The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-08-15
Notice of Election, Constitutional
Amendment.
House Bill No. $50.

Al Act entitled IAN Act for the submitting to
the qualified electors of the state of Montana, an
Amendment to Article V. of the Constitution of
the state Of Montana. relating TO the Legislative
Department: and providing for Direct Legislation
and Reference Of Laws.
Be it enacted by the Legislative assembly of
the State Of Montana:
Section There shall be submitted to the quail.
general election. the following amendment TO
Section. !. Article v, of the Constitution of the
That Section /. Article V. of the Constitution I
be-. and the same is hereby amended so as to read
Section l.. The Legislative authority of the
state shall he vested in a Legislative Assembly,
consisting Of a Senate and House Of Representa-.
tives: but the people reserve TO themselves power
to propose laws, and to enact or reject the came at
the pole, except as to laws relating TO the appro-
p~riations Of money, aud except as to laws for the
submission OF constitutional amendments. and
except rs TO local or special laws. as enumerated
in Article V, Section ~, of this Constitution. in
dependent Of the Legislative Assembly: and also
reject al the polls, any Act Of the Legislative AT
semhly, except as to laws necessary for the imMe-
diate preservation Of the public peace, health or
safety, and except ss to laws relating to the APP
preparations Of money, and except as to laws for
the submission of constitutional amendments.
and except a. to local or special laws. a. ennmer-
aied in Article V, Section 20, Of this Constitution.
The first power reserved by the people is the lni-
t~iative, and eight per cent. of the legal voters of
the state shall he required to propose any meas
ure by petition; provided, that two tths of the
whole number Of the counties OF the state must
each furnish as signers 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 thsn four
monthe before the election 1t which they are to be
voted upon.
The second power lie the Referendum, and it
may he ordered either by petition eigned by five
per cent. Of the legal voters of the state: provided
that two-ffths of the whole number of counties in
the state murt each furnish as eigners of said pc.
tition five per cent. of the legal voters in such
7 | comfy. or. nv the Legislative Aasplnh1v rs other
Bills are enacted.
Referendum petitions shall he filed with the
Secretary Of state not later than six months after
the final adjournment Of the sessions Of the Lecie
iative Assembly which passed the Bill on which
J Referendum is d demanded The veto mower Of thu
Governor shall NOT extend TO measures referred tC
the people by the Legislative Assembly or by mi
] tiative Referendum petitions.
j. All elections ON measures referred to the peopl,
' Of the state shall I've had at the biennial regula
o general election. pxcent when the l. eCislntive As
eembly. nv a majority vote shall orde- n snecia
sluIu'o .ti,, n he IN n ful, ferc ,sa and et,e 20 u uni pe sn,l
%pefition be signed Inv fifteen ner cent. of The ieca
D voters of a majority of the whole number Of ii,
. no inonerntive nn,il such ,;,no n = Il shun ha nassa
unnn ~ an election. and tha ra.ult has nee" Ie
. fermined and declared ms nroviiei Nv law m
whnla nnmhar ~ vntas cast CO.. Cnw.rno, n, th
Y nafition for tho int,iative ~ E.farandmm .hai
, II ,ho h.s;s or ,vh;c,' NE n,~ - ~ sha a.. ~
t;t;nns and nr,ars for tha In;t;a,;va ana -, n
Referendum shall no fisl WITH the sscratorv y
( St.sa. nd ;n s"h,,;t,;n'r .,s .a,, y. /. - a. 10y" "o :
no and ali n+har nfscars .b.i no .,,;daf no ~
e Esrarai avs and ~. ~ srh"";t,; ~ th ie" = ="
g mant nnt;i le~is,at;nn sh"I he as,sc;slIv ~.
videi therefor. The enactinr clsnse ~ every Inv ,
q cr;cin atea Nv IN. in;t;as;va aSsn ne = J to,io,: "a
nRe IL enacted nv ~" peoni" nf Wontoma."