The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1912-10-25
DNovip,NG FOR INITIATIVE. aE
F6RENDuM AND RECALL

q CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 70,
amendment OF the Constitution pro
vid'n fnr the Initiative and Refer
sndum. and the provisions thereof.
t"se engagements to tho constitution.
De It resolved by the Houss Of Repre-
sentatives Of the State OF North Da-
ko,a. and III. Senate thereof concur
III. Constitute" Of tn. Stat. Of North
9skots b: rsf"rrsd to the i,sEi,'. INV. =
ss1eemsnt to be ny the Legislative As
ssmb,y SO next chosen. as aforesaid;
o. rejection. in accordance with the
provisions OF Section 2o2 Of the con
'f. AN sSb 81 E !sf SiA'" & Section N ; r H.s%ty:
live l25). Firty-sevsn $50. tIfty-eight
lSs). Eifty-ntns t5s). and Sixty-five ts5l
= Article two ~ an" Section ion,,a 20' %, q
e Article Fifteen u5) "f the const,f,i,
tton Of the State Of North Dakota shall
g and are h"rs'v amended L" '"a" ~
Section rs. The legislative authority
{ the state shall he vested in a legis-
Ativs assembly. consisting Of Z senate
Dsople reserve to themselves the power:
First. 10 propose laws. legislative ea-
eurss. resolutions and amendments to
b constitution and to s";tc' an" a..
Independent OF the legislative assembly
q the governor, (except that amend
ments to the constitution slial be once
eaferred to the legislative assembly, and
Second, at their own option, to order
submitted to them. and TO enact. ap,.
prove and confirm or reject and annil
hutton. or item. section. part or parts OF
any such AS submitted To. proposed. Ell
acted "r rejected by the legislative as
seIMbiv. or vetoed by the sovern"r.
people is the Initiative and the second
= the referendum. Every initiative pc
titton shall include the full lext OF the
measure proposed. and not more than
sight per cent. nor In any case more
than twentv-th"lsand t20. 000) legal cleo
tors shall be required to petition Tor :
70 be submitted to the people al the
polls. independent and regardless nf. OF.
Notwithstanding u"n-enactmen thereof
BY the legislative assembly or veto NY
the governor: providing that the initia-
tive petition proposing an amendment or
alneI.dinents I" the CONSTITUTION shall be
Signed by not more than is per cent OF
the legal electors in at least one-half of
h counties of the state, Not more
h five yer cent. nor in any case more
than ten Thousand 100000 legal cleo
tors, shall be required To petition and
propose any measure or resolution Tor
Dnactmant or agreement by the leklSla-
tive assembly. or to order aud employ
referendum power as to initiative
measure or resolution so submitted. Or
% to any other act. measure or rtsnlu-
sion, or part thrrc"f.,s herein provided
onder the SECOND power reserved by the
people, All Initiative petitions TOR niea-
sures. -xceIt for municipal and wholly
local Legislation. shall he filed III the o.
ficu OF the secretary of state not less
at which they are l." be voted ON. or.
within twenty days after the opening
session of the legislative assembly. And
whenever s" Tiled and not submitted to
vote at the election last preceding shall
be transmitted to the house OF represent
tatives at the opening session thereof.
Except proposed constitutional amend
ments approved at the preceding election
shall be transmitted to the state senate
together with amy not voted on) or with
In ten DAYS after riling; provided. none
tieth day VI the term. Initiative mea.
sures shall take precedence over all
ethers In such legislative assembly ex-
eept appropriation bills and constitu-
G1Onal amendments referred by the peO-
pie or d preceding legislative asxe mhly,
4nd shall! be enacted. referred or re-
3scted. without amendment. by the legis-
acted. such measures shall be subject t.,
re%ferendum. II not enacted and not en-
titled hereby 70 be submitted to vote'
acts other hills, may refer such proposed
measures to the electors either alone or
together with any TO the Same purpose
s ;..,zi sad; 0r ssee,sS,v and w Prss:r,sa i ~ .h I'M
BE necessary for the immediate prsssr-
satlon Of the public peace. health or
safety that a law shall become effective.
stated in a separate section. and il. BY
. vote Of yeas and nays. three fourths
q all members elected t" each house.
city council or commission. as the CASE
may be-. shall vote an a separate roll
cali. In favor of the measures going into
Instant operation because necessary for
the immediate preservation Of the public
peace health or safsAy. such law shall
become operative upon approval by the
governor or mayor. AS the case may be:
provided. that AN emergency shall not
b so declared in any measure creating
er abolishing any office. or to change
the salary. term or duty OF any officer.
o. In disposinK of any lands and natural
Referendum petitions or orders shall
b filed In the office Of the secretary of
state not less than ninety days after
sssem n'tI' s @hieh passed q e 10 WITCH sffsi'A was
ndum is demanded.
4 referendum petitton ordering sub
feet The same until said law is rejected
and annnied at the polls. whereupon
such law. item. section or part thereof
ing Of q referendum petition ordering
submitted one or more items. sections
or parts of any duly enacted. act. legis-
'latfvs measure. resolution or ordinance
shall not delay the remainder. not 90
ordered. from hacorning operative.
Whenever the purpose and object
sought. stated and contained in con-
f1lcting or competing measures or reso-
!utfong submitted to the people,. shall
be afftrmattveIy approved by . majority
Of the votes cast FOR and against such
sure or resolution. embody;ns the pur-
solved the largest numbe OF affirmative
votes hall thereby become the law OF
constitutional amendment and all others
shall thereby be rejected and repealed.
The veto power Of the governor OF
0ayor shall not extend to measures nj
tfAfad by or referred to or enacted by
Ali elections on general. local and spe-
oiAl measures referred to the people OF
state or Of any locality shall be had
Il the biennial regular general cleo
Mems. except when otherwise proVi6e1
~ law. but counties. cities and town.
may provide for special elections on
1hslr municipal and wholly local lagisiA-
Ii case or laws. chiefly Of local In
eorest. fWhether submitted by lnltiattve
gerssr1ferenduSn petition or by the lesis-
lAtlys assembly. - for example. the
sa1tyf1iof or crsatl0n OF counties or creA-
sSSe1on of' new or additional offices or Of
s11esrssss the sams shall be snbmittsd 70
sgc<edt IA ~ approved or re1sctsd.l only
u = Psop's I q The counties ehisf'y
AayausexsuyA. subinitts6 to the psopls
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