Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1906-10-12
NOTICE OF ELECTION, coNortTU.
TloNAI AMENoM EMIT.
House Bill No. GAG.

7ouSe Bill NO. Z86.
An Act Entitled, IAN Act for the submit.
Montana. an Amendment to Article y of the
Constitution of the State of Montana. relating
to the legislative Department and providing
Be it enacted by the Legislative Assembly
OF the State OF Montana:
SECTION There shall be submitted to the
the next general election. the following amend
ment to Section l. Article Y, of the Constitu-
ton OF the State of Montana:
That Section l. Article V, of the Constitu-
ton be. and the same is hereby amended so as
to read as follows:
Section /. The Legislative Authority of the
bly,. consisting of Senate and House of Rep
resentatives; but the people reserve to them
selves power to propose laws. and to enact or
reject the same at the polls. except as to laws
relating to appropriations of money. and ex.
cept as to laws for the submission of constitu-
tional amendments, and except as to local or
special laws, as enumerated IN Article " Sec
ton 26, OF this Constitution independent of the
Legislative Assembly land alsoreserve power at
tns i;s own option; to approve or reject at the
cept as TO laws necessary for the immediate
preservation ofthe public peace. health or safe
~, and except as to laws relating to apprepria-
Tons OF money. and except as to laws for the
submission Of constitutional amendments and
except as to local or special laws, as enumerat-
The first power reserved by the people is the
Initiative and eight per centof the legal voters
OF the State Shall be required to propose any
measure by, petition: provided. that two -fifths
Of the whole number of the counties of the
state must each furnish as signers of said petit
tion eight per cent OF the legal voters in such
the full text Of the measure SO proposed. In
itiative petitions shall be filed with the Score
tary OF State. not less than four m onths before
The second power is the Referendum. and it
ave per cent Of ths lsga! Voters Of the State;
NJ he rNf %ho~ ,1<,1,
of the counties of the State must each furnish
legal voters in such county. or. by the Legisla-
Referendum petitions shall be filed with the
Secretary of State. not later than six months
aft. after the final adjournment Of the Session Of
Bill on which the Referendum is demanded
The veto power of the Governor shall not ex-
tend to measures referred to the people by
erendum petitions.
All elections on measures referred to the
regular general election except when the Leg Leg
islative Assembly. by a majority vote, shall
order special ELECTION, Any measure referred
feet unless such petition be signed by fifteen
per cent of the legal voters of majority of
the whole number of the counties of the State,
in which case the law shall be imperative un-
Ill such time as it shall be passed upon at an
election, and the result has been determined
and declared as provided by law. The whole
ular election last preceding the filing of any
petition for the lniative or Referendum, shall
be the basis on which the number of the legal
petitions and orders for the Initiative and for
the Referendum shall be filed with the Secre-
t tay OF State; and in submitting the same to
guided by the General Laws and the Act sub
hitting this amendment, until Legislation
shall be especially provide therefor. The en-
acting clause Of every law originated by the
lnitiatsve shall be as follows:
BE it enacted by the People of Montana"
This Se:tion shall not be construed to de-
prive any member of the Legislative Assembly
of the right to introduce any measure.
Section 2.-That separate Official Ballots be
used at the general election to be held in Nov
ember, 1905. and shall have printed thereon the
words: "Fvrtiie Amendment to the Constitu-
ton providing for Direct Legislation and Ref
erence of laws" and the words. Against the
Amendment to the Constitution providing for
Direct Legislation and Reference of laws
1t shall be the duty of the Legislative AS
sembly to enact Legislation suitable for carry
ing this amendment into effect.
Section Sail Acts or parts of Acts in con-
fliCt with this Act are hereby repealed.
Section 4,-This Act shall take effect and be
in full force from and after its passage and ap-
proval by the Governor.
Approved March g 1905