The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1912-10-11
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iiicting or competing measures are sub
mitted) and shall be in force and eff
feet and become operative upon date OF
the state board Of canvassers.
Proposed amendments to the constttu-1
ton shall in all cases be submitted to
No statute. ordinance or resolution ap'
proved and enacted by vote of the cleo
tors shall be amended. repealed or IN
quent legislation by the legislative as
sembly, city council or commission. ex-
cept by a three-fourths vote Of all the
and nays.
bills shall be .'be it enacted by the PEG:
And Of all ordinances. "be it ordained!
This section shall not be construed to
assembly. city Council or commission Of
the right to introduce n measure.
nor shall this amendment be construed
Of petition to any person or persons:
The whole number of votes cast for
the office Of secretary of state at the
Of oss sny i s'HasiGH 'a or pesesa,d9 .n pet tiios
shall be the basis On which the humble
Of legal electors necessary to sign such
of state ate to submit a't 70 the electors at
the polls all measures proposed and
ieeis!asiye assembly. . entitled and filed
to the legislative assembly in accord
ficeTs shall be guided BY the general
laws. the act submitting this amend
ment and the terms hereof fT, Until. until l1esisla-
assembly nsf,' to Which hi this amendment is
referred to make provision by lazy for
QnffCinafinn nj ifV ratification nv the
people g or,.,n., ,,,t,.t,ve net,t,on, shall,
the r sesresarv to Of Or st il'ed BY IN the the s ossies Gy
Of the Senate not later han ten days
after the final adjournment Of that
e enddnen OF the t ies.slative or sss sseassiv w atn
pIets record Of the action taken reia-
tive thersto in either and both ho use;
The initiative and referendum powers
sEs hereby % ea further mpn,e 5sssTEsd an t9 d the
trict. as to ali local. special and NUM-
eipal Hesitation Of every character; in
made applicable to. city councils. and
OF conveyance of a franchise or of any
right. property, easement. lease or occu-
patton OF or In any road. street., alley
real property owned by a municipal cor
poration. whether the same be made by
statute; ordnance resolution or othe r,
Until general laws shall prescribe the
manner Of exercising the Initiative amd
provide by ordinance therefor. But not
more than ten per cent OF the legal
cent to propose any measure by militia
tive in any city or town, and petitions
ted shall be filed with such officers
within the county. city or district as is
by law provided for the filing Of petit
public office.
This amendment shall be self execut-
ing: but LEGISLATION may be enacted es-
either house of the legislative assembly.
n a biz SO so oriKinstinf; passed by one
the legislative assembly except BY a
bill adopted by both houses. and no bill
change its original purpose.
Section SO. The %enacting clause of
enacted by the Legislative Assembly Of
the State Of North. Dakota.
the poIls) shall become a law except by
a vote OF a majority of all the members
final passage in the legislative assembly
the vote to he taken by yeas and nays.
and the names of those voting be en-
pass, "Legislative Assembly shall pro-
vide".-."approve". etc. or words similar
shall not be construed to grant to the
Legislative Assembly n exclusive au-
t i,oi Of 'eEis!atinx; nor , t9 any way to to
served by 'a zR sTsSGeE1sHi XIV;
to Impeachment twice for the same Of
tense.
SECTION 2ol A; Every public officer
la MSedn to oaT reeall Is by su TIE ies "a V 1etera
from which he Is elected; There nay sy
1eSssi IN IN h sns d naa'os' at q the sese Preceding ling
election for the office Of the Secretary
t Of state h;s re to Tile L. Their 1ha ns petition 1S demand .hsIl
set forth in said petition the reasons
for sa Il; demand; + he shall file IL an
is filed. and the vacancy shall be filled
as MAJ be provided BY law. II he shall
not resign within five days after the
petition is filed. u special election shall
be ordered to be held within twenty
days in his said electoral district, to de-
termine whether the people will recall
said officer.
On the sample ballot at said election
shall be printed in not more than two
hundred words. the reason for demand
ing The recall Of said officer as. set forth
in the recall petition. and In not more
than two hundred words, the officers
Justification of his course In office. He
shall continue to perform the duties Of
his office until the result of said special
Other candidates for the office. pre-
viously nominated. may be voted for at
said special election. The candidate who
shall receive the highest number of
votes shan be deemed elected for the
the person against whom the recall petit
ton was filed. or another. The recall
petition shall be filed with the. officer
with whom q petition for nomination to
such office shouid be filed. and the re-
called officers resignation, should he
resign, shall be filed with the same Of
ficer, and the same officer h order q
special election when 1t is required. No
such petition shall be circulated against
any officer until he has actually held
his office six months, save and except
hat it may be filed against q senator or
representative in the legislative as