The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1908-09-10
Proposed Amendment.

Section rs of article 2 Of the con.
stitution OF the state of North Dakota
shall be n hereby Is amended to
read as follows:
Sec. rs. The legislative authority
of the state of North Dakota shall be
vested in a legislative assembly con-
sisting of a senate and house of rep
resentatlves, but the people reserve to
themselves power to propose 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, al
their own option, to approve or reject
at the polls any act, item, section or
part Of any act or measure passed by
the legislative assembly.
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, 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
petitions shall be filed with the sec
rotary 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 al 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
or rejected without change or amend
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 it may be re-
ferred by the legislative assembly to
the people for approval or rejection.
If it is rejected OF 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 next
ensuing regular general election. The
legislative assembly may reject any
measure so proposed by initiative
petition and propose a 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 regular election.
If conflicting measures submitted to
the people at the next ensuing cleo
ton shall be approved by a majority
of the votes severally cast for anu
against the same, the one receivin.
the highest number of affirmative
votes shall thereby become valid and
the other shall thereby be rejected.
. TI~ ~@4@r1 1ry1 Ia the rhf0r0n
dun, and it may be ordered (excep1
as to laws necessary for the immed
late preservation of the public peace
health or safety as to any measur
or any parts, items or sections o:
any measure passed by the legislative
assembly, either by a petition signed
by five per cent of the legal voters OF
by the legislative assembly If a major
ity of the members-elect vote therefor
When it is necessary for the immedi
ate preservation Of the public peace
health or safety that a law shall be
come effective without delay, sucl
necessity and the facts creating tn
same shall be stated in one section o
the bill, and II upon any aye and ma!
vote in each house two-thirds of al
the members elected to each hous'
shall vote On a separate roll call II
favor Of the said law going into in
slant operation for the immediate
preservation of the public peace
health or safety, such law shall be
come operative upon approval by tn
governor.
The filing of referendum petition
against one or more items, section
or parts of an act shall not delay tn
remainder of that act from becom
ing operative. Referendum petition
against measures passed by the legis
lative assembly shall be filed wit
the secretary of state not more thai
ninety days after the final adjourn
ment Of the session Of the Legislative
assembly which passed the measur
on which the referendum is demanded
The veto power OF, the governor shal
not extend to measures referred t
the people. All elections on measure
referred to the people Of the stat
shall be had at biennial regular ger
eral elections. except as provisio