People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1899-08-24

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ment into effect. One Of these Is given
below. The other referring to municipal
affairs is in substance like the one given.
INITIATIVE AND REFERENDUM-I 1
STATE.
[CHAPTER 95, Il. B. g..
RELATING TO THE INITIATIVE AND
REFERENDUM.
Az ACT to provide for carrying into
effect the provisions Of the Constitu-
tion of the State of south Dakota, rclat-
ing to the Initiative and Referendum.
Be it enacted by the Legislature Of South
Dakota:
I. Measure-Aow propossdl All
measures proposed to the legislature
under the initiative, shall be pre-
sented by petition, which shall be signed
bynot less than 5 per cent Of the quail
fed electors Of the state, and each elect
or shall add to his signature his place Of
residence. his business and his post Office
address. The petition shall be filed in
the Office Of the secretary Of state, and
upon the converting Of said legislature;
and whenever a measure IS proposed dur
ing the session of the legislature, it shall
be transmitted by the secretary Of state
forthwith to the senate and house Of rep
resentatives, and the legislature shall en-
act and submit all of such proposed
measures to a vote of the electors of the
state at the next general election.
2. Measure becomes a law-when.
If majority Of all the votes cast both
for and against the measure so enacted
and submitted, be for the measure, it
shall then become a law Of the state of
South Dakota, and shall go into effect
and be in force Immediately after
the result sh all have been determined by
the officers authorized by law to deter
mine the same.
Z. Laws to be submitted to vote.
T by laws which the legislature may have.
enacted, except laws which may be nee
essary for the immediate preservation Of
the public peace, health and safety, sup
port to the government and its existing
institutions, shall, upon the filing Of a
petition as hereinafter provided, be sub
mitted to a vote of the electors Of the
state at the next general election. Said
petition shall be signed by not less than
5 per cent Of the qualified electors Of the
state, and each elector shall add - his
signature his place Of residence, his bus
mess and post Office address which peti-
ton shall be filed in the office Of the sec
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