The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1912-10-04
PROVIDING FOR INITIATIVE. re.
rERENDuM AND RECALL

4 CONCURRENT RESOLUTION for
amendment Of the Constitution pro-
vtd!no for Tn: Initiative and Refer
the Reesu o, public Officers and Fu-
ture amendment to the constitution.
Ne resolved by the House Of Repre-
ssnta'ives Of shs State Of North Da-
That the following amendments to
h constitution Of tho State Of North
Dakota b. referred to the Legislative
Assembly to b. chosen At the next gen
eral election. be published. and upon
agreement to he 'v the Legislative AS
Submitted : o in. w"pIe al the general
election In the wear 1914 for approval
Or rejection. i'll accordancs with the
provisions OF Section. 2o2 OF the con-
. AMEND 81 sSf s5"'' q Section H%a" twenty.
Ttva l25). Fifty-sevsn $50. Fifty-eight
1851. Eifty-n,na t5s). and sixty-five t65l
& ar,i AL.'e Eou aT" e aI 81" and SS'! SECTION a"' 2 %
Of Article Fifteen (15) Of the constttn-
tion of the State Of North Dakota shall
be and are harabv amandod |" read as
Section Is. The legislative authority
lative assembly. consisting of a senate
psople reserve to themselves the power:
First. 10 propose laws. legislative mea-
euTes. resolutions and amendments TO
The constitution and to enact and ap-
prove or reject the same at the polls
Independent Of the legislative assembly
y tho governor. Except that amend
ments to the constitution sliall be once
saferred to the legislative assembly, and
Second. at their W option. to order
submit ted to them. and to enact. ap.
prove and confirm or reject and annul
tuition. or item. section. part or parts OF
any such AS submitted to. proposed. ell
acted or rejected by the legislative as
semblv. or vetoed by the governor.
people Is tho Initiative and the second
tition shall INCLUDE the full text Of the
eight per cent. nor in any case more
Than twenty-thousand GEO. 000) legal cleo
tors shall be required to petition for
to be submitted t" the people at the
polls. Independent and regardless Of. or
Notwithstanding non-enactment thereof
by the Legislative assembly or veto by
the governor: providing that the initta-
tive petition proposing an amendment or
amendments tn the constitution shall be
signed by not more than 10 per cent Of
the ega eltc'"rs in a. least oNe,halt OF
than five per cent. nor In any case more
than ten thousand GO .OoO) legal elec-
tors. shalt be required to petition and
propose any measure Or resolution for
enactment or agreement by the legtsla-
tive assembly. or to order and employ
The referendum power as to Initiative
- to any other act. measure or reso!l.
tiOn, or part thereof.as herein provided
Huder the second power reserved by the
people All initiative petitions for mea-
eures. except for municipal and wholly
local legislation. shall I've filed in the Of
flee of the secretary of state not less
than four months prior to the election
At which they are Ia be voted on. or.
within twenty lays after the opening
session of the legislative assembly. And
whenever $" Tiled and not submitted TO
be Transmitted to the house OF represen-
tatives at the opening session thereof.
Except proposed constitutional amend
ments approved at the preceding election
together with amy not voted on) or with
In ten days after filing: provided. none
shall be so transmitted after the thir-
tieth day Of the term. Initiative mea-
others in such legislative assembly ex-
eept appropriation bills and constitn-
tional amendments referred by the peo-
and shall! be enacted. referred or re-
3scted. without amendment. by the legis-
lAtive assembly at that term. n en-
titled hereby to be submitted to voteA
then the legislative assembly. as It en-
m nses "r..s' ." o' the % electors .s.s. e, ther aLopo'e or:
together with any to the same purpose
Ind ,.s,x, end. ps nsp Q and u Prs5sr,sd by .b ,hn
g necessary FOR The Immediate prsser-.
walton of the public peace. health or
safety hat "a law shall become effective.
without delay. such necessity shall be
vote OF yeas and nays. three sourths
q all members elected to each house,
city councl or commission. as the cas-,
may be. shall vote IN a separate roll
IAh Iva n NnN m tho nsAnu lNS.AC All Int n
instant operation becaiIse necessary for
the immediate preservation of the public,
peace. health or saf'Ay. such law shall
become operative npon approval by the,
governor or mayor. as the case may be: !
provided. that All emergency shall not
be SO declared In any measure creating
&. s sslsTy. term any or " aass Of e any ~ e ena"ss
Belonging to The state.
RsfeTendum petitions Or orders shall!
state not less than ninety day. after
assembly which passed or to wh1th was
ssferrsd the measure on which refer
A referendum petition ordering sub.
nntttsd an emergency law shall not Of.
sect the same until said Law is rejected
such law. item. section or part thereof
20 submitted shall be repealed. The FL
ing Of q referendum petition ordering
Or parts Of any duly enacted act. legis-
lative measure. resoaution 0r ordinance
shall not delay the remainder: not so
Whenever the purpose and object
sought. stated and c~ontatned in con-
flictinR or competing measures or reso-
lutions submitted to the people, shall
be affirmativsly approved by . majority
81 the votes cast for and against such
measures or resolutions. Their the mea-
sure or resolution. embodyinR the pur-
pose or object so approved. which re-
Sawed the largest number Of affirmative
votes shall thereby become the law or
constitutional amendment and all others
mall thereby be rejected and repealed.
The veto power of the governor or
@ayor shall not extend to measures ini-
tlated by 0r referred to or enacted by
All elections on general. local and spe-
etAlR measures referred to the people Of
ehs state or Of any locality shan Do had
Ak the biennial regular general cleo
Hons. except when otherwise provided
~ law. but counties. cities and towns
may provide for special elections on
skhalr municipal and wholly local lsglsla-
tion.
In q OF laws. chiefly Of local In
forest. whether submitted by initiative
- referendum petition or by the legis-
Atlve assembly. - for example. tho
division or creation Of counties or creA-
ltton of now or additional offices or Of
:1lcer1., the same shall be submitted to,
voted on n approved or rejectsd only
b peop's OF the counties chiefly
-sT.-SSS.. ..A~.sxn.A 4 1890