The Dickinson press., 1912-10-19
PROPOSED ia
THE STATE CONSTITUTION
CHAPTER 90 SESSION LAWS OF 1911
(aousa Bill No. 287-S. j. Doyle OF
Foster and =. d. Ployhar)
sGSsNpSMS ASo ' secHLI. "+

vld!no for the Initiative and Refer.
the s:e.i, ., sss,!e officer. s s%sIs F":
turs amendments to the constitution.
ee It resolved by the House Of Repre-
seasativss Of the State OF North Da-
The constitution Of the State Of North
Assembly to DO chosen at the next gem
egreemsnt to be by the Legislative AS
: :s%1iy d to next 8 Seopse' al t' the s'e ssns1ai
or rejection. in accordancs with the
ss'sys,sa Of q the ss ssas: q iof no ct t bsk sSn.
EziS. SSss5.s fiitysssv.n ! !ssS: FIFTY Sight
& S. Ar tsss.-9 ess g. g, a.. and s S'sty.f'y e, 's 81
Article Fourteen t145. and Section 2o5
Of Article Fifteen (15l Of tho constitu-
ton Of the State Of North Dakota shall
., Section : Is. The legislative authority
aud house OF representa- lives. but the
people reserve to themselves the power:
First. to propose laws. legislative msa-
the constitution and to enact and app
Independent Of the. legislative sss.mbiy
% n, sa' to sG II. Constitution asass1' shall taa' be s'n once
Second. at IL their OWN option. 70 order
PROVE p9o"''.s q 30 ansm; or a rsj. Ct s snG sn ani
ut the polls any act. measure or reso-
luton. or item. section. part or parts OF
sembly. or vetosd BY the governor.
people + the initiatixe and ths second
tition shall Include the full text Of the
eight per cent. nor in in any case more
tors shall be required to petition for
20 be submitted to the people at the
H not,si iaasnenasns ono onoen aeeans1es' thereof St; Of
by the legislative assembly or veto BY
the governor: providing that the initia-
tive smen petition proposing an amendment linen on
signed BY not more than is per cent Of
the legal electors in at least one.half Of
the counties Of the state. Not more
than ten thousand 10000 81 Legal cleo
tors. shall be required to petition and
opo any measure or resolution, tor
tive . 1sembly. or to order and employ
measure or resolution so submitted. or
fion. or. part %thersof.as. herein provided
under the second power reserved by the
people. AL initiative petitions for mea1
local l%e siSs1i a't shall aaI" be Tiled I'm in the o.!
than four months prior to the election
s within Hn'e swt snsy s dsy to after Re voted 9Ss e on; n nj;
; wssns9e 2! So se' ,i hss'''ss1vs not sa S S'lSt:t 4e g
S Ssts sra at ahs s%'es e. he 'f hauDDs ss es 1sprs saa'i
tatlves at the opening session thereof.
ments approved at the preceding election
together with any not voted onS or with
s e i'm be ea 20 a1as. altiaa' a 1seg'p tns tsi9,
others in such legislative assembly ex7
cept appropriation bills and constitu1
siSns Or a a prsosalas f iesisIsaiv sy a tas RsS!
je < sAv Without 90 : smsndmien nf.s By he II legs
eeasd. sues. asssn %ss,s At that sss,, ts Ss subject Il '9 "a
titled hereby to be submitted to vote
then hen The the legislative H{il i've, assembly Assem- .;y:h as srd it snd
measures to the electors either alone on
together with any to the same purpose
S 'ss'a' end; p. c9DomS,v and w Rrs6srrsd by ,t thS
be necessary for tho Immediate preser
Bafety that o law shall become offecttvos
:tatSs in ds 9 :sp. ssse ssssicn. and sp1 Il. s. g
q ali members siseted 70 each house,
nay f Ss. sh. II s so.m on .s 81 ras ' soli
cali. in favor Of the measures going into
instant operation: because necessary for
the immediate preservation Ct III PUBLIC
become operative upon approval by the
governor or mayor. as the case may bes
provided VIC that an emergency msasSre shall nanat not
the salary. term M, Or o duty q any officeT1
Or in disDosins Ct n lands and natural
be filed in the office Of the secretary of
state not less han ninety days after
assembly IS aaDHi W sa5eSln passed o Or ' 70 w sffii'a was
sndum is demanded.
mittea an emergency law shall not "a
md a9nnuled . the polls. whereupon'
:oo sub 1nTt Item mali se Ss ssp or part T sner ri
ing Of q referendum petition ordering
submitted ono or more items. sections
Or parts Of my duly enacted act. legtsj
shah not delay the remainder: not So
ordered. from becoming operative. !
Whenever the purpose and object.
2SA9tkt 6SdlCO 0AN CVlS0lAiCN IA SOAl
flictiLf or competing measures or >reso-|'
buttons submitted to the people, shall
be afftrmatively approved by q majority
OF the votes cast. for and against SUCH
measures or resolutions. then the mead
or resolution. embodying the pur1
eeived the largest number 81 Affirmative
votes shall thereby. become the law or
constitutional amendment and all others
shall thereby be rejected and repealed
The veto power Of the governor or
mayor shall not extend to measures lni9
tiated by or referred to or enacted BY
All elections on general, local ana spes,
clal measures referred e the people Of
the state. or Of any locaiityas shall DO had
ut the Biennial regular general elecSs
tllons, except when otherwise provided
by law, hut counties, cities and towns
may provide for special elections on
thor municipal end wholly local legisla::
In case of laws. chiefly 81 local IN
terest. whether submitted by initiative
or referendum petition or by the 1egtsi
iatiye assembly, ~ for example. the
division or creation OF counties or. crea4
ton OF new or additional offices or of
ficerss the Same shall be submitted tot
voted and approved or rejected only
by the people of The counties chiefly
Any messufs subpittsdstesthsps