Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1893-02-10


cent, as shall be determined by law. The
right to propose laws for any political sub.
division of the state (such as county, city,
town or township shall Tin addition to
being exercised by members of its legisla-
tive body) rest with any proportion of it's
qualified voters, between and 25 per
cent cent, as s,;.s shall be determined by law Of
be employed i'll 80 proposing measures
shall be that known as the initiative.
The following bill, if passed by the
legislative assembly. would carry into
effect the constitutional amendment on
initiative.
For an act authorizing qualified voters to
propose laws.
Be it enacted by the Legislative assembly
OF the state of North Dakota:
Section l: The right to propose state
laws shall lin addition to being exercised
by members of the legislative assembly,
voters OF the state; percentage in each in
stance to be based upon the number of
votes cast for members of the legislative
assembly at the last election held previous
to the proposal of the law in question.
Sec. 2. 10 be legal, proposal for a state
law coming from the citizenship shall be
embodied in a petition to the secretary of
least 10 per cent. of the voters as aforesaid,
and be filed with the secretary of state
after the manner prescribed in the law
governing referendum.
Sec. 3. When such petition is Fl ed with
the secretary of state, he shall, if the legis-
lative assembly be in session, Immediately
present it to the legislative assembly in
which the embodied proposal shall take
precedence over all bills introduced by
members; and if it be not passed in such
session it shall go on to a vote of the quail
fled electors of the state, the vote to be
taken at 3 special election in the manner
prescribed by the law governing refer
endum.
Sec. 1. 1t the legislative assembly be
not in session when such a petition is filed
with the secretary of state, the latter shall
present it to the legislative assembly i'm
mediately on its next session, and the en-
bodied proposal shall have precedence
over all bills introduced by members, and
take its order among other bills intro
passed it shall go on to a vote of the quail
fled voters OF the state. as provided in the
previous section tor bills similarly pro-
posed.
Sec. S. In case the legislative assembly
amend proposition of law so initiated,
the bill as initiated by petition and the
said bill as amended by the legislative as
under separate and distinct title. The
bill receiving an affirmative majority of
the votes cast for and against said bill
shall become law of the state. II both
bills obtain an affirmative majority. the
one receiving the higher affirmative vote
shall become law of the state.
Sec. =. A right to propose laws or or
dinances or resolutions having the effect
of law for the government Of any county.
city, town or township shall rest with any
proportion of it's votes between 5 and
Is per cent. fixed upon by the
political subdivision effected, the per cent.
age in snch instance should be based upon
the number of votes cast at the last e!ec.
ton for the highest officer of such politica!
subdivision held previous to the proposal
Of the law in question.
Sec. Z. TO be legal pr0pOsa! tor such
law, ordinance or resolution shall be made
by petition to the clerk Of the court of the
political subdivision effected thereby; the
petition shall be signed by the required
filed with the clerk OF said political sub
division after the manner prescribed by
law for petition for the referendum.
Sec. 8. When such petition IS filed with
the clerk of said political subdivision, he
shall at the first ensuing session transmit
said proposal to the legislative body
thereof. If the proposal is not made law
by such legislative body it shall 90 on to a
vote, in accordance with the law governing
referendum.
Sec. g. In case the said proposal shall be
amended by the said Legislative body, both
the proposal and:the proposal as amended
shall go on to vote in the manner pre-
scribed for the state initiative.
REPUBLICAN CAUCUS.
The republicans will meet in caucus this
morning at 10 O'clock. in the senate cham
ber.