The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-08-02
WILL VOTE ON CON.
STl!tTI0NAL AMENDMENT
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also reserve at their own option the
over 70 approve or reject at the
polls aly act, item, or section of any
-.rt, Or resolution, OF the Legislature;
W The first power reserved BY
the people is the Initiative, and twen-
ty (2O) per centum of the legal vo-
ters shall have the right to propose
any legislative measure, and twenty
five (25) per centum shall have the
right to propose amendments to the
Constitution by petition. and every
such petition shall include the full
text of the measure so proposed;
CD The second power reserved is
the Referendum and it may be order
ed. except as to laws necessary for
the immediate preservation of public
peace, health and safety. either by
petition signed by twenty (2O) per
centum of the legal voters or by the
Legislature;
"a The percentage of legal vot-
ers hereinbefOre stated shall be based
upon the total number of votes cast
at the last general election for the
State officer receiving the highest
unmber of votes C: st at such election;
90 All petitions submitted under
the power of the Initiative shall be
known as Initiative Petitions" and
shall be filed with the Secretary of
State not less than four ca months
preceding the date Of the election at
which the measures SO proposed are
to be voted upon, and all petitions
submitted under the power of the
Referendum shall be known as Ref
erendum Petitions" and shall be filed
with the Secretary of State not more
than sixty (60) days after the final
adjournment of the session of the
Legislature, which shall have pas
sed the measure to which the refer
endum is applied, the filing of Ref
erendum Petition against any item.
or section OF any act, or resolution.
shall not prevent the remainder of
such measure from becoming effect
i've;
CO Any measure or amendment.
to the Constitution proposed under
the Initiative, and any measure to
which the Referendum is applied,
shall be referred to a vote OF the
qualified electors of the State, and
suitable provisions for carrying into
by majority of the votes cast there
on, and upon proclamation of the
Governor, and not otherwise;
ca The veto power of the Gov
ernor shall not extend to Initiative
or Referendum measures approved
by Il majority of the qualified elect
Ors;
(S) The reservation OF the power
of the Initiative and Referendum in
this Article shall not deprive the
Legislature of the right to repeal
any law, propose, or pass any meas
urc, which may be consistent with
| the Constitution of the state and the
United States;
60 The Legislature shall make
suitable provisions or carrying into
effect the provisions of this Section
Every bill shall be read by its see
tions on its second reading and OF
its final passage, unless on its see.
ond reading twO-thirds of the mem
bcrs present in the House where sucl
bill may be pending shall deem i
eXpedicnt to dispense with this rule
The vote on tie final passage o. cv
cry bill or joint resolution shall b.
taken by yeas and nays. to be cnterc'
en- the Journal of each House; Pro
vidcd, that any general revision o
the entire laws embodied in an.
bill shall not be required to be rea'
by sections upon its final passage
and it's reading may be wholly dis
penscd with by twO-thirds vote. /!
majority of the members present il
each House shall be necessary to pas
every bill or joint resolution. Al
bills or Joint resolutions SO passc
shall be signed by the presiding Off
Ger of the respective Houses and b
the Secretary Of the Senate and Il
Clerk OF the llous OF Representative
That Sc ton S,Atccl tiGD OF sal
Artiele Three 90 STALL be amcnde
80 as 10 read as follows:
Section &c. Each law enacted
whether by tie legislature or by tn
people undcr The Initiative. shall EN-
brace but one subject and matte
properly eonncccd Herewith, whit
subject shall be briefly expressed i
the title. and no law shall be amen
ed or revised to It's title only; but i
such ease the act, as revised, or -.
ton. as amended. shall be rc-rna,to
ard published IT len2th
That Section Seventeen ti,l q
said Article Three Ga shall hc M
ended So as to read as follows.
Section = Every bill passed D
T. the l.csislature shall be read ,r il
title ON its first read nc in 10
House unless oue-third Of ne utn
hers present desire it read r1 n
p tions. Every Hill shall bc red ID
i three several days. unless two-taird
i. cf the members present when So.
bill may be prNding shall deem
, eXpcdicnt to dispense with this r4a