The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1912-10-31
peOvlOtNG FOR INITIATIVE. re-.
FEPENOuM AND Recall


vioinu Tor the Initiative and Refer.
endnm. and the provisions the cot
the Recall of Puhiu Officers and FL.
r"re amendments I" the constitution.
.enta'ives OF the state ct North Da-
kota. aud the Senate th.,..nf concur
ring
That the IOlinWiug amendments tc
She constitution Of the State IF North
Dakota ba referred to the Legislative
assembly I" ~" chosen al he nsNt gen
oral election. tie published. and upon
agreement I" b. by the legislative AS.
0embiy so next chuSru as aforesaid,
submit ted to the p""rI" al tn" general
election In the vear 1914 for approval
Or r"J"ctinn. in arc'm dance with iha
provisions Of Section G02 of tn" CON.
0tititi"n "t lhr/Slai- If North Dnk"'a
AMENpM ENTS) Section Twenty
Five t2A'. thty seven $50. FIFTY "iEht
$50. FiIiy nInr $50. and sixty tive 1861
Of Article two (2) aud Section 2Oi IF
Articl" Fourteen az. and Section 202
tion of thu STATE, OF Nnlh Dak"'a Shall
b. aud are hereby a,n-nd"d to "-ah
follows
Section eb The legislative authority
Iati," n~>,'u,liv. con sung Of s"'lnre
and h"n>' OF r"p'". "'ari>"s. hu' The
eeopi" reserve T." tn elves the power:
sur"- ,"s buttons nat am' uln'"nts TO
the constitution and t" enact "nd APP
prov" 90 REJECT the sine AZ th" polls
Or Ia" .:"v,'""' ,c,.,p' o,,, ""'.'.',
rrf~,'h 'n liz" Legislative assembly, and
.un ra%," to mi" ,n"m u "" to ~4 ,% "" az"
q tn" n"lls any act m"nanr~ -, ,.~*"
iu,,"n , ,-" snt'"n part n"J nn,'< Of
acted r"I"c,ed by the '"lisI:tiv- as
sennlv. ., v.l,"d by The l.ot-,nor
IN" power first Ab"v" reserved hv the
4 the Referendum Every iniiintivr pc
Ntion snail include tin. inIl text of Inc
measure prop,s"d. and not more than
ssh' pc, cent no, " noo, ' iea I"r
snd pr" " an r'"' surs t" t" '"T it It
e be submitted TO the people at the
not .viIhsraiding non rnactmen, thereof
BY the '"gisIa'ive assembly or veto by
the governor. providing that the initia-
amendments to The constitution shall be
signed by not more than is per cent OF
the lagai electors In 81 least one half II
ehe counties OF the state Not more
than ten thousand (lO.O00) legal cleo
tors. shall BE- required to petition and
propose a"v measure " resolution Tor
enact Ment or agreement Nv the SegtSla-
tive assembly. A. to order aud employ
ehe referendum pow"r =" to initiative
oees"rs ~ res"lqtt"n =" submitted: "'
Zion. ~ par' th.reof.as herein provided
ondsp the second powes reserved BY the
people All init iative patti ions for msa-
ourea. except Enr municipal and wholly
4ocs' iegisla ion. shall ~ filed In the Of
flee of the secretary ~ state not less
oban four months Drior to the election
o. which they are TO Be voted or. or.
within tWonly d0y0 aft0S tho opening
session NJ tbs Legislative assembly Ana
whenever % filed and not submitted 70
vote al the election last preaching shAll
eatives At tho opening session thereof.
(except proposed constitutional amend
nents approved at the preceding slsctiOn
toSe,h"r with any no, votes, "n1 or with,
IN ten days after filing. provided. none
shall lie =" Transmitted after the thirI
snh ia" sS. Of tx. Tx n" over
others in such legislative assembly ex-
sept appropriation bills and consttu-
tional amendment. referred by the peo-
pie a preceding Legislative assembly,
and shall be enacted referred or re-
5ecteJ. without amendment, by the lsgis-
Iative assembly at that term II en-
referendum II not enacted and not en-
titled hereby to be submitted to vote.
then the legislative assembly. as II en-
neasn u to tn" ELECTORS either alone or
Together with any to the Same purpose
and ond, proposed and preferred by tho
sI nccsssrv SSf fnr ihc nmedate preser
walton Of III. public peace. health or
safety tina, y law shall become effective.
vilhout ,lr,av. such necessity shall be
NJ ated in y snparata section and IT, by
q vote nt vnas and navs. three fourths
a. ali members elected 10 each house.
eity council or conmiSston as the case
NAV be- shall vote an - separate roll
cali. In IA vor OF the measures going into
instant operu,ion because necessary for
Tho jrnmn'iE,t. prespr, alton Of the public
neac. hroIih ar safely such law shall
BECOME onerniive unnu aunroyaI nv the
9ovarno, nr mayor. as the case may be;
Srovi6..d i},:,i an emergency shall not
e. 80 d.,clnr"d in any measure creating
Ar aho,is,,inn anv ofirr or to change
the salarv term az drty Of any officer.
A. IN dIsnosinp ~ .nv In n5s ana natural
seso',rccs bniSnring to tha state
R.rrrcndum nctitions or, orders shall
he filed in the office mr the secretary OF
state M, less than ninety days after
1ha f,nni oai~urnment ~ the ieyis,atiye
assemble Witch nassnd or to which was
snH''p !, ne sss' Oh ""'e" '''''7
a referendmn, net,t,on ordering sub.
s,itted on e,narecncv law ahnil not ar
feet tho same until said law is rejected
Al annniad ~ tbs noiis whereunon
such Iaw, lem. section or part thereof
10 snhmittcd shalI he repca|ed The nj
Inr Of referendum petition ordering
suhmit.cd on. o! more items: section:
iati va ncax ny r reso,utian or ordinance
ShaH NO, DELAY the remainder, not 50
srderoI IRON, h.cominp nerativs
Whrnaynr Tho nurnosa ond nhiack