The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1912-08-29
PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO
THE STATE CONSTITUTION
(CHAPTER IS SESSION LAWS of lslD
(Senate Bill No 2S1-H Bessessen)
PROVIDING FOR THE RECALL

CONCURRENT RESOLUTION Tor an
amendment to the Constitution Of the
State Of North Dakota. Providing for
Z People.
BE it Resolved by the Senate of the
State Of North Dakota, The House Of
That the following proposed amend
ment to the Constitution of the State
pf North Dakota is agreed to and re-
kerred to the legislative Assembly to
In said state for the approval, to be by
said last mentioned legislative assembly
Submitted to the qualified electors Of
accordance with the provisions of Sec
fion 2O2 of the Constitu ton Of the State
of North Dakota:
by the addition of the following article:
nd Attic H,;,ot Every public officer I'm in
vided. to recall by s't The legal voters Of
the State or Of the electoral district
from ire Which which he is elccted, or There shall
who voted in his district at the pres
:cedins election for Justice of the sup!
rene court to file their petition de-
shall set forth in said petition the rsa-.
sons for said demand. If he shall offer
his resignation it shall be accepted and and
the vacancy shall be filled as may be
provided by law, II he shall not re.
sign within five days aft"r the petition
ed to be held within twenty days in his
said electoral district to determine
whether the people will recall said Of,
ficer: On the sample ballot at said
than two hundred words the reason for;
demanding the recall Of said officer as
set forth in the recall petition, and in
not more than two hundred words the
OfflCerS jnCtIfirHf
office. He shall continue to perform
the duties of his office until the result
Of said special election shall be of fl
the office may be nominated to be voted
for at said election. the candidate who
shall receive the highest number OF
remainder Of the term. whether it be
the person against whom the recall petit
ton was filed or another; The recall
such office should he filed. and the same
officer shall order the special election
s Thep b is Mo such oe efcn2
=, until he has actually held his office
six months. save and except that it may
be filed against senator or representa-
time after fifteen DAYS from the begin
ming Of the first session after his cleo
ton After one such petition and spe-
cial election further recall petition
shall be filed against the same officer
during the term for which he was elect
ed unless such further petitioners shall
first pay into the public treasury which
has such special election expenses the
whole amount Of it's expenses for the
preceding special election Such addi-
tional Legislation as may aid the opera
tion Of this section shliI he provided by
tho Legislative. asse mhlv. including pro-
vision for payment nv the public trca-
slry Of the r"asona ~" Spe"ia! e'"cti N
campaign expenses of such officer But
the words IeGisIntive assembly shall
provide or any similar or equivalent
words in this constitution any amend
ment there to shall not be construed 10
grant to the Legislative assembly any
exclusive ooWer Of law making nor in
any way TO limit the initiative and
people