The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1912-09-27
Proposed Amendment to State
Constitution.

for the Initiative. and referendum, and
striking section 81 of said article II, re,
lating to the time when laws take en erect
Grafton Of the voters of the State OF
Washington the following proposed
amendment to the constitution. of said
That at the general election to be held
in this state on the Tuesday next sue
cseding the first Monday In November,
ifled electors Of the state for adoption
to- article II Of the Constitution of the
iative powers, by striking from article II
ali of sections l and 81. and inserting in
lieu thereof as section l the following, SO
Article II. section I. The legislative
authority OF the state of Washington
shall be vested In the legislature, consist
tives, which shall be called the legisla-
ture of the State of Washington, but the
people reserve to themselves the power
ject the same at the polls, Independent of
the legislature, and also reserve power,
at their own option, to approve or re1ect
Of any bill, act or law passed by the leg
(a) initiatives: The first, power re-
served by the people is the Init, initia tive
fifty thousand, of the legal voters shall
be required to propose any measure oy
such ;ns ana every Of tSe
80 proposed Initiative petitions shall De
filed with the secretary Of state not less
than four months before the election at
less than ten days before any regular
session Of the legislature. If filed at least
four months before the election at which
init the same to the vote Of the people at
the said election. If such petitions are
filed not less than ten days before any ny
transmit the same to the legislature as
soon as 1t convenes and organizes. Such
initiative measure shall take precedence precedence
over all other measures IN the ed ha he
either enacted or rejected without change
or amendment by the legislature before
the end Of such regular session h enac any
the referendum petition, or it may be en-
acted and referred by the legislature I TO 10
next regular election. If it is rejected or
II no action is taken, upon it by the legis-
lature before the end OF such regular ses
1t to the people for approval or rejection
at the next ensuing regular general cleo
ton. The Legislature may. reject any
ton and propose different one dealing
with the same subject. and In such
event both measures shall be submitted
suing regular general election. When
conflicting measures are submitted to the
people the ballots shall be- SO SOL printed that
one cross (X) for each, two preferences,
nrst as between either measure and
and W fho Sne and
ing on the first issue is for neither, both
fall, but in that case the votes on the
second issue shall nevertheless be care
fully counted and made public. If ma
tority voting on the first issue Is for
either, then the measure receiving ma
jority. Of the votes on the second issue
o. Referendum. The second power
reserved by the people Is the referendum,
and 1t may be ordered on any act. bill,
legislature, except such laws as may be
necessary for the immediate preservation
Of the public peace. health or safety, sup
listing public institutions, either by petit
the legal voters. or BY the legislature as
but in no case more than thirty thousand,
of the legal voters shall be required to
sign and make a valid referendum petit
(c). No act. law, or bill subject to. ref
days after the adjournment of the session
at At; which It was enacted: No act T., law So or
tors voting thereon shall be amended or
repealed by the legislature within peri
cd Of two years following such enactment.
But such enactment may be amended or
repealed at any general regular or special
election by direct vote of the people
(d) The filing of a referendum petit
ton against one or more items, sections
or parts of any act, law or bill shall not
delay the remainder of the measure from
tons against measures passed by the leg
islature shall be filed with the secretary
Of state not later than ninety days after
the legislature which passed the measure
on which the referendum is demanded.
The veto power OF the governor shall not
ierred to the people. All elections on
state shall be had at the biennial regu-
eTder spea the Hy mea
sure initiated by the people or referred
TO- the people as herein provided shall
take effect and become the law If it is
thereon: Provided, That the vote cast
upon such question or measure shall
equal one third of the total votes cast at
such election and not otherwise. Such
measure shall be in operation on and after
the thirtieth day after the election at
S Which It Is approved; The style OF all III
State Of This p section OF sh 19
not be construed to deprive any. member
any measure. The whole number of cleo
tors who voted for governor at the regu-
lar gubernatorial election last preceding
the fling Of any petition for the initiative
or for the referendum shall be the basis
on which the number of legal voters nee
essary to sign such petition shall be
with the secretary of state, who shall be
guided by the general laws in submitting
tho same to the people until additional
legislation shall especially provide there
for This section Is seif-executing. but
legislation may be enacted especially to
facilitate If operation; ,
of publicity of all laws or parts of laws
and amendments to the constitution re-
ferred to the people with arguments for
and against the laws and amendments so
referred, SO that each voter of the state
shall receive the publication at least fifty
days before the election at which they are
to be voted upon.
There shall be printed on all ballots
provided for the said election. the words
For the proposed amendment of sec
ton / Of article II OF the constitution of
the State Of Washington, relating to leg
islative powers and providing for the
Initiative and referendum"
section l Of article II of the constitution
Of the State of Washington, relating to
legislative powers, and providing for the
initiative and referendum
For the proposed amendment of article
II OF the constitution of the State of
washington, by striking section 81 there
laws take effect"
Against the proposed amendment of
article II Of the constitution of the State
Of Washington. by striking section 81
therefrom. which relates to the time when
laws take effect"