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she may after marriage become in any manner rightfully entitled, shall be her separate property and shall not be liable for the debts of her husband.

ARTICLE XVIII.

Congressional and Legislative Apportionment.

Sec. 214. Until otherwise provided by law, the member of the House of Representatives of the United States apportioned to this State, shall be elected at large.

Until otherwise provided by law, the senatorial and representative districts shall be formed and the Senators and the Representatives shall be apportioned as follows:

The first district shall consist of the townships of Walhalla, St. Joseph, Neche, Pembina, Bathgate, Carlisle, Joliet, Midland, Lincoln and Drayton, in the county of Pembina, and be entitled to one Senator and two Representatives.

The second district shall consist of the townships of St. Thomas, Hamilton, Cavalier, Akra, Beauleau, Thingvalla, Gardar, Park, Crystal, Elora and Lodoma, in the county of Pembina, and be entitled to one Senator and two Representatives.

The third district shall consist of the townships of Perth, Latona, Adams, Silvesta, Cleveland, Morton, Vesta, Tiber, Medford, Vernon, Golden, Lampton, Eden, Rushford, Kensington, Dundee, Ops, Prairie Centre, Fertile, Park River and Glenwood, in the county of Walsh, and be entitled to one Senator and two Representatives.

The fourth district shall consist of the townships of Forest River, Walsh Centre, Grafton, Farmington, Ardock, village of Ardock, Harrison, city of Grafton, Oakwood, Martin, Walshville, Pulaski, Acton, Minto and St. Andrews, in the county of Walsh, and be entitled to one Senator and three Representatives.

The fifth district shall consist of the townships of Gilby, Johns town, Straban, Wheatfield, Hegton, Arvilla, Avon, Northwood, Lind, Grace, Larimore and the city of Larimore, Elm Grove, Agnes, Inkster, Elkmount, Oakwood, Niagara, Moraine, Logan and Loretta, in the county of Grand Forks, and be entitled to one Senator and two Representatives.

The sixth district shall consist of the third, fourth, fifth and sixth wards of the city of Grand Forks, as now constituted, and the townships of Falconer, Harvey, Turtle River, Ferry, Rye,

Blooming, Meckinock, Lakeville and Levant, in the county of Grand Forks, and be entitled to one Senator and two Representatives.

The seventh district shall consist of the first and second wards of the city of Grand Forks as now constituted, and the townships of Grand Forks, Brenna, Oakville, Chester, Pleasant View, Fairfield, Allendale, Walle, Bentru, Americus, Michigan, Union and Washington, in the county of Grand Forks, and be entitled to one Senator and two Representatives.

The eighth district shall consist of the county of Traill, and be entitled to one Senator and four Representatives.

The ninth district shall consist of the township of Fargo and the city of Fargo, in the county of Cass, and the fractional township number 139, in range 48, and be entitled to one Senator and two Representatives.

The tenth district shall consist of the townships of Noble, Wiser, Harwood, Reed, Barnes, Stanley, Pleasant, Kenyon, Gardner, Berlin, Raymond, Mapleton, Warren, Norman, Elm River, Harmony, Durbin, Addison, Davenport, Casselton and the city of Casselton, in the county of Cass, and be entitled to one Senator and three Representatives.

The eleventh district shall consist of the townships of Webster, Rush River, Hunter, Arthur, Amenia, Everest, Maple River, Leonard, Dows, Erie, Empire, Wheatland, Gill, Walburg, Watson, Page, Rich, Ayr, Buffalo, Howes, Eldrid, Highland, Rochester, Lake, Cornell, Tower, Hill, Clifton and Pontiac, in the county of Cass, and be entitled to one Senator and three Representatives.

The twelfth district shall consist of the county of Richland, and be entitled to one Senator and three Representatives.

The thirteenth district shall consist of the county of Sargent, and be entitled to one Senator and three Representatives. The fourteenth district shall consist of the county of Ransom, and be entitled to one Senator and two Representatives.

The fifteenth district shall consist of the county of Barnes, and be entitled to one Senator and two Representatives.

The sixteenth district shall consist of the counties of Steele and Griggs, and be entitled to one Senator and two Representatives.

The seventeenth district shall consist of the county of Nelson, and be entitled to one Senator and one Representative.

The eighteenth district shall consist of the county of Cavalier, and be entitled to one Senator and two Representatives.

The nineteenth district shall consist of the counties of Towner and Rolette, and be entitled to one Senator and one Representative.

The twentieth district shall consist of the counties of Benson and Pierce, and be entitled to one Senator and two Representatives.

