The Dickinson press., 1912-11-02
PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO
THE STATE CONSTITUTION

The STATE CONSTITUTION
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Amending tho Constitution Of the state
OF North Dakota. Relating to the Leo.
!s!aetve Department and PROVIDING Tor
Direct leols!atIon: the Proposing Of
SonssIsut.ona amendments. n refer3
BE- It Resolved by tha State of North
Dakota: the House OF Representatives
That the following ~mendmen to tbs
constitution Of the state Of North Dak-
ota be referred to the Legislative AS
e%lecti9yn 70 p Dc sa chosen at the mex general
ny the last named legislative assembly!
the same be submitted to the qualified
electors Of the state for approval or re-
sions Of Section SoS Of the co e"s tpattea,
Of The State Of North Dakota.
!rf AdMMEND @s TO THE coNsT1Tu:
Of h constitution Of the state Of
North Dakota 10 hereby amended to
read as follows: I
Of b stats Of North 1as'f paRota e han ss
vested In a legislative assembly consist
ing OF q senate and a house of repreJ
t tsenasayss; put put n the people reserve to
and amendments to the state constitu,
tionn and to enact and approve or re!
} }ece, the same at the polls. except as to
'!ocai or special laws, as enumerated in
Section 70. of Article Q Of this %consti7
da s I ! Independently Of the legislative
Assembly asser and also reserve the power. at
and ann at the polls any act, item, Sec
lion or part or any act or measure passed
py the legislative assembly except as to
laws relating to appropriation Of money,
and except a. to local or special laws.
2 Of this constitution. The first power
tive, Any measure or constitutional 4.
fmendment may be proposed by the peo-
PIE 1y Initiative petition. signed by not
ment to the constitution not less than
fifteen per cent Of the legal voters in
eaEh n county Of at least one-half Of tho
ton shall contain the full text OF the
proposed measure. Such petitions shall
pc filed with the Secretary of STATE not
ton at which they are to be voted on,
or not later than twenty lays after tho
9 samh Session Of the legislative as
shall transmit the same to the house
pf representatives Of such legislative ass
ss@e'a on on n aee la a1sst t 6ay t Of the aay sss affs;
the same are filed. Measures or amend
ments to the constitution so proposed
meas reke in p ths Ierisiat' ever a,sa all other ss,
cept appropriation bills. and shall be
either enacted or rejected by the legis.
i thst ,s ass,embly without amendment. az
amendment. II enacted or agreed to by
the legislative assembly. shall be sub
lect to referedum upon q petition AZ
Tered to the people by the legislative
assembly, for approval or rejection. or
II NO action is taken upon 1t by the leg
Secretary Of State shall submit it to the
people for approval or rejection at the
nssamE general election. The legislative
ure or constitution amendment to ac1
eomplish the same purpose wnereupou
sSaI be submitte Or b1 1ot the ssc9stary 81
State to the people for approval or
election. II conflietins measures or q.
at a general election and each receives
a majority Of the votes cast for and
against the same respectively, then the
tirmatiye votes hall be thereby deemed
jected. When any Measure so approved
eens saf Ro1'sii as ama g1GGn,eea h Il shan is b, g
referred TO the next legislative assembly,
and should such amendment be approved
9y a majority Of the members elected to
ton Of the state. II suoh amendment
be rejected BY the next legislative as
the people at the text general election
Tor approval or rejection. and II the said
the second time receives 9
majority Of all the votes cast thereon at
such election. 1t shall become a part Of
Second power reserved Is tho rer;eredums,
sembly to Be referred to the people FOR
their approval or rejection at the polls.
N as'nsso or any Y4y pa ps G item or IS Section IL any "
any measure passed by the legislative as]
sembly pom a majority vote Of the mems
cd ed'f BY s's st 1 esste9 ten Of Per by c g REs 81 tRe f iesgai
hsif Of Il the econ eoan fSa1e 81 tho III 81 sta ,sss wh e@e7
atRs = sue 50 e cTdier %ias sSali P be sS HE RsStd
until the referedum vote shall deter1
mine whether or not the law is sus7
i ts' IS ne es asfsat fst lR m%sais;e that paess TRs9
tton Of the public health, peace or safe;
y, h a q law become effective without
delay such necessity and the facta
section Of, the bill. and II upon aye and
nay y1te IN each house Of the legislative
eSsemP 9Esre two thru thirds Of ill the msmberst
roll call in favor Of such law going into
instant. operation on account Of the
necessity for the same, such law shall
become operative upon approval by the
governor. and shall not be subject to q
referedum. The reference to the peo-
pie Of one or more items. sections or
parts Of any duly enacted act or emer-
gency law shall not delay the remain-
oer Of that act or law from becoming
operative All referendum petitions shall
De filed with the secretary Of state with,
IN ninety. days after the final adjourn.
ment OF the session Of the legislative as.
semoly. which passed the measure upon
which the referedum is demanded, The
veto power of the Governor shall not ex.
TEND to measures initiated by, or re.
lSrreo TO. or approved by the people,
All elections on measures referred to the
people shall be had at biennial regular
general elections. unless provisions be
Maas oy Jaw for Q special election oH
such measures. Any measure thus re-
TERED to the people shall become q law
It IL approved by a majority OF
the votes cast thereon, and not other3
wise. n shall DO in force from the
date Of the official declaration Of the
Inc enactine clause Of all measures
i itn's snsefad bZ r The people shall be: BE
r." The basis for the computation of
me number Of signatures required for
2 initiative or referendum petition
enau be the total vote cast for Cover
nor ct the last general election In the
counter where u petitions are signed;