The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1912-08-29
paOvlOiNG FOR INITIATIVE. re.
FEPENOuM ANO RECALL

the Recall Of Public Officers and Fu.
eure amendments to the constitution.
.: s 1t . resolved by TIE House Of Repre-
kota. sud the Senate th~rsof concur
ring:
That tn. following amendments to
Assembly to he chosen at thu next gen
sral election. b" published. and upon
sembly 50 next chosen. as aforesaid.
submitted to the people at the general
election In the wear 1914 for approval
provisions q, sectio" 2o2 Of the con :.
MENhM !!Nrs'1 section twenty:
5S, 81, n Unity 5 ssv*n and 81 f fye *S Ss
Article Fourteen (l47. and SECTION 2o2
o. Article Fifteen l5) of the constttu-
ito" of the SatG Of M"rth Dakota Sha
follows
Sectt"n rs The legislative authority
OF tn" state shall be vested in l"sis-
lative assembly. consisting of senate
and house of representatives. hut the
people reserve to themselves the power:
First to propose laws. legislative nsa-
the constitution and to enact and ap-
prove or reject the Same at the polls
independent Of tha legislative assembly
or the governor. Except that amend :
referred to the legislative assembly, and
Second. ut their own option. to order
submitted to them. and to enact. ap.
prove and confirm or reject and annul
ut the polls any act. measure ar reSo-
luton. or item. section. part parts Of
any such as submitted to. proposed. en-
ed or rejected by the legiSlat tive as
semblv. or vetoed by the governor.
The power first above reserved by tho
people is the Initiative and the second
Is the keferendum Every f, nitiat'vs Pc Pc
measure proposed. and not more than
eight per cent. nor in any case more
than twenty thousand (20.000) legal cleo,
tors shall be required to petition for
to be submit ed to the people at the
polls. independent and regardless Of. or
3" ha on vete
the governor: providing that the init ia
tive petition proposing an amendment or
amendments to the constitution shall be
the counties OF the state Not more
than five per cent. nor in anv case more
tors. shall be required to petition and
propose anv measure or resolution for
enactment or agreement by the 1egtsla- :
tive assembly. or to order aud employ
the referendum power rs to initiative
measure resolution s" submitted. or
as to any other act. measure or resolu-
tion. or part thereof.as herein provided
people All initiative petition for mea-
sures. except for municipal and wholly
local Legislation. shall he filed in the Of
fes Of the OF 70 "Ge
at which they are to be voted on. or.
within twenty days after the opening
session Of the legislative assembly And
whenever so filed and not submitted "a
vote at the election last preaching shall
be transmitted to the house of represen
tativ"s at the opening session thereof.
sk,,ks ~
ments approved at the preceding election
shall be transmitted to the state senate
together with any not voted 0n) or with,
.ha f" he days a1ssI nS ey Ss
tieth day OF the term. Initiative mea.
sures shall take precedence over all
others in such legislative assembly ex-
tional amendments referred by the peo-
pie or a preceding legislative assembly,
and shall! be enacted, referred or re-
iative assembly at that term: # en-.
referendum: II not enacted and not en-
titled hereby to be submitted to vote
acts other bills. may refer such proposed
measures to the electors either alone Or
together with any to the same purpose
saS sf and ey .a as
be necessary for the immediate preser-
vat9n Of thu pubie nsath
without delay. such necessity shal! Be
stated in separate section. and II. by
q vote Of yeas and nays. three fourths
Of all members elected to each house.
may be. shall vote on separate roll
cali. In favor Of the measures going into
instant operation because necessary for
the immediate preservation of the public
peace, health or safety such law shall
become operat tive upon approval, by the
governor or mayor. as the case may be:
provided. that an em-rgency shall a. not
the salary. term or. duty Of any officer.
or In disposing of any lands and natural
!. Referendum petitions or orders shall!
be filed in the office ~ the secretary Ut
state not less than ninety days after
sssem bh %eh pnssaa 9" or the I" we
referred the measure which refer
endun is demanded .~.....
A referendum petition ordering sub
feet the same until said law is rejected
and annued at the polls. whereupon
such law. item. SECTION or part THEREOF &c
Ing Of referendum petition ordering
submitted one or more items. sections
or parts Of any duly enacted act. legis-
lative measure. resolution or ordinance
ordered. from becoming operative
Whenever the purpose and object
sought. stated and contained IN con-
flictine or competing measures or reso-
buttons submitted to the people. shall
be afrirmatively approved by majority
Of the votes cast for and against such
measures or resolutions. then the mea-
sure or resolution. embodying the pur-
pose or object so approved. which re-
ceived the largest number Of affirmative
votes shall thereby become the law or
constitutional amendment and all others
shall therebv be rejected and repealed!
The veto power Of the governor OF
mayor shall not extend to measures mi
tiafed by or r~terred to or enacted BY
the people J@m
Ali elections on general. local and spe-
cial measures referred to the people of
the state or Of any locality shall be had
at the biennial regular general cleo
lions. except when otherwise provided
by law. but counties. cities and towns
may provide for special elections on
their municipal and wholly local legsa-
ton
In case Of laws. chiefly Of local in
terest. whether submitted by initiative
or referendum petition or by the legis-
lative assembly, as for example. the
division or creation of counties or crea-
ton Of new or additional offices or Of
ficers, the same shall be submitted to.
voted on and approved or rejected. only
by the people Of the counties chiefly
interested. E
Any measure submitted to the people
ut the polls, shall become enacted, be
and become the law when 1t is approved
by majority of the votes cast thereon;