The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1912-10-25
PROVIDING FOR INITIATIVE AND
REF6RENouM AS TO LEoisLATioN
A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION for Al
Amendment to the Constitution Pro
vidIno for the Initiative and Refer

A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION for an
vid!na tor the Initiative and Refer
endum.
's state !, F Il Nertn y bak sos s ths AoSs. u" II
Representatives concurrinE:
constitution of the State Of North Da,
kota. providing for the initiative and
referendum, shall be referred to the next
legislative assembly to be chosen at
and with the approtal Of said legisla-
tive assembly. to DO submitted to the
qualified electors for adoption or re-
sions Of section 2O2 Of the constitution
AMiENDMENr.j Section IS Of Article
2 Of the constitution Of the state Of
Section 10 Is. The legislative authority
Of the state of North Dakota shall be
vested in a legislative assembly con
sisting of a senate and house of repre-
sentatives, but the people reserve TO
themselves power to propose laws and
independent Of the Legislative assembly.
option. to approve or reject at the polls
any act. item: section ion Or part Of any act &C.
the people is the initiative. or the
power to propose measures. for enact
cent OF the legal voter to be occurred
in a majority of the counties OF this
state shall be required to propose any
such psti1iSo" shall include IL. I'M tsxf
of the measure so proposed. Initiative
petitions shall be filed with the secre-
tary OF state not less than thirty days
lative assembly: he shall transmit the
same to the legislative assembly As
soon as It oonyenss. Such initiative
other measures in the legislative. 40,
sembly except appropriation bills. and
shall be either snacted or rejected with
out change or mendmen by the lesfs :,
any sue initiative measure shall be en-
acted by the legislative assembly It
shall be subject to referendum petition
assembly to the people for approval or
rejection. If 1t is rejected or no ac-
ton is taken upon it by the legislative
secretary Of state shall submit it to
b people for approval or rejection at
the next ensuing regular general cleo
ton. The legislative n asssmb'y =. may re-
one to accomplish the same purpose.
and in any u event both measures
state to the people for approval or re-
lection at the next ensuing regular cleo,
ton. II conflicting measures submitted
t. to-, the s, people lie at .nn The nsn5 g. sn $ mgs, e,se,
Of the votes %ssversiiiy cast for and
against the same. the one receiving the
highest a NJ s Of affi Is1,d .na votes ,ss
other shall thereby be rejected. The
second power is the referendum. or the
power TO order any act. item. or part
for their. approval or rejection at the
polls. and II may be ordered Except as
to laws necessary for the tmmedtate
parts, items or sections Of any msa-
sures passed by the legislative assembly
c cs.ner u 0y ira = petition sas vo sasnsd ~ aoy III ten Per
from a majority Of the conntiss or By
Che Legislative assembly. II a majority
e tn; m : nacsrser elect g. vote ,t ths aS
preservation Of the public peace. health
feotive without delay, such necessity and
stated in one section Of the bill. and
II upon aye and no vote In each house
two -thirds of all the members elected
toll 20 ee sall f l1 isvor 2 ~ y tSs .e e Z Ia. ssp soias
date p%ressryavtlon q the public peace.
oes..a % nor saaet spp soSs ' s. t shasn ro Sss9%s
The filing Of Q referendum petition
against one OF more items, sections q
parts OF IN act shall not delay .ths re-
rative. Referendum petitions against
sembiy shall 6e f,issd Nth The seerstsry
after the final adjournment Of the %.
sion Of the legislative assembly witch
es r.sdum shi /. %s ssnss oa m Mhis s1.t th sor :,
measures refarTsd Is. thsy people. al
eleotaons o.! msasure referred 10. The