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given thereon unless later date Is specified
in such measure. The governor shall make
pubic proclamation Of the result Of the votes
on all measures submitted to the people. The
veto power Of the governor shall not extend
to any measure approved by vote OF the
people, and any measure initiated by the peo-
pie and passed by the legislature without
change If VETOED by the governor shall be re-
ferred to the people to be voted on at the next
general election. The Legislature may enact
measures expressly conditional upon the
peoples ratification Of referendum vote.
Section 20. As used in either Of the three
preceding sections the words ELECTORS" and
people" mean the electors OF the state
qualified to vote for governor; "recess of the
legislature" means the adjournment without
day of a session of the legislatures general
election" means the November election for
choice of presidential electors or the septem-
Der election for choice of governor and other
State and county officers; measure" means
an act, bill, or resolution passed or enacted by
the legislature or bill or resolution proposed
by the people, or two or more SUCH or part or
parts of such, as the case may be; written
petition" means one more petitions written
or printed. or partly written and partly
petitions attached, verified as to the authen-
ITCHY of the signature by the oath of one of
the petitioners certified thereon, and accom-
panied by the certificate of the clerk Of the
city. town or plantation, in which the petit
tioner reside that their names, appear on the
voting list of his city, town or plantation as
qualified to vote for governor. The petitions
and pastors attached to the official ballot shall
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quested or proposed. The full text OF a meas
ure submitted to vote of the people under
the provision OF the constitution need not be
printed on the official ballot, but, until other
wise provided by the Legislature, the secre-
tary of state shall prepare the ballots in such
form as to present the question or questions
concisely or intelligibly.
Section 81. The city council of any city
may establish the initiative and referendum
for the electors of such city in regard to its
municipal affairs, provided that the ordi-
nance establishing and providing the method
Of exercising such initiative and. referendum
shall not take effect until ratified by vote of a
majority Of the electors Of said city. voting
thereon at municipal election. Provided,
however, that the legislature may at any time
provide uniform method for the exercise of
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affairs.
Section q. Until the Legislature shall enact
further regulations not inconsistent with the
constitution for applying the peoples veto
and direct initiative, the election officers and
other officials shall be governed by the pro-
visions of this constitution and of the gem
eral law, supplemented by such action as may
be necessary to render the four preceding
sections self-executing.
Resolved, That all the foregoing is pro-
posed to be voted upon as one amendment
and not as two or more several amendments
Resolved, That the aldermen of cities, the
selectmen Of towns and the assessors of the
several plantations in this State are hereby
empowered and directed to notify the inhabi-
tants of their respective cities, towns and
plantations in the manner prescribed by law
at the meeting in September in the year one
thousand nine hundred and eight upon the
amendment proposed in the foregoing reso-
linton, and the question shall be: shall the
constitution be amended as proposed by a
resolution OF the legislature providing for
the establishment of peoples veto through
the optional referendum and direct initia-
tive by petition and general election" and
the inhabitants of said cities. towns and
plantations shah vote py DaItot on saiu
question, those favoring the amendment vot-
ing Eyes" and those opposing mo" upon
their ballots aud the ballots shall be received
sorted, counted and declared in open ward
town or plantation meeting and lists of the
voters so received shall be made and returned
to the Office of the secretary of state in the
same manner as votes for governor and men,
beers of the legislature, and the governor and
council shall count the same and make re-
turns TO the next legislature, and if it shall
appear that a majority of the votes are in
favor of the amendment. the constitution
shall be amended accordingly.
Resolved, That the secretary of state shall
prepare and furnish to the several cities
towns, and plantations, ballots and blank re-
turns in conformity to the foregoing resolves
accompanied by copy thereof.