The Bismarck tribune., 1918-10-31

PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO THE
! CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE
I OF NORTH DAKOTA
upon sand shall be deemed personal property.
The property of the United States and of the
state, county. and municipal corporations and
property used exclusively for school, religious,
shalt be exempt from taxation. Except as re-
stricted by this Article, the legislature may
provide for raising revenue and fixing the sitts
Provided that ali taxes and exemptions in
force when this amendment is adopted shall
remain in force until otherwise provided by
To amend Section III IN Article II, changes
i provision relating to assessment of improve
ments Of land, to provision authorizing tax on
land for the purpose of indemnifying owners
of growing crops against damages by hail.
Shall Section III lin Article IL be amended
Section ~ in Article II. The legislature
may by law provide for the levy: and collection
of an acreage tax on lands within the state in
addition to the limitations specified III Section
Liza in Article IL of the Constitution. The
proceeds, ,of such tax shall be used to indemnify
the owners of growing crops against damages
| for public roads rights OF way of common car.
riers, mining, manufacturing or pasturage may
| be exempt from such tax
To amend Section ls2 in Article -, 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-
stitution; by provision, that all bonds in excess
Of two million dollars shall be secured by first
| ,lnyf yfunT rfp1
exceed one-half of its value; or upon real and
personal property. of state owned utilities, enter
prises or industries, i'll amounts, not exceeding
its value, and provided further, that the state
shall not issue guarantee bonds upon prop.
erty OF state owned utilities, enterprises or
industries in excess Of Ten Million Dollars:
Shall Section 1872 in Article II be amended
Section 1ss in Article -. The state may
issue or guarantee the payment OF bonds, pro.
vided 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
its value; or, upon real and personal property
Of stateowued utilities. enterprises or industries
in AMOUNTS not exceeding its value, and pro.
vidcd further, that the state shall not issue or
guarantee bonds upon property of stateowned
utilities. enterprises or industries in excess Of
ten million dollars. ~. 49,.
No future Indebtedness shall be ncurfSd by
the state unless evidenced by "a bond issue,
which shall be authorized by law. for certain
purposes, to be clearly defined. Every law
ing an annual ta& or make other provisions,
sufficient to pay the interest semi-annually, and
the rsincipal within thirty years from the
ptopriate the proceeds of such tax, lor of such
other privisions, to the payment of said princi-
pal and interest, and such appropriation shall
discontinue until such debt, both principal and
interest, shall have ben paid. i No debt in
excess of the limit named herein shall be in.
Cured except for the purpose of repelling in
ipr incp defending
state in time of war or to proyide for the pub
lie defense in case of threatened hostilities.
To- amend Section 1s5 in Article ~ as
amended by Article IS Of Amendment.
make. internal improvements, or to engage in
any industry, enterprise, or business, not pro.
hibited BY Article 90 of the Constitution.
Shall Section Sc isS IN Article Il be amended
" Section 1s5 in Article IL as amended by
Article is Of Amendment. The state. any
county or city may make internal improvements
business, not prohibited by Article 20 OF the
Constitution, but neither the state nor. any
political subdivision thereof shall otherwise
+ OF in aid of any individual, association OF: cor
poraton except for reasonable support of the
poor, nor subscribe to or become the owner of
capital stock in any association or corporation.
The following resolutions were passed by the
Board of County Commissioners of Bureigh
County, n. D., creating new stock Districts
within said County and permitting stock to
run at large. in Stock Districts numbers one
a the electors elect o Of Stock Distriets numbers one
and five at the general election to be held on
November 5th, l9lS. 4e.
The resolutions are as follows:.
SoNf ayroha
Moved by. Commissioner Ward and seconded
by Commissioner Patterson that the stock dis.
trict formerly created by the Board of County
Bureigh be cancelled and set aside and that
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 Districr
No. /. outside OF the City of Bismarck. Comm.
District No. 2 shall be known as Stock Dis
trict No. 2; Comm. District No,S s sbali be
known Stock District No. 8; Comm. Dis.
trict No: shall be known as Stock District No.
!, and Comm. District No: shall be known as
Stock District No. ;, not including any. part of
the city of Bismarck. These districts which are
interested in having stock run at large may
have this question submitted to the electors by
October list, 1915, asking that stock in their
district be permitted to run at large.
On roll call Commissioners Patterson, Ward
and Hedstrom voted aye.
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The following resolution was introduced by
Commissioner Ward who moved its adoption
which seconded by Commissioner PesoneI,.,
Whereas, this Board has been petitioned by
more than $50 OF the qualified electors OF
Stock District No. and Stock District No. 5,
asking that stock be permitted to run at large
in said stock Districts as follows: SsS
In Stock District No. 1, between November
5tll and May 1st, and in. Stock District No.
s. between November 18th and April 18th.
ThA Board finds that, said petitions arr: in
compliance with law and contain the required
number of signers.
Therefore be it resolved that the prayer of
the petitioners be and is hereby granted and
stock are hereby permitted to run at large in
said districts. between the dates specified in
the petitions. Provided, however, that hogs
[>are not permitted to run at large at any tune
in said stock districts.
On roll call Commissioners Pesonen, Ward
and Patterson voted aye.
First Publication, Bismarck Tribune, Oct "a,
1919 Run Oct. "a 90. 26. 2a. 90. 40 81