Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1909-1915, 1912-09-13
PROPOSED AHEENDhdEHF TO
TIE STATE CONSTITUTION
fcHAPTEg S SESSION LAWS Of 1871,
tSelsts Bsf No 2si-H J Bazsesseai
eRoMo.Ne roR re REeALl

CONCURRENT RESOLUTION gor m
sMendmsnt % the Constitution q the
tie RseaH Of Public Officers BY the.
Be i Resssved by me Senate Of de.
( Representatives CoDc1rrznx-
That the foEtvEEng proposed amend
meat to the Constitution OF the State
ferad TO the LEGISLATIVE Assembly, TO
ns chosen At the next general election
IN said state for the approval. to be by
sasd last mentioned legislative assembly
fhs state for app-oSaI or rejection. IN
seco-osnce with the provksEoHs OF Sec
fso1 zsz Of the Constitution Of the State
3. AAENDMENT) The Constitution OF
bs the addition Of tsae following article:
Noh DsEo;a = saS,e sse y hs sseeT pra n
ssded. TO recall By the legal voters of
The State or of the electoral district
be required twenty-five lzsl per cent,
but not more, OF the number Of electors
WHO voted IN his district at the pre-
sea es sss.i9 70 f fs isslse Of tie sD
handing bis recall by the people They
aasA gel forth In said petition the rea-s
sons for said demand II he shall offer
take effect on the day II g offered. and
eTorsasd s. iaa z he sss q s sas re g
3 nied- a SPECIAL Seisetion shah s Be araer.
ed to be held within twenty days In an
saad electoral district 70 determine
De- GA se .s Dso1 asp 5 s ssa sid :. I'd ss
election snaE be printed In not more
thsn two hundred words the reason for
demandinK the recall OF said officer a
net more than twoi hundred words the
otiieers 1ustfieatton Of his course In
Slnes he shall continue TO perform
Of said special sIection shau be offs
ciallV declared Other candidates for
she Office may be nominated to DO voted
shall receive the highest nnrnbar OF
Fotes shah be deemed elected for the
remainder Of the term. whether It be
t ne osrson zssinst shom the recall petit.
petition shall be flied With the officer
with whom petition for domination to
s1Sn office should be filed and the same
Tnsn II ts required No such petition
anali be cfrcniated against azsA officer
until he has actually held his :. office
oe flied against a senator or representa-
tive in the legislative assembly at any
time after ntseAn, days from the begin
ming 81 the first session after his elec-
ton After one such petition and spe-
ctal eleciiTn no further recan petition
s s b. fHed AGAINST the same officer
'as tae term iof winch he was elect
ed Unless such further petitioners shan
itrsi pay into the public treasury which
mas such sDeeial election expenses the
whole amount OF its expenses for the
ptlscenfnE special election Such add
taonal legislation as may aid the opera
tsnH OF this section shall be provided BY
me legislative assembly, Including pr0- !.
VISION for pavment ny the public trea-
sHrr OF the reasonable special election
campaign expenses Of such officer Rut
the words legislative assembly si1aU
pEoFtds or any similar or equivalent
words In this constitution or ary amend =
nienI there 10 shall not be construed to
gram 10 the legislative assembly any
Z xcusIre power OF law making nor IL,
any way 10 limit the initiative and
'etefencuD COVERS reserved bv the
people - =