Devils Lake inter-ocean and Devils Lake free press. (Devils Lake, Ramsey County, N.D.) 1905-1909, 1908-10-30
assembly within the said forty days,
the secrataru of state shall 11hn,it IL 70

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 cleo
ton. The legislative assembly may
reject any measure so proposed by in
stiative petition and propose a differ
ent one to accomplish the same pur-
pose and in any such event both
measures shall be submitted by the
secretary of state to the people for
approval or rejection at the next ensu-
Ing regular election If con-
fiicting measures submitted to the peo-
'ple at the next ensuing election shall
be approved by a 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 3D.
GRAFTON for the immediate preservation
of the public peace, health or safety,
such law shall become operative upon
approval by the governor.
The fling 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-
lative 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
the referendum is demanded. The
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
tons, except as provision may be made
nv law for Snario1 all
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
.hereon and not otherwise, and shall
,e in force from the date of the official
declaration Of the VOTE The enacting
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 any
member of the Legislative assembly of
the right to introduce any measure.
The whole number of votes cast for
justice of the supreme court at the
regular election last preceding the
! filing OF, any petition for the initiative
or for the referendum shall be the
B., basis on which the Enumebr of legal
; voters necessary to sign such petition
shall be counted. Petitions and orders
for the initiative and for the referen-
dunn shall be filed with the secretary
Of state, and in submitting the same
| TO the people he and all other officers
shall be guided by the general laws
| and the act submitting this amend
| ment until legislation shall be especi-
ally provided therefor ! This amend
ment shall be self but legis-
; lation may be enacted especially to
! facilitate~its operation.
PROPOSED AMENDMENT r.
! That section PIG of the constitution
of the state of North Dakota be amend
ed to read as follows: /
F. Sec: rs. The following named pub
lie institutions are hereby permanentIy
| located as hereinafter provided, each
to have SO. much Of the remaining
grant of one hundred and seventJ
thousand acres Of land made by the
United States for ''other educational
and charitable institutions" as is al
/ Ioted by law, namely:
! IAsSI' "a cOiulSIS uUutGs WQGu 10
5eated, or such other charitable instl
tuition as the legislative assembly ma,
7 determine, at Lisbon, in the county 81
Ransom, with a grant Of forty thous
Land acres of land (
Second. A blind asylum, or suc1
other institution ais the legislative as
sembly may determine, at such place
! IN the county Of Pembina as the quail
lied electors of said county may de
termine at an election to,be held al
1 prescribed by the Legislative assembly
4 with a. grant OF thirty thousand acres
/ Third. An Industrial school anl
school for manual training or sucf
other educational or charitable insti
I tuition as the legislative assembly llay
! provide, at the town Of Glendale, ii
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