The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1912-09-20

five (25) per centum shall nave the
right to propose amendments to the
constitution by petition, and every
such petition shall include the full
text of the measure so proposed;
(3). The second power reserved is
the referendum, and it may be or
dered, except as to laws necessary
for the immediate preservation OF
public peace, health and safety, eth
er by petition signed by twenty 600
per centum of the legal voters, or by
the legislature;
ca. The percentage of legal vot-
ers hereinbefore stated shall be bas-
ed upon the total number of votes
cast at the last general election for
the state officer receiving the high
est number of votes cast at such cleo
ton;
co. All petitions submitted under
the power of the initiative shall be
known as Initiative Petitions" and
shall be filed with the secretary of
state not less than four (4) months
preceding the date of the election al
which the measures so proposed are
to be voted upon, and all petitions
erendum shall be known as Refer
endum Petitions" and shall be filed
with the secretary of state not more
than sixty 600 days after the final
adjournment of the session of the leg
islature, which shall have passed the
measure to which the referendum is
applied, the filing of referendum pc
tition against any item, or section of
any act, or resolution, shall not pre-
vent the remainder of such measure
from becoming effective;
(6). Any measure or amendment
to the constitution proposed under
the initiative, and any measure to
which the referendum is applied, shall
be referred to vote of the qualified
electors of the state, and shall be-
come law when approved by ma
jOrity of the votes cast thereon, and
upon proclamation of the governor,
and not otherwise;
(7). The veto power of the govern
or shall not extend to initiative or ref
erendum measures approved by ma.
jority of the qualified electors:
(8). The reservation OF the power
of the initiative and referendum in
this article shall not deprive the leg
islature of the right to repeal any
law, propose, or pass any measure,
which may be consistent with the
constitution of the state and of the
United States;
(9). The legislature shall make
suitable provisions for carrying into
effect the provisions of this section.
That Section Sixteen ,16) of said
Article Three go shall be amended
50 as to read as follows:
Section 16. Eacn law enacted
whether by the legislature of by the
people, under the initiative, shall en-
brace but one subject and matter
properly connected Herewith, which
subject snail be briefly expressed in
the title, and no law shall be amend
ed or revised to its title only; but in
such case the act, as revised, or sec
ton, as amended, shall be re-enacted
land published at length.
That Section Seventeen N7) of
said Article Three 90 shall be
amended so as TO read as follows:
Section II. Every pill passed by
the legislature shall be read by its IT,
tie on its first reading in either house,
unless one-third of the members pres
ent desire it read by sections. Every
bill shall be read on three several
days, unless two-thirds of the mem
bers present when such bill may be
pending shall deem it expedient to
dispense with this rule. Every bill
shall be read by its sections ON its
second reading, and on its final pass
age, unless on it's second reading two
thirds of the members present in the
house where such bill may be pend.
ing shall deem it expedient to dis
pense with this rule. The vote on
the final passage of every bin or joint
resolution shall be taken by yeas and
nays, to be entered on the journal of
each house; Provided, That any gen.
eral revision of the entire laws en-
bodied in any bill shall not be reQuir-
ed to be read by sections upon its f.
nal passage, and its reading may be
wholly dispensed with by a two-thirds
vote. A majority of the members
present in each house shall be neces-
sary to pass every bill or joint resolu-
ton. All bills or joint resolutions so
passed shall be signed by the presid-
ing officer of the respective houses
and by the secretary of the senate,
and the clerk of. the house of repre-
sentatives.