The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1908-08-14

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| IN ~ such evsat both n,sasass shsll'
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70 tks people for approval . rsisstt;iaa
at the next ensuing election. II ecu.
Hicting measures submittsd 70 the peo-
pie at the next ensuing election shall b
approved by majority Of the votes
severally cas-: 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 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 assembly,
either by petition signed by five per
cent. of the legal voters or by the legis-
lativc assembly il a majority of the
me,nl,crs-elect vote therefor. When it
is necessary for the immediate prescva-
ton IT the public peace, health or SAT. :
ty chat a law shall become effective
without delay, such necessity and the
law creating the same shall be stated
in one section of the bill, and il upon
aye and nay vote in each house two
thirds of all the members elected to
each house shall vote on separate roll
call in favor of the said law going into
instant operation for the immediate
preservation of the public peace, health
or safety, such law shall become opera.
tive upon approval by the governor.
The filing of referendum petition
against any one or more items, sections
or parts of an act shall not delay the
remainder Of that act from becoming
operative. Referendum petitions a.
gainst measures passed by the legisla-
tive assembly shall be filed with the
secretary of state moi, more than ninety
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 people.
All elections on measures referred to
the people of the state shall be had at
biennial regular general elections, ex-
cept as provision may be made by law
for special election. or elections. Any
constitutional amendment or other
measure referred to the people shall
take effect when, it is approved by a
majority of the votes cast thereon and
not otherwise, and shall be 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 Dako;
ta." 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 ot;the supreme court at
thauregular election last preceding the
fling.of any petition for the initiative or
for the referendum shall be the basis on
which the number of legal voters neces:
sary to sign such petition shall be
counted. Petitions and orders for initia-
tive and for referendum shall be fled
with secretary of state, and in SUBMIT
ing the same to the people he and all
other officers shall be guided by the
general laws and the act submitting this
amendment until legislation shall be
especially provided therefore. This
amendment shall be self-executing, but
legislation may be enacted especially to
facilitate its operation.