The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1912-09-05
Proposed Amendment TO State Con.
StitutiOn.
State of Washington.

t!on 81 OF SAID article II, relating to the
published for the consideration of the voters
OF the State of Washington the following
proposed amendment to the constitution Of
said state: "a
That at the general election to be held in
this state on the Tuesday next succeeding
the first Monday in November, 1912, there
shall be submitted to the qualified electors
OF the state for adoption and approval
or rejection an amendment to article TT
Of the Constitution of the State of Wash
lngton, relating to legislative powers, by
striking from article II all of sections l and
81, and inserting in lieu thereof as section
the following, so that the same shall read
follows:
Article II, section 1. The legislative au-
thority of the State of Washington shall be
vested in the legislature, consisting of l.
senate and house of representatives., which
shall be called the legislature of the State
of Washington, but the people reserve to
themselves the power to propose bills, laws,
and to enact or reject the at the polls,
independent of the legislature and also re-
serve power, at their own option, to approve
or reject at the polls any act, item section
or part of any bill, act or law passed by the
legislature.
! (a) Initiative The first power reserved
by the people is the initiative. Ten per
centum, but in more than fifty thou
sand, of the legal voters shall be required
to propose any measure by such petition,
and every such petition shall include the
full text of the measure proposed. 1nitia-
tive petitions shall be filed with the Sec
rotary of state not less than four months
before the election at which they are to be
voted upon, not less than ten days before
any regular session of the legislature. If
filed at least four months before the election
/ at which they are to be voted upon, he shall
submit the same to the vote of the people at
| the said election. If such petitions fled
not less than ten days before any regular
session of the legislature, he shall transmit
| the same to the legislature as soon as it
convenes and organizes. Such initiative
measure shall take precedence over all other
measures in the legislature except appropria-
| ton bills and shall be either enacted or re-
! ected without change amendment by the
| legislature before the end of such regular
session. If any such initiative measure shall
| be enacted by the legislature it shall be sub
ject to the referendum petition, it may
| be enacted and referred by the legislature
/ to the people for APPROVAL or rejection at the
next regular election. If it is rejected or if
no action is taken upon it by the legislature
| before the end. of such regular session, the
secretary of state shall submit it to the peo-
| pie for approval or rejection at the next en-
suing regular general election. The legisla-
| ture NAV reject any measure SO proposed by
initiative petition and propose a different one
| dealing with the subject, and in such
event both measures shall be submitted by
the secretary of state to the people for ap-
prevail or rejection at the next ensuing regu-
lar general election. When conflicting meas
ures submitted to the people the ballots
shall be so printed that voter can express
separately by making one cross (X) for each,
measure and neither, and secondly, as be.
| tween one and the other. If the majority OF
those voting the first issue is for neither
both fail, but in that the votes on the
! second issue shall nevertheless be carefully
counted and made public. If a majority
voting on the first issue is for either, then
the measure receiving a majority of the
votes on the second issue shall be law.
off 6I1r1, Nhn
served by the people is the referendum, anG
it may be ordered any act, bill, law, OF
any part thereof passed by the legislature
except such laws as may be necessary fol
the immediate preservation of the public
peace, health or safety, support of the stat
government and it's existing public institu
tions either by petition signed by the re
quired percentage of the legal voters, or b.
the legislature other bills enacted. 81,
per centum but in case more than thirt,
thousand, of the legal voters shall be re
quired to sign and make a valid referendum
petition.
(c) No act, law, or bill subject to refer
endum shall take effect until ninety day
after the adjournment of the session at which
is was enacted. No act, law, or bill ap
proved by a majority of the electors voting
thereon shall be amended or repealed by tn
legislature within a period of two years fol
lowing such enactment. But such enactmen
may be amended or repealed at any genera
regular or special election by direct vote o
Id The fling of referendum petitio
against one or more items, sections or part
of any act, law or bill shall not delay tn
remainder of the measure from becoming OF
erative Referendum petitions against meas
ures passed by the legislature shall be file
with the secretary of state not later tina
ninety days after the final adjournment OF tn
session of the legislature which passed tn
measure on which the referendum is d.
manded. The veto power of the governO
shall not extend to measures initiated by G
referred to the people All elections o
measures referred to the people of the stat
except when the legislature shall order
special election. Any measure initiated b
the people or referred to the people as herel
provided shall take effect and become tn
, votes cast thereon; Provided, That the vot
cast upon such question measure sha
equal one-third of the total vote cast at sue
election and not otherwise. Such measul
shall be in operation and after the tnl
tieth day after the election at which 1t
approved The style of all bills propose
by initiative petition shall be: BE II 81 81
acted by the people of the State OF Wasl
I to deprive any member of the legislature
the right to introduce any measure In
} whole number of electors who voted for go
ernor at the regular gubernatorial electlo
last preceding the filing of any petition Il
! the initiative or for the referendum shall
the basis on which the number of legal vote
n necessary to sign such petition shall .,
L counted All such petitions shall be ME
n with the secretary of state, who shall (
guided by the general laws in submitting u
same to the people until additional leglslatle
t shall especially provide therefor. This Sc
e ton is self executing, but legislation may
4 enacted especially to facilitate its oreratlo
The legislature shall provide methods
s publicity of all laws or parts OF laws al
o amendments to the constitution referred
:, the people with arguments for and again
u dino so
each voter of the state shall receive the pu
,, LEGATION at least fifty days before the electi(
Ii at which they are to be voted upon
d There shall be printed on all ballots Pr
u vided for the said election, the words:
:, ''For the proposed amendment OF sectl'
q 1 of article II of the constitution OF the ota
s of Washington, relating to legislative poWe
:, and providing for the initiative and re1ere
y dunn
| against the proposed amendment OF Sc i
~ ton 1 of article II Of the constitution OF u
- State of Washington, relating to leglsiau
?. powers, and providing for the initiative al
n referendum" .+;,
''For the proposed amendment OF artic
It II of the constitution of the state OF az
it ington, by striking section 81 there1ro!
O which relates to the time when laws u"
=. effect e ,
ID Against the proposed amendment OF
70 ticle III of the constitution of the state
~ Wocb;poton NV striking section 81 tnerelio