The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1912-11-01
PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO
THE STATE CONSTITUTION
(CHAPTER SO SESSION LAWS OF 1911
.tSenate q Bill No. sc. w. PlainI
PROVIDING FOR DIRECT LEGisLA.
TON a CONCURRENT RESOLUTION

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Amending the Constitution Of the state
/, OF North Dakota. Relating to the Leg
lslative Department and Providing for
Direct legislation: the Proposing OF
Constitutional amendments and refer
ence OF laws.
BE it Resolved by the State of North
! Dakota. the House of Representatives
I. That the following amendment to the
iota be referred to the Legislative As.
sembly to be chosen at the next general
election in said state. and. il approved
Pie same be submitted to the qualified
Electors Of the state for approval or re
lection. in accordance with the proyi-
;si9n tse Of st ssst' Of s sSs Of b SIX Ge"st''ut'0"
: AMENDMENT TO TIE CONSTITU.
ir!oN.) That Section Is of Article ?
kf the constitution Of the state Of
read as follows:
Section IS. The legislative authority
Ef the State Of North Dakota shall be
ing of a senate and a house of repre-
Eentatives. but the people reserve to
themselves the power to propose laws
zion and to enact and approve or re-
fect the same at. the polls. except az to
local or special laws. as enumerated IN
tuition, Independently Of the legislative
assembly; and also reserve the power. at
their own option. to approve or reject
tion or part Of any act or measure passed
by the legislative assembly except as TO
Jaws relating to appropriation OF money.
and except as to local o. q special avs iv,:
3 Of this constitution. The first power
deserved by the people is the initia-
mendment nay be proposed ~ the peo.
Pile by initiative petition. signed by not
less than ten per cent; or If an amend,
fifteen per cent Of the legal voters in
zach county of at least one-half of the
counties of the state. Any such peti-
lion shall contain the full text OF .b me
be filed with the Secretary of State not
less than four months prior to the cleo
lion at which they are to be voted on,
fembiy to which such petitions are
to be presented. The Secretary of State
bf representatives Of such legislative as
fembiy on the first day Of ths session
thereof, or not later than ten lays after
ments to the constitution so proposed
measures in the legislative assembly. ex-
either enacted or rejected by the lesis..
iative assembly without amendment. at
that session. Any such measure or
the legislative assembly. shall be sub.
ject to referendum upon a petition as
hereinafter provided. or it may be re-
ss.s@ aS t fns a RsSp's 0s Or 'n rete esfas.-''e Or
II no action is taken o it by the leg
islative assembly at that session. the
Secret sscpsse1 fgr Of an s5a9e sh al s sao%at II at to the
next general election. The legislative
assembly may propose a different meas
Hrs or constitution a1rnnan nbe 70 aeo
shall be submitted by the Secretary Of
State to the people for approval or
election. II confltctins measures or a.
mendments are submitted to the people
1t q general election and each receives
against the same respectively. then the
one receiving the highest number of at.
firmative votes shall be thereby deemed
jected. When any measure so approved
at the polls. as provided herein. is q
CONSTITUTIONAL amendment, il shall BE-
n should such amendment be approved
by a majority of the members elected to
each house thereof. such amendment
tom Of ps the state. II such amendment
be rejected BY the next legislative as
:.smb,y: il shall again be snomi s,sct,d to
for approval or rejection. and e the said
amendment the second time receives 2
majority Of all the votes cast thereon at
;Ssh enns ! It shall "a become bee stat : par! TS os
or the power to order any act. item. or
ssro,S Of to any e act 4s,.9 Of The to ' sse psapi. for for
their approval or rejection at the polls.
A referendum may be ordered as to any
measure or any part. item or section OF
sembly upon q majority vote Of the mem
bers elect. thereof. or by a petition sign;
ed by at least ten per cent Of the legal
half Of the counties Of the state. whore
thereof so ordered shall be suspended
mine whether or not The Law ts Y 2
it Is necessary for immediate p%reserva-
ty that q ! law become effective w,thoat
delay, such necessity and the facts
creating the same. shall be stated in one
s nsy : vote q il the Zach s'' so ans Il + - sSs '.s sys aRs
assembly. two thirds Of all the members
elect thereto. h vote on . separate
roll can in favor Of such law going INTO 1to
necessity for the same. such law shall
berome operative upon approval by the
Tefereasm. The reference to the poo.
Pile Of ono or more items. sections or
parts OF any duly enacted act or emer-
Ssr' Il 's tS.t sh ast not ls Ss'a from the becoming ss%aanE
operative. All referendum petitions shall
be filed with the secretary OF state with
in ninety days after the final adjourn
sembly. which passed the measure upon
which the rsferedum Is demanded. The
veto power Of theG Governor shall not IL
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 Do
Mads by law for o special election on
such measures. Any measure thu re-.
fsrred 70 the people shall become . law
Mhen II y approved by q majority. Of
the votes cast thereon. and not other
wise. n shall be In force from the
date OF the official declaration 81 the
vote by he state board Of convassers.
Tho enacttnR clause OF all measures
Il enacted 81 IL psSpis 81 opa Mor ps; Dahoe
ia" The basis for the computation Of
any tnitieNve or referendum ,petitiioynu
shall be the total vote cast for Covers
nor At the last geperal election IN the.
counties where such1petitions are si9ned.
This section shail'not be construed q
deprive. n member Of the !egiSiative
assembly OF the right 70 INTRODUCES any
.Ths seerstary Of .gtats, ana I'll 10, other
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