N.D. Const. art. IX, § 6 — Research

Terms of Sale. Text of the section: current and prior versions.

Every citing reference in the corpus: 6 court opinions and 7 Attorney General opinions. Counts include the section's pre-1981 designation (§ 158), era-gated by the renumbering crosswalk.

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• N.D. Att'y Gen.: N.D. Op. Att'y Gen. 2005-L-44 (2005)
• State ex rel. Board of University & School Lands v. City of Sherwood, 1992 ND 146 (1992, Levine, J.) · quotes the provision
  • “…the estate or interest disposed of, to be ascertained in such manner as may be provided by law, has been paid or safely secured to the state.” These restrictions were accepted by the State and incorporated into the constitution. N.D. Const. Art. XIII, § 3. Section 6 of Article IX of the North Dakota Constitution includes similar limitations, [*586] requiring that any sale of school trust land “shall be held at the county seat of the county in which the land to be sold is situated,…”
• N.D. Att'y Gen.: N.D. Op. Att'y Gen. 60-94 (1960)
• N.D. Att'y Gen.: N.D. Op. Att'y Gen. 45-307 (1945)
• State v. Towner County, 1938 ND 66 (1938, Burr, J.) · quotes the provision
  • “…aw that may be passed by the legislative assembly, said board shall have control of the * * * sale * * * and disposal of all school and university lands * * *" under limitations set forth in Section 160 as to the method of appraisal and keeping of accounts. Section 158 of the Constitution as originally adopted provided that upon sale of school land to private parties, "No grant or patent for any such lands shall issue until payment is made for the same; provided, that the lands contra…”

• N.D. Att'y Gen.: N.D. Op. Att'y Gen. 86-04 (1986)
• N.D. Att'y Gen.: N.D. Op. Att'y Gen. 73-13 (1973)
• N.D. Att'y Gen.: N.D. Op. Att'y Gen. 55-98 (1955)

• N.D. Att'y Gen.: N.D. Op. Att'y Gen. 59-191 (1959)
• Petters & Co. v. Nelson County, 1938 ND 49 (1938, Christianson, J.) · quotes the provision
  • “…by the United States of America for the support of the common schools. Enabling Act, Section 10. The State Constitution provides that such lands when "contracted to be sold by the state shall be subject to taxation from the date of such contract." N.D.Const. Section 158. The law in force at the time of the tax sale involved in this action provided that lands "contracted to be sold by the state shall be subject to taxation from the date of such contract and the taxes assessed thereon sh…”
• Erickson v. Cass County, 1902 ND 54 (1902, Young, J.)

• Haag v. State ex rel. Board of University & School Lands, 1974 ND 40 (1974, Vogel, J.) · quotes the provision
  • “…hibits the sale of ‘coal lands’ and therefore such reservation of coal is contrary to the constitutional and statutory provisions. A purchaser from the State acquires certain contract rights and upon full payment of such contract is entitled to a patent under Section 158 of the North Dakota Constitution. Any clause in any contract for the sale of school grant lands, or in the patent to such lands, in direct contravention of constitutional provisions, is unconstitutional and ineffective…”
• State v. Amerada Petroleum Corporation, 1955 ND 42 (1955, Grimson, J.) · quotes the provision
  • “…iginal grant lands which have been sold on contract shall retain their character as such grant lands until the contract has been paid up and a patent issued therefor.' Chapter 15–06 provides for the sale of original land grants at public sale as provided by sections 158 and 160 of the constitution. Section 15–0701 reads: 'The terms 'other than original grant lands' or 'nongrant lands' shall mean all lands obtained by the board of university and school lands in any manner other than tha…”

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