The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-08-29
Notice of Election, Constitutional
Amendment.
House Bill No. $50.

An Act entitled San Act for the submitting to |
the qualified electors. of the state of Montana, an
the state of Montana, relating TO the Lapi.latiye
Department and providing for Direct Legislation |
and Reference of Laws.
he it enacted bv the Legislative. A.semh,vo If |
the State Of Montana:
Section l There shall be submitted to the unal- |
flied electors of the State of Montana. at the next |
general election. the following smandmenf to |
Section l, Article V, of the Constitution of the |
state of Montana:
That Section |, Article V. of the Constitution |
be. and the same is hereby amended so n. m rood i
As follows:
Section l.. The Legislative authority of the
state shall he vested in a Legislative assembly. |
consisting of Il Senate and House Of Representa-. |
tives: but the people reserve to themselves power
TO propose laws, and to enact or reject the same at |
the polls. EXCEPT as to laws relating to the aDnrO-
| priations of money, aad except as to laws for the
submission of constitutional amendments, and
| except As to local or special laws, as enumerated
in Article V, Section 96, of this Constitution. in
dependen, of the Legislative Assembly: and also |
| reject a; the polls, any Act Of the Legislative As.
semhly, except as to laws necessary for the imMe- !
diate preservation of the public peace, health or |
safety. and except rs to laws relating to the an.
preparations of money, and except as to laws for
the submission of constitutional amendments,
and except rs to local or special laws, as enumer-
The first power reserved by the people is the lni-
~tiative, and eight per cent. of the legal voters of
ure by petition; provided, that two-titths of the
whole number Of the counties Of the state must
each furnish as siyners of said petition eight per
cent. of the legal voters in such county. and every
such petition ehall include the full text of the
measure proposed. Initiative petitions shall be
filed with the Secretary Of State not less than four
months before the election at which they are to IN.
voted upon.
The second power is the Referendum, and it
may be ordered either hy petition signed Nv i've
per cent. of the legal voters of the state: provided
that two-tifths of the whole number Of counties in
| the state must each furnish as sirnere of said pe-
tition five per cent. of the legal voters in such
county, or, by the Legislative Assembly us other
Referendum petitions shall he filed with the
Secretary of State not later than elk months after
| the final adjournment of the sessions Of the Lewis
lative Assembly which passed the Bill on which
Referendum is demanded. The veto mower of the
Governor shall not extend to measures referred TO
the people by the Legislative assembly or nv Iui-
tiAtiye Referendum petitions,
All elections on mru sures referred to the people
of the state shall he had at the biennial regular
general election. .xcept when the Leyislntiye As
eembly. hy = majority vote. shall ordrr n special
shall still he in fnil force and AFFECT nmiesrr ' s,rS
\ %petition be signed nv fifteen npr cent. of the launl
voters of a majority of the whole number of The
counties of the state. in which ease the law shall
In inonerntiy,, until snrh tima ~ Il sh,ll ls ,n.saI
nnnn NJ IN e,artinn aub ~. r,snlt has Mo-" Az
J t.rmined and declared ~ mrov;,laj nv l,w M.
whole number of votes caSt fnr I:ovsrnnr NJ chs
re,,ulnr election last nreca,lin" tho aim" nf amv
petition for the Initiative or Referendum. shail
he TN. hasis on which the numnar nf tho iarsi ma
titions and orders for IN. initiative and fnr II,
Referendum shall he fiad Win tho Sa"r.tnrv -,
3 state. and in sniumit+imr ths sans 70 Tia nan:;,l %
no and Al, other nf,irars .haii ha ,,,,;dad hv ~.
> General Laws md tho Act snhm' t,iny th;s a,4anI
j. mont nnt;i la";s,at;,n .hnII ~. n'SH. ";s ="
yided therefor. The ennctin, cis,se Of e%ery law
. or;r;natai Nv tha initiat;va a6am %s ~ folIn,y -"
= ..Re il enacted NV The peonle ~ Montana: