The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1897-02-12
Initiative and Referendum.


The following is the text of Senator
Kings proposed amendment to the cofi-
stitution-the initiative and referen-
dunn:
"Section /. The right ta approve,
reject and repeal state law or to re-
ject or approve proposed state laws,
shall rest with majority of the legal
voters of the state.
"Sec. 2. The right to propose, reject
or approve, ,sas the case may be, laws of
the state, shall, in addition to being
exercised by the legislative assembly,
rest with a number of the legal voters
of the state equal to (and not less than)
z per cent of the votes cast at the last
preceding general election, held for the
election of the officers of the state and
counties.
"Sec. 8. After the filing Of such
petition, the secretary of state shall
designate date for the holding of an
election to vote thereon, which shall
not be earlier than ten months after
the adjournment of the last preceding
session of the legislative assembly, nor
later than one year thereafter; and no
law, or proposed law, shall be voted
upon at such election unless the petit
ton therefor shall have been filed at
least ninety days before the date fixed
for such election. No election shall be
held for such purposes oftener than
once in every two years, at which time
all bills shall be voted upon that have
been petitioned for, and petition filed,
within the time required herein.
"Sec. 4. No act passed by the legis-
lative assembly shall become law un-
til six months after it's approval by the
governor, except in a case of emer-
gency, in which event the facts consti-
tuting the emergency shall be stated in
the act and the bill shall receive a
two-thirds vote of the members elected
to both branches of the legislative as
sembly; and within six months after
its approval petition shall have been
filed, as required in sections . and 5
herein, an election shall be ordered as
required in section for the accept
ance, rejection or approval of such law,
or proposed law; and if at such election
majority of the legal votes be in favor
of such law, the same shall then (and
not before) become of full force and
effect, but if less than majority be
in favor thereof, the same shall become
void, provided, that if the petition
against any law passed by the legisla-
tive assembly shall have been present.
ed before the expiration Of the six
months after the approval Of the act by
the governor, in the manner herein re-
quired, such act shall not take effect
before the date of such election.
"Sec. 5. The legislative assembly,
or the people of the state of Oregon, in
the manner provided, may have the
power to provide by law for more effect
ually carrying out all the provisions
and intent Of this amendment
Senator Kings second amendment to
the constitution provides for the adop-
ton of amendments by the legislature
and their submission to the people. It
also provides for the manner of submit
ting new constitution to the referen.
dunn.
Senator Mulkey's concurrent resolu-
tion for the modification by congress
of the Cascade reserve came up in the
senate Thursday for final disposition.
McClung offered an amendment for the
exemption of 80, 900 acres in and about
the Three Sisters. Dufur and Michel
opposed the amendment. Harmon fa-
vored it. Dufur finally moved that the
resolution be referred to committee Of
three, who should be instructed to re-
port.