Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1909-1915, 1912-10-25

teexeept as. herein provide & when con.
Sfligting or competing measures are sub.
sfscI and become II, $,operatiye upon date oi
slheEcertified Statements OF such vote by
the state hoard of canvassers r. 5l9ss
&, Proposed amendments to the constitu-
lion shall IN: all eases be So omitted &tG
the. people for approval or rejection Z
No statute. ordinance or resolution ap.
proved and enacted by vote of the cleo
Tors LOT, shall be amended, repealed or In
quent legislation by the legislative as.
sembly. city council or commission, ex-
lcept oy three -fourths! vote of all the
members +'ected thereto. taken by yeas
hit, The re snas s elauss Ct ali Initiative
Y pie. Of the State Of North Dakota !.
6X the people Of name Of municipalities
ihts section shall not be construed to
Deprive any member, Of the Legislative
the right to Introduce any measure,
nor shall this amendment be construed
to limit In any degree the inherent right
OF 1T, petition TO any person or persons:
the office Of secretary Of state at the
regular election last preceding the filing
Of any initiative or referendum petition
snail be The basis on which the number
OF legal electors necessary to- sign such
uelition shall be computed. Fh S,95f.f5 -
.T% shall be the duty Of the secretary
OF OF state to submit to the electors at
the polls all measures proposed and
ordered by petitions. or referred by the
legislative assembly. so entitled and filed
IN his office. and to transmit all others
70 the legislative assembly In accord
anes herewith. and he and all other Of
laws. the act Submitting this amend
men and the terms hereof until legisla-
'1h snail be especially provided.
assembly to which this amendment is
referred to make provision by law for
us execution in accordance herewith in
people y 49, = >-'.','$ ~ -. ~
:. All original Initiative petitions shall
ne returned to or filed in the office or
me secretary of state by the. secretary
branch Of the legislative assembiy.. with
s sacSss 1snt., thereon Or securely at
plete record Of the action taken reia I.
I'VE th"reto IN either and both houses
Of the legislative assembly and its final
The Initiative and referendum powers
are hereby further reserved to the
electors of each municipality and dis
er,ct. as to all local. special and mnni-
s sla lsglslation Of every character. in
section shall apply as far. as may be
n mace az, applicable TO- city councils. and
E11anss forms Of city government =
or conveyance of a franchise or OF any
right. property. easement. Flease or occu-
pa'inn or or In any road. street. alley
real property owned by municipal cor,
poration. whether the same be made by
statute. ordinance. resolution or other
WISE WISE; shan be subject to- referendum by
tlntn general laws shall prescribe the
manner Of exercising the initiative and
referendum powers as to their mHnici-
pa paav, i1ssSb 81, ton cities and towns may
more than ten per: cent of the legal
electors may be required y to order the
rent m not more than fifteen per
tive in any city or town, and petitions
LOT such measures ordering any submit :
ted shall he filed with such Officers
W.. 3 the county. city or district rs is
tions Nomination ' N ean aE 81 pe a.
public Office .slsSSi&s.E47SssssE :" +, -
This amendment SHAH De- selr execut :
naay IL seate ts d be enacted
e,t Sss.i1 So, 81 Any bill may originate in
ana bin SO originating: passed by o,is
Section g. No 1 laW shan th be 1 9assed -
the legislative lassambiyS EXCEPT psI " = = =
niif adopted by both houses, and no bill
E shall he SO altered and amended sOn lis
change its original purpose '"s '5 II ss y y
" Section SO. The enacting clause OF
a asesh law originating In the legislative
enacted by the f.egisiative Ass.,nt ~ d d
seetan g. Sc NS &d ol Rak Other than that
ths ns'a, and sba epacted ny the people at
a vote "f a majority of all the+ ne,nbers
final passage IN the legislative assembly
m, me vote vote TO be taken by yeas and nays.
Jared an the journal. y 4 * ALI
The words Legislative Assembly shall
pass. legislative Assembly shall pro.
n tb a:s"1 Woras nn,
engagements thereto. wherever occurring
shai!snnt he construed to grant to the
i /; tive assembly any exclusive al.
limit athe initiative and referendum, re
5, ARTICLE XIV. 4 4; ,' 3s5. 5....t
Sectlon FOL No person shall be liable
+. ians np'1'""en's' tive for 'hs same q
section 2oi "A. livery public office,
N North dakota Is subject as hcreir
n"Nii''i. t" recall by the legal voters
from which lie is ,4Iet,.i + There may
no @1euuit'.i thirty p,.r eeni. t,nt M!
"'rc. ~ the number OF electors who
v"'h! In his. district ut the preceding
aL.rtinn for the office Of the Secretary
Of STATE to file ti,eir petition demand
ing his recall hy the people they staI
stt forth in said petitinn ,i. reason.
f.r s;,id demand il he shall, HE al
.pfferS"i his resignation, IL shall 81: ~,
cchted and take effect on tL.. ,iay II
y t.led. and the vacancy shall he. filled
~ may he prnViiiesi by law z, II he shall
mot resign within five days after iht
rfiitinn Is filed - special election shat
ne ordered to be held within fweni,
GAYS m his said electoral dist rict TO he
i ~ whether the psanle viii REGAL
s. On the sample ballot at said election
shall be printed in not more than twt
hundred words; the reason for demand
Ing the recall Of said officer as sci forit
IN the recall petition. and in not more
than two hundred words the officer.
lustiftcattcnE of his course In office III
81 aH3.sontinue 10 perform the duties jo
MS office until be result of xaid stecia
i ~. shall be nffiriallv decla red
trher candidates for the office, pre
vn,,Hlv nominated. may he voted for = :,
an Id special election n The candidate VIII,
SNAIL receive the highest number 4,
ynt es shall be deemed elected for fhe
2rcfnaintier OF the term, whether IL bf
the Uerson against whom the recal, nefi
%Nton was filed. or another. The recall
sp.tition shall be filed with the office,
wIh#whnn petition for nomination, n
.s sns, should he filed. and the re.
{caiiedS 0fficer's resignation, should Il h,
SaresiHn. shall be flied with the same al
mrer..and the same officer shall order. Z
special election when IL is required x NJ
such petftion shall be circulated agains
nny4%0fficer until ne. haS@ ocf,,oyt,r LII,