The Dickinson press., 1912-10-26
PROVIDING FOR INITIATIVE, RE.
FERENOUM AND RECALL

~'os'o -'" III sOtSbdSlNS SUI UStSS'
end"m. and the provisions thereof
tho Recall of Public Officers and Flu.
t"re amendment to the constitution.
sentstives Of the State Of North Da-
kota. and the Senate thereof concur
That the following amendments to
the constitution OF the State Of North
Assembly to he chosen at the next gem
agreement TO be by the Legislative As
sembly so next chosen. Az aforesaid:
snbmitted to the people at. tho genera!
provision. Of SECTION 90 Of the CON.
stit%5i9H 81 , ths state Of North Dakota:
as: Fiity-nins IS. and slix.y.fiye es5S
Ct article two ts} and ssct!on So1 %, os
Of Article Fifteen. (l5l Of the constitu,
ton Of the State OF North Dakota shall
o, SECTION &c. .,,; IS .n1 + ~ legislative Ssa;sa II . . tss't.
iatiOe assembly: eonsis,tnE Of = sennts
people reserve to themselves the power:
First. to propose laws. legislative msa-
cures; resolutions end amendments 10
Independent of the legislative assembly
or the governor. Except that amend
.~ASAASS ~ AAV ohoiA 10 ~ASO
referred to tho legislative assembly, and
Second, at their own option. to order
submitted to them. and to enact. mp;
ut the polls any act. measure or reso-
luton. or item. section. part or parts OF
any such as submitted to. proposed. en-
ssmbly. or vetoed by the governor.
Tho power first above reserved by the
R p tps k Is tho In1tiatt Es.r and ,o' ths Sse9 nss
tition shall include the full text of the
measure proposed. and not more than
thsn per cent: nor in 1,o any ny, case ,asa, more NOR.
tors shall be required to petition for
and propose any measure to compel 1t
to be submitted to the people at the
BY the legislative assembly or veto ~
The G Tst It1ag nI proyi;dinE that the ,nitia a;
amendments to the constitution shall be
eigned by not more than Is per cent Of
thu. the Legal eeant electors OF The II at at Least o Not i moe os
than ten thousand Slo .ooo] legal. eiec3
tors. shall be REQUIRED to petition and
enactment or agreement by the iegisla1
tive q ,sembly, or to order and employ
1 meas rsisre on leao, D9iSer SO as sd tS 'ptsia''o cs
ton. or part thereo1.as herein provided
people. All Initiative petitions for mea1
sures.. except for municipal! and wholly
local legislation. b be filed in the Of
than four months prior to the election
y Mn'' twe eney s days e after Rs va the o on; n III;
w Sas'S" y! so so' fi hss'S n no ass Submitted H9 e
be transmitted to the House Of reperessn.
Except proposed pos eonstitationai amend
ments approved at the preceding election
shall be- Transmitted to the state senatd
shall be SO transmitted after the thir7
tieth day OF. the term. Initiative mea.
others theS i in SUCH dah ieei RiafH"sn ssse% 1SSs e K.
cept appropriation bills and constitui
1ionai amendments referred by the pso1
5 jet I Shs Without % : amsndmen ns.e BY The 81 l.ES
iatiye assembly ct that term: II n
titled hereby to be submitted to vote,
then the legislative assembly, as it en-;
measures to the electors either alone Of
together with any to the same purpose
f 'ss3s, end: =propossSS and Preferred by t the
be necessary for the immediate preser7
ssfety that t q la4 suga.S P Secomie effeet,ys!
s Titsspt in dsl. ssp. ssssS 5ass ! and shf Il, By ss
9 vote Of yeas and nays; three fourths
Of all members elected to- each house..
s msSy e Ss, saa # sS1ss 81. a%''sse sp tas ' soil
cali. In favors,of the MEASURES going into
instant operation becanseaJecessary for
peace, health q safety such law shall
become operatiyesupon approval by the
governor or mayor. assthe case may be-:
BBeeo v so decl area IN IN any %syer measare se ereat hH5
tie a sa}aTy. term my Or o dutS Of any n of hScS
resources belonging to the state -
be filed in the office Of the secretary Of
the tas'e fln az ae tSss anan ' Il he o ieygis,a alive
assembly which passed Or to which was
referred The measure on WHICH REFER
lnitted an. emergency law shall not ef-.
4ect the same until said law Is rejected
:snd anRa'f ieem a. section sna pU or part W1t the9eai,
70 submitted shall. be repealed. The III
Ing Of Q referendum petition ordering
81 parts Of any duly enacted act. iegis:
mai not delay the remainder: not 50
sought uxasa0s Stated me and po Contained ano in 'e Con-
flictink or competing measures or reso:
Be afflrmativeiy approved by a. majority
81 the votes cast tor and against such
measures or resolutions. then the mea3
sure or resolution. embodying the pur7
pose or object, SO approved. which res
cejvcd the largest number Of affirmative
votes shall thereby become the law or
constitutional amendment and all others
UhalE, thereby be rejected and repealed.
The veto power of the governor or
mayor shall not extend to measures ili,
tiated by or referred to or enacted by
RkEseleections on general. local andss pe.
cial ssheasures referred to the people of
the state or of any locality shall be- had
at the biennial regulafss general cleo;
tfons, except when otherwise provided
by law, hut counties. cities and towns
may provide for special elections on
their municipal and wholly local legisla-
ton.
n case Of laws chiefly Of local in
terest. whether submitted by initiative
pr referendum petition or by the, legis-
tative assembly. as for example. the
division or creation of counties or crea.
tion Of new OF. additional offices or Of
ficcrs. the same shall be submitted to.
Voted ON and apprpyed or rejected only
by the people az the counties chiefly
Interested.
I,. Any. measure submitted to. the. people
Gt the polls, shall become enacted be
and become the law whom It Is approved
~ . majority Of the votes cast thereon