Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1909-1915, 1912-10-25

"; fCHAPTER 80 SESSION LA WIS OF 1911
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a coNcuaaEN1 RESOLUTION 70,
Z vidino for the Initiative and Refer
endun. and the provisions thereof.
the Recall OF Public Officers and ,Fu-
t,'rn amendments to the constitution.
Be it resolved by the House Of Repre-
~ sentativ-s Of the State Of North Da-
kota. and tho Senate thereof seonour-
ring s,E!E@5t.. (. ,5sgii. II
Tha, the following amendments to
the constitution "f the State of North
Dakota be- referred to the Legislative
Assembly I" be chosen at the next gem
eral election. be- published. and upon
agreerant 10 b. oy the Legislative AS
semShly :" "e ,, chosen chosen as aforesaid;
election in the year 1914 for approval
or rejection. in accordance with the
provisions OF Section 2o2 Of the cons
Five i2s5. Fifty Seven 90, Eifty.eiEht
(5s,, Fifty nine t5s). and Sixty five fs5)
Attic Fourteen 40. and Section 2o2
Of Article Fifteen 15) of the constitu-
ton of the State Of North Dakota shall
be and are herebv amended 70 raad as
Section rs The legislative authority
Of the state shall be vested in a3legis-
lative assembly. consisting ofa u SENATE
and house; Of representatives.. but he
people reserve to themselves the power:
Il First. to propose laws. legislative tnsa.-
. sures. resolutions and amendments to
the constitution and to enact andFnp-
prove or reject the same at5.thes polls
Independent of the legislative assembly
ments to the constitution shall he once
referred to tho legislative assembly and
. Second. at their own option. to order
submitted to them. and to enact, ap-
prove and confirm or reject and annnl
at the polls any. act. measure or; reso-
Tuition. or item. section. part or parts %Of
any such as submitted TO. proposed. en-
acted or rejected by the legislative as
semblv. or vetoed by the governor. fs5Sg
~ The power first above reserved by the
people ,pe Is the Lnitiattye and ths, second
tition shall include the full text OF the
measure proposed. and not more than
eight per cent. nor in..any ease more
tors shall be- REQUIRED to Dot tttonsS tor
and propose any measure to compst IT
to be submitted to the people At the
snotwiths!andin non-enactment thereof
by the legislative assembly or veto by
the governor: providing that the tnitia-
tive petition proposing an amendment or
amendments to the constitution shall be
aignad by not more than is per cent Of
the legal electors in ct least half of
ELue COuutleR ot tnS% SIat0 MOI
than ten Thousand s io. ooo1 legal aisc-
tors. shall be required fnS petition and
enactment or agreement bv the iegtsia-
tive assembly,, or to order and employ
the referendum power to Initiative
measure resolution So submitted. Cs
+ as to any other act. measure or resolu-
&tion. or part thereof.as herein provided
under the second power reserved by the
people All initiative ps!i,,ens for ms lea:
b local legislation. shall be filed Ia the Of.
flee Of the secretary OF state not less
than four months prior to thaselsction
Sat which they are to be voted on. or,
within twenty days after the opening
fEession Of the legislative assembly And
whenever 30 filed and not submitted ia
vote at the election last preceding shall
abe transmitted to the houHs Of represea-
Sfattves at the opening session thereof.
Elexcept proposed constitutional amend
smen,s approved: a. the preceding election
shall be transmitted to the state seieat q
together with any not voted on) or win
IN ten DAYS after filing: provided. none
8tteth day Of the term. Initiative nea-
sures shall take precedence over 4ail
Il others in such Legislative assembly exs
sept appropriation bills and constttuss
pie or a preaching Legislative assembly.
a aan shall he enacted. referretl .or re- e.
ASSEMBLY, ne sy ne ss,s
acted. such measures shall be subject Ito
T referendum. II not -uaeted and MI en-
a asd th Rsrf Fsssi II = sasn,tsd
+ acts other bills. may refer Such proposed
TasS tn, to the e''c,",s either alone or
legislative assembly Whenever d aha i
n be necessary for the Immediate preser.
& yation Of the public peace. health nr
Il without delav. such neccssi,v shali he
v stated in separate section. Ii and Il. ny
a. vote Of yeas and nays. three fotirt l,s
city council or cc",miss,an as Tic .ase
may be. shall vote on a separate 1;rnil
VI cal. in favor of the measures going int,
81 INST AMI operate because necessary far
n the immediate nreser, aIinn Of The public
peace. health or safety such e law shall
81 become operative Hpnn apnrt.H al by HE
4; governor or mayor. assithe ease may he:
II provided. that an emergency shall mol
De so Declared in any measure crra ting
Or ah1lishin% any office. M tn change
or IN dispensing Of any lands and natural
resources belonging to the state n 8t!42
Referendum petitions or orders shall
6e filed IN the office q the secret airy q
u the final adjournment. Of the Legislative
q assembly which passed or 10 Wt.icii was
8srsisrred the measure on which refer
referendum petition ordering sub
s mifted an emergency law shall not eff
s sma the same until said law is rejected
such law. item. sectinn nr part thereot
80 submitted shall he repealed The III
Il ing OF referendum 3petition ordering
s& submitted one Or moro Items sections
4 or parts of any duly enact ed act, stegiss
81 iafiye measure. resolution ar ordinance
81 snail Not delay the rema inder. not fl M
e ordered. from becoming lucrative ut
w henever the purpose and object
sought. ri afe6 and contained IN son
KS ziicffng or ;cnmpeting measures or reso-
IS tutions submitted tn the penple. stlal
DE affirnatfvely approved by a majority
81 Of the votes cast for and against sucf,
IL measures or resnluf ions, then the mea-
gnre or resolution. ernbodying the tTiir.
" pose OF. object so approved. which re-
u ceived the largest number nf affirmative
e votes shall thereby become the law IN
Seonstitnftonat amendment and ALI 0fbfrs
snail thereby he elected Gnnd rapeated
sssIs The yet 81 power 0f the governor ri
IL mayor shall not extend to measures mi:
81 8iated y by or referred 10 or enacted BY
Al 2he people.
ID elect ions on general, local and spe.
3ssS Giat measures referred to the people Of
| ne state or of any locality shall he had
s at the Biennial regular q general cleo
Al fions. except when otherwise provided
~ oy law but counties. cities and toWns
s5sS ~ provide for special aeiections On
sir nuIlicipal and VIII ply locaT tegisia.
III case Of laws, chief NY III ioeal iii.
Ierest. whether submitted BY Init iaffys
~ referendum petition or by the Jegis-