The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1912-10-24
EERENoUM ANo RECAti

vidino Cor the Initiative and Refer
the R:cs', o, 1.b,,e otteer. and ~:
sure amendments (" the constitution
- II resolved by the House ~ Repre-
centativ~s Of the state Of North "a
That the following amendments &c
the constitution OF the Stat" 1T North
Dakota BE- referred to the Legislati tive
Assembly to bs chosen at the next gen .
srai election. b" published: and upon
agreement to b. by the L.xlsiatIve As IS
submitt- to the people 81 the general
election in the vsa' lsl4 Tor appr" va
Is~S'"" ' sc 1HSa Ioa Win the
situation IF i've stat 1t North Dakota.
AMENi'M ;;NTsl se set 1,f T :, sitSt
tss,. riii NV nine ' $50. and Sixty five 1s5!
Of Art"'Ie two ca and Section 2O' II
Article r"ui,een 40. and Section 2o9
:: Artl's Fifteen u5} Of The n,k s"as sha
BE- and hsrebv amended to read AZ
follows
Of thu ST. ate shall b. vested in l"sis
Iative assembly, consisting Of = senate
and house of representatives. but the
First to- propose laws. legislative inca.
Oures. resolutions and amendments u
the nstitution and to enact and ap-
Ind pendent Of the legislative assembly
or the governor. (eNcept that amend
nentS to the constitution shall be once
referred to the legislative assembly, and
Second. at their own option. to order
Oubmiite ted to them. and to enact. ap.
prove and confirm ., reject and anhut
at the polls any act measur" :" r"S"
lution item. section. part ni parts or
any such as submitted to. proposed. Ell
acted ed by ths Legislative as
semblv: or vetoed by the governor =; -,
people is the Initiative and the second
h the Referendum Every initiative pc
tition shall include the full text OF the
measure proposed. and not more than
eight per cent. nor in any case more
than twenty thousand (20.oO0) legal cleo
tors shall be required to petition TOR
and propose any measure to compel IL
to be submitted to the people at the
polls. independent and regardless Of. or
notwithsia nding non enactment thereof
the governor. providing that the init Ia
tive petition proposinG an amendment or
amendments to the constitution shall be
the legal electors in ~ least half II
the counties Of the state Not more
than five Der cent, nor in anv case more
tors. shall be required t" petition and
propose anv measure resolution for
enactment or agreement bv the 'egisla-
Che referendum pow"' as to initiative
measure or resolution SO submitted. or
q to any other act, measure or resolu,
tion. or par' thereof.ns herein provided
onder the second power reserved by the
people All initiative petit ions for mea-
eures. excep! for municipal and wholly
flee of the secretary Of state not less
than four months prior to the election
o. which they are :" pc voted or. or:
session Of the Legislative assembly And
whenever 30 filed and not submitted to
vote at the election last preceding shall
tativeS At the opening session thereof.
(except proposed constitutional amend
ments approved a tn. preceding election
shall be transmitted TO the state senate
shall be 20 transmitted after thu mir
oureS SHAH take precedel ce over all
others In s'.,:h legislative assembly ex-
sept appropriation bills and constitu-
PIC Or p2sasds sss
1ected. without amendment. by the lsgis,
ed . s sss term bs subject to
referendum; II not enacted and not en-
titled hereby to be submitted to vote.
ss. o the g. assembly, IssT b az It
Pleasures to tho electors either alone or
az .ee%Sx and wenvss ey ,nH
b necessary for the immediate preser-
vation Of tn. public peace. health or
satety that :. law shall become effective.
stated in 4 separate section. and II. BY
z. vote of yeas and nays. three tourths
all memhsrs elected to each house.
ssiy council or commission. as the case
nay b.. shall vote on . separate roll
call. In favor Of the meaaures going into
snst ant operation because necessary fQf
Vhe Immediate preservation OF the public
peace, health safely such law shall
Become operative upon approval by the
governor or mayor. the case may be;
provided. that an emergency shall not
b 80 declared in any measure creating
he .sl.Iy. term a. d"ty Of any off 1"z
Or In dtsposinE Of any lands and natural
resources belonging to the state
BE- filed in the office n the secretary Of
the final adjournment Of the legislative
assembly which passed Or to which was
referred the measure On which -sfsr-
"A referendum petition ordering sub
united an emergency law shall not eff
ssc, the sam" until said law is rejected
such law. item. section or part thereof
% submitted shall be repealed The fill
Ing Of "a oeferendum petition ordering
or parts Of any duly enacted act. legisO
lative measure. resolution or ordinance
s sal NOT delay the remainder; not SO
sought stated and contained in con
flictine or connecting measures or reso:
IL
be af'irmatively approved by majority
Of the votes cast for and against such
measures or resolutions. then the mea I
sure or resolution. embodying the our
pose or object 80 approved. which re-
eeived the largest number Of affirmati tive
votes shall thereby become the law or
oonst itutional amendment and all others
shall therehv be rejected and repealed.
The veto power OF the governor o.
@ay0r shall not extend to msasures mi /.
listed by nr referred to or enacted by
NE people ..... =
All elections on general. local and sps-
"a, measures referred to the people OF
NE state or Of any locality shall b had
et the biennial regular general cleo.
lions. except 1hse otherwiss provided
~ law. but countiss. cities and towns
nay provide for special elections o1
their municipal az wholly local leglsla-
ton.
In case Of laws. chiefly Of local n
eorest, whether submitted BY initiative
- referendum petition or by the logis-
ntive assembly, - for example. the
0ivisjon or creation Of counties or er00-
eion Of new or additional offices or Of
fbeeTe, the same shall be submitted to,
ysfs1 on and approved or rejected oalH
p the people Of the counties chiefly
Any measure submitted to the people
et the polls, shall become enacted, b.
end become the law when 1t IL approved
~ majority Of the votes cast thereon,