Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1910-08-24

submit the said amendment with its
approval to vote OF the electors Of
the state aud II a majority Of the
electors OF the state and each county
thereof vote in favor OF such amend
ment the governor shall make his
proclamation declaring such amend
ment adopted. II the legislature fail
to approve the amendment II shall
certify it's disappfoval thereof and
submit the said amendment. with its
disapproval, to a vote OF the electors
and If two-thirds of the electors OF
the state and majority IN each coun-
ty vote in favor Of such amendment,
the governor shall make his proclama-
tion declaring such amendment adopt
ed. If such amendment Is not ap-
proved, the governor shall make his
proclamation declaring the disap-
proval or such amendment
Provided, that the amendment 50
proposed shall be published for Pc
riod of not less than twelve weeks
prior to the date of the election at
which the same is submitted and voted
on, in such manner as may be pro-
vlded by law.
And provided further, that II more
than one amendment be proposed,
they shall be submitted in such way
that the electors may vote for or
against each amendment separately.
REFERENDUM.
The people reserve to themselves
the right TO reject at the polls any law
or part of law enacted by the Iegis-
lative department (except laws neces-
sary for the immediate preservation
of the public peace, health and safety,
the support of the government and
the existing public institutions.) The
law shall be operative as passed until
rejected and such parts thereof that
are not rejected shall remain in full
force and effect, Not less than 10
per cent of the qualified electors of
the state and the majority OF the coun-
ties thereof, calculated on the vote
east for governor at the last proceed
ing general election, snail be required
to make a referendum petition effect
i've The petition shall be filed with
the secretary OF state not more than
six months after the adjournment Of
the legislature that enacted the legis-
lation sought to be rejected. a ma
jority OF the votes cast IN the state
and a majority of the counties thereof
at the ....... election when
such referendum petition is submit
ted and passed upon shall be required
to reject such law or parts Of law so
referred aud voted on. The governor
of the state shall make his proclama-
ton OF the legislation rejected or moi
rejected, as the case may be, and It
shall be effective accordingly
A. y. Stroup, in presenting his plan
for the initiative aud referendum,
said il was similar to but shorter than
the one presented BY Mr.. Sedillo, al
though they had not conferred upon
the matter.
lie referred 70 the acts Of various
legislatures declariug that in the ses-
sion laws Of 1909 there were enough
laws that needed the aerendum to
give bis argument full force. He said
he believed that what the people of
the republican party wanted was some
Definite thing In the line of the initia
i've and referendum upon which 20
stand as the principles in all Of the
measures In the different states were
4 bout the same. He said that was why
le drew up a plan tor the considera-
ion of the club. He pointed to the
act that capital punishment in var
GUS states differed as to the method
3f execution but the result as to the
was the same. whether he
we're shot hanged or electrocuted. He
aid the initiative and referendum in
he various states differed only as to
he way in which it was put into ef-
ect.
The plant submitted by Mr., Stroup |
cad as follows:
The legislative power shall be vest !
ID in legislature which shall con
ist of senate and house of repre- |
entatives, except that the people ex
,ressly reserve to themselves the |
light to require any law which the (
legislature may have enacted shall be |
ubmitted to q vote of the electors of /
he state before going into effect teX
ept such laws as may be deemed |
necessary by two-thirds vote OF both |
Iouses, for the immediate preserva /
ion of the public peace. health OF
afety.) When a law is proposed by |
he people it shall be submitted to the
egisalture for their deliberation; II !
he proposed bill is enacted into law
y the legislature with OF without
It shall be submitted to q
ote Of the electors for their approval
n the same condition as any other
lw, but the people shall have an OPP
ortunity to vote for the original bill
nd each of the amendments sepa
ately or reject all, if SO requested by |
etition, provided in the case Of tho
OF any laH by the people,
the legislature failed to enact the
law, then the governor by
reclamation shall cause It to be sub
1itted to the qualified electors at the