Albuquerque morning journal., 1910-10-19

| minor particulars IN harmony Win
| the spirit thereof and which does not
kdeteat or ehange its Fundamental OBJ
/ ject Or purpose. then and not other
wise the secretary Of state shall sub
NIT the said proposed law TO the
4 electors for approval or rejection st
I the next general or special state elcc-
! tinn held not less than sixty days ar
4 Ter the close ~ sald session An ad
iournmeut or recess Of the legislature
FOR more than ten days shail be a
close of he session within the mean
Ing of this section
whether or not the proposed law
has been enartod without change
Save ae herein permitted, shall be a
judicial question. and Jurisdiction Is
hereby conferred upon the supreme
court on the application OF any elcc-
tor 20 enforce by Injunction the per-
formnnco OF the duties hereby en-
Joined upon the secretary Of state
II at said election g majority Of the
votes onst shall be in favor Of the
proposed laN the governor shall
within thirty days thereafter proclaim
the result ana the snmo shall there
np0n become a law with like force
and effect as though duly passed by
the legislature and approved by the
governor.
The provisions Of this section shall
not apply 70 or authorize the pro
pnsl 81 local or special acts ana no
loss cmbodying tho fundamental OBJ
iect or purpose Of q iaW once re-
jeetcd at the polls shall again he en-
acted or submitted within three years
after such rejection
tntll the legislature shall other
wise provide the requirements as TO
publishing ana voting upon constitu-
tional amendments SHAH apply to
laws submitted 20 the people under
the provisions Of this section.
II Is hcrcby provided and ordained
that the foregoing provision relating
TO initiative shall be separately sub
mttcd to the people for a separate
vote thereon at the same time ana
manner as the remaining portions of
the proposed constitution and If at
said election majority of the votes
cast shall be IN favor of this provi-
sion then tho same shall be consld-
cred ms having been adopted ana IN
Guided IN the constitution as an
thereto.
The Referendum.
The proposed referendum requires |
the petition Of fifteen per cent OF the |
legal voters to refer an act 10 the |
people for approval or rejection. and |
this petition must be presented within |
one year OF the passage OF the act |
proposed to he referred to the peo-
pie A majority vote against the act |
pr part Of an act renders il null and |
Void IN like manner as though II had /
been repealed by the legislature, Fol-
lowing is the text Of the proposed
section
Proposed form for referendum. in
Irodueed by Mr., Wood Of Bernnllllo
Section r.. As limitation ana
heck upon the legislative powers
herein conferred
The people reserve 60 themselves
he power to reject at the polls any
act passed by the legislature. whirn
power ls To be exercised as follows
Al amy time within ono year aft6r
he close OF any session Of the legis-
ature petition may be filed with
he secretary of state demanding that
me or more acts or items, sections or
larts of nets passed at said session He
.cforred 60 the people.
said petition must be signed By M
esq thHn l5 per eentum of the legal
'oters OF the state, and such number
han include at least 3 per centum
,f the legal voters In each county
te
If all the counties In the state, which
ser centum shall be computed ana
BASED upon the number voting at the
asst general election for governor
Each signer shalt set after his name
lis voting residence hy county ana
precinct and the petition shall be ace
.ompanied By affidavlts showing that
zach sgner lis legal voter of tho
precinct set after his name. that he
las read or had read TO him the law
n laws referred 90 In .he petition and
lecinres that he is opposed TO said
avs.
II shall thereupon be- the duty Of
he secretary OF state 60 submit the
uw or laws or parts thereof referred
% ia said petition to the electors for
approval or rejection az the next Eon-
'ral or special state election held not
ess than sixty days after the filing
lf said petition.
n at said election "a majority of the
votes cast shall be against any law
ir part thereof so submitted the gov-
'ruor shall within thirty days thereaf-
.cr proclaim said result and the said
law or part thereof So disapproved
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