The twenty-first district shall consist of the county of Ramsey, and be entitled to one Senator and two Representatives.

The twenty-second district shall consist of the counties of Eddy, Foster and Wells, and be entitled to one Senator and two Representatives.

The twenty-third district shall consist of the county of Stutsman, and be entitled to one Senator and two Representatives. The twenty-fourth district shall consist of the county of La Moure, and be entitled to one Senator and one Representative. The twenty-fifth district shall consist of the county of Dickey, and be entitled to one Senator and two Representatives.

The twenty-sixth district shall consist of the counties of Emmons, McIntosh, Logan and Kidder, and be entitled to one Senator and two Representatives.

The twenty-seventh district shall consist of the county of Burleigh, and be entitled to one Senator and two Representatives. The twenty-eighth district shall consist of the counties of Bottineau and McHenry, and be entitled to one Senator and one Representative.

The twenty-ninth district shall consist of the counties of Ward, McLean and all the unorganized counties lying north of the Missouri river, and be entitled to one Senator and one Representative.

The thirtieth district shall consist of the counties of Morton and Oliver, and be entitled to one Senator and two Representatives.

The thirty-first district shall consist of the counties of Mercer, Stark and Billings, and all the unorganized counties lying south of the Missouri river, and be entitled to one Senator and one Representative.

ARTICLE XIX.

Public Institutions.

Sec. 215. The following public institutions of the State are permanently located at the places hereinafter named, each to have the lands specifically granted to it by the United States in the act of Congress approved February 22, 1889, to be disposed of and used in such manner as the legislative assembly may prescribe, subject to the limitations provided in the article on school and public lands contained in this Constitution:

First The seat of government at the city of Bismarck, in the county of Burleigh.

Second - The State university and the school of mines at the city of Grand Forks, in the county of Grand Forks.

Third-The agricultural college at the city of Fargo, in the county of Cass.

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Fourth A State normal school at the city of Valley City, in the county of Barnes; and the legislative assembly in apportioning the grant of 80,000 acres of land for normal schools made in the act of Congress referred to, shall grant to the said normal school at Valley City as aforementioned, fifty thousand (50,000) acres, and said lands are hereby appropriated to said institution for that purpose.

Fifth The deaf and dumb asylum at the city of Devil's Lake, in the county of Ramsey.

Sixth A State reform school at the city of Mandan, in the county of Morton.

Seventh- A State normal school at the city of Mayville, in the county of Traill; and the legislative assembly, in apportioning the grant of land made by Congress in the act aforesaid for State normal schools, shall assign 30,000 acres to the institution hereby located at Mayville, and said lands are hereby appropri ated for said purpose.

Eighth A State hospital for the insane, and an institution for the feeble-minded in connection therewith, at the city of Jamestown, in the county of Stutsman; and the legislative assembly shall appropriate 20,000 acres of the grant of land made by the act of Congress aforesaid for "other educational and charitable institutions" to the benefit and for the endowment of said institution.

Sec. 216. The following named public institutions are hereby permanently located as hereinafter provided, each to have so much of the remaining grant of 175,000 acres of land made by the United States, for "other educational and charitable institutions," and is allotted below, viz.:

First A soldiers' home, when located, or such other charitable institution as the legislative assembly may determine, at Lisbon, in the county of Ransom, with a grant of 40,000 acres of land.

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Second A blind asylum, or such other institution as the legislative assembly may determine, at such place in the county of Pembina, as the qualified electors of said county may determine at an election to be held as prescribed by the legislative assembly, with a grant of 30,000 acres.

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Third An industrial school and school for manual training, or such other educational or charitable institution as the legislative assembly may provide, at the town of Ellendale, in the county of Dickey, with a grant of 40,000 acres.

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Fourth A school of forestry, or such other institution as the legislative assembly may determine, at such place in one of the counties of McHenry, Ward, Bottineau or Rolette, as the electors of said counties may determine by an election for that purpose, to be held as provided by the legislative assembly.

Fifth-A scientific school, or such other educational or charitable institution as the legislative assembly may prescribe, at the city of Wahpeton, county of Richland, with a grant of 40,000

acres.

Provided, that no other institution of a character similar to any one of those located by this article shall be established or maintained without a revision of this Constitution.

ARTICLE XX.
Prohibition.

To be submitted to a separate vote of the people as provided by the schedule and ordinance.

Sec. 217. No person, association or corporation shall, within this State, manufacture for sale or gift, any intoxicating liquors, and no person, association or corporation shall import any of the same for sale or gift, or keep or sell or offer the same for sale

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