The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-10-25
PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO THE
CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE
.E OF NORTH DAKOTA (

y PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO THE ,
CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE :
OF NORTH DAKOTA
upon land shall be deemed personal property.
The property of the United States and of the
state, county and municipal corporations and
property used rexeusiyey for seh99 relig,ous,
Shall be exempt from taxation. Except as re-
stricted by this Article, the legislature may
provide for raising revenue and fixing the situs
E. s tai ali l0F taxes s ana Exemptions
force when this amendment IS adopted shall
remain in force until otherwise provided t}by
statute. D. - s." &c ~ t,5, ..j = -.
( 10 amend Section III in Article i, changes
lnents of land, to provision authorizing tax on
land for the purpose of irldemnifying owners
of growing crops against damages by hail.,
, Shall Section III in Article il be amended
Section III in Article III. The legislature
may by law provide for the levy and collection
of. an acreage tax on lands within the state: IN
TIA in Articlctll Of the Constitution Inc
proceeds of such tax shall be used to indemnify
the owners of growing crops Against. danagss
for public roads rights Of. way Of common car:
riers, mining, manufacturing or pasturagc may
be exempt from such tax = i @
To amend Section 1s2 il Article II, changes
the debt limit from two hundred THOUSAND DOL
lars exclusive of what may be the debt OF, North
Dakota at the time Of the adoption OF this con-
stitutio,1 BY provision, that all bonds in excess
Of two nlion dollars shall be secured by tlrst
MORTGAGES upon rea estate IN amounts , 5e aot an1
personal property Of state, owned utilities, enter
priscs or industries, in amounts, not exceeding
it's value, and provided further that the state
shall not issue or guarantee bonds upon prop
crty Of state owned Utilities, enterprises or
industries in excess of Ten Million Dollars;
Shall Section lss in Article II be amended
" section ,1sa in Article IL. The state may
issue or guarantee the payment OF bonds, pro.
.vided that all bonds in excess 81 two million
dollars shall be secured by inst mortgages upon e
real estate in amounts not to exceed ons-h or
its value: or upon real and PERSONAL property
Of stateowned utilities, enterprises or industries
in amounts not excerding its value, ana pro;
guarantee bonds upon property of state-ow'cd
Utilities, enterprises or industries in excess o.
ten million dollars - : Z y
No future Indebtedness shall BE- incurred by
the state unless evidenced by a bond issue, :,
which shall be authorizcdt by law for certain
purposes, TO be clearly defined. Every law
authorizing, 4 bond issue shall provide Tor! levy
Ing an anhnal3tax, Or make other provisions;
Sufficient TO pay the interest sem-annuaily, ana
the principal within thirty years from the
passage of such law, and shall specially ap.'
rropriate the proceeds OF suen 'ax' 81 nrnc;.
nal and interest, and SUCH appropriation shall
not be repealed nor the tax or other provisions
discontinue until such debt 9G'h p M dsbt ann
excess Of the limit named herein snail pc m
CURED except for the purpose of repeillng IN.
yasion, suppressing insurrection,, defending te
S l;e' fense in case Of threatened hostiities
TO amend Section 1s5 in Article IL as
amended by Article Is of Amendment. ".
" Authorizes thc state, any county, Or cltyrsto
make internal -mproyeeIts 0f 70 pro
hibitcd Wy Article 20 of the Constitution. III ,,
Shall Section 1s5 in. Article y be amended End
to read as follows, N.sE =,
Article 1sI Of Amendment. Tie state, any
county or city may make internal improvements
and NAV engage in any industry, enterprise or
business not prehio,teSaDy nf.tae nor anv
noIiHcal subdivision thereof shall otherwise
loaf, or give its credit or make donations 20
or in aid of any individual. asseeiat,on or cor.
noration except for reasonable support OF ting
moor. nor subscribe ID or become the owner OF
capital stock in any association or corporato '
The following resolutions were passed by the
Board of County Commissioners Of Hurieigh
e esat sa ID e. creating an
run at large in Stock Districts numbers one
and five,t which question will be submitted to
the electors of Stock Districts numbers one
and five at the general election to be nclo on
November 9th, 1918
Il ~ 5. September 9Th. 1918
Moved by Commissioner Ward and seconded
by Commissioner Patterson that the stock dis
trict formerly created by the Board OF lounty
Commissioners comprising the entire county OF
gurieigh be- cancelled ad set asde ama 'n az
B,rlcigh five stock districts AND the tity OF
Bismarck shall not be included IN any OF me
said stock districts SO established: Comm: DIS
trict No.sl shall be- known as stock lstrict
10. No. i, outside Of the City Of Bismarck Coihm
District No. : ll>be known as Stock Dis.
trict No.-a Comm. District No. shall be
trict No.,A shall be known as Stock District No
| i, and Comm. District No. s. shall be known as
Stock District No. 5, not i9cluding any part OF
the city of Bismarck. These districts when are
have this question Submitted TO the electors BY
October ist, bis. asking that stock in their
% On roll call Commissioners Patterson, Ward
ana feos'lonl so'S October 7th, 1872,
| Tht. following resolution was introduced by
Commissioner Ward who moved its adoption
\ which seconded by Commissioner Pesonen.
Whereas, this Board has been petitioned b..
more than $3.50 of the qualified electors OF
Stock District No, and Stock District No. 8,
asking that stock be permitted to run at large
/ in said stock Districts as follows:
| 18TH and May, 1st, andlin Stock District No,
Is, between November 18th and April 9TH.
This Board finds that said petitions are i'll
compliance with law and contain the required
/ number of signers.
i Therefore be it resolved that the prayer of
!. the petitioners be and is hereby granted and
4 said districts, between the dates specified in
1.-The petitions. Provided, however, that hogs
are not permitted to run at large at any time
| in said stock districts.
On roll call Commissioners Pesoncn,S Ward
4 and Patterson voted aye.
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