Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1908-08-14

assembly Sudll pass laws cIlloi SAlS
by suitable penalties the provisions
of this section.
PROPOSED AMENDMENT.
Section 25 of article 2 of the con-
stitution of the state of North Dako-
ia shall be and hereby is amended to
read as follows:
Sec. 25. The legislative authority
of the state of North Dakota shall
be vested in a legislative assembly
consisting of a senate and house OF
representatives, but the people re-
serve to themselves power to pro-
pose laws and amendments to the
constitution, and to enact or 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 lcgisla-
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 ottener
than once in ten years. Initiative peti.
tions shall be filed with the secreta-
Nv of state not less than thirty days
before any regular session OF the
legislative assembly. He 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 the
legislative assembly except appropri-
alton bills. and shall be either enact
cd ar rejected without change or
amendment by the legislative as
sembly within forty days. II any
initiative measure shall be enacted
nv the legislative assembly it shall
be subject to referendum pet'.lui'
or it may be referred by the leglsla-
tive assembly to the people Tor ap-
prevail or rejection. If 1t is reject
ed or no action is taken upon IL by
the legislative assembly within sald
forty days, the secretary of state
shall submit it to the people for APP
prevail or rejection at the next ens1-
ing regular genera. election. Inc
legislative assembly may reject any
measure so proposed by initiative pc
tition and propose different one to
accomplish the same purpose, 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 ensuing regu'
lar election. If conflicting measures
submitted to the people at the nex
ensuing election shall be approved by
majority of the votes severalll
cast for and against the same, the
one receiving the highest number OF
Affirmative votes shall thereby be
come valid and the other shall there
by be rejected.
The second power is the referen
dunn, and it may be ordered (excep
as to laws necessary for the imme
date preservation of the public
peace, health or safety as to an,
measure or any parts, items or sec
tions of any measure passed by thu
legislative assembly. either by pc
tition signed by five per cent of thu
legal voters or by the legislative as
sembly il majority of the members
elect vote therefor. When it is neces
sary for the immediate preservation
of the public peace. health or safet.
that q law shall become effective
without delay. such necessity and tn
facts creating the same be stated il
one section of the bill, and If upoI
ave and nay vote in each house two
thirds of all the members elected t.
each house shall vote on separat
roll call in favor OF the said law go
ing into instant operation for tn
immediate preservation of the publ
peace, health or safety, such Law
shall become operative upon appro
val by the governor.