Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1909-1915, 1912-08-16
AMENDMENT TO
THE STATE CONSTITUTION
(cRAPrER - SESSION LAWS OF Isii)
tHousa Bill No 237-.S J DovsoS OF
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CONCURRENT RESOLUTIONS fos
Isl amendment Of tho, Constitution pro-
vldino FOR the Initiative and Refer
Ii endum. and the provisions thereof.
t,,rs amendments to the constitution.
NJ he It resolved by the House OF Repre-
y sentatives. of the State of North Da-
y That the following amendments to
! the constitution OF the State Of North
z Dakota be referred to the Legislative
Assembly I" be chosen at the next gem
agreemant TO he by the Legislative AS,
I. submitted TO the people al the general
election In the year 1914 for approval
provisions OF Section 202 Of the con-
AM&S6 81 81 sia's seetioe n r@sety
{g 42S Et,y ;5s and 81 s5
: Of Article two t2) and Section 201 Of
Artc Fourteen 90. and Section 2o2
Of Article Fifteen Us, Of the constitu-
be and are herehu amended to read as
follows:
Section rs The legislative authority
Of the state shall be vested In . legis-
lative assembly. consisting of senate
aud house Of representatives. but the
people reserve to themselves the power:
. First. to propose laws. legislative mea-:
sures. resolutions and amendments to
the constitution and to enact and APP
prove Or reject the same at the polls
Independent of the legislative assembly
or the governor. Except that amend
n1ents to the constitution shall he once
referred to the legislative assembly, and
submitted to them. and TO enact, ap-
at the polls any act. measure Or Feso.
any such as submitted to. proposed. en- 4
sem ha oo or vetoed t;osi by the govsrn0r
people Is the Initiative and the second
Is the Referendum Every Initiative pes
tatton shall include the full text Of the
eight per cent. nor in any case more
than twenty Thousand Co., 0O) legal alec-
. TOTS shall shall be REQUIRED to petition for
to ba Submitted to the peopIe at the.
polls. independent and regardless Of. or
bv v'w fha non enactment thereof
. the governor: providing that the tnitia.
i've petition proposing an amendment or
amendments to the constitution shall be
signed by not more than is per cent Of
the legal electors in at least one half of
the counties of the state Not more
tha i've per cent. NOR in any case more
tors. shall be required to petition and
r propose any measure or resolution for
ssenaG'ln"nf or agreement by the legisla-
3ttiva assembly. or to order and empJov
ithe Referendum POKER as to initiative
e measure or r''Snii,linn submitted, or
as t" any other arI. measure or resolus
under the second power reserved by the
people All initiative petitions for Inca
Sur"s eXcept FIN municipal and wholly
local legisIat ion shall be filed in the Of
nf a ia IaSS
IMAM four months prior to the election
at which they are t" be voted on. or.
session of the legislative assembly And
whenever SO filed and not submitted to
vote al the election last preceding shall
*tativeS at the opening session thereof.
is(eScept proposed constitutional amend
tSmenls approved al the preceding election
together. with any not voted "nl Or with !
IN IN ,en DAYS after fi,inS. provided: none non,
s sisttl day OF the Term: Initiative rneaI
others in such Legislative assembly ex-
s cept appropriation bills and coi,stitu
I tional amendments referred bv the peo
and shall he enacted. referred or re-
$5ected. without amendment. by the legis-
q lative assembly at that term. If en-.
acted. such measures shall he subject to
. referendum If not enacted and not en-
x titled hereby to he submitted to vote.
the ill., 1sisr scb it
4 measures to the electors either alone or
together with any I" the same purpose
sf and Pv the
be necessary for the immediate preser.
1 vation Of the public peace. health or
safety that law shall become effective.
stated in separate section. and If. by
ia vote of yeas and nays. three fourfhs
i Of all members elected to each house.
WI nV 1oS, ,te,fr 49,
{ may be. shall vote on a separate roll
ssaca!l In favor of the measures going into
ahhstaat o2eration bseayIs necessary for
sspeace, health or safety such law shall
become operative npnr approval by the
Hgovernor or mayor. as The case may be:
Ssbe so doclared in any measure creating
or abolishing anv office. or to change
1.-THE salary. term or duty of any officer.
g.or in dispnsing Of anv lands and natural
K Te5ources belonging to the state =.
ssbe filed in the office of the secretary Of
stassembIy which passed or to which was
1gfasrred; the measure meas on which refer
a referendum petition ordering sub.
mitted an emergency law shall not ef-
feet the same until said law IS rejected
such law. item. section nr part thereof
so submitted shalt. he repealed. IT. The I'LL
ling of a referendum petition ordering
Rssubmittedg nne more items. sections
u or parts Of any duly enaried. act :, Iegfs
E4lativa measure. resolution or ordinance
shall moi delay the rena inder, not so
5ordered, from becoming. operative \. 3S3i
heneyer the purpose and object
sought. stated and contained in con-
Fsfllcting or rompeting measures or reso-t
buttons sIbmitted to the people, shat.
4 be affirmatively approved by a majority
SsDfS the votes cast for and against such
II Ifneasures or resolutions. then the rnea
sSsure 0r resolution. er1bedying the mr. I
pose or jeet SO approved which re-
@sceiVsa the largest number Of affirmative
sAFotes shall thereby hecome the law or
g55consfi ionai amendment and all hers
S.shall y thereby be rejected and repealed
j sTl e z vet Ni mower OF the governor or
Il mayor shall not extend to measures mi.
u tialed by or referred III or enacted by
The people s .f:. n tS$5
Ali elections on general, local and spe-
Sctal measures referred to the people of
Il the state or of any locality shall be had
rat the Biennial regular general cleo
II tioHs. except when otherwise provided
aaSby law. but counties. cities and towns
4 may provide for special elections on
a a Srnnnici paf and wholly local iegislat
fill case 81 laws, chiefly OF local In
81 HereSt. whether submit ted by init la tive
or referendum pet tfon or by the iegis-
II tive ASSEMBLY, as for example the
fliyiSiO Or craa ton of count les or crea-