The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1912-10-17
pHov!1!NG Foa INITIATIVE. aE
FEREN0UM ANo RECALL

- SONCOHN6NV RESOLUTION foI
vid!oo 'or tho Initiative and refer.
sndun. and the provisions thereof,
the Recall OF Public Officers and Fu:
u II resolved by the House Of Repre-
sentativee Of the State of North d.
kota. snd ths Senate tbsreot concur
That tn. following amendments ia
Ne constitution Of the State Of North
Assembly to DO chosen at the next gem
agreement to be by the Legislative AS
sembly ." next chosen. a. aforesaid,
submitted to the people at the general
provisions Of Section 2O2 Of the con-
stitYtisn Of the state Of North Dakota.
s5 FIT Sss'.'H f Tvs s'sHi
(sS). Fifty nine (5S). and Sixty five (65)
Ct ArticIs two az, and Section, 20, o.f
Article Fourteen 40. and Section 2os
Sion Of the State Of North Dakota shall
oe and are herebv amended to read as
Of the state shall be vested in lesis-
lative assembly. consisting of y senate
and house of representatives. but the
osople reserve to themselves the power:
First. to propose laws. legislative 'nea-
cures. resolutions and amendments ia
The constitution and to enact and ap-
Independent Of the legislative assembly
o. the governor. Except that amend
nents to the constitution shall be once
referred to the legislative assembly, and
Second, Mt their own option, to order
submitted to them. and to enact. ap.
prove and confirm or reject and annul
et the polls any act. measure or reso-
luton. or item. section. part or parts OF
any such as submitte to. proposed. EN-
acted or rejected by the Legislative" as
semblv. or vetoed by the GOVERNOR
people Is the Initiative and the second
p the Referendum. Every Initiative pc
tition shall include the full text Of the
sebf and not as
than twenty tn usand (20.O00) legal elec-
tors shall he required to petition for
and propose any measure to compel 1t
to be submitted to the people at the
polls. independent and regardless OF. or
notw outstanding non enactment thereof
BY the Legislative assembly or veto by
tive petition proposing an amendment or
amendments to the constitution shall be
eigned by not more than Is per cent OF
S he ssa the II =" xtas Not
sSan ten O shoS Ssaa " Ho .ooo' Legal cleo:
tors. shall be required to petition and
propose any measure resolution for
enactment or agreement by the legisla-
tive assembly. or to order and employ
The referendum power ~ to initiative
- to any other act. measure or rssoiu:
tion. or part thereof.as herein provided
onder the second power reserved by the
sS rS except Tor municipal and wholly
local Legislation. shall he filed in the Of
ice Of the secretary Of state not less
month. prior to ve the
within twenty days after the opening
session Of the Legislative assembly And
whenever 50 filed and not submitted to
Wnt Of fkNo inn, 1oc CT ing
be transmitted to the house of represent
tatives at the opening session thereof.
(excep' proposed constitutional amend.
together with any not voted on) or with,
" ten DAYS after filing. provided. none
tieth DAY Of the term: Initiative mea,
others in such legislative assembly ex-
bills and d. con
PIE or preceding legislative assembly,
and shall be enacted: referred or re-
acted. such measures shall be subject to
titled hereby to be submitted to vote.
acts other bills. may refer such proposed
measures to the electors either alone or
together with any to tho same purpose
:s ssss%Sy and i
b necessary FOR the Immediate preser-
yation Of the public peace. heaitt %. or
safs.y that lay sha'! become effective: nses =:
stated In separate section. and II. BY
z vote ~ yeas and nays: three fonrths
q all members elected to each house.
ssy f b.. ahaii Sot" on separate s roll
Ieall. IN favor Of the measures going into
instant operation because necessary f9H
'DeACA.
Become operative upon approval by the
governor or mayor. as the case may be;
so nat IN any 'ea
sSe ssla1y Germ or " aug Of any
Or In d,sp"sins Of anv lands and .,a,n natu'a,
be filed in the office Of the secretary. Of
state not less than ninety days after
assembly which passed or 10 which was
referred the measure which REFER
opdnm Is demanded
a referendum petition ordering SUBJ
united an emergency law shall not eff,
feet the same until said law Is rejected
and ann"'ed A. the polls whereupon1
." snbnc;t,ed shall be- repealed The III
submitted one or more items sections
Or parts Of any duly enacted act, ,eEis.
shah no, delay the remainder. not so
ordered. from becoming operative
Whrnsvcr the purpose and object
sought. stated and contained in con-
fictinG or competing measures or reso-
lntions submitted to the people, shalt
be af'irmatively approved by majority
Of the votes cast for and against such
measures nr resolutions. then the mea%
sure or resolution. embodying the Dur.
pose ov object 30 approved. which re-
oeived the largest number Of afftrma tive
votes shall thereby become the law or
eons' itutionai amendment and all others
shall therebv be- rejected and repealed
The veto power Of the governor ot
mayor shall not extend to measures inii
ttaf"d ny or referred 10 or enacted BY
tbe people: 49, ......
eAl measures referred to the people OF
he state or Of any locality shall be had
et the biennial regular general cleo;
Tons. except whom otherwise provided
b. law. but counties. cities and towns
may provide for special elections on
their municipal an0 wholly local legislai
ton.
h case OF laws. chiefly OF local IN
torest. whether submitted BY initiative
q referendum petition or by the legts-
lative assembly. - for example. the
tlon of new or additional offices or Of
f1oors, the same shall be submitted to-
!yetsd on and approved or rejected only
. & e.; people q the counties chiefly
/ Any measure submitted to the people
NJ the nolla shall become enacted. bO