Devils Lake inter-ocean and Devils Lake free press. (Devils Lake, Ramsey County, N.D.) 1905-1909, 1908-10-23
assembly within the said forty days,
the secretary of state shall submit it to

the people for approval or rejection at
the next ensuing regular general eiec-
ton. The legislative assembly may
reject any measure SO proposed by in
itiative petition and propose a differ
ent one to accomplish the same pur-
pose and in any such event both
shall be submitted by the
secretary of state to the people for
approval or rejection at the next ensu-
ing regular election. If con-
hicting measures submitted to the peo-
pie at the next ensuing election shall
be approved by majority of the votes
severally cast for and against the
same, the one receiving thte highest
number of affirmative votes shall
thereby become valid and the other
shall thereby be rejected.
The second power is the referendum,
and it may be ordered Except as to
laws necessary for the immediate
preservation Of the public peace,
health or safety as to any measure or
any parts, items or sections of any
measure passed by the legislative as
sembly, either by petition signed by
five per cent of the legal voters or by
the legislative assembly if majority
of the members-elect vote therefor.
When it Is necessary for the immedi-
ate preservation of the public peace,
health or safety that law shall be-
come effective without delay, such
necessity and the facts creating the
same shall be stated in one section of
the BILL and If upon aye and nay vote
in each house two-thirds of all the
members elected to each house shall
vote On a separate roll call in favor
Of the said law going into instant op-
GRAFTON for the immediate preservation
of the public peace, health or safety,
such law shall become operative upon
approval by the governor.
The filing of referendum petitions
against one or more items, sections or
parts of an act shall not delay the
remainder of that act from becom-
, ing operative. Referendum petitions
against measures passed by the legis-
latiye assembly shall be filed with the
secretary of state not more than nine
ty days after the final adjournment of
the session of the legislative assembly
which passed the measure on which
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. veto power of the governor shall not
extend to measures referred to the peo-
pie. All elections on measures refer
red to the people of the state shall be
had at biennial regular general cleo
lions, except as provision may be made
by law for special election or cleo
tons. Any constitutional amend
ment or other measure referred to the
people shall take effect when it is ap
proved by a majority of the votes cast
thereon and not otherwise, and shall
be in force from the date of the officia
declaration of the vote. The enactins
clause of all initiative bills shall be
BE it enacted by the people of the
state of North Dakota" This section
shall not be construed to deprive an,
member of the legislative assembly O
the right to introduce any measure
The whole number of votes cast. TO
justice of the supreme court at thu
regular election last preceding tn
filing of any petition for the initiative
or for the referendum shall be tn,
basis on which the numebr Of lega
voters necessary to sign such petition
shall be counted. Petitions and order
for the initiative and for the referer
dunn shall be filed with the secretar
Of state, and in submitting the sam
to the people he and all other officer
shall be guided by the general law
a and the act submitting this amend
ment until legislation shall be espec
ally provided therefor. This amend
, lment shall be seR-executing, but slegi,
4 tlatOn may. be enacted especially
, facilitate its operation. ~
J.. PROPOSED AMENDMENT
4 That section 216 of the constitutio
: of the state of North Dakota be amen,
= ed to read as follows:
. Sec. rs. The following named pul
lie institutions are hereby permanent
located as hereinafter provided, eac
2 to have SO much e2of the remainin
u grant of one hundred and seYeni
e thousand acres Of land made by I'll
United States for "other education
VI and charitable institutions" as is &
e loted by law, namely: ;:S%ss$5 ~
1t First. A soldiers home, when |
n Gated, orzsuch other charitable ms
d tuition as the legislative assembly ms
10 determines, at Lisbon, In the county {
If Ransom, with grant of forty thou
y. and acres of land. $s#5 ri y s..E|E
e. Second. A blind asylum, or su.
d other institution as the legislative q
Ii sembly may determine, at such pla'
s. in the county of Pembina as the qua
pit fled electors of said county may d
r termine at an election to be held 4
se prescribed by the legislative assembl
B. with q grant of thirty thousand acres
~ bird. An industrial school al
" school for manual training or gu
% other educational or charitable ms
II tuition as the legislative assembly hi
q provide, at the town off Glendale,
o. the county OF Dickey. with q grant
q forty thousand acres
TeSs& Fourth a school of forestry,