The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1908-10-15
Proposed Amendment

Section Is Of article 2 of the con
stitution OF the state Of North Dakola
shall be and hereby Is amended t.
read as follows:
Sec. Is. The legislative authorit!
of the state of Norlh Dakota shall be
vested in a legislative assembly COL
sistlng of a senate and house Of rep
resentatlves, but the people reserve t.
themselves power to propose laws anu
amendments to the constitution, ant
to enact. or reject the same 1t the
polls, independent OF the Legislative
assembly, and also reserve power, ..
their own option, to approve or rejec.
at the polls any act, item, section o.
part OF any act or measure passed b.
the legislative assembly. f2@'
The first power reserved by the
people is the Initiative, and not more
than eight per cent Of the legal voters
shall be required to propose any
measure by initiative petition, ana
every such petition shall include the
full text of the measure so proposed,
but the same constitutional amend.
ment shall not be proposed oftenel
than once in ten years. Initiative
petitions shall be fled with the sec,
rotary of state not less than thirt,
days before any regular session Of the
legislative assembly. He shall trans
mt the same to the legislative az.
sembly as soon as it convenes. Such
initiative measures shall take proceed
ence over all other measures in the
legislative assembly except approprla.
ton bills, and shall be either enacted
ar rninntna uyifh01,t 0horo 90 mr. Qron0.
ment by the legislative assembly with
in forty days. II any such initiative
measure shall be enacted by the legis.
lative assembly it shall be subject to
referendum petition or 1t may be re-
ferred by the legislative assembly to
the people for approval or rejection.
II it is rejected 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 approval or rejection at the nexi
ensuing regular general election. The
legislative assembly may reject any
so proposed by initiative
petition and propose a different ont
to accomplish the same purpose, ano
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 regular election
If conflicting measures submitted t
the people at the next ensuing cleo
ton shall be approved by a majorit,
of the votes seVerally cast for ant
against the same, the one receivin,
the highest number OF affirmative
votes shall thereby become valid ant
the other shall thereby be rejected.
The second power is the referen
dunn, and it may be ordered (excep
as to laws necessary for the immed
late preservation of the public peace
health or safety as to any measure
or any parts, items or. sections o
any measure passed by the lsgislativ
assembly, either by a petition signe'
by five per cent of the legal voters
by the legislative assembly II a major
ity of the members-elect vote therefor
When it is necessary for the immed'
ate preservation of the public peace
health or safety that a law shall BIZ
come effective without delay. sue
necessity and the facts creating tn
same shall be stated in one section Q
the bill, and If upon any aye and ma
vote in each house two-thirds Of g.
the members elected to each hous
shall vote on a separate roll call /
favor Of the said law going into II
slant operation for the immediat
preservation Of the public peace
health or safety, such law shall b
come operative upon approval BY tn
governor. IN .fia "a i1h rtt
The filing Of referendum petitio
against one or more items, section
or parts Of an act shall not delay th
remainder of that act from becon
Ing operative. Referendum. petition
against measures passed by the legi
lative assembly shall be filed wit
the secretary Of state not more tina
ninety days after the final adjourn
ment of the session Of the legislativ
assembly which passed the measul
on which the referendum is demands
The veto power Of the governor sha
not extend to measures referred
the people. All elections on measure
referred to the people of the stat
shall be had at biennial regular ge'
eral elections. except a. provisio
may be made by law Tor . apAoiI