The Dickinson press., 1912-08-31
PROPOSED AMENDMENT 70
THE STATE CONSTITUTION;
(CHAPTER 90 SESSION LAWS OF 1911
(Senate Bill No. ST.. J Bessessen)
PROVIDING FOR INITIATIVE AND
REFERENDUM AS TO LEGISLATION

a CONCURRENT RESOLUTION for an
vid!na for the Initiative and Refer.
endum.
Pc t Resolved by the ssnat Of the
That the following mendmen to the
constitution Of the State Of North pa;
legislative assembly to be chosen at
the Mex general election in said state.
tive w Sssem ahs f fp Ss au Of aaed ' te the
Qualified electors for adoption or re.
lection. in accordance. with the. ,proyi-
s 81 Is. OF seetio On 29S Of the constitution
A MI fE1df II Sos Section bnAs g of Article
North Dakota is hereby amended to
Section IS. The legislative authority
Of the state Of North Dakota shall be
Eested in a legislative assembly con-
fentatives. but the people reserve to
to enact Or reject h same at The polls.
option. to approve or reject at the polls
any act. item. section or piartyof any act
sembly. The first power reserved by
the people is the initiative, or the
power to propose measures for enact-
AACIl lHlO laws dIu ~ least tSH per
cent Of the legal voters to be secured
in a majority of the counties of this
state shall be required, to propose any
such petition shall Include the full text
of the measure SO proposed. Initiative
petitions shall be filed with the secre.
9 fafy OF state not less thar thirty days
aative assembly,: he shall transmit the
same to the legislative assembly as
measure Ghnn faka nrann1nn1n 1yav II
other measures in the legislative as:
feembly except appropriation. bills. and
shall be either enacted or rejected with
lative assembly, within forty. days. II
any such initiative measure shall be en-
h e. t e by the legislative assembly i
6r it may be referred BY the legislative
detection. If it is rejected or no ac1i
assembly within said forty days. the
secretary. of state shall submit it to-
the people for approval or rejection at
t tion. ne The en 1sgislsti veEs assem SsHeral a e's re;
tive petition and propose a different
P end to a assom aaah ev tas s Sees m@ gSrg1ss;
state to the people for approval or re-
2asi en' Il at ce ehf eaxt e maasaIe reg snssn FLEA
TO the people at the next ensuing cleo !
lion +. sha be approved by q majority
or Z the votes severally cast for and
highest number. of affirmative votes
B gthalir t thereby ho1 become valid and thsi
power to order any act, item, or part
Pf any act to be referred to the people
TOT their approval or rejection at the
to laws necessary for tho Immediate
preservation Of he public peace. health
or or SAFETY. as to n measure or any
either by a petition Signed by ten pei
f fem9 OF . m 9ag legal l, v9 he Of the state
the legislative assembly, if a majority
When it is necessary for the Immediate
p ? 8 Of the public peace, health
fective without delay, such necessity and
the facts creating the same shall be
Il ifa upon IN ave one end aee n t Vote Of ,t the Ib1ll, bo and
two-thirds of all the members elected
to each house shall vote on a separate
t into 'n Instant an fao opera at the f said the Esw ,Gs S'as !:
health or safety, such Oh iaW 1 RaG1'i be eea9s:
op Tha upon approval by the governor!
against one or more stems, sections or
parts Of an act shall not delay the rel
m raain Of that act from becoming ope.
measures passed by the legislative as.
sembly, shall be filed with the secretary
Of state not more than ninety days
after the final adjournment Of the ses-
sion OF the legislative assembly which
passed the measure on which the re.
ferendum is demanded. The veto power
Of the governor shall not extend %
measures referred to the people. All
elections on measures referred to tha
people of the state shah be had at
biennial regular elections, except Is
provision may be made by law for asna.
cial election or elections. Any measure
referred to the people shall take effect
When It Is approved by q majority Of
the votes cast thereon and not other
wise and shall be in force from the date
Or the Official declaration of the vote
The enacting clause OF all the fnitfa-
i've bills shall Be Be It enacted 81
ne people Of the State OF North Dako.
kkaas. This section shall not be- con.
srnsd to deprive. any member o. the
+ tegislattve assembly of the right "a ia.
uouuce any measure. The whole mum.