Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-01-11

the constitution Of the state of Nebraska
is hereby amended to read as follows:
Section The legislative authority of the
state shall be vested in Legislature con-
sistlng OF q senate and house OF repre-
sentatives, but the people reserve to them
serves power to propose laws, and amend
ments to the constitution, and to enact
or reject the same at the polls independent
OF the legislature, and also reserve power
at their own option to approve or reject
at the polls any act, item, section or part
of any act passed by the legislature.
Sec. /. The first power reserved by the
people is in initiative, Ten per cent OF the
legal voters of the state, so distributed as
to include per cent OF the legal voters in
each OF two-hfths of the counties Of the
state, may propose any measure BY petit
ton, which shall contain the full text of
the measure 50 proposed. Initiative petit
lions except FOR municipal and wholly local
legislationJ shall be filed with the secretary
of state and be by him submitted TO the
voters at the first regular state election
held not less than foui. months after such
filing The same measure, either In form
or In essential substance. shall not be sub
United to the people BY iniatiVe petition
(either afflrmatveiy or negatively oftener
than once in three years, except upon pc
the state IL conflicting measures sub
mitted to the people at the same election
shall be approved The one receiving the
highest number OF affirmative votes shall
thereby become law as to all conflicting
provisions The constitutional limitations
as 20 scope and subject matter Of statutes
Andtltu ny inc ieBlhlhNuIt Shall apply 10
those enacted by the initiative.
referendum.
Sec, 1B The second power reserved is the
referendum. IL may be ordered by a pc
tition OF 8 per cent OF the legal voters OF
the state, distributed as required for initia-
tive petitions. Referendum petitions against
measures passed by the legislature shall be
iiled with the secretary OF state within
ninety days after the legislature enacting
the same adjourns sine die or for period
longer than, ninety days. and elections
thereon shall be had at the first regular
state election held not less than thirty days
after such filing.
Sec Sec &c The referendum may be or
dered upon any act except acCs making
& appropriations for the expenses of the
state government, and state institutions
existing at the time such act is passed
When the referendum is ordered upon ar
I act or any part thereof Il shall suspend
It's operation until the same is approved
by the voters; provided. that emergencj
acts, or acts Tor the Immediate preserVa
tiOn of the public peace, health or safet,
shall continue In effect until rejected b,
the voters or repealed by the legislature
billing OF referendum petition agains
: one or more Items, sections or parts or al
act shall not delay the remainder Of tn
! measure from becoming operative.
= Sec. ID. Noticing in this section shall b
construed to deprive any member OF tn
legislature OF the right TO Introduce an.
measure. The whole number OF votes cas-
Tor governor at the regular election las
preceding the filing OF any Initiative O
referendum petition shall be the basis o.
which the number of legal voters require
TO sign such petition shall be computed
= The veto power OF the governor shall no
E. extend to measures initiated by OF referre
to the people. All such measures shall be
come the law or a part OF the constitution
5 when approved by majority OF the vote
4 cast thereon. and not otherwise, and sha
lake effect upon proclamation by the gov
ernor, which shall be made within &c
days of the completion OF the official car
Vass The vote upon Initiative and refer
endum measures shau be returned an
canvassed in the same manner as Is pre-
scribed In the case OF presidential elector
The method OF submitting and adoptin
amendments &c the constitution provide
by this section shall be supplementary
the method prescribed in article rftee
sNO Of this constitution. and the latt,
shall In no case be construed to confhl
herewith. This amendment shall be sci
executing, but legislation may be enactt
especially TO facilitate It's operation
submitting petitions 1nd orders for n
initiative and the referendum, the seer
tary Of state and all other officers shs
be guided by this amendment and the gel
efal laws until additional legislation sha
be especially provided therefor.
Sec 3, That section no. OF article B.