The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1912-11-01

."Ne"p, as herein provided when con
trt.n9 +" competing measures are SUB
nit1'.r aud Slali be in force and el-
zee, ,.t,l hrcomc ol,erativ: ,ii,un date OF
ne certified statement nf such vote by
~" state. board Of canvasScrs
IN. .,ss.d amendments To the constitu-
III" people for approval or rejection
No statute. ordinance or resolution ap.
prove. and enacted nv vote Of the cleo
any particular nnllificd by any subse-
Incnt legislation by the legislative as
s''nbly. city, council Or commission; ex-
members elected thereto. taken bv yeas
aud nays.
The enacting clause Of all Initiative
pie of the State Of North Dakota.
And OF all ordinances. be 1t ordained
by the people of fname Of unic,paiity);
assembly. city council or commission. OF
the right to introduce any measure:
nor shall this amendment he construed
to limit In any degree the inherent right
" petition to any person or persons.
Tn whole number Of votes cast for
regular election last preceding the filing
IF any initiative or referendum petition
shall be the basis on which the numbe
of ort, Insal s sleHtG orr c nnsesSa5y t." sign s"ch
II shall be the duty Of the secretary
of state to submit to the electors at
The polls al measures PROPOSED d, ana aha
legislative assembly. SO entitled and filed
IN his office. and to transmit all others
t" the legislative assembly in accord
ficers shall be guided by the general
laws. the act submitting this amend
ment and the terms hereof until legisla-
1t shall be the duty OF the legislative
assembly to which this amendment is
referred to make provision by law for
anticipation of its ratification by the
people.
All original initiative petitions shall
be returned to or filed in the office OF
the secretary of state by the secretary
OF the Senate not later than ten days
after the final adjournment OF that
endorsement thereon. or securely at
pIets record Of the action taken reia-
tive thereto in either and both houses
The Initiative and referendum powers
are hereby a1 further IeseTyed ., to d the
trict. as to all local. special and mIni-
cipai legislation OF every character. in
and for their respective municipalities
section shall apniy as far as may be
made applicable, TO city councils. and
commission fu,lns of city government.
Every extension. enlargement. grant
or conveyance OF a franchise or Of any
right. property. easement. lease or occu-
patton or or In any road. street.. alley
real property owned by a municipal cor
p"ration. whether the same lie made by
statute; ordinance: resolution or other
petition.
Until general avs shall prescribe the
manner of exercising the initiative and
referendum powers as to their munici-
provide by ordinance therefor. But not
more than ten per cent OF the legal
electors NAV he required to order the
referendum. not more than fifteen per
cent to 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
tions FOR nomination of candidates for
This amendment shall be self execut-
ing. but legislation may be enacted es-
pecialIy to facilitate its operation.
either house of the Legislative assembly.
and a bill so originating. passed by one
house may be amended by the other.
the legislative assembly except by a
bill adopted by both houses. and no bill
shall be so altered and amended on it's
eia : it. she opixina1 f p1rpo.e' mouse as to
Section SO. The enactins clause of
every law originating in the legislative
ssss,ss oy s" she be nes IS [S!t"T Xsssm nhs it It
Section nt'iase s.. > No bill hi.'" Other than tina
approved and enacted by the people at
a vote of a minority of all the member
elect in each house. nor unless. on its
final passage in the legislative assembly
the vote to he taken by yeas and nays.
and the names of those voting he en-
tered on the journal.
The words Legislative Assembly shall
pass. Legislative Assembly shall pro-
vide'.-."approve''. etc. or words similar
or equivalent in this constitution or any
amendments thereto. wherever occurring.
Legislative Assembly any exclusive au-
thority of le"islaiing. nor in amy way to
limit the initiative and referendum re-
served bv the people.
Section 20l. No person shall be liable
to impeachment twics for the same Of
Section POI a. Every public officer
in North Dakota is subject as herein
provided. to recall by the legal voters
Of the state or Of ne electoral district
be required thirty per cent. but not
voted In his district at the preceding
OF State to file their petition demand
ing his recall by the people. They shall
set forth in said petition the reasons
for said demand II he shall file an
offer OF his resignation. it shall be ac-
cepted. and take effect on the day 1t
Is filed, and the vacancy shall be filled
as may be provided by law. n 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 electoral 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 forth
In the recall petition. and in not more
than two hundred words. the officers
Justification Of his course in office. He
shall continue to perform the duties Of
his office until the result Of said special
%sn' ;S shall be OFFICIALLY declared.
viously nominated. may. be voted for at
said special election. The candidate who
shall receive the highest number Of
votes. shall be deemed elected for the
remainder Of the term, whether II be
the person against whom the recall peti-
ton was filed. or another. The recall
petition. shall be filed with the officer
with whom a petition for nomination to
such office should be filed. and the re-
called officers resignation, should he
resign. shall be filed with the same Of
special election when It is required. No
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