Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1908-10-08
PROPOSED AMENDMENT.


PROPOSED AMENDMENT.
Section - Of article 2 Of the cos.ssitu-
ton Of the state Of North Dakota shall be
and hereby is amended TO read as fol-
lows:
Sec. .. The legislative authority Of
the state Of North Dakota shall be vested
in legislative assembly consisting Of a
senate and house Of representatives., but
to propose laws and amendments TO the
constitution. and TO enact OF reject the
same at the polls. independent Of the
legislative assembly. and also reserve
power. at their own option, to approve
Of reject 1t the polls any act. item. sec
ton or part Of any act OF measure passed
BY the legislative assembly.
The first power reserved by the people
IS the initiative. ard not more than
eight per cent Of the legal voter. shall
be required 20 propose any measure by
initiative petition, ard every such petit
fion shall include the full text of the
measure 50 proposed. but the same con-
stitutional amendment shall not be pro-
posed ofteney than once in ten years.
Initiative petitions shall be filed with
the secretary Of state not less than
thirty days before any regular session
Of the legislative assembly. He shall
transmit the same TO the legislative as
sembIy as soon as il convenes. Such In
itiative measures shall take precedence
over all other measures in the legislative
assembly except appropriation bills. and
shall be either enacted or rejected with
out change or amendment by the leais-
latiye assembly within forty days. II
any such initiative measure shall be en-
acted BY the legislative assembly il
shall be subject TO referendum petition
or il may be referred by the legislative
assembly 10 the people for approval or
rejection. II il is rejected or no ction is
taken upon il by the legislative as
scmbiy within said forty days, the secre-
tary Of state shall submit il TO the people
for approval or rejection at 1.-THE next ensu-
ing regular general election. The leeislat-
i've assembly may reject any measure 50
proposed by initiative petition and pro-
pose different one 10 accomslish the
same purpose. and in any such event
both measures shah be submitted by the
secretary Of state 10 the people for APP
prevail or rejection at the next ensuing
regular election. II conflicting measures
submitted to the people al the next en-
suing election shall be approved by .
majority Of the votes seveYally cast for
and against the same. the one receiving
the highest number Of affirmative votes
shall thereby become valid and the
other shall thereby be rejected.
The second power is the referendum.
and II may be orderd Except as 10 laws
necessary for the Immediate pre.erva.
ton Of the public peace. health or safe
ty) as to any measure or any parts. item.
or sections Of any measure passed hv
the legislative assembly. either bv :
petition signed by five Der cent Of The
legal voters or by the leai.lat;ve az.
sembly II a majority al the memhe,..
elect vote therefor. When il i. ncces.aYv
for the immediate nreservat;on &c ~.
public peace. health or safrtv that
law shall become effective without A.
lay. such necessitv and me fact. 1850.
inc The came 81 ali -. st.tsd =, $3.50, Sss
tion ~ the h;lI ana 70 ,.ros -. wv .
voir IN each ho,.s .,.a- sn;.d. t a III NY
members .i.cs.d ~ s..n su -. 81 M ,;
vots m . 1890. ~, III, ':ouss SnAM
~. Ia i...' 49,. =. en ~ IasoI o.
alton for r.. ;mmsd;.. :. o ,,.. ...a opeI.
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,as pu uSas, raec. ncAiM Of saie'y, such
.,rovai hv ~ sovSsno oe'a"Se upon Ap
Tu " he governor.
.ne HHhB Of referendum petition
aSaihst one Or more items. sections or
parts OF an act shall not delay the re-
Fnainder Of that act from becoming
operative. Referendum petitions against
1a;' passed ~ the legislative as
s * I.D shall be f,icd with the secretary
The final adjournment Of The session Of tl,e
legislative assembly which na.sed the
measure on which the referendum l. ds.
mandcd. The veto power ~ IN. a = -.
nor shall not extend 10 measures S' re-
ferrcd 10 the people. All elections on
statr snail ~ "a v ss.p sy;p,e =. sne
general elections. . ~ s".'A. a askIlas
NAV be mad. no /. Ip % p.ovlyIoh