Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1906-08-10
NOTICE OF ELECTION, coNoTlTU-
TlONAl AMENDMENT
house All No. 20o,

An Act Entitled. IAN Act for the submit.
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for Direct Eeeisistion and Reference Of law.
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qualified electors Of the State Of Montana. q
ment to Section j. Article '. Of the constitu.
ton of the State Of Montana:
a.; That secticn I: Article v. OF the Constitu.
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
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 III Article V, Sec.
ton %, Of this Constitution, independent of the
Legislative Assembly land also reserve powerat
Of Or At
cept as to laws necessary for the immediate
preservation ofthe public peace. health or safe.
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 cent Of the legal voters
OF ne state Sy sh be eaqoIsad 9
Of the whole number of the counties of the
State must each furnish as signers of said petit
county, and every such petition shall include
the full text of the measure SO proposed. In
itiative petitions shall be fled with the Secre-
the election at which they are to be voted upon.
The second power is the Referendum. and it
may be ordered either by petition signed BY
provided, that two-fifths of the whole rumber
Of the counties Of the State must each furnish
ve Gent Of the
tive Assembly as other Bills are enacted.
Referendum petitions shall be filed with the
after the final adjournment of the Session Of
the Legislative Assembly which passed the
Bin on which the Referendum is demanded.
The veto power of the Governor shall not ex-
the Legislative Assembly or by Initiative Ref
people of the State shall be had at the biennial
| regular general election except when the Leg
order a special election. Any measure referred
to the people shall still be in full force and ef-
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 UNI
til such time as it shall be passed upon at an
and declared as provided by law. The whole
humber of votes cast for Governor at the reg
petit the aS or dng Of s haX
be the basis on which the number of the legal
petitions and orders for the Initiative and for
ta.y OF State; and in submitting the same to
guided by the General Laws and the Act sub
s6s e. this until Legislation
acting clause Of every law originated by the
Initiatsve shall be as follows:
BE It enacted by the People of Montana"
This Se;,tiOn shall not be construed to de-
priye 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: For the 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
ssembly to enact Legislation suitable for carry
ing this amendment into effect.
Section 3.-All 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 an.
proval by the Governor.