The Dickinson press., 1912-08-31
PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO
THE STATE CONSTITUTION

PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO
THE STATE CONSTITUTION
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eRovIolNa EoR DIRECT LEe!sLA:
TON A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
Amending the Constitution Of tho state
!. OF North Dakota. Relating to the Leo.
Direct IeuIsiation: the he Proposing Of
p. Constitutional amendments. and refers
.ence Of laws. |
Be It Resolved by the State Of North
= DDakota: the House OF Representatives!
That the following amendment, to thu
constitution Of the state OF North Dak7
e eea be =. referred Or to the legislative AZ;
election in said state, and, il approved
~ 6y the last named legislative assembly,
.ene ; same e. De submitted to the qualified
d%ectton. in accordance with the provii
sions Of Section 2o2 OF the Constitution
pf the gH STATE s,S Of North Dakota:
TOM That Section Is Of Article 2
Of the constitution of the state Of
North Dak9ta is hereby amended ID
SECTION IS. The legislative authority
vested In a legislative assembly consist
;sag+ st,v q senate h,,t and n q house Of repre5
themselves the power TO propose laws
and amendments to the state constitui
ton and to enact and approve or rel
local or special laws. as enumerated in
Section 20 of Article Q Of this consti,
tuition. independently Of The legislative
their own option. to approve or reject
and annul at the polls any act. item. sec1
ton or part Of any act or measure passed
Py y, the legislative assembly except as e
and except as to local or special lawss
IS IS en tn'S sasat in Section % Of Article
reserved by the people is the initia!
lmendment may be proposed by the peo.
pie by initiative petition. signed by not
ment to the constitution not less than
fifteen per cent Of the legal voters in
each county Of at least one-half- Of the
ton shall contain the full text Of the
proposed measure. Such petitions shall
be filed with the Secretary Of State not
ton At which they are to be voted on
pr not later than twenty days after the
Spmh1ns Session 1,n;os of the legislative as:
to be- presented. 4' The 's sacretarv Of state
shall transmit h same to the house
pr representatives Of such legislative as,
sembly. on the first day Of the session
the same are filed. Measures or amend1
ments to the constitution 90 proposed
shall a precedence over ell other
cept appropriation Bills. ana shall b
either enacted or rejected BY the iegis9
!ative assembly without amendment. at
s shas fass19n.i If A Enacted spe n a Rssspr to s q
the legislative assembly. shall be SUBJ
5ect to referendum upon . petition az
fssrsd "1 t. the e'H pseeis 81 By ! the aA legislative IS i've
Il no action is taken upon 1t by. the leg!
tslattys ASSEMBLY IS gtay. ct aba that as,b nsssi q Il t ths
next general election. he Legislative
assembly may propose q different meas
compiish the same purpose w~hereupo1
shall be submitted BY the Secretary 81
81 State stiaatest,otso the h people pie, for .n, apEproy ganer or
election. # confltct i measures or a.
mendments are submitted to the people
at a general election. and each receives
against the same respectively, then the
n receiving the highest number Of at!
firmative votes shall be thereby deemed
e faet 6 end @Sea approved pro %ea AND all u others annroy ssi
at the polls; as provided herein: is :
asrsr sSou 10 ' ssch ne ame ieddla,astv s. s approysd
ssc5 house thereby. sueh amendmen Il
1inn be tSa e part Of oi,ot the ,s%Sads
be rejected by the next legislative ass
the people at the next general election
amendment the second time receives q
majority Of all the votes cast thereon at
such election. 1t shall become q part Of
Second do poWe1 Tsser q IT, Is th sta reaered Tnd
Or the power to order any act. item. Oh
part OF any act Of the legislative as1
.fH emply sn to be r er re1dct to the =. people s eo fSr
"a! referedum may be ordered as to any
measure or any part. item or Ssction 81
eawb measure ASSURE passes msadr, ~ the ant legislative sa wa asd
'bers elect thereof, or by a petition sign
ed by at least ten per cent Of the legal
voters IN each county Of at least one
.t GRSn aue 50 e erdier @sas shaiii R be sa g RaIed
until the lreferedum vote shall deter
fained w or dsfea Ss not 1rd the law tba y w aSs3
# is necessary for Immediate preserved
ttion Of the public health. peace or safe.
* Ss,a that . q law ga bscoMs effective, without so9
creating the same, shall. be stated in one
section Of. the bill. and Il upon aye and
nay vote in each house OF the legislative
assembly. two thirds of all, the members
elect thereto shall vote on q separate
roll call in favor Of suc law going into
instant operation on account Of tho
necessity for the same. such law shall
governor. and shall not be subject to 8
referedum. The reference to the peo-
pie Of one = more items. sections or
parts Of any. duly enacted act or emer,
gency law shall not delay the remain-
der OF that act or law from becoming
operative. All referendum petitions shall
be filed with the secretary of state with.
In ninety days after the final adjourn-
ment OF the session of the legislative as
sembly. which passed the measure upou
which the referendum is demanded. The
veto power Of the Governor shall not ex.
tend to measures initiated by, or res
Ierred 70. or approved by the people.
All elections on measures referred to the
people shall be had at biennial regular
genera! elections. unless provisions ID
g by law for Q special election on
such measures. Any measure thus res
ierred to the people shall become a law
II ts approved by q majority 81
b votes cast thereon, and not other
wise. and shall be In force from ths
date of4tthe official declaration of az
43yTo 2s by the state board 81 convassers!
a IL enaeted p = t he p ps91Is e shs Nol :: ns ,,Bs
e." The basis for the computation 81