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Amending tho Constitutionssef ~
STATE sc North Dakota. bYs Provi4tng
for the Leasing 81 all state Ian foE
Pasturage and Meadow Purposes q
turaI Cultivation. and Fixing the MARI
mum Time for which@L0asss May 20
aiven On Such
the CONSTITUTION Of the State % North
Dakota, by adding the fciiowins
W' crowded, further that coal land.
cultivation upon such terms 4 CON
ditions and for such 2 period. not ~
1 msa pETov hds y 50 i. e 6 read il sfoiiows:
Soc. 161. Article 8. The legislatiys
assembly. shall have authority g pro-
granted To- the state FOL. sduactional
and charitable no .uch
law shall AUTHORIZE the leasing q said
years. Said lands shall only be leased
for ~pasturage and meadow
and al. a public auction after notice as
heretofore provided in case OF sale;
provided, that all OF said school lands
now under cultivation may be leased,
at the discretion = under the controi
Lands, for other than
shall be paid in advance.
Provided, further. that coal lands
uAay 010V NC AOA
cultivation upon such terms and com
ditions and for such q period, not ex-
ceedinG Ave years., ~ the Legislatures
may provide.
PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO TILE
CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE
OF NORTH DAKOTA.
Debt Limit Of Political S~ub-diviaions.
Concurrent Resolution Amending and
Re-enacting Chapter 81 Of the Session
Laws of 1919. Being a Concurrent
Resolution. to Amend Section 1s3 q
Dakota, Providing for the Debt Limit
School District and any other Political
70 amend Section 1ss Of Articls u
by adding the following words: and
q school district by q majority vote
per cent on such assessed value beyond
said i've per centum limit; provided
also that any county or city by = ma
revenue producing utility owned by
such. county or city. or Tor the pur-
sna;sa,ng Or ssfa S1'isg the 't, same G r
amounts not exceeding the physical
value s1us Of such utility industry Or on
Also provides that in estimating In
debtedness the amount Of bonds upon
revenue producing UTILITIES shall not
be included; amending aid section 30
Section 1873. The debt OF any county.
township, city. town. school district or
other political subdivision. shall
therein; provided that n ~incorporat-
e ed city it m may BY iyd 2 swgothird3 .,M vote. i'm in
centum on such assessed value beyond
said five per centum limit, and . school
district, by a majority vote may in
crease such indebtedness five per cent
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Ave per centum limit; provided also
that any county or city by a majority
vote may issue bonds upon any rcve-
nue. producing utility owned by such
county or city, or for the purchasing
or acquiring the snnle or building or
establishment thereof, In amounts not
exceeding HI physical value of such
utility, industry or enterprise.
In estimating the Indebtedness which
a city, county, township, school district
or any other political subdivision may
the bonds upon said revenue producing
utilities, whether contracted prior or
subsequent to the adoption of this con-
stitution., shall be included; provided
become indebted in any amount not
exceedingfour per centum of such as
sessed value without regard to the ex-
listing Indebtedness of such city for
the purpose Of constructing or pur-
chasing waterworks for furnishing a
supply OF water TO the lnnaDltantS OF
such city. or for the purpose Of con-
structing sewers, and for no other-pur-
poses whatever. All bonds and obliga-
tons in excess OF the amount of in
debtedness permitted by this Consti-
tuition. given by any city. county.
township, town. school district, or any
other political subdivision shall be
void.
PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO THE
CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE
OF NORTH DAKOTA.
Residence Requirements of Electors.
Concurrent Resolution for an Amend
ment to the Constitution. Relating to
Residence Required of an Efector.
To amend the Constitution of the
State of North. Dakota by adding the
folio wing article: #
who shall have resided in the state
one year. and in the county ninety
days. and in the precinct thirty days
next preceding any election. shall be
entitled to vote at such election; pro-
vided, that where a qualified elector
moves from one precinct to another