The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-10-26

II. [F-,. ..-g ~ u " ~ y ta-pa D, =, -
PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO THE
CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE <
T or NORTH DAKOTA
upon land shall be deemed personal property.
| Tie property of the United States and Of the
state, county Ind municipal corporation and
property used exclusively for school, religious,
cemetery charitable or other public purposes
shall be exempt from taxation. Except as re,
stricted By this Article. the legislature may
provide for raising revenue and fixing the atus
all property for the o. taxa!'o in
force when this amendments adopted shall
remain in force until otherwise provided by
fstatue. ~ w. ~ y ! ID ~
To amend Section lS7 IA Article II, changes
provision relating to assessment Of improve
ments Of land, TO provision authcrizing tax on
! land for the purpose of indemnifying owners
| Of growing crops against damages by hail,
/ Shall Section III in Article IL be amended
| TO read as follows: w
| Section III in Article H.. The legislature
may by law provide for the levy. and collection
Of an acreage tax on lands within the state sd IN
addition to tho limitations specified IN ocction
ia in Article il of the Constitution. nc
proceeds of such tax shall be used to indemnify
| the owners of growing crops against dainages
by hail provided that lands, used exclusively
for public roads rights of Nay of Common car
Iriers mining mailuf occurring or pasturage-nlay
be exempt froni> such tax. -.
Il &E,&.,4..f i e ~ III.
10 amend Section 1872 in Article II, changes
the debt limit from two hundred thousan1 Zaoi,
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 oy nrst
mortgages upon real estate in amounts not to
exceed onehalf of its value; or upon real ana
personal property of state OWED utilities, enien-
prises or industries, iii amounts, not exceeding
and provided inrthSf har nnn
indus industries in excess Of Ten Million Dollars
| Shall Sector, 49, in Article II be amended
Section 1s2 in Article IL. The state may,
issue or fyuaxaptee the payment OF bonds, pro-.
vided that al bonds in excess OF two million
dollars shall be secured by first mortgages upon a
real estate in amounts not to exceed 9ne..ali o.
it's value; or upon real and personal property
Of state.owned utilities. enterprises or industries
vided further that. the state shall not iss'se oI
utilitieso enterprises or industries in excess OF
~ No future, indebtedness shall be incurred by
tie state unless Evidenced by. bond issue
which shall be authorized by lazy 1or .eertIa a,!
purposes. TO be clearly defined. Every law,
authorizing a bond issue shall provide tor levy
ling an annual tax, or make other PROVISIONS
sufficient to pay the interest semi-anpually, and
the principal within thirty years from the
propriate the proceeds Of such tax, OF Of such
other priyisions to the payment OF say si'.l
pal and interest, and such appropriation shai
not be repealed nor the tax or ather pios11son55
+ Interest, shall have ben paid. NO dept IN
excess Of tic limit named herein shall BIG IN
Cured except for the purpose of repeinhs IN
state in time of war or TO provide for the pub
lie defense in case Of threatened hostillties'
To amend Section 1856 in Article IL as
amended by. ArticleNIs of Amendment.
make he'i Internal ' improvements engage in
anv Industry. enterprise, or business, not pro-
h hl by 1Article 20 Of the Constitution.
Shall Section ls5 in Article Il be- amended q.
Article ie'I lis Sof Amendment. The state, any
county or city may make internal improvements
business, not prohibited by Article 20 q INC
| Constitution but neither the state nor any
political subdivision thereof shall otherwise
loan OF give its credit or make donations 10
or ii, aid of any individual, association or cor
poration except for reasonable support q inc
\ poor, nor subscribe to or become the owner q
capital stock i'll any association or corpoFauoh-
The following resolutions were passed oy.th NE
| Board of County Commissioners OF Bilricien
County, N. D., creating new stock D ls,1
within said County and permitting Stock g
run at large in Stick Districts numbers :..s me ne
the electors of Stock Districts numbers zone
and five at the general election to be held on
November 5th. 1918.
! - - .17s September 9Th, 1918.
| - Moved by Commissioner ward ana secohI i:a
/ by Commissioner Patterson that the stock DIS
formerly created BY the s sa;xe OF eonv u
Burleigh be cancelled and set aside and that
| there nov be established in said County OF
Eurleigh five stock districts and the Iity OF
Bismarck shall not be included in any OF tn, the
| said stock districts SO established: Comm: Dis
trict No. 1 shall be knowh as Stock District
No. /, outside Of the City Of Bismarck -Iomn,.s
trict No. 2; Comm. District No. 3 shall be
known as Stock District No. s; Comm. Dis.
trictN No:4 shall be known as Stock District Na.
Sand Comm. District NO. shal DC known own "a az
| the city of Bismarck, These districts which are
interested in having stock run at large may
1 have this question submitted to the electors by
presenting petitions to this board on or before
October 1st l9Ts. asking that stock in their
district be permitted to- run at large.
On roll call Commissioners Patterson, Ward
I
October 18th, 1918.
The following resolution was introduced Z; &
which seconded by Commissioner Pesonen.
Whereas, This Board has been tpetitioned by
4 more than $3.50 OF. the qualified electors Ct
Stock District No. / and Stock District No. 81
4 asking that stock be- permitted to run al, large
| in said stock Districts as follows: F3S, {,
In Stock District No. !, between n eNemner
18th and May LIST, and in Stock District No.
5, between November 18th and April 10th,
compliance with law and contain the required
number of signers.
Therefore be it Resolved that the PRAYER OF
J stock are hereby permitted to run at large IN
said districts, between the dates specified III
] the petitions, Provided, however. that hogs
are not permitted to run at large at any time
! in said stock districts.
/ On roll call Commissioners PesoneH, ward:
/ and Patterson voted aye.
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