The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-08-01
Notice of Election, Constitutions!
Amendment.
House Bill No. $50.

An Act entitled san Act for :he submitting TO
the onoli iad eler,or, of inc .-,ta Of Montana. an
Amendment 10 Article T. Of tha Con.titntio, of
the state Of No,,sn.. rel.t,,~ 70 The lei .l,fiye
Department and pyoyiding for Direct Legislation
and Reference of iaw.
Be it enacted nv the legislative Assembly of
the Sfa,a nj Non,nn.
section l. There .lsl, he submitted to the quail.
ified electors of fine state Of Montana. at the neyt
general elect;or 80 fo1Inwing a,ua,,i,ran. 70
SECTION l. Artinia " - ~ 1nu sti.rtinn If tho
state of Montana:
That Section ! Article Y Of fine Co,sti.u+;on
be, and the same i. hereby amended 80 ~ TO read
as follows.
state shall be vested in a Leci.latiye Assembly.
consisting Of a Son ta AVID Honssnf Represents.
tiyes: but the people reserve TO them selves lower
to propose laws. and 70 enact or raisrt the same NJ
the noIpl.. exc r a an ~ - ea.acr Js ir!et ~ n ne. sa annro q.
%priations of money. and exrenI a.. 70 law. for III.
Submission Of O nstitmtion,I amendments, And
except rs TO local mr. snaci,l law. . . anr,ra-a,ed
in Article y. SECTION s. ~ his Ion .titutior' in.
dependent, of the Larislaiiva As.emhly. and ni.o
reserve power, at their own option, to approve or
sembly. except AZ to law. necaS.arv f1r tba ;n,na.
date pre.ervation Of rho nnhiic naaca he,Ith nv
safety, and except a. to Itnws refstinG TO the an.
the submission of 0nstitntiona .menimsn..
and except As to local or sneciai isws a. snnmsr
ated Ii in Article v, Section N. Of this COnstitution.
The first mower reserved Nv fha rao,io !. ~ III.
~tiative, and eight per cent. Of The taoaI vota,. nf
the state shall be required 70 nro,.ose nv ms,..
ure BY petition; provided. TINT two-ttth. NJ ta
whole num q II the rnnnfinS sT thA ~ ,,,,At
each furnish a. signers of said net,tion e;ght mar
cent. of the legal voters in such countv' nnd everv
such petition shall include the full text of the
measure proposed. Initiative %petitions shall he
filed with the Secretary of State not les. n, An fon1
months before the election at which they ara 10 he
voted upon.
The second power il the Referendrm and 4,
may be ordered either by ~petition sivnpd nv i've
per cent. of the legal voters Of the state: provided
that two-tifth> of the whole number Of counties in
the state must each furnish a. signers of said ne
tition five per cent. of the legal voters in such
county, or, by the Legislative assembly as other
Bills are enacted.
Referendum petitions shall be filed with the
Secretary of State not later than six months after
the final adjournment Of the sessions of the Legis-
lative Assembly which passed the Bill on which
Referendum is demanded. The veto power Of the
| Governor shall not extend TO measures referred TO
| the people by the Legislative Assembly or bv Ini-
| tiative Referendum petitions.
All elections on measures referred Ia tha neoole
| of the state shall be had at the biennial regular
general election, except when the legislatures As
samhly. nv n majority yota shall ordar a snec;,l
election ANY measure referred to the people
nsfition h. stoned ih"i tfteen %ar cant 81 u ,hs isr,i
voters of a majority of the whole numher If he
| counties of the state. in which case fine law al ali
he imperative until such time a. it shall be passed
| upop at an election. and the result has been de.
termined and declared as provided by law. The
| whole number of votes cast for Governor at fhe
| regular election last preceding the fling of anv
| petition for the Initiative or Referendum shaft
be the basis on which the numper Of the LEGAL ne
| titiOns and orlera for thp Initiative and for tha
| Referendum shall be filed with the Secretary Of
state. and IN suhmittinr fhe .nma ~ tha nanrIo
! he. and ali other nficers. shall ia yu;dad nv tha
General Laws and the Act submitting this amend.
ment. until legislation shall he asnecioliv nrn.
vided therefor. The enactinr ciause Of everv Inv
originated by the Initiative shall be Is follows: