Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1909-1915, 1912-10-18
PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO
THE STATE CONSTITUTION
s(CiiAPrER - S FSsION Laws OF 1sll)
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PROVIDING FOR INITIATIVE. az
I@ rEaENDUM AND RECALL l%.

% FeeENoUM AND RECALL 1Es5
Is CONCURRENT RESOLUTION sor
amendment Of the Constitution orc.
vidi"o for the Initiative and Hefer.
the Recall OF Publ OFFICERS and ~.
t,'r~ amendments to the constitution.
ee i, resolved by the House o. Repre-
koia. so5 ~. Senate thereof eoneur-
Thu. the following amendments to
The c"ns,it"t'on f the State ..,f North
Assembly I" be chosen at the next gem
ersl election. be- published. and upon
semplw 10 ren D chosen ,na as atoresaid
submit ted TO the people atsthe general
election n the year l9l4 tor nppro,X va
Of secsion soa of the
81 !ss Sa's q MS,,h r Dskoz
s s !T n xy 5 and ' yy s, 1ss,
Arlic fourteen 90: and Section 2o2
Of 'Art."le Fifteen t15l Of the s cons .ar
! he and are herebv amended t" read rs
l&fnllows: - -.
! Section rs The legislative authority
| :0f the state shall be vested IL legiS:
ialatiu" assembly. consisting of senate
and house of representatives. bnt the
people reserve 10 themselves the power:
fssnres. RESOLUTIONS and amendments 10
1.-The constitution and to enact and ap,
prove or reject the same IT the p1f,s
or the governor. Except that amend.
i#men1s 10 the constitution shall be, pnre
Ircferred To tht: Legislative assembly, and
4 submit ed to them, and 10 enact. ap,
prove and confirm or reject and ann.ll
4 at thc polls any act. measure ar reso ]:
Eslntion. or Item section. part tT parts of
l'anycsuch as submitted to. proposed. an
\ acted or rejected hy the Legislative as
semhlv.' or vetoed by the yavernoI .
people is the Initiative and the SECOND
i is. the referendum Every initiative pc,
5tilion shall include the full text of the
eisht pe, cent. nor in any any case ,,r,r.
/ than twentvNthomsand (20.A00) legal eirc-
tors shall he required 4" partition for
to, be. SUBMITTED 10 the pe"ple at the
polls. independent and regardless Off or
nnfWiths, a,nlins non enactment thereof
~ the legislative assembly or r., veto a;ti by
tive petition. proposing an amendment or
amendments to the. constitution shall be
signed by not more than Is per cent Of
the legal electors in At least one-haif of
the counties Of the stale Not more
than five per cent, nor in any case more
than ten 'ho"s and 90 ooo' LEGAL e; cleo .:,
propose any measure or, resolution for
enactment or agreement by the legisla-
tive assembly. or to order ana employ
the referendum power as to initiative
measure or resolution SO submitted. or
4 tor. Eek par, thereof as herein provided
nan'is, AZ M -, 49,; -, -; ;,aa =
surts. sxcep! for municipal and wholly
LOCAL. legislation, shall be filed in the Of
fi,an fonr no',nihs nri,r - 10 ',,ectinn
n,.an inu' t,ontns prtoG 10 we e'ec'.o.i
within twenty days after s the opening
s,hannu .n ,, heS '".a.iNe aHsru.H S1 y.
W!e"sve, 5" il'e' ano n"l snn;n'' ,en t :,
~ wv. d! sue e,ec..un 'ds' p1''.e"lnE s!iap
~ ~, IN, ,n.sn' ~ nt "''.sr ~ 'epIe
.feyceni. nronnsed. ;c',,si it"I innoi .n,ara
mems app.nVM a. me p.ecea.ng s.as;s,o.
s1IaIt De .ranSmItten te me stare se.Ht!e
tt"setntr WIZ any n mo-, u"'"n on o. VII
Shall ,e 80 ra sef ind afIey ths i nt
tnth gay or me term. lntt,atlve smea :
euhes sna' . lake prersaence oyer a.
cep, anpropr G '" bills and eans,i Ia
, 70 amendments referred nv me !en
Pc or e preceding legislative asse h'.,ly
a asnt shall De enacted; referred nr re-
. | jIe,e". $WNuoui amendment. ny me issts
lative assemnly al that term. II en-
J actea. sncn measures shalt ne suolecl e
f I!s, DUN u MOI enacted and not en-
titled hereby 70 he submitted I" vote
acfs o u: his rsSar aS rno s
a,,s "ls' n'' ~ my ree' s,n pi"pos.,
measures. to the electors either alone o!
AND end. nroposed; and preferred BY u.
, ieElslatlve Assembly Whenever y sha
: oe necessary for the Immediate preser
vations5nf the public peace, health 81
sal"'Y that law shall become effective
Withouts de'av. sllch necessity shall! 81
stated In a separate section. and If. 3,
q vote OF yeas and nays. three fourth:
o. all members etccfrdt to. Zach ho,lse
CITY council! or c"mnisst"n as the cast
may may !. DC. sha' vote on separate ~ g,
ea.i. lnafaVor OF Inc measures going III
ms ant operation because, necessary 70
me immediate nreserH alton ~ N" PUBL
peace, vhealihfs.or safety such law sinai
become. nntrative npnn annr"val by tn
gcy"rnor or MAYOR as the case may be
pro'fded.$ nat an emergency shall no
DC SO deciar'1 in any measure creatin,
Or ahnIsbing anv office. &nI to chang
the salary, term or duty of any officer
or intdisposing Of anv lands and nainra
res ,,ufees%, belonging to the state
Rcierfndnms petitfons or orders shal
4 oe MEG IN ne ".tice Of the secretary
state not? lcss than ninety days aftc
me ina adjournment Of the tegtslattv
referred The measure. On which refer
endIHl III demanded n. z4 :, u.
A referendum petition ordering sub
mil ted tan emergency law shall not ef
rec, the Sc me until snid law is rejncte'
and arlnnsef e. the unlls Whern'ipn
such law. ifem. section or part thereo
80 snnnift.rf shall be Erepea!ed. The ~