The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1912-08-30
proposed Amendment to State
Constitution.


10 whom it may concern: In obedience
March 10. 1911. entitled as follows: AN
Act to amend section1 of article III of the
Constitution of the State of Washington,
for the initiative and referendum, and
striking section 81 of said article ii. re-
Iating to the time when laws take effect"
Grafton of the voters OF the State of
Washington the following proposed
amendment to the constitution of said
state:
That at the general election to be held
in this state on the Tuesday next sue
ceeding the first Monday in November,
flied electors of the state for adoption
and approval or rejection an amendment
to article II of the Constitution of the
iative powers, by striking from article II
ali of sections 1 and Fl, and inserting in
lieu thereof as section the following, so
Article II. section T. The legislative
authority OF the STATE OF Washington
shall be vested in the legislature, consist
ing of a senate and house Of representa-
tives, which shall be called the legisla-
ture of the State of Washington. but the
people reserve to themselves the power
ject the same at the polls, Independent of
the legislature, and also reserve power.
at their own option, to approve or reject
at the polls any act, item. section or part
Ga) Initiativei The first power re-
served by the people is the initiative TIVE;
fifty thousand. of the legal voters shall
be required to propose any measure by
s sha Include e the full text of the measure
so proposed. Initiative petitions shall be
filed with the secretary of state not less
than four months before the election az
less than ten days before any regular
session of the Legislature. If filed at least
four months before the election at which i,
nit the same to the vote of the people at
the said election. If such petitions are
filed not ss than ten e
transmit the same to the Legislature as
soon as 1t convenes and organizes Such
initiative measure shall take precedence
except appropriation bills and shall be
either enacted or rejected without change
Or amendment by the legislature before
such Initiative measure shall be enacted
by the legislature it shall be subject to
the referendum petition, or it may be en-
the people for approval or rejection at the
next regular election. If it is rejected or
IL no action is taken upon 1t by the legis-
lature before the end or such regular SEES
sion. the secretary of state shall submit
it. to the people for approval or rejection
At the next ensuing regular general cleo
measure so proposed by Initiative peti-
ton and propose different one dealing
with the same subject. and In such
event both measures shall be submitted
by the secretary of state to the people
for approval or rejection at the next en-
suing regular general election When
conflicting measures are submitted to the
people the ballots shall be SO printed that
u voter can express separately 10y. making
one cross (X) for each. two prefreneces,
first. as between either measure and
neither. and secondly, as between one and
the other. II the ma 'ority of those vot
ing on the first issue is for neither. both
second issue shall nevertheless be care
fully counted and made public. If a ma
jOrity voting on the first issue is for
either. then the measure receiving Il ma
jority of the votes on the second issue
shall be law.
o. Referendum The second power
and Il may be ordered on any act. bill.
law. or any part thereof passed by the
legislature except such laws as may be
necessary for the immediate preservation
Of the public peace. health or safety sup
port OF the state government and its eX
listing public institutions. eithei><by pet
the legal voters. or by the Legislature as
other bills are enacted. Six per centum.
but in no case more than thirty thousand,
of the legal voters shall be required to
ton
(cy No act. law. or bill subject to ref
days after the adjournment of the session
ut which It was enacted No act. law. or
bill approved by majority of the cleo
repealed BY the legislature within a peri
cd of two years following such enactment.
But such enactment may be amended or
repealed at any general regular or special
election by direct vote of the people
"a The filing of a referendum petit
ton against one or more items, sections
mr.
delay the remainder of the measure from
becoming. operative. Referendum petit
stature shall be filed with the secretary
Of state not later than ninety days after
the final adjournment of the session of
one wseb he ts
The veto power of the governor shall not
extend to measures initiated by or re-
ee the OF
state shall be had at the biennial regu-
lar elections, except when the Legislature
shall order special election. Any .mea-
to the people as herein provided shall
take effect and become the law If it is
y Trovidea That the votes vote east east
upon such question or measure shall
equal one third of the total votes cast at
measure shall be in Operation H on and after
the thrtieth day after the election at
which it is approved The style of all
DIS proposed Dy inlt1atlNe petition SllllI
be: BE it enacted by the people of the
state of Washington" This section shall
not be construed to deprive any member
Of the legislature of the right to introduce
any measure. The whole number of cleo
tors who voted for governor at the regu-
lar gubernatorial election last preceding
the filing of any petition for the initiative
or for the referendum shall be the basis
on which the number of legal voters nee
essary to sign such petition shall be
counted. All such petitions shall be filed
with the secretary of state who shall be
guided by the general laws in submitting
the same to- the people until additional
legislation shall especially provide there
for. This section Is seif-eXecuting but
legislation may be enacted especially to
facilitate its operation.
The legislature shall provide methods
of publicity of all laws or parts of laws.
and amendments to the constitution re-
ferred to the people with arguments for
and against the laws and amendments so
referred, so that each voter of the state
shall receive the publication at least fifty
days before the election at which they are
to be voted upon.
There shall be printed on all. ballots
provided for the said election, the words:
For the proposed amendment of sec
ton l of article II of the constitution of
the State of Washington relating TO leg
islatve powers and providing for the
initiative and referendum"
Against the proposed amendment of
section l of article II of the constitution
of the state of Washing ton. relating to
legislative powers and providing for the
initiative and referendum"
A. -