The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1912-08-29
Proposed Amendment to State con.
Stituti0n.
State of Washington

IN 1oaI U me legislature, approved March
amend section 1 of article II of the Co.,
sutuuon OF the State of Washington reIa,
Hg Z? legislative powers. providing for the
awe ~ ana referendum. and striking sec.
non 81 OF said article II relating 70 +bs
ume when laws take effect there Is herehT
peonsned for the consideration of the votars
OF the State of Washington the folloEine
| said state: u
That at the general election to be held IN
ms state on the Tuesday next sneceedino
me nrst Monday in November. 1912. there
81 De submitted to the qualified electors
OF the state for adoption and approval
or rejection an amendment TO article II
OF the Constitution of the State of Wash
lngIon. relating to legislative powers. by
81 rom article II all Of sections 1 and
81, and inserting in lieu thereof as seetio1,
the following, so that the same shall read
as follows: -eau
Article II, section 1. The legislative an
Ihont! OF the State OF Washington shall be
vested in the legislature, consisting of :
senate and house of representatives which
shaI be called the legislature of the Sac
OF Washington, but the people reserve to
themselves me- the power to propose bills, laws.
and TO enact or reject the same at the polls.
independent OF the legislature and also r.
serve power. at their own option to apprnye
/ or REJECT al the polls any act. item section
/ legislature.
/ fal Initiative: The first power reserved
by the people is the initiative Ten per
centum, but IN no case more than fifty thou
saha. OF the legal voters shall be required
+ 10 propose any measure by such petition.
and every such petition shall include the
{ full text Of the measure so proposed Initia-
4 tive petitions shall be fled with the sec
re.arE OF state not less than four months
. before the election al which they are to be
4 voted upon. or not less than ten DAYS before
any regular session Of the legislature II
/ Hied al least four months before the election
+ a |Hlch Iney are to be voted upon. he shall
submit the same 10 the vote of the people a.
/ the said election If such petitions are fled
not less than ten days before any regular
session OF the legislature. he shall transmit
me same to the legislature as soon as it
conEenes and organizes. Such initiative
measure shall take precedence over all other
measures in the legislature except appropria-
ton bills and shall be either enacted or re-
ee.eq without enange or amendment by the
legislature before the end Of such regular
( session. II any such initiative measure shall
7 be enacted by the legislature it shall be sub
+ !ect 10 the referendum petition. or il NAV
oe enacted and referred by the legislature
+ to the people for APPROVAL or rejection at the
( next regular election II it is rejected or if
no action Is taken upon ii by the legislature
/ before the end OF such regular session. the
secretary OF state shall submit it TO the peo-
Pie Tor approval or rejection al the next en-
/ SUING regular general election. The legisla-
ture NAV reject any measure so proposed by
initiative petition and propose a different one
event both measures shall be submitted by
the secretary OF state TO the people for ap-
EEoEal or rejection al the next ensuinO regu-
lar general election When conflicting meas
u L, are submitted to the people the ballots
shall be so printed that voter can express
separated? by making one cross fX) for eacn
Two preferences, first, as between either
( measure and neither. and secondly, as be-
tween one and the other. If the majority Of
those voting on the first issue is for neither
both fail. but in that case the votes on the
second issue shall nevertheless be carefully
( counted and made public II a majority
voting Oh the first issue Is for either then
the measure receiving q majority of the
votes on the second issue shall be law
80 Referendum. The second power re-
served by the people is the referendum and
any part thereof passed by the legislature
except such laws may be necessary for
the Immediate preservation OF the public
peace, health or safety, support of the state
government and its existing public institu-
tons, either by petition signed BY the re-
I Qulred percentage OF the legal voters or BY
ne legislature as other bills are enacted. Six
| per centum, but in no case more than thirty
| thousand Of the legal voters shall be re
| 4ulred 10 sign and make q valid referendum
| petition.
| &C. No act, law, or bill subject TO refer
endum shall take effect until ninety days
/ after the adjournment Of the session at which
| Is was enacted No act, law, or bill ap-
proved by q majority OF the electors voting
| thereon shall be amended or repealed by the
-eslSlaTure within q period OF TWO years fol-
lowing such enactment. But such enactment
may be amended or repealed al any general
OCULAR or special election By direct vote OF
/ the people thereon.
ID The fling Of referendum petition
against one or more items. sections parts
| Of any act, law or bill shall not delay the
| remainder Of the measure from becoming op
| erative- Referendum petitions against meas
| ures passed by the legislature shall be filed
4 -
ninety days after the final adjournment Of the
| session of the legislature which passed the
| measure OF which the referendum is de-
| handed The veto power OF the governor
referred TO the people. All elections on
| measures referred 10 the people OF the state
l shall be had at the biennial regular elections
except when the legislature shall order a
| special election. Any measure initiated b!
| he people or referred to the people as herein
| provided shall take effect and become the
! law il il is approved by majority OF the
votes cast thereon; Provided. That the vote
cast upon such question measure shall
/ equal one-third Of the total vote cast at such
! lection and not otherwise. Such measure
| shall be in operation on and after the thlr-
| ,ieth day after the election al which it is
| approved. The style OF all bills proposed
| by initiative petition shall be: BE il en-
acted by the people OF the State Of Wash
.1gt0n.'' This section shall not be construed
TO deprive any member Of the legislature OF
whole number OF electors who voted for gov
| ernOr at the regular gubernatorial election
| last preceding the fling OF any petition for
| the initiative or for the referendum shall De
| the basis on which the number OF legal voters
| necessary TO sign such petition shall be
| counted AL such petitions shall be fled
with the secretary of state, who shall De
guided by the general laws in submitting the
| same to the people until additional legislation
shall especially provide therefor. This sec
| ton is self-executing. but legislation may be
enacted especially to facilitate its o-eratlon
The legislature shall provide methods OF
publicity Of all laws or parts OF laws. and
amendments 10 the constitution referred 10
the people with arguments for and against
| Inc laws and amendments so referred so that
| each voter of the state shall receive the pub
LEGATION at least fifty days before the election
at which they are TO be voted upon.
There shall be printed on all ballots pro
vided for the said election, the words:
For the proposed amendment OF seetlon
1 of article II OF the constitution of the State
| of Washington, relating TO legislative powers
and providing for the initiative and referen-
| dunn
Against the proposed amendment OF see
/ ton 1 of article II of the constitution OF the
/ State of Washington, relating 10 Legislative
powers. and providing for the initiative ana
referendum"
| For the proposed amendment OF article