The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1912-09-12

!axaept a. herein provided when con.
rltcttnK or competing measures are sub
mltted) and shall be in force and ef.
.hs certified statement OF such vote BY
! the state board of canvassers.
PROPOSED amendments to the constitu.
ton ton shall IN all cases he submitted to
t"S people Tor approval or rejection.
No statute. ordinance or resolution ap
proved and enacted by vote Of the cleo.
any particular nullified by any subse.
:smbl x; city council Or commission, *.
members elected thereto. taken BY " yeas cas-
TT, The snac,'ng clause Of all Initiative
AND NJ all ordinances. be it ordained
T * the ee9PIe Of sname Of
deprive, any member Of the Legislative
assembly city council or commission. OF
me right to introduce any measure
20 limit in any degree the Inherent ri>hi
, '"' re Ret" ,,no, to any person or persons.
~. ne whole number of votes cast 70;
regular election last preceding the filing
OF any Initiative or referendum petition
snail be the basis on which the number
OF legal electors necessary to sign such
petition shall be computed
~ shall be the duty of the secretary
o., state to submit to the electors at
ordered by petitions or referred by the
legislative assembly, so entitled and filed
rs. 'es na to ransWt - all ohes
snce herewith, and he and ali Other hero' of.
ifIcers shall be guided by tn the yer general
AVS the act submitting this amend
ton shall be especially provided '
| assembly to which This amendment is
IT'S execution in accor dance herewith, in
, people ~ ~
All original initiative petitions shall
pc returned to or filed in the office OF
the secretary of state by the secretary
OF af,d the Senate not later than ten days
branch Of the legislative assembly. with
endorsement thereon, or securely at
a n1sin ,n Hereto, showing full and com
OF the Legislative assembly and it's final
nisP ss thereof
are hereby further reserved to the
electors of each municipality and dis
trict. as to all local. special and NUM-
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 franchise or of any
right. property. easement, lease or occu-
patton Of or in any road, street, alley
or park. :" any part thereof, or in any
real property owned by 4 municipal cor.
statute. ordinance. resolution or other
wise. shall ha subject to referendum by
petition
Until general laws shall prescribe the
manner OF exercising the initiative and
referendum powers as to their munich
pal les,s'a,ion, cities and towns may
R morn ,b ny ordinance 'hcrefor But not
electors NAV be required to order the
referendum. not more than fifteen per
Ve a p59Dc c;tv any tnn by tnita
Tor such measures ordering any submit
TED shall he filed With such officers
law the SGsnty o city ns district Ct
tions for nomination OF candidates Tor
public office.
This amendment shall be self execut-
pecially to facilitate its operation.
a,; Section 81. Any bill may originate in
and S SO 1as 1n.sed Sx
house may be amended BY The other. NV
tbs 81 No Law shan be passed
biz adopted by both hoy.e sxe sPd n SY biz
shall be so altered and amended on its
shsng: ~, thr"HEh either nous" as to
s"cti on 50 RI. ' en s clause of
every law originating in the legislative
esse9aS bv sha ba e Is G1"%s 5s
seet ts. g No bii foher than that
f tba V;1d and enacted by the people at
a vote 81 majority Of all the members
final passage in the legislative assembly
ana 81 d BY yvons s"9 De- sn
tered on the journal
The words LEGISLATIVE Assembly shall
vide "approve". etc S" or Words i'a SIMILAR Iia
or equivalent in this constitution or any
amendmen!s thereto. wherever occurring.
Legislative Assembly any exclusive au-
limit the nitiaa1e and 9' IF ay way re- 20
ARTICLE XIV.
Section 20l No person shall be liable
TO impeachn'e"' twic" for tn. same Of
Section 2ol A; Every, public officer
provided. to recall! by the legal voters
be required thirty per cent. but not
Vo,c s The dse Of tS ssetss n
Of STAT. to ne e 3heir petit hs
Ing his recall by the people They shall
&c. 6Sf ssi i; demand + he .sa!] q. an
cepted and take effect the day it
Is filed. and the vacancy shall be filled
as may be provided by law. II he shall
not resign within five days after the
petition is filed q special election shall
Be ordered to be- held within twenty
days In his said electoral district to de-
termine whether the people will recall
said officer
On the sample ballot at said election
shall be printed in not more than two
hundred words. tho reason for demand
Ing the recall OF said officer as set forth
IN the recall petition. and in not more
than two hundred words. the officers
justification of his course in office He
shall continue to perform the duties Of
his office until the result Of said special
election shall be- officially declared
Other candidates for the office. pre-
vfously nominated. may be voted for at
said special election The candidate who
shall receive the highest number OF
votes shall be deemed elected for the
remainder Of the term, whether 1t be
the person against whom the recall petit
ton was filed. or another. The recall
petition shall be filed with the officer
with whom a petition for nomination to
such office should be filed. and the re-
called officers defamation, should he
resign. shall be filed with the same Of
Ncer, and the same officer shall order q
special election whom 1t IL required. No
such petition shall be circulated against
any officer until he has actually held
MS office ak months, save and except