The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1912-10-17
PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO
THE STATE CONSTITUTION
lCHAPTER Sc SESSION LAWS OF 1911
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Amending the Constitution Of the state
Of North Dakota. Relating to the leg
!s!at'vs Department and Providing for
constItutional smandments. and refer;
encs Of laws.
Be it Resolved by the State Of North
Dakota: the House of Representatives
That the following amendment to tho
constitution of the state of North OAK
ota be referred to the Legislative As.
election in said state. and. if approved
the same be submitted to the qualified
lection. in accordance with tho provi-
Of the ststs q North 70 R 5sS o" :
ri AaMENp Th. s.1 TO TIE coNSTirU
Of the constitution Of the state Of
North Dakota 10 hereby amended to
Section Is. The legislative authority
of the State OF North Dakota shall be
vested in Legislative assembly consist
Ing Of senate and a house Of repre-
themselves the power to propose laws
and amendments to the state constitu-
tion and to enact and approve or re-
feet the same at the polls. except as to
local or special laws, enumerated in
Section 70 Of Article of this consti
tuition, independently of the legislative
assembly: and also reserve the power. at
their own option. to approve or reject
and annul at the polls any act. item. sec.
tion or part Of any act or measure passed
by the legislative assembly except as to
laws relating to appropriation Of money.
)and except a. to local or special laws.
rs in sector 70 Of Article
reserved by the people is the militia
mendmeut may be proposed by the peo-
pie by initiative petition. signed by not
iment to the constitution not less than
Fifteen per cent Of the legal voters in
COUNTIES ' Of the h s. state le ANY such uet'
tion shall contain the full text OF the
proposed measure Such PETITIONS shall
less than four M months prior to the cleo.
tion at which they are to. be voted on,
or not later than twenty days after the
amby t SsSs Wch Of zt es
to be presented The Secretary Of State
shall transmit the same to the house
sems M rs Of d.y Of
thereof. or not later than ten days after
the same are filed. Measures or amend
the so o9be1
measures in the legislative assembly. ex-
cept appropriation bills. and shall be
either enacted or rejected by the .eeis 3.
amendment. If enacted or agreed to by
the legislative assembly. shall be sub
jet to referedum upon 2 petition a.
hereinafter provided. Or It may be re-
Tered to the people by the. legislative
assembly for approval or rejection. or
islative assembly at that session, the
Secretary Of state shall submit it to the
people for approval or rejection at the
assembly may propose different meas
ure or constitution amendment to &C
comp'ish the same purpose whereupon
State to the people for approval or
rejection Ct the next ensuing general
,mendments are submitted to the people
at a general election and each receives
a majority OF the votes cast for and
one receiving the highest number Of af-
firmative votes shall be thereby deemed
enacted and approved and all others re,
at the polls. az provided herein. is
constitutional amendment. II shall be
referred to the next Legislative assembly.
each house thereof. such amendment
shall become a part of the constitu-
be be" re e Ss s,a' the soie %
sembly. it shall again be submitted to
the people at the next general election
amendment the second time receives :
majority Of all the votes cast thereon at
such election. 1t shall become a part OF
The constitution es.or Of tn" ~, state the
or the power to order any act. item. or
part of any act of the legislative as,
s ssy to be referred t. to the people Tor
A referendum may be ordered as to any
measure or any part. item or section OF
any measure passed by the legislative ass
ed by at least ten per cent of the legal
Soters in each founty Of at Least
thereof 80 ordered shall be suspended
until the referedum vote shall deter
tanned or defeated. provided. that when
1t is necessary for immediate preserva1
ton Of the public health, peace or safe
delay, such necessity and the facts
creating the same. shall be stated in one
section Of the bill. and if upon aye and
assembly, two thirds Of all the MEMBERS
elect thereto shall vote on separate
roll call in favor OF such law going into
be"om" operative upon approval by the
governor. and shall not be subject to =
referedum The reference to the peo-
pie OF one or more items. sect lions or
parts OF any duly enacted act or emer-
gency law shall not delay the remain
der Of that act or law from becoming
operative. All referendum petitions shall
be filed with the secretary Of state with.
In ninety days after the final adjourn
ment of the session of the legislative as.
sembly. which passed the measure upon
which the referendum is demanded. The
veto power of the Governor shsll not ex.
tend to measures initiated BY. or re-
ferred 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
made oy law for special election on
fsrred to the people shall become q law
the votes cast thereon. and not other
wise. and shall be in force from the
date OF the official declaration Of the
vote by the state board Of convasserS
The enactinG clause Of all measures
Il enacted ~ the people Of North Dako-
IA. The basis for the computa alton AZ
the number Of signatures required tor
any initiative or referendum petition
shall b the total vote east for Cover;
nor At the last DnANFal n1ACtlny, o. th>