The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1912-08-29
PROVIDING FOR INITIATIVE AND
REFERENDUM AS 70 LEGISLATION

A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION for a"
Amendment to the Constitution Pre-,
Be it Resolved by the Senate. Of the
State of North Dakota, the House OF
Representatives concurring:
That the following amendment to the
constitution of the State of North pa,
kota. providing for he initiative and
legislative assembly to be chosen at
the next general election in said state.
and with the approval of said ies'sla-
qualified electors for adoption or re-
lection. in accordance" with the .provi-
sons of section 2O2 OF the constitution
Of M htStf # S0T Hac 1nk2 g of Article
2 Of the constitution Of the state OF
North Dakota is hereby amended to
Section rs The legislative authority
Of the state Of North Dakota shall be
vested in Legislative assembly con
sisting of y senate and house Of repre-.
themselves power to propose laws and
to enact or reject the same at the polls.
independent of the legislative assembly.
option. to approve or reject at the polls
any act. item. section or part Of any act
or measure passed by The 'esislativs as Is,
power to propose measures for enact
ment into laws. and at least ten per
in a ma jority of the counties Of this
state shall be required to propose any
measure by initiative petition. and every
such petition shall include the full text
of the measure SO proposed Initiative
petitions shall be filed with the secr".
tary of state not less than THIRTY days
{" ive assem rbEa he shai trana an n.
soon as it convenes. Such initia'iv:
measure shall take precedence over all
sembly except appropriation bills. and
shall be either enacted or rejected with
out change or amendment by the legis-
latiVe assembly within forty days II
any such initiative measure shall be en- :
acted by the legislative assembly It
assembly to the people for approval or,
ton is taken upon It by the legislative
secretary Of state shall submit it 70
the people for approval or rejection at
the NEXT ensuing regular general eiec-
ton. The legislative assembly may. re :.
tive petition and propose different
one to accomplish PHI The, the sane sans PURPOSE,
shall be submitted by the secretary Of
state TO the people Tor approval or re f.,
lection at the next ensuing regular cleo :
ton. If conflicting measures submitted
tion shall be approved by a majority
of the votes severally cast for and
s against the same the ore rsseivi"g the
other shall thereby he rcjected The
po%sT 70 IS a the or
Of any ACT TO he referred TO the people
for their approval or rejection at the
polls. and it may be- ordered (except as
preservation of the public peace. health
or safety. as to any measure or any.
parts. items or sections Of any mea :
Sures passed by the Legislative assembly
either by petition signed by ten per
cent Of the legal voters Of the state
f ,, majority OF the counties or by
of the members elect vote therefor.
When it is necessary for the immediate
preservation Of the public peace. health
fective without delay, such necessity and
the facts creating the same shall be
stated nan in one ens section Of the bin and
two-thirds Of all the members elected
to each house shall vote on separate
Eoll call in favor Of the said law going
diate preservation of the public peace.
health or safety, such law shall become
operative upon approval by the governor.
agns, one or more sms sectehs On
parts OF an act shall not delay the re-
mainder Of that act from becoming ope-
ldtiNe tteIeTcIuuIIl peClClOnS against
measures passed by the legislative as.
sembly shall be. filed with the secretary
Of state not more than ninety days
after the final adjournment OF the SEES
sion Of the legislative assembly which
passed the measure on which the re-
ferendum Is demanded The veto power
OF the governor shall not extend to
measures referred to the people All
people Of the state shall be- Be had ao 'a at
biennial regular elections. except as
provision may be made by law for q spe-
ctal election or elections. Any measure
referred to the people shall take effect
when i is approved by a. majority OF
wise. and shall be in force from the date
Of the official declaration Of the vote
The enacting. clause OF all the initia-
tive bills shall be BE it enacted BY
the people of the State of North Dako-
ia. This section shall not be con
etrued to deprive any member OF the
legislative assembly OF the right TO In.
sroduce any measure The whole num-