Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1908-08-21
PROPOSED AMENDMENT.

Of this section.
PROPOSED AMENDMENT.
Section 81 of article . Of the con-
stitution of the state of North Dako-
ia shall be and hereby is amended to
read as follows:
Sec. o.. The legislative authority
of the state of North Dakota shall
be vested in a legislative assembly
consisting of a senate and house o.
serve to themselves power to pro-
pose 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 or reject at the polls any
act, item, section or part OF any
act or measure passed by the legisla-
tive assembly.
The first power reserved by the
people Is the initiative, and not more
than eight per cent Of the legal vo-
tiers shall be required to propose any
measure by initiative petition, and
every such petition shall include the
full text of the measure SO proposed,
but the same constitutional amend
ment shall not be proposed oftener
than once in ten years. Initiative petit
tions shall be filed with the secreta,
nv of state not less than thirty days
before any regular session of the
legislative assembly, FIe shall trans
nit the same to the legislative AS
sembly as soon as it convenes. Such
initiative measures shall take prece-
dence over all other measures in tho
legislative assembly except approprl-
alton bills, and shall he either enact
ed or rejected without change or
amendment by the legislative as
sembly within forty days. Ii any
initiative measure shall be enacted
bv the legislative assembly it shall
he subject to referendum petition
or ii may he referred by the leSlsla-
tive assembly to the people for APP
proyal or rejection If it is reject
ed or no action is taken upon it by
the legislative assembly Within said
forty days. the secretary OF state
shall submit it to the people for ap-
prevail or rejection at the next ensu-
ing regular genera election. The
legislative assembly may reject any
measure so proposed by initiative pc
tition and propose a different one to
accomplish the same purpose, and I'm
any such event both measures shall
be submitted by the secretary Of
state to the people for approval OF
rejection at the next ensuing regu-
lar election. II conflicting measures
submitted to the people at the next
ensuing election shall be approved by
majority of the votes severally
ore receiving the highest number OF
Affirmative votes shall thereby be.
come valid and HE other shall there.
by be rejected.
The second power is The refcrcn.
dunn. and il may be ordered (cxccDt
as to laws necessary for the imme
diate preservation of the public
peace. health or safety as to any
measure or any parts, items or sec
tions of any measure passed by the
legislative assembly, either by pc
tition signed by five per cent of the
legal voters or by the legislative as
sembly if a majority of the members
elect vote therefor. When it is neces
sary for the immediate preservation
of the public peace. health or safet!
that a law shall become effective
without delay. such necessity and thu
facts creating the same be stated il
one section Of the bill. and if upo.
aye and nay vote in each house two
thirds of all the members elected tt
each house shall vote on separate
roll call in favor OF the said law go
ing into instant operation for tn
immediate preservation of the publi
peace, bealth or safety. such Law
shall become operative upon appro
val by the governor.