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AN ACT Providing for the Organization, and Fixing and Defining the Powers and Duties of the Board of University and School Lands, and Making an Appropriation Therefor.

Be it Enacted by the Legislative Assembly of the State of North Dakota:

§ 1. BOARD, HOW CONSTITUTED.] The Superintendent of Public Instruction, Governor, Attorney General, Secretary of State and State Auditor shall constitute the Board of University and School Lands. Such board shall be organized as follows: The Governor shall be ex-officio president of such board, the Superintendent of Public Instruction shall be ex-officio secretary thereof, and the State Auditor shall be ex-officio recorder thereof. In the absence of the president or secretary, the Attorney General shall act as president or secretary as the case may require. Such board when acting as such must act personally. No member thereof can be represented in such board by any assistant or clerk in the office of which such member is the chief officer.

§ 2. AUTHORITY.] Subject to the provisions of this act, such board shall have full control of the selecting, leasing and sale of all the public lands of the State, and the investment of the permanent funds derived from the sale thereof, or from any other source; Provided, That all such lands granted to the State by Congress, shall be selected by the Governor, or his duly authorized agent, subject to such rules and regulations as may be prescribed by the Secretary of the Interior.

§ 3. SECRETARY.] The secretary of said board shall keep, in a suitable book, a full and correct record of all their proceedings at every session of the board, which record when approved shall be signed by the president and secretary.

§ 4. MEETINGS OF BOARD.] Said Board of University and School Lands shall meet regularly in the office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction on the last Saturday of each month, at 10 o'clock a. m. Special meetings of the board may be held at any time at the written call of the president or any two members.