Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1912-10-28
PROPOSED CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS


rent Resolution proposing to amend article nineteen of
the constitution by adding three, relating
the initiative and referendum powers thereby
conferred upon the qualified electors.
Approved February l. 1911
Resolved by the Senate, Assembly eoncurrino That
section three be added article nineteen of the consti
tuition of the State of Nevada said section added to
read follows
Section 3. The people to themselves the power
laws and the power propose amendments to
the constitution and reject the same at the
polls, independent of the legislature reserve the
power at their option to reject polls in
the herein provided any tem section or part
of act passed by the legislature Sec
ton Of article four of the hereafter
be considered accordingly The first power reserved by
the people is the initiative and than per
cent 90 cent of the qualified re.
qured to by initiative petition and
such petition shall include the full of meas
proposed Initiative petitions for all municipal
legislation shall be filed with the secretary of not
less than thirty 600 days before regular of
legislature secretary shall transmit the
same to the legislature convenes and organ
ICES Such initiative shall take precedence
all of the legislature appropriation bills
and shall be enacted rejected by the legislature,
out change amendment within forty (4O) days If any
such initiative measures proposed by petition
sad shall be enacted by the legislature and approved by
the governor in the other laws en-
acted shall become law but shall be subject to
referendum petition provided in sections two
of this article If said initiative measure be rejected
by the legislature IL action be taken thereon within
said forty (40 days. the secretary of shall submit
the the qualified electors for approval rejec
ton at the next ensuing general election and major
ty of the qualified electors voting thereon approve
of such it shall become a law take effect
the of the official declaration vote; an
initiative approved by the qualified electors
shall not be annued, set aside repealed by the egs
aure within three CD from the date said takes
effect In the legislature shall reject initiative
said body with the approval of the governor
propose different measure the subject in which
both shall be submitted by the secretary
of state to the qualified electors for rejection
the next ensuing general election The enactng clause
of the bills proposed by the initiative shall be- "The Peo
pie of the State of Nevada do enact follows The
whole number for justice of the supreme
the election last preceding the filing of
any initiative petition shall be the basis which the
Der of qualified electors required to sign such petition
shall be counted The second reserved by the
pie the referendum which shall be exercised the
provided in sections and two of this article
The initiative and referendum this article
ded for further reserved to the qualified electors of
county and municipality all local. special and
municipal legislation of every character in or for said re-
spectve counties municipalities The legislature may
provide by law for the of exercising the initiative
and referendum to county and municipal legsa
ton, shall require petition of than 10 pei
30 per of the qualified electors order the
referendum than Is per cent Us per cent? to
propose any municipal measure by initiative. If the con
flcting submitted to the people at the mex
ensuing general election shall both be approved by
votes SeVeTaly U
said measures, receiving the highest humble
of affirmative votes shall thereupon become law t.
conflicting provisions The provisions of this section
shall be selfexecung, but legislation may be especially
enacted facilitate it's operation.
No. 4-senate Substitute for Assembly Joint and Concur
~ Resolution No. g. proposing that section nine b
added article two Of the constitution Of the State
Nevada.
Approved February g. 1911
Resolved by the Senate, the Assembly concurring, Ths
added to article of the constutio
of the State of Nevada, read follows:
Section Every public officer in the State of Nevada
subject herein provided, recall from office by tn
qualified of the of the county, distric
municipality, from which he elected For this pu
pose not less than twenty-five cent (25 cent?
the qualified electors who vote in the state in til
county, district, municipality elecing said officer
the preceding election, for justice of the
shall their petition in the herein provide
demanding his recall by the people, they shall set fort
- in said petition, in not exceeding two hundred (2O
words the reasons why said recall is demanded. If
shall offer his resignation it shall be accepted and tai
caused shall be filled provided by law
shall resign within five (5) days after the petite
is filed, special election shall be ordered to be he
within twenty days COY after the issuance Of the CO
therefor in the state county, district, muncpali
electng said officer, to determine whether the peor
will recall said officer On the ballot of said electi
shall printed verbatim forth in the recall pc
tion the for demanding the recall Of said oc