The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1912-08-29
PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO
THE STATE CONSTITUTION !,
lCHAPTER Sc SESSION LAWS OF l91)
6Senate Bill No &C w Plain)

SSenate Bill No &C w PIain)
PROVIDING FOR DIRECT LEe,sLA.
TON 4 CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
Amending the Constitution Of the state
!siative Department ana Providing for
Direct Legislaton: the Proposing OF
Constitutional arnendments. and refer;
ence Of laws.
Dakota: the House II Representatives
Concnrring'
That the following amendment to the
constitution of the state Of North OAK
ota be refered to the Legislative AS:
sembly TO he chosen at the next general
election in said state and: if approved
the same he submitted to the qualified
electors of the state for approval or re-
seetion L. IN sccord aaa With the proy
Of the state Of Of North Dn k
AMENDM ENT TO THE CONSTlTU-
TOM That Section rs of Article 2
North Dakota is hereby amended to
read as follows:
Section Is. The legislative authority
vested in a legislative assembly consist
ing Of a senate and house of repre-
,ssentatives. but the people reserv" to
,tion and to enact and approve re-
Gect the same at the polls. except as to
local or special laws. as enumerated in
Section 70 of Article 2 of this consti
tuition, independently of the legislative
assembly: and also reserve the power. at
and annul at the polls any act. item. sec
tion or part Of any act or measure passed
by the legislative assembly except as 10
flaws relating to appropriation of money.
land eXCeDt to local Special laws,
As enumerated in Section 70 of Article
2 Of this constitution. The first power
tive, ANY measure or constitutional a
amendment may be proposed by the peo-
pie by initiative petition. signed by NOT
less than ten per cent. or if an amend
ment to the constitution not less than
fifteen per cent Of the legal voters in
each county Of at least .one-half OF the
tion shall contain the full text Of the
proposed measure. Such petitions shall
be filed with the Secretary Of State not
less than four months prior to the cleo
tion at which they are to be voted on,
or not later than twenty days after the
opening sess9n; of the ie ei atty as as
to be presented The Secretary Of State
shall transmit the same to the. house
of representatives Of such legislative as
semb'v on the first day of the session
thereof, not later than ten days aftc'
the same are filed. Measures or amend
ments to the constitution so proposed
measures in the legislative assembly. ex.
cept appropriation bills. and shall be
either enacted or relected oy the 'es's,
that session Any such measure or
amendment. If enacted or agreed to by
the legislative assembly. shall be sub
hereinafter provided. OF it may be re-
fered to the people by the legislative
assembly for approval or rejection. or
If no action is taken upon 1t by the leg
iSlatiVe assembly at that session, the
Secretary Of State shall submit it to the
people for aporovai or rejection at the
IRE or constitution amendment to ac-
complish the same purpose whereupon
shall he submitted by the Secretary Of
State to the people for approval or
rejection at the. next ensuing general
mendments are submitted to the people
at a genera, election and each receives
a majority Of the votes cast for ana
against the same respectively, then. the
one receiving the highest number of af--
firmative votes shall be thereby deemed
enacted and approved and all others re,
at the POLLS as provided herein. is
constitutional amendment. it shall be
referred to the next Legislative assembly:
by majority of the members elected to
each house thereof. such amendment
shall become a part of the conSti'n.
be rejected by the next legislative as
! sembly. it shall again be submitted to
the people at the next general election
amendment the second time receives
majority Of all the votes cast thereon at
such election. 1t shall become part OF
second power reserved is the rereredum.
or the power to order any act. item. or
part of any act of the legislative as
sembly to be referred to the people for
their approval or rejection at the polls.
| a referendum may be ordered as to any
measure or any part. item or section OF
! sembly upon majority vote Of the MEM
bsrs elect thereof or by petit iS S ,1a,
half Of the counties Of the state. where
thereof SO ordered shall be suspended
mine whether or not the, law is sus-
! tanned or defeated. provided: that when
| 1t is necessary for Immediate preserva-
ty that a law become effective without
delay. such necessity and the facts
; creating the same. shall be stated in one
nay vote in each house Of the legislative
| assembly. two thirds of all the MEMBERS
elect thereto shall vote on a separate
roll call in favor Of such law going into
necessity for the same. such law shall
become operative upon approval by the
| 6oSSEHOT. anu snail not De SUBJECT 10 U
! referedum The reference to the oeo-
! pie Of one more items. sections or
| parts OF any duly enacted act or emer
gency law shall not delay the remain
| der Of that act or law from becoming
operative All referendum petitions shall
be filed with the secretary Of state with
in ninety days after the final adjourn.
ment Of the session of the legisla tive as
semb1y, which passed the measure upon
which the referendum is demanded. The
! veto power Of the Governor shall not en-
tend to measures initiated bv Or re.
ferred to. or approved bv the people
All elections on measures referred TO the
people shall be had at biennial regular
general elections. unless provisions be-
made by law for a special election on
such measures. Any measure thus re-
ferred to the people shall become law
Hhen 1t is approved by ma jority of
the votes cast thereon, and not other.
wise, and shall be in force from the
date of the official declaration of the
vote by the state board of convassers
The enactins clause of all measures
initiated by the people shall be: BE
1t enacted by the people of North Dako-
ia The basis for the computation Of
the number of signatures required Tor
any initiative or referendum petition
shall be the total vote cast for Cover
nor at the last general election in the
counties where such petitions are signed.
This section shall not be construed to
deprive. any member Of the legislative
assembly of the right to Introduce any
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