The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1912-10-18

~texceIt AS herein provided when con-
niciing u" competing measures are sub
feet aud become operative upon date OF
The certified statement of such vote by
'hc state board Of ~canvassers.
Proposed amendments TO the cOnstttu-
Ton shall in all cases be submitted to
the people for approval or rejection.
No statute. ordinances or resolution ap.
proved and n enacted BY vo.s Of the = slef e.
any particular nnllified by any subse-
auent legislation by the legislative as
Semb'y. city council or commission. ex-
members elected thereto. taken bv yeas
and nays.
The ~enacting claus Of ali initiative
pie Of the State Of North Dakota.
And Of all ordinances. be 1t ordained
by the people OF tname Of municipality"
assembly. city council OF commission, Of
the right to Introduce any measure.
70 limit in any degree the Inherent right
Of petition to any person or persons:
The whole number of votes cast for
tho office Of secretary of state at the
Of any initiative or referendum petition
shall be the basis on which the number
OF legal electors necessary t" sign such
Of state to submit 10 the electors at
the polls all measures proposed and
legislative assembly. so entitled and filed
To the legislative assembly in accord
anes herewith sSsY and he and ~ other er. Of
laws. the act submitting this amend
ton shall he especially provided.
assembly to which his amendment is
referred to make provision by law for
Its execution In accordance herewith. in
anticipation Of its ratification by the
All original Initiative petitions shall
be returned to or filed in the office of
o OF ts sseF senate Of not sfn is,ea by THAI .ns s ssn days
branch OF the legislative assembly. with
endorsement thereon; or securely at
plsts record OF the action taken rela-
tive thereto in either and both houses
OF the legislative assembly and its final
The initiative and referendum powers
are hereby further reserved to the
electors OF each municipality and dis
tIict. as to all local. special and muni-
and for their respective municipalities
and districts The provisions OF this
section shall apply as far as may be
commission forms OF city government
Every extension. enlargement. grant
or conveyance OF a franchise or OF any
patton OF or in any road. street,. alley
OF park, or any part thereof. or in any
real property owned by Il municipal cor
poration. whether the same be made by
statute. ordnance, resolution or other
wise. shall he subject to referendum by
petition.
Until general laws shall prescribe the
manner. of exercising the initiative and
referendum powers as to their munich
pal leEislation;,, cities and towns may
provide by ordinance therefor But not
electors may be required to order the
referendum. not more than fifteen per
cent to propose any measure by militia
i've in any city or town. and petitions
ted shall be filed with such officers
within the county city OF district as Is
ny law provided for the filing Of petit
public office.
This amendment shall be self execut-
Ing, but LEGISLATION may be enacted e.
either house of the i. iaa assembl y.
and a bill so originating. passed by one
house may he amended by the other.
the legislative assembly except by a
bill adopted by both houses. and no bill
shall DO so altered and amended OF its
change Its original purpose.
Section 50. The enacting clause of
sss,y law sI %%sig'n ns y. in fo,' the ie%eis na e
enacted by the Legislative Assembly of
Section IS. No bill. iother than that
s ths ooiis, . s%a,l sn pscnm,e BY = tns s people at at
q. vote OF a majority of all the members
elect in each house. nor unless. on its
final passage in the legislative assembly
the vote to he taken by yeas and nays.
and the names of those voting he en-
tered on the journal.
The words Legislative Assembly shall
pass. Legislative Assembly shall pro-
or equivalent in this constitution or n
amendments thereto. wherever occurring.
f.aii a1s oe As sa"atlyea any 70 e srat. 20 a an.
thority "f !egislatinK. nor. In any. way to
limit the initiative and referendum re-
served bv the people.
ARTICLE XIV.
Section col. No person shall be lab
to impeschpent twice for the same Of
in se Nat;s 90 gs, a; Every 2 s,n, public 6. S Sa1s,a
provided. to recall by the legal voters
Of the state or Of The electoral district
from ,.S which ne ,r i elected 6 i. There are, may may
Voted IN his sns d] Hsnaes' a. 9' the Sss't ppeeed ling
election ell g ! for the office Of the Secretary
get forth in said petition the reasons
offer OF his resignation, it shah be 40
ceepted and take effect on the day It
Is filed. and the vacancy shall be filled
as may be provided by law. n he shall
not resign within five days after the
petition is filed. q special election shall
be ordered to be held within twenty
days In his aid electoral district to do
termine whether the people will recall
said officer.
On the sample ballot at said election
shall be printed in not more than two
hundred words. the reason for demand
Ing the recall of salt officer as set forth
In the recall petition. and In not more
than two hundred words, the Officers
JUSTIFICATION of hts course in office. He
snail continue to perform the duties of
his office until the result of said special
edinesio" shall be officially declared.
y,G1%9s Iyan n;om,ir.ted, may be voted for at
shall hal receive the highest number Of
remainder Of tho term. whether it be
the person against whom the recall petit
ton was filed, or another. The recall
petition. shall be filed with the officer
with whom . petition for nomination to
such office should be filed. and tho re-
called Officers resignation, should he
resign. shall be filed with the same Of
ficer, and the same officer shall order q
special election when It is required. No
such petition shall be circulated against
any officer until he has actually held
bis office six months. save and except
that It may be filed against q senator or