Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1908-09-10
PROPOSED AMENDMENT,

Section u Of article 2 Of the coi,ssitsl-
tioi u TIC state Of .:oSth Dakota shall. be
and hereby is amended 70 read as fol.
lows:
SEC. -. The legislative authority d
the state Of North Dakota shall be vested
III a legislative assembly consisting Of a
senate and house of representatives. bu,
the people reserve 10 themselves powe.
70 propose laws and amendments 10 the
constitution. and 10 enact or reject the
same al the polls. independent. of the
legislative assembly, and also reserve
power. at their own option, 10 approve
OF reject al Tie polls any act. item, sec
ton OF part OF amy actormcasure passed
by Me legislative assembly.
nc first power reserved by the people
IS the initiative. and not more thar
eight PER cent of the legal voters shall
be required 70 propose any measure b,
initiative petition, and every such petit
ton shall include the full text Of III.
measure so proposed, but the same con
ssitutional amendment shall rot be pro
posed oftcncr than once in ten years
Initiative petitions Shall be filed will
The secretary Of state not less thar
thirty days before any regular session
Of the legislative assembly. lie shall
transmit the same 10 the legislative as
scmbly as soon as il convcncS. Such In
itiativc measures shall take prcccdenc,
over all other measures in the Legislative
assembly except appropriation bills, and
shall be either enacted or rejected with
out change commandment by the lepi.
lative assembly within forty days. II
any such initiative measure shall be en-
acted ~ the legislative assembly j,
shall be subject to referendum petition
OF i may be referred by the legislative
assembly 10 tho people for approval OF
rejection. II il j. rejected or no ction i.
taken upon il by the legislative as.
scmbly within said forty days. the sccrc.
tary Of state shall submit il to the people
Tor approval or rejection Attic next cns,l-
ing regular alclection. The legi.lat-
I've assembly may reject any measure 50
proposed by initiative petition and pro.
pose different one 10 accomslish The
same purpose. and in any such even,
both measures shall be submitted by the
secretary Of state TO the people for APP
prevail or rejection at the next ensuing
regular election. II conflicting measures
submitted 10 the people a, the next en-.
suing election shall bc approved by d
majority Of the votes scvcrally cast 10,
and against the same, the one receiving
the highest number Of affirmative vote.
shall thereby become valid and the
Other shall thereby be rejected.
ihc second power is the referendum,
and " may be ordcrd except as TO law:
necessary for the Immediate prcserya
Won OF 'hc public peace. health or safe
W as 20 any measure or any parts. item.
w ", a,eslons ~ any measure passed b.
'ne legislative assembly. either BY
cu'ioh signed by five yer cent OF IL,
..aal voicrs or by the legislative as
e.h'plY ~ a majority u thc members
elce. vote therefor. When IL is ncccs.ar,
'o' we immediate preservation az A.,
public peace. health or safc,v th.t
law shall become effective witha,,, !.
lay' such necessity and Me f,c,. ,.x...
ing thc same shall be stated a 3D.. ~.
non OF the bill and, II upon ava. .,,d -, ~.
Votc ~ each house ,wo-,hird. :, ~, "a ~
members elected 10 each hon. :" -
vote on a separate roll cali IL g.. on"
'hc SAID law going into ins,.,n, -.
alton Tor the immediate ,,rcs.,,..', ope'
the public peace, health or s,fr,u ''a
law shall become opcra,iv. 49, w. 'u.
prevail by the governor. 'i'h al
The filing of referendum n,.,;,;o
against one or more items sr,, Iesl''o
parts Of an act shall not delay ,ha :
mainder Of that act from bcenr,; !,
Operative. Referendum petitions ,y. .','
measures passed by the lcgisla,iv." :. :
srmbly shall be filed with Me serrc..'
Of state not more than ninety DAYS AZ -
the final adjournmento of the scssionoi ,
legislative assembly which passed Z,
measure on which the referendum is ,
manded; The veto power Of the gov
noF Snail not extend 10 measures