Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1897-02-27

legislative body thereof and by the senate
and house of representatives, ana III du
dition thereto shall be vested IN the quail
fed electors thereof.
''The right to reject any measure passed
bv the senate and house of representa-
tives affecting the whole state shall be
vested in the electors of the state quail
fed TO vote for members of the senate
and house Of representatives; the right
to reject any measure affecting less than
the whole state passed by the senate and
house Of representatives shall be vested
In the qualified electors OF each municipal
division in so far as the measure
shall affect such municipal DIVISION;
and the right to reject any meas
ure passed by the legislative pody Oh any
municipal division of the state (such as
county, city, town, township, etc. snail
be vested in the qualified electors thereof
where the People Come In.
THE right to propose any measure af-
fecting the whole state shall be vested IN
the senate and the house of representa-
tives and in per centum Of the quali1ed
electors of the state voting at the next
preceding election; the right to propose
any measure affecting less than the whole
state shall be vested in the senate and
house of representatives, the Legislative
body thereof and in 5 per centum of the
qualified electors of such municipal divi-
sion County, city, town, township, etc.,.
The senate and house of representatives
at it's first session after the adoption of
this amendment, shall, and when neces-
sary from time to time thereafter, may
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effect Such laws may provide that meas
sures for the immediate preservation of
the public peace, health and safety shall
take effect Immediately, but must pro-
vide that no other measure shall go into
effect until the expiration of period
fixed by the legislature for filing petitions
for a vote of electors on any bill passed
and if such petition shall be filed, then
not until vote is had thereon. Should
the law or laws to carry the provisions
of this amendment into effect not be pass
ed as hereinbefore required or if passed,
be objected to by qualified electors, they,
in number not less than per centum
of the votes case at the last election for
members of the legislature, may within
90 days after the adjournment of the leg
islature whose duties it was TO pass such
law or laws, sign and file with the sec
rotary of state a petition or petitions to
enact a law or laws for such purpose
and the secretary of state shall submit
the law as passed by the senate and
house of representatives Gf any, and
such law or laws proposed by the petit
toners, to the vote of the qualified cleo
tors at the next regular state election
for a choice thereof, and the law or laws
in favor of which the largest number of
votes shall then be cast shall be declar-
ed adopted.
ANY measure enacted by a vote of the
qualified electors shall not be repealed or
altered without a vote of the electors on
the proposed repeal or alteration.
Nothing in the constitution shall be
taken or construed to limit the foregoing
powers of legislation vested in the quail
fled electors, nor to require the presen-
tation to or approval by the governor or
any other officer Of any law enacted by a
vote of the electors, and all provisions
therein in conflict herewith are hereby
repealed.
"Sec. 2. The secretary of state shall
cause the foregoing amendment to be
published fer three months next preced-
ing said election, to be held in Novem-
Der, 1898, in some weekly newspaper in
each county within this state wherein a
newspaper is published.
"Sec. g. That there shall be printed on
each of the ballots supplied for said cleo
ton the words: For proposed amendment
to section l. article 2 of the constitution,
relating to legislative power Against
proposed amendment to section l, article
2 of constitution, relative to legislative
power