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PROPOSED AMENDMENT M
THE III STATE CONSTITUTION
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Amending the Constitution Of the state
- o. o. North Dakota. Relating to the leo
,siative Department and PROVIDING 10,
CCrecS Iegls!ation; the Proposing o,
ence of laws 81 \ 49, ~ 4 e -.
ne II Resolved by the State Of North
FISH Gan nn5a: the House If Representatives
1T That The following amendment to the i
Ola pc referred TO- the Legislative As.
sem ty to be chosen at the next general
ss! e.. IN said state. and, If approved
~ me n r iast named legislative assembly
ELECTORS Of the state for approval or re-
lection. in accordance with the provi
soh tbe rs st seet oF 2qs e The
B y, ,AMENDM ENT To THE EC,ONSTJ7,iI
TON )E That. Section Is. Of Article
~ 2 the CONSTITUTION 4 of the state OF
rsad D 'ss, is hereby amended to
u I, se e,s 25, The legislative authority
OF the State of North; Dakota shall be
,vested ma legislative assembly consist
s,54 ~ q senate and a., house of REPRE-
themselves Tie power ITO to PROPOSE r,g laws
anu AM amendments TO the. state constitu-
Ton Ton and TO enact and approve or re.
local or special laws, as enurnera ted in
Section 70 Of Article 2 of this consti
tuition, independently of the: legislative
Assem- a: iSs bly,: and also reservoir power. al
and annhl at the polls any act, ITEM; sec:
: Ton or part OF any act or measure passed
5ny the legislative assembly except as tc
and except as to local. q. special laws;
as enumerated in Section 10 Of Article
p Of this constitution The first power
f ts,ss !rsSS BY the people is the initia-
%mendment may be proposed by the PEG.
pie by initiative ,petitioR. signed by not
less than ten per cent, or II an amend.
mant 10 the constitution not less than
each county of at least one-half Of the
counties Of the state. Any such petit
lion: shall contain the full text Of the
be filed with the Secretary Of State moi
less than four months prior to the cleo
ton at which they are to be voted on,
or not later than twenty days after the
sembly to. which such petitions are
to be presented Ill The Secretary'of State
shall 81 :. transmit the same 70 the house
rs q dssh
thereof. OF not later than ten days afte
the same are filed Measures or; amend
;ments to the constitltion SO proposed
measures in the legislative assembly. ex
cept appropriation: bins. and shall q be
either enacted for rejected by the legis-
lative assembly without amendment. a
amendment, II enacted Or agreed to 81
the legislative assembly. shall be sub
5ect TO referednm nponl.a petition as
assembly for approval or rejection, 8o
II no action is taken upon 1t by the leg
Sislatiye assembly at that session, tn,
people for approval or rejection at thi
next general election The legislativ,
assembly may propose a different meas
scompiish the same purpose whereupo,
shall he submitted byftheE Secretary . Q
State TO the; people for approval n o.
ssf e conflieting maasnrss or =
amendments are submit ed TO the peopl,
at a general election and each receive:
9 = majority Of the. votes cast for a an
~
one receiving the highest number of at
ftrmattve votes shall be thereby deemed
enacted and approved and alt nthers re-
at The polls. as provided herein. is. 4
constitutional amendment. 1t shall b
referred to the next leglsla tive assembly
and should such amendment be approves
each house thereof. such amendmen
shall become q part Of the constita,
ton Of the state II such amend men
be rejected by the next legislative as !.
the people at the next general election
for approval or rejection. and II the sail
amendment the second time receives I
such election. ii: shall become a part o
the constitution b of the state. TIL,
second power reserved Is the rereredum
or the power to order any act. item. d
sambg re- hs shs peope
their approval or rejection at the polls
"A raferednm may be ordered as to any
nw pssse part ten sest,on
sembly upon jority: vote OF the mem
ed by at least ton per cent OF the Siega
half OF the counties 81 the state. where,
thereof SO ordered shall Be suspended
until the rafere dunn vote shall deter
statned OF efeated, provided. that whei
ia necessary for Immediate preserva
tor OF the public health. peace: or safe.
" that law become tive without
delay, such necessily and the fact,
section Of the bill. and II upon aye and
nay vote in each house OF the leRislativ,
assembly, two thirds Of ali the members
elect thereto shall vote S on separat,
roll call In favor OF such law going int
instant operation on account OF tn,
Speeesslty Tor the same {, such law shal
sne.ome opera tive upon approyal NJ by b,
governor, and shall not be subject to 1
refeTeduMs The reference tos the peO
PIE OF one OF more Items. sect ions ol
parts Of any duly enacted act or emer.
gge es = law " shall not delay the remain,
operative. All referendum petitions shall
be filed with the secretaryEof state with
In ninety days after the final adjourn
ment ofs the session OF the legislative as
ssembly hich passed TIL measure supol
a wn,eb |, a ahe rsferssi1na ts demanded
tend ITO me assures Initiated by. 0rS re;
ferred to- or approved by s,tf,e people
All lions on; measures referred to III,
People shall be had al biennial regila,
ggensraI elections uniessi provisions 4 B,
such measures ny measure thus thus r e.
sfsrTed TO the people shall become lau
~ henE st Isl d approved by q majority d
the votes cas-. thereon. ana not other,
wise. ard shall be IN force from q the
date ssof the OF ficial a declared ION of tiis
The citing clause 3of ali measure.
inittatea by the people shall be q ssftBs
us ena acted by the people of North Dako-
ta The basis for the computation d
the number o. sig lures reapired fol
any az mi 10 tive Pr referendum petition
shall be tbs total vote, cast for5 Cover,