The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-10-04
Constitutional Amendments

To Amend Section 2O2 in Article IS
as amended by Article Is OF Amend
Changes method of adopting amend
ments, to the constitution proposei by
that when such amendment is agreed
to by majority Of the members
elected to each house, it shall be SUD
mitted to the electors: onhts prov's'H Oh
advertised for three months and re-
ferred to the next Legislative assembly.
Omits provision that amendments shaN
be submitted in such. manner that the
electors shall vote for or against each
Of such amendments. separately.
/ Reduces the number, Of signers re-
quired to initiative petition to amend
the constitution, from, mt least twenty
each Of not less than one-half OF the
counties OF the state, TO, twenty
thousand electors mt large.
Changes the time Of filing the pet.t
least one hundred and twenty day"
Omits requirement that after pelng
approved by the people amenamie3n I
Provides that. all provision. Of the
constitution relating to the submission
and adoption OF measures by initiative
petition. and on referendum petition
shall apply to the submission ana
adoption Of amendments to the con-
stItutiOn of the state. 49,,
Taxation.
To amend Section. 117s Of Article II
a. amended by Article 40 OF Amenl-
ments. by emitting the words, and
shall be flevied and collected for public
purposes only. and by adding the
words, the Legislature may ny law .s.
property from taxation and within the
meaning Of this section; fixtures. build
lngs. and improvements OF every cnat-
scter. whatsoever 1pon l"n "a 'h orc. NJ
ms restricted by this article. the leEis-
lature may provide for raising revenue
and fixing the situs OF all property for
the purpose Of taxation. /.
Hail Indemnity.
/. To amend Section 1T in Article H.
changes provision relating to assess.
ment of Improvements on, land, to
provision authorizing tax on lanos
ers of growing crops against damages
Ny hail. ~'., '..
Debt Limit. ~, +
j. To amend Section 1872 in Article IL
changes the debt limit from two hum
drcd thousand dollars exclusive Of
what may be the debt OF North DN-
kOta mt the time of the adoption Of
this cdnstitutisn; by provision, thai
all bonds In excess of two million
dollars shall be secured by~frst mort
gaees upon real estate in amounts not
to exceed One-half OF it's value; q,
upon real md persOnal property Oi
state owned utilities. enterprises OI
industries, In amounts not exceeding
it's value, and provided, further. thai
the state shall not issue or guaranteed
bonds upon property OF state Ownet
utilities, enterprises or Industries II
excess af Ten Million Dollars.
Public Ownership Of Indus.
tries.
To amend Section 1855 In Article 7.
as amended by Article IS OF Amend
ment.
Authorizes the state. any county, o.
city, to make internal improvements
or to engage I'm any industry, enter
prise. or business. not prohibited b!
Article 20 OF the Constitution.
Certificate of Initiative Pc
tition.
We, the undersigned, William Lemks
H. l.. Elliott, H. E. More, and Georg'
"A. Totten, IT., citizens, residents AM
qualified electors of the State of Nortl
Dakota, hereby certify to the best o
our knowledge, information and be-
lief, as follows:
FIRST: That the Initiative Peti
ton for proposed amendments OF tn
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