The Bismarck tribune., 1918-10-30

PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO THE
CONSTlTUTIONyOF THE STATE
V =. OF NORTH DAKOTA >s.> "
upon Land, shall be deemed personal property.
| The property of the United States and OF the
state, county and municipal, corporations and
property i,sed. exclusively for school, religious,
cemetery charitable or other public purposes
striced by this Article, the legislature may
provide for raising revenue and fixing the situs
Of all property for the purpose of taxation.
force. when this amendment is adopted Shall
remain in force until otherwise provided by
statute. ~. .rr-eE -s -. .ss} /. .-.
To amend Section III in Article II, changes
provision ;elating to assessment of improve.
ments Of land, to provision authorizing tax on
land for the purpose of nden,nifying owners
of growing crops against damages by hail -
Shall Section IT in Arsiclelll be amended
Section l77 in Article l1.t The legislature
may Ay la& provide for the levy and collection
Of, an |acreage tax on lands within the state, in
addition Ito the limitations specified in Section
IA i'll Article IL of the Constitution. The
proceeds OF slitli tax shall be used to indemnify
the owners OF growing, crops against damages
for PUBLIC roads rights of way of common
rers, mining, manufacturing 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-;
stt,tior; by provision, that all bonds in excesye
of two million dollars shall be secured BY first
exceed one-half of its value; or upon real and {
personal property of state owned utilities. enter
its value and provided further, that the state \
shall not issue guarantee bonds upon prop
eerty Of state owned utilities enterpriSes oJ
Shall Section 1ss in Article II be amended
to read as follows: -
Section lss nsArticle AZ. The state may
sss l{ hs hi psst sssss S bSd cs
dollars, shall be secured by first mortgages upon
real estate in amounts not to exceed one-lalf of
its value; or upon! real and personal property
of state-owned utilities, enterprises industries
in amounts not exceeding its value, and pro- &
vided further, that the state shall not issue or
guarantee bends upon property Of state-owned
utilities, enterprises or industries i'll excess of
ten million dollars Z. ~
y No future Indebtedness shall be incurred by
the state unless evidenced by bond issue,
Purposes, to be clearly defined. Every law.
authorizing bond issue shall provide for levy
ing an annual tax, or make other provisions, !.
the principal within thirty. years from the :"
passage of such law, and shall specially ap
liropriate the proceeds of such tax, or of such
pal and interest, and such appropriation shall
not be repealed nor the tax other provisions
discontinue until such debt, both principal and
excess exec sc Of the limit named herein shall be in.
Cured except for the purpose of repelling in.
vasion, suppressing insurrection, defending the
state IN time OF &c to proy.de tot ihe pun
! To; amend Section 1856 in Article - as
amended by Article is. Of Amendment. :.
Authorizes the state, any county. or city, to
any industry, enterprise. or business, not pro-
hibited by Article 40 of the Constitution.
Shall SectioH 1856 in Article IL. be amended
" Section aa = 1ss in Article IL as amended by )
Article IS of Amendment The state. any
county or city may make internal improvements
and may engage in any industry. enterprise Or
Constitution. but neither the state nor any
political subdivision thereof. shall otherwise
loan or give its credit or make donations to
OF in aid of any individual, association or 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
County, n: D., creating new stock Dssficts
within said County and permitting stock to.
run at large. in Stock Districts numbers one
the electors Of Stock Districts numbers one
and five at the general election to be held on
Noyeniber 9TH, 1918. .ss
y, September 9Th. 191s.. ~
Moved by. Commissioner Ward and seconded
by Commissioner Patterson that the stock dis.
trict formerly created by the Board of County
Commissioners comprising the entire county OF
Burleigh be cancelled and set aside. and that
there now be ssfblshed in said County Of
Bismarck Bis m M shan mot no. Sc ineladed in any Of the
said stock districts. SO established: Comm, Dis.
t+ict No ] shall be known as Stock District
~ l. outside Of & the 6 City OF snarsk S.a. tom NM
trict No ?: Comm. District No. 3 shall be
known as Stock District No. 70; Comm. dis!
8. and Comm District No S shall be known as
Stock District No. - not including aUy part of :
the city of Bismarck. These districts which are
interested in having stock e.., run al at large may
presenting petitions to this board on Sof before
October ist, 1918, asking that stock in their
district be permitted to run at large
4 On roll call Commissioners Patterson, Ward
and IIedstrom voted aye:
So, October 7th. 1918. ST.
The following resolution was introduced BY
Commissioner Ward who moved its adoption
which seconded by Commissioner Pesonen.
Whereas, this Board has been pettioned by
more than 25ec Of the qualified electors Of
Stock District No. 1 and Stock District No 5.
asking that stock be permitted to run at large
in said stock Districts as follows:
In Stock District No ), between November
18th and May st, and in. Stock District No.
5, between November 10th. and April 18th.
This Board finds that sid petitions are in
with law and contain the required
number of signers. 4s8
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
areSnot permitted TO run at large at any time
in said stock districts. 80 i4rsy. 81
and Patterson voted aye.
First Publication, Bismarck Tribune, Oct. "a.
1918. Run Oct. "a, 25. a.26i. rs, 80, 80, 81
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