The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1912-10-18
PROVIDING FOR INITIATIVE AND
REFERENDUM AS TO LEGISLATION

A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION. for an
Amendmsnt to the GGnst't tut Re sep-
Be it Resolved by the Senate Of the
State of North Dakota. the House of
Representatives ~concurrins:
That the following amendment to the
iota. providing Tor the initiative and
Referendum shall be referred ID To- oso the ne X
the mex general election in said state.
and with the approval Of SAID legisia-
lection. in accordance with the .provi-
sions OF section 202 of the constitution
of TIE state Sf North gdn,i Paks g q, Article
2 of the constitution Of the: state Of
Section Is. The legislative authority
vested i'll a legislative assembly con
sisting of a senate and house OF repre-
sentatives, but the people reserve TO
to enact or reject the same at the polls.
independent OF the legislative assembly.
and also reserve power: at Their own
any act. item. section or part Of any act
or measure passed by the legislative as
sembIy. The first power reserved by
the p" o. n,d is the nei initias'v for q" sna ahe
ment into laws. and at least ten per
cent Of the legal voters to be secured
in a majority Of the counties of this
Measure by initiative petition. and every
U petition shall include the full text
Of the measure so proposed. Initiative
tary Of state not less than thirty days
before any regular session OF the legis-
lative assembly: he shall transmit the
same to the legislative assembly as
SOnn Q0 II Nnnven0S Such tnttlA live
o %1zssa'S m. ssdT '"k * P tke !%ssEsIat fys' as IS;
sembly except appropriation bills. and
shall be either enacted or rejected with
out change or amendment by the legis-
lative assembly. within forty. days. II
any such initiative measure shall be en-
sSs!i be subject q rsferendum petition
or it may be referred by the legislative
assembly to the people for approval or
tios Is ;.k. n u 1T is il fe1 by : the D iex Isl i've
assembly within said forty. days. the
secretary, Of state shall submit It to
the people for approva! or rejection at
tion. The legislative assembly. may re
ject any measure 40 proposed by lnitia-
tive petition and propose a different
and in any such event both measures
shall be submitted by the secretary of
state to the people for approval or re
ton. II conflicting measures submitted
to the people at h mex ensuing cleo
ton shall be approved by 2 majority
against the same. the one receiving e the
shall thereby become valid and + the
power 10 order any act. item, or part
Of any act to be referred to the people
for their approval or rejection at the
to laws necessary for the immediate
preservation OF the public peace. health
Or safsty1: az to any measure, or n
sures passed by the legislative assembly
either by a petition signed by ten per
cent OF the legal voters Of the state
The legislative assembly. II. a majority
When 1t is necessary for the immediate
q SAFETY That law shall become Il.
tho facts creating the same shall be
Sfa apan IN ave one snd seG na Vote Of II the ZACH Sh,l'i bo ans
to each house shall vote on q separate
i E0il can ;1.ts IN fag Soero Ct the &c said the law ,E EStns
operative upon approval BY the governor
against one or more items, sections OF
parts Of an act shall not delay the re-
mainder Of that act from becoming ope-
measures passed 81 the legislative as
sembly shall be filed with the secretary
Of state not more than ninety days
sion Of the Legislative assembly which
s essssdS ne !. demand asmsnd.d {" T nn,'e se, sn sor e,
q shs ro sss.e9sa 'e e the not : 3 l #
people OF the state shall bs had y