The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1912-10-10

PROVIDING FOR !NIT!A1!ye AMP AMP
REFERENDUM As TO LEGISLATION
A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION for an.
Amendment to the Constitution Pro
vIdino for tho Initiative and Refer
endum.
State a. Of North Dakota. the Hous. Of
Rsprsssnta til, e,e eoncurr,mE 70 the
kota, providing for The Initiative and
referendum shall be referred to the next
the next general election in said state.
and with the approval Of 50! SAG ID 'eS's IA.
sions OF section 2O2 Of the constitution
ths state 81 North DakS Ct o, Ar,,c,
: of the constitution Of the state Of
North Dakota Is hereby amended to
read as follows: ..,
vested In a Legislative assembly con-
sisting Of senate and house Of repre-
sentatiyes.3 but the people reserve ,ss.'v TO 70
indspenden, Of the legislative assembly.
snd also reserve powell at th eh. 1 0%s
or measure passed by the legislative as
sembly. The first oower reserved by
power to propose measures for enact
ment into laws. and at least ten per
cent of tho legal voters to be secured
:: state sh a}G'1 By rsquiped to propos. any
measure by initiative petition. and every
such petition shal! include tn" TN text Ext
petitions shall be filed with the secre
tary OF state not less than thirty days
before any regular session Of the lsgis..
ative assembly: be shall transmit .sh,v the
soon as it convenes. Such initiative
measure shall take precedence over all
other. measures in the !eeislativ" as,
shall be either enacted or rejected with
out change or amendment by the legis-
lative assembly within forty days II
acted by the legislative assembly It
or it may be referred by the legislative
rejection II it e rejected Or no ac-
assembly within said forty. days. tho
the psople Tor appro"ai or rejection at
ton The legislative assembly may re-
i've i've Petition s' and ~ propose S'D different
and in any such event both msasures
stat. 70 Ss neSp. p ae or
lion: II conflicting Measures submitted
to the lie at the sxt bx
Of the votes ssveraly cast for and
against the same. the one receiving the
sshe't NUMBER Of .,o votes ties
other shall thereby be rejected The
second power il the referendum. or the
power to order any act. item: or part
for their approval or rejection at the
polls, and it may be ordered Except as
to Of Try n " the neaan
or safety. as to any measure or any
parts. items or sections Of any mea-
sures passed by the Legislative assembly
cent Of the legal voters of tn. state
from a majority OF the counties or by
the legislative assembly. If majority
When it is necessary for the immediate
preservation Of the public peace. health
or safety that law shall become ef
the facts creating the same shall be
stated in one section Of the bill. and
II upon aye and no vote in each house
to each house shall Vote on .e s,srsee
into instant operation for the ,mme:
or sa SUCH OF s .Sa
operative upon approval by the governor
The filing of referendum petition
against one or more items. sections or
parts OF an act shall not delay the re-
mainder Of that act from becoming ope-
rative. Referendum petitions against
measures passed by the legislative as:
q state not more than ninety days
after the final adjournment Of the SEES
passed the measure on which the re-
Of the governor shall not extend to
measures referred to the people All
elections on measures referred to the
people OF the state shall be had at
biennial regular elections. except as
eial election or elections: Any measure
referred to the people shall take effect
when It Is approved by majority Of
The votes cast thereon and not other
o. the official declaration Of the vote
. The enacttng clause OF all the militia
he people q the state OF North Dako.
"a. This sectiea shall not be con-
legislative assembly OF the right TO in.
frOduce any nSADoeo The whole nun