The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1912-10-25

dieting ~ competing measures are sub
miftrdl aud shall be in force and ef-
feet aud become operative upon date OF
he certified statement "f such vote by
The state board Of ~canvaSSerS.
l'r.pvsed amendments TO the constitu-
,ion shall in all cases be submitted to
'l'C p"ople for approval or rejection.
proved and enacted by vote of he cleo
tors >haI be amended. repealed or in
any parlicular nnllified by Any s"hse-
a !enbly. 'e eisy council dy or ,'e commission. es-
cept by a three-fourths vote of all the
members elected thereto. taken by yeas
and nays.
hills shall be be it enacted by the peo-
Pile Of the State Of North Dakota.
And of all ordinances. "be II ordained
This section shall not be construed to
deprive. any member Of the legislative
assembly. city council or commission, OF
nor shall! this amendment he construed
to limit in any degree the inherent right
OF petition to any person or persons:
h whole number Of votes cast for
regular election last preceding the filing
Of any Initiative or referendum petition
shall be the basis on which the number
of legal electors necessary to sign such
petition shall be computed.
1t shall be the duty Of the secretary
OF state to submit to the electors at
ordered by petitions or referred by the
legislative assembly. so entitled and filed
in his office. and to transmit all others
to the legislative assembly in accord
ance herewith, and he and all other Of
ftcers shal be guided by the general
laws. the act submitting this amend
ment and the terms hereof until !egisla-
II shall ha fhA dutv If the legislative
assembly to which this amendment is
to make provision by law for
anticipation Of it's ratification by the
people 81 -or,x,nu, initiative n.t,t,on, shat,
be returned to or filed in the office OF
Of the Senate not later Than ten days
after tho final adjournment OF that
branch OF the legislative assembly. with
;ssssa sse4eto ths .ss%ins Or fu %isse a%d cont aa-
plets record OF the action k rela-
tive thereto in either and both heuses
The initiative and referendum powers
are hereby further reserved to the
electors Of each municipality and dis
and for their respective municipalities
and districts The provisions Of this
SECTION shall apply as far as may be
commission forms OF city government.
Every extension. enlargement. grant
or conveyance Of a franchise or OF any
right. property. easement. lease or occu-
patton OF or In any road. street,. alley
or park. or any part thereof. or in any
real property owned by 4 municipal cor
statute. ordinance. resolution OF, other
wise, shall be subject to referendum by
Until general laws shall prescribe the
~ a M NJ ~ x{rs AL~ f.1e fxI1 md
powers as to their munich
legislation. cities and towns MAJ
provide by ordinance therefor. But not
electors ma he required to order the
referendum. not more than fifteen per
cent to propose II measure by militia
tive in any city or town. and petitions
ted shall be filed with such officars
within the county, city or district M 10
law provided for the fillng Of petit
public office.
This amendment shall be self execut-
ing, but LEGISLATION may be enacted es-
pe seet;on 10 = 'ae Ans mi 4, ,n op ? o%r;s;n,t. in
either house of the legislative assembly.
and a bill SO originating. passed by one
house may be amended,by the other.
the legislative assembly except by a
bill adopted by both honses. and no bill
shall be so altered and amended or it's
p0SHdR6 tnFOuEn elmer mousse as 10
Section 50. The enacttng clause, Of
s sss:s:s|S b1 ;h she BE- ncx IS aS1,"T Assemble IT i
~" Sections saa.s g. s. NS "a bi R.R Other than that
approved and enacted by the people at
a vote OF a majority "f all the members
elect in Zach house. nor unless. on its
final passage in the legislative assembly
and the names Of those Voting he en-:
tered on the journal.
The words Legislative Assembly shall
pass. Legislative Assembly shall pro-
or equivalent in this constitution or any
amendments thereto. wherevar occurring,
shall no be construed to grant to the
thority Of %lesis'atine. nor in any way to
limit the initiative and referendum re-
served by the people.
Section .o, AH NJ hsSxo XIV 5n.,, b. liable
to Impeachment twice for the arn Of
tense.
Section 2ol A: Every, public officer
provided. to recall by the legal voters
from which he is elected. There may
be required thirty per cent. but not
voted in his district at the preceding
election for the office Of tho Secretary
OF state to Tile their petition demAnd
Ing his recall by the people. They shall
get forth in said petition h reasons
for said demand. II he shall file an
offer of his resignation. it shall be ac-
G &c 1iIsa. and md take Al. effect on nth the - da1X , i
as may be proyided by law: II he shall
petition is filed. a special election shall
he ordered to be held within twenty
days in his said electoral district TO de-
termine whether the people viii recall
said officer.
On the sample ballot at said election
shall be printed in not more than two
hundred words. the reason for demand
Ing the recall of said officer as set forth
IN the recall petition, and In not moro
than two hundred words. the officers
Justification Of his course in office. He
shall continue 70 perform the duties Of
his office unit the result Of said special
Other candidates for the office. pre-
said special election. The candidate who
shall receive the highest number Of
votes, shall be deemed elected for the
remainder OF the term. whether IL be
the person against whom the recall peti-
ton was filed, or another. The recall
shall be filed with the officer
with whom q petition for nomination to
such office should be filed. and tho re-
called officers resiRnation, should he
resign. shall be filed with the same Of
flceri and the same officer shall order .
special election when It Is required. No
such petition shall be circulated against
sny officer until he has actually held
that r. mau hA %1y>A e~ni.sk .~.st.. =.