amendment is adopted shall
remain i'll force until otherwise provided by
statute. - e..
To amend Section III in Article II, changes
mehts of land, to provision authorizing tax on
land for the purpose of indemnifying owners
i1npi in Ares Fl BE- by shielded
to read as follows, >&A. ~. ~&4. z
Section III in Article, H.. The Legislature
m may by law provide for the levy and collection
addition to the limit atons specified in Section
IA in Article II of the Constitution. The
proceeds Of such tax shall be used to indemnify
the owners OF growing crops against damages
| by hail. provided that lands, used exclusively
for public roads rights of way of common car.
r'ers, mining, manufacturing or pastnrage may
0e exempt rom Sue': TAX. ~ r..1 30
f.. i. ats ~ &z@, III
To amend Section ! e in Article ~, change.
the debt limit from two hundred thousand dol
lars exclusive Of what may be the debt Of North
Dakota at the time of The sdoption Of this con.
ct hHr %1o<o II hnol RI s,A
Of two million dollars shall be secured by first
mortgages upon real estate in amounts not to
exceed one;haIf of its vah1e; OF upon real and
personal property Of state owned utilities, enter
prises or industries. in amounts. not exceeding
| its value, and provided further, that the state
shall not issue OF guaranty bonds upon prop.
industries in excess Of Ten Million Dollars
Shall Section lsa in ARTICLE IL be amended
to read as follows: - * y. !,
Section 1872 in Article II. The state may
issue or guar antee the payment of bonds pro-
vded that all bonds in excess of two million
dollars shall be secured by first mortgages upon
real estate in amounts not to exceed one half OF
it's value; or upon! real and personal property
Of state-owned utilities, enterprises industries
in amounts not exceeding its value. and pro-
vided5 further, that the state shalh not issue or
utilities, enterprises or industries in excess 81
ten million dollars. s1as =. III:
the state unless evidenced by.-a bond issue,
which shall be authorized by law for certain
purposes to be clearly defined. Every law
s ar annual naee pro S
sufficient to pay the interest sensannually. and
the principal within thirty years from the
passage Of such laT and l,s shall specially . ap
other ptivisions, to the! payment of said princi.
pal and interest, and such appropriation shall
be pesd the ts Or Gh s"d
interest, shall have ben paid. No debt in
excess: Of the limit named herein shall be; in.
CURED except for the purpose Of, repeling in:
vasion,- suppressing Instruction, defending the
state in time of war or to provide for the pub.
lie defense in case of threatened hostilities.
To amend Section 1856 in Article ~ as
amended by Article, II of amendment.
make internal improvements. Or to engage in
any industry, enterprise, or business. not pro.
sba Isl g. in Ace s Se amended
to read as follows: I. r
Section ls5 in Article 10 as amended by
county or city may make internal improvements
and may engage in any industry, enterprise or
business. not prohibited by Article 20 of the
Constitution but neither the state any
loan or give its credit or make donations to
or in aid Of any individual association or cor
poration except for reasonable SUPPORT Of the
poor, nor subscribe to or become the owner of
capital stock in any association OF corporation.
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The following resolutions were passed by the
Board of County Commissioners of Rurleigh
w whn said creating anS
run at large in Stock Districts numbers one
and five, which question will be submitted to
the, electors of Stock Districts numbers one
November 9th, 1918.
The resolutions are az follows:
Moved by Commissioner Ward and seconded
by Commissioner Patterson that the stock dis
trict formerly, created by :he Board Of County
Rrs h nd ns .ad.
there now be established In said County of =
Burleigh FIVE stock districts and the City of
said stock districts so established: Comm. Dis.
trict No. shall be known as Stock District
No !, outside .ofthe City Of Bismarck. Comm.
DIS, Nc sa q ns k9ex Ma as Dis
known as Stock District No. 3; COMM Dis.
trict No. 4 shall be known as Stock District No.
4, and Comm. District No. s shall be knownsas
tire city Of Bismarck. These districts which are
Interested. III having stock run at large may
have this question submitted to the electors by
presenting petitions to this board on. or before
October LIST, 1918, asking that stock in their
district be permitted to ruin at large.
On rsll call Commissioners Patterson, Ward
and Hedstrom voted aye.
80 October 7th, 1918
The. following resolution was introduced by
Commissioner Ward who moved its adoption
which seconded by Commissioner Pesonen.
Whereas, this Board has been petitioned by
more than 25ee OF the qualified electors Of
Stock District No. and Stock District Ne. s.
asking that stock be permitted to Fun Sat large :,
in said stock Districts follows: Y
& In Stock District No. L, betweepS November
18th and May 1st, and in Stock district No.
5, between November 18th and 1Aprl 18th.
d This Board finds that said petitions are in
compliance with law and contain the required
number of signers.
Therefore be if resolved that the prayer of
the petitioners be and is hereby granted and
stock are; hereby permitted 10 run at large in
said districts. between the dates specified in
the petitions. Provided, however, that hogs
are not permitted to run A large at.any time
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