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CHAPTER 55-05INTERNATIONAL PEACE GARDEN55-05-01. Description of lands comprising the International Peace Garden. Thegovernor of the state of North Dakota is authorized, empowered, and directed, for and in behalf<br>of the state of North Dakota, to accept from International Peace Garden, Inc., a New York<br>corporation, a deed of conveyance in trust upon the trust conditions hereinafter contained, of the<br>following described real property situated in the county of Rolette, and state of North Dakota:The south half of the southeast quarter, and the south half of the southwest quarter,and lots numbered one, two, three, and four, of section twenty-five in township one<br>hundred sixty-four north, of range seventy-three west, of the fifth principal meridian, less<br>that tract or parcel of land in said lot one described by metes and bounds as follows:All that tract or parcel of land lying and being in lot one of section twenty-five,<br>township one hundred sixty-four north, range seventy-three west, of the fifth principal<br>meridian of North Dakota, described by metes and bounds as follows: Commencing<br>at a point forty feet due west of the intersection of the International Boundary Line<br>and the section line bounding the east side of said lot one, being forty feet due west<br>of the northeast corner of said lot one; thence due west along the International<br>Boundary Line a distance of one hundred fifty feet; thence at right angles due south<br>a distance of eight hundred one and eight-tenths feet; thence at right angles due<br>east a distance of one hundred fifty feet; thence at right angles due north along a line<br>forty feet due west of the center of the section line along the east side of said lot one,<br>a distance of eight hundred feet, to the point or place of beginning; together with the<br>improvements thereon, lying and being in Rolette County, North Dakota.And all of section thirty-six, in township one hundred sixty-four north, of rangeseventy-three west, of the fifth principal meridian.Such land comprises that part of the International Peace Garden situated within the state of<br>North Dakota and the United States of America.55-05-02. Title to lands comprising International Peace Garden accepted in trust -Terms.The title to the real property comprising the International Peace Garden is herebyaccepted by the state of North Dakota in trust and upon the following express conditions and<br>trusts:1.That the title to said real property must be in the state of North Dakota, in trust for,<br>and for the use and benefit of, the International Peace Garden.2.That said described real property must be used and maintained as an International<br>Peace Garden as a memorial to commemorate the long existing relationship of<br>peace and good will between the people and the governments of the United States<br>of America and the Dominion of Canada.3.That if the said described land at any time ceases to be used and maintained as an<br>International Peace Garden, it then must revert unconditionally to the state of North<br>Dakota and upon such reversion becomes the absolute and unconditioned property<br>of the state of North Dakota, and becomes subject to the laws of the state and of the<br>United States to the same extent as if it never had been acquired nor conveyed for<br>International Peace Garden purposes.4.That the control, custody, possession, supervision, management, and operation of<br>said land as an International Peace Garden is vested in the board of directors of the<br>International Peace Garden, Inc., a New York corporation, but such custody, control,<br>possession, supervision, management, and operation at all times must be for the<br>maintenance and operation of an International Peace Garden in accordance with thePage No. 1original plans and purposes for the establishment of an International Peace Garden<br>upon the international boundary line between the United States of America and the<br>Dominion of Canada.5.That the International Peace Garden is hereby recognized as an international peace<br>park located partly within the state of North Dakota, and partly within the Province of<br>Manitoba, Dominion of Canada, and that the International Peace Garden, Inc., a<br>corporation organized and existing under and by virtue of the laws of the state of<br>New York, and whose articles of incorporation have been filed in the state of North<br>Dakota, is hereby recognized as the sponsoring organization responsible for the<br>creation, designation, and location of such park, and said corporation is hereby<br>vested with the authority to control, operate, supervise, and maintain said<br>International Peace Garden, in accordance with the terms of this chapter.6.That the state of North Dakota in no manner is responsible for the maintenance or<br>operation of said lands as an International Peace Garden.7.That the parks and recreation department, as trustee for the state of North Dakota,<br>has general supervision of the lands herein described and comprising that part of the<br>International Peace Garden located within the state of North Dakota, and the United<br>States of America, for the purpose of seeing that the terms of this chapter, and the<br>trust imposed by this chapter, are complied with by the International Peace Garden,<br>Inc., and for the purpose of cooperating with that corporation in the promulgation,<br>promotion, and development of the International Peace Garden, in accordance with<br>the original plans and purposes for the establishment of an International Peace<br>Garden upon the international boundary line between the United States and Canada<br>for the purpose of furthering international peace among the nations of the world.8.That the terms and conditions of the trust imposed by this chapter can be repealed,<br>amended, or changed only by the legislative assembly, with the consent of the board<br>of directors of the said International Peace Garden, Inc.9.That the terms and conditions of the trust created by this chapter exist so long as the<br>International Peace Garden is in existence.55-05-03.Land conveyed to International Peace Garden exempt from taxation.While the title to the land described in section 55-05-01 is in the International Peace Garden, Inc.,<br>and is used and maintained as an International Peace Garden, it shall not be subject to taxation<br>for local, county, or state purposes.Page No. 2Document Outlinechapter 55-05 international peace garden