Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1909-1915, 1912-10-04

J5tHnus~ Bin No 237-% J. 37s DOYLE Of
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3 ': eessNnu@ I'M AM M aac CAT ~
4 a coNcuRRENr RESOLUTION for
i amendment of the Constitution pro-
4 vidiro for the Initiative and Retec-
the Recall OF Public oftieets and Fu.
t"re amendments to the constitution
! ee it resolved by the House Of Repre-
\ ko,a. aoJ ~. senata tbs, eof eoncnr-
/ ring -a.&s &sy vi tl55h +. y EEG. sss
i : That the following amendments to
the constitution Of the State of North
/ Assembly to he chosen at the next gem
4 eral election. h. published. and upon
agreement to be by the Legislative As.
submit ted to the people at the general
election IN the year 1914 for approval Y.
or rsj"et,"": 's accord Ian with Nth. shs
s'',H MHs,,s Ct The state q North Dakoa
ss y: f @iS2 n Unity s and y sg ss
ArtE Fourseen as. ana Section 2os
Of Article Fifteen tlbl OF tho constitu.
be and are 6srabv amsndsd 70 read -
i follows ".ssr&s j 4. 53:5 vi. 81 &
!, SECTION .s g The LEGISLATIVE rn.hor;,.,
and house OF representatives.. hut the
/ people reserve 10 themselves tho power:
| sures. resolutions and amendments "a
the constitution and to- enact and ap.
prove OF reject the same ut the polls
sha
! ments to the constitution shall he once
referred to the Legislative assembly and
Second: At their own option. TO order
submitted to than. and to enact. ap-
prove and confirm or reject and anniil
I ut tha polls any act. measure ar reso.
luton. or item. section. part or parts OF
acted or rejected by the legislative ~
\ The power first above reserved by the
Ps L ss s'a E.I md As ssGae
tiiion shall include the full. taxi Of The
measure proposed. and not more than
| than TWEEN, thousand t2o.ooo, legal alec.
tors shall be required to petition for
and propose any measure to compel u
to be- submitted to the people II the
BY the Legislative assembly or veto by
the governor: providing that the tnitta-
tive petition proposing an amendment OF
AMENDMENTS to the constitution shall be
! signed by not more than Is per cent OF
The legal electors in at least one,haif Of
4
than five Der cent. nor in anv case more
than ten thousand (lO.000l legal cleo
tors. shall be required to petition and
enactment or agreement by the. iegisia-
tive assembly, nrs TO order and employ
the referendum power az to initiative
as to any other act. measure or resolu-
ton. or part thereof.as hereip provided
under the second power reserved by the
people An init atiye petitions for mea-
local legislation. shall be filed In the Of
/ flee of the secretary Of state not less
than four months prior 90 he election
within twenty days after the opening
session or the legislative assembly And
whenever SO filed and not submitted to
be transmitted to the hnnse Of represen-
tatiycs at the opening session thereof,
lexcept proposed constitutional. amend
shall be transmitted 10 the state seialte
together. with any not voted nnl:5or with
IN ten DAYS after filing. crowded. none
tieth day OF the term Initiative mea-
others in such Legislative assembly ex.
! cept appropriation bills and corstitu.
pie 5or n preceding Legislative assembly
a saH shall AZ be enacted. referred or re.
}ftaaW.hnG Amsndmsn'; by the lsgs
acted. such msasare. s shall s. susiec, Sc e
referendum. II not enacted and not en-
titled hereby 70 he submit ed 10 vote,
&C is other bills. may refer such. proposed
measures to the electors either alone OF
togetheI with any 10 the same ptrpoHe
legislative assembly whenever Il shall All
be snec essary for the Immediate preser-
walton &c The public peace. health Of
without DELAY. sIich necessity shall be
stated in ia separate section, and II. BY
a vote OF yeas and nays. three follrtha
city council or con,nisson. rs TIE case
may be. shnil vote on a aeparate roll
call. In favor II the measures going into
the Immediate &prrser, al ion Of the public
peace. health or safety such law shall
become lucrative npnn approx al by the
geWaLnor ~ mayor. as the ease may be
pc 40 declared In any measure creating
Of q 4Sahn,!ssbinE any office. 81 to change
or - tIispnsine 81 any lands and natural
respurces. Belonging 10 a the state
e IN ocs &c .rssss sa
Il sta not less than ninety days after
the final ad jonrnn,ent o. the legislative
Il aSsennhiy whfr passed or 10 wiiIct, was
referred the measure On which refer
A "A s referendum petition ordering sub
4 miffed an emergency law shall not ef.
re si same :, ,,nttl said law is re5atted
SVUSTSWOnn
such law. item. sect ion or part thereof
4 20 submit ed shall he repealed The fii-
4 ing of q referendum petItinn ordering
:subTnitf red one 0r5 more iteIns II sections
a Or parts :nf any duly enacted art, legis
4 Fla tive asrra. resnluti ION or ordinance
Il shai moi 5da lay The remainder " MOI 4 IA
4 ordered from Incoming operative s3
4 yfNheneyef&8 he purpose III and IN object
Il SOUGHT. ST atnd and contained N, z cf1y1s
= fiicting. or cOmpeting measures ar reso-
Il iutians Submitted to the ne npla, s shat
Il pc AT TRINA lively approved! ny a majority
4 OF the votes east for and against such
4 measures or resOlllt Inns. IA hen the meas
4 sure OF sresnntiO eI1hO1yjng3 the r,trs
4 pose i. 81. hIect 80 approved which Srf5
4 ceiyed The largest nil.nhe nf A firmatiye
4 votes III 4 hereby become the la W. or
i consti ional amer rTient and All others
II Shall thereby he elected q ami repeaicd
be s.atn power ~ " tfIt al
4 mayor slIa II not extend ssto measures #ir,i.
t 81 or Stesi ,y
i the 9people.S5 At 's
\ s ions on general i, !loc al id spe-
# clal8ffleaSurGs referred * I'd Il he people Of
the or ny locality shall he HAD
4 lie iennia al gular general einc-
Il lions xceDt NV hen III herpise provided
Il byt law but count les, cities and towns
may prey de for: sreciai elect ions NJ iii
thetTainn rlicipal an oily local 5icgisla
mi case of laws, liefly IT local III
terest: yghet her sui limit ted BY Initiative
4 or ferendu peti ion or by I'd M letsis-
jStatlves8 assembly,, as for an AMI Ale hi