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

mitted) and shall Be In force and el.
he certified statement OF such vote BY
proposed amendments to the constitu.
lion shall In all cases be submitted t.
'"s people Tor approval or rejection
proved and enacted by vote Of the Gle.
ny particular nuliified BY s'v any subs
ssms CITY, ~ or the sssave az
cept BY three fourths vote of ali the
members mel elected thereto. taken bv yeas
1T, The snact'ng clause Of oil initiative
pie Of the state Of North Dakota :.
A. hnd a. OF a. all ordinances be It ordained
This section shall not BE- construed tc
Deprive any member. OF the Legislative
the Tx. to ' s"trodu or ' amy o.
nor shan this amendment be construed
&c limit In any degree the inherent ri<h,
'' RE RRet" nHSo,t to an. any person or persons
tne office OF secretary Of state at the
regular election last preceding the filing
Of any Initiative or referendum petition
Of legal electors necessary to sign such
petition shall be computed
=. " shall Be the duty Of the secretary
ordered nv petitions or referred by tie
legislative assembly. so entitled and filed
fEd to all others
ance herewith. and he and all other Of
ficers shall be guided by the general
laws. the act submitting this amend :
ton shall be especially provided.
1t shall be the duty OF the Legislative
assembly to which this amendment is
its execution in accordance herewith. in
anticipation OF Its ratification by the
people .
pc returned to or filed in the office Of
the secretary of state bv the secretary
OF the Senate not later than ten days
branch Of the iegs1aive assembly. with
endorsement thereon. or securely at
tached thereto. showing full and COM
Iplete record of the action taken rela-
OF the legislative assembly and its final
disposition thereof
ar The bs nxve r and
electors OF each municipality and dis
trict. as to all local. special and NUM-
cipa' legislation Of every character. in
section shall apply as far as may he
made applicable TO city councils. and
commission forms OF city government
or conveyance of franchise or OF any
right. property, easement. lease or occu :
pa ion OF ar in any road. street. alley
or park. {" any part thereof. or in any
real property owned by Il municipal cor
poraIion whether the same be made by
o statute; ordinance. resolution or other
patitiOn
Until general laws shall prescribe the
manner OF exercising the initiative and
pal LEGISLATION, cities and towns may
provide by ordinance therefor But not
NOR. than ten per cent Of the legal
ELECTORS NAV be REQUIRED to order the
cent I" propose any measure by initia
tive In any city or town, and petitions
for such measures ordering any submit
within the county. city or district as is
by law provided for the filing Of petit
t n!11;;o for r,, no"natio" Of candidates TOR
This amendment shall be self execut-
peeiaily to facilitate its Operation
either house Of The isEs'ssHive s.:s'"b' J"
house may - a%endea BY o ;hs eth SS one
ths 81 No Law shan ,: passed BY
bin adopted by both houses. and no bill
pnnssa.s throIiSh either hou"" a. !"
every law orig,natine in II. i s "
snSs9s% shall AZ fe Is fellows: R, It
Ok
Section s6. No bill. (other than that
a APE DYED, and enacted by the people Ut
a vote II q majority u ali the me,nbers
elect in each house. nor unless. on its
final passage in the Legislative assembly
the vote ,s to be aken by and
tered on the journal.
pass. Legislative Assembly shall pro-
= a mn At~ rfv nf1oa
or equivalent in this constitution or any
amendments thereto. wherever occurring,
ehaii not be construed to gr;'nt to the
thority Of !egislatinE. nor in any way to
limit the initiative and referendum re-
served bv the people.
Section FOL. No person M. shall b. liable
TO imn-scbn~nt twic" for the same Of
Tense
SECTION 2elA; Every public officer
provided. to recall by the legal voters
from Whsh he e,r !s elected csn, There
Voted in his district at t the Ss't ppee.d ing
o,ec!ion for The office 'nie Of the Secretary
get forth in said petition the reasons
fer said demand; II he shall file an
offsr Of his rssis"sti"n it shs! be ac
Is filed. and tho vacancy shall be filled
as may be provided nv law Ir he shall
not resign within five days after the
petition is filed. a special election shall
be ordered to be held within twenty
days in his said elect oral 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, the reason for demand
Ing the recall Of said officer as set for, h
In the recall petition, and in not mora
than two hundred words. the Officer
justification Of his course in office. lIo
shall continue to perform the duties OF
his office until the result Of said special
election shall be officially declared
viously nominated. may be voted for at
shall receive the highest number Of
votes shall be deemed elected for the
remainder of the term, whether II I've
the person against whom the recall pc''
ton was filed. or another. The rnc:'N
petition. shall be filed with the or.;. =
with whom a petition for nomination ~
such office should be filed. and tho -.
lied officers resignation, should H."
resign. shall he filed with the same
ficer. and the Same officer shall nrtlrr :,
special election when II is required
such petition shall be circulated :;'.ir:'i
any officer until he has actually h.'j
his office six months, save and cHt,.t
that It may be filed against q senator :,
representative in the legislative ~.
sembIy or member Of city council NJ
commission or mayor at any time :'s"'
five days from the beginning Of his t.. III