The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1912-11-01
PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO
THE STATE CONSTITUTION
CHAPTER 90 SESSION LAWS OF 1910
(Ssna.s Bill No. 5--H. J Bessessen)
PROVIDING FOR INITIATIVE AND
REFERENDuM AS TO LEGISLATION

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A coNcuRREMT Resolution for sr an
vidinq for the Initiative and Refer
endum.
Be i Resolved by the Senate ,ha Ho of the ne
Representatives concnrrins:
That the following amendment to the
constitution of the State Of North "a,
kota, providing for the initiative and
referendum shall be referred to the next
legislative assembly to he chosen at
the next general election in said state,
and ,;. with the approval 1p sN .u of sIld ' fa the
qualified electors for adoption or re
%jection. in accordance, with tho provi-
sions OF section 2O2 OF the constitution
AMifEN?DMEST.j Section Is Of Article
2 of the constitution Of the state OF
Section Is. The legislative authority
of the state of North Dakota shall be
vested in a legislative assembly con
sistimg OF a senate tSo and nao mouse re o, ysp' to
themselves power to propose laws ana
to enact or reject the same at the polls,
independent Of the legislative assembly.
option. to approve or reject at the polls
any act. item. section or part of any act
or measure passed by the legislative as
power to propose measures for enact
ment into laws. and at least ten per
cent of the legal voters to be secured
in a majority of the counties OF this
state shall be required to propose any
measure by initiative petition. and every
such petition shall include the fuil text
petitions shall be filed with the secre-
tary of state not less than thirty days
before any regular session Of the legise
Saron RI tho legislative assembly as
soon as it %convenes. Such initiative
measure shall take precedence over all
other measures in the legislative az,
shall be either enacted or rejected with
out change or amendment by the legis.
lative assembly. within forty days. u
acted by the legislative assembly 1t
shall be subject to referendum petition
or it may be referred by the legislative
a asissflog. to the he people Fs Ts;ec aer a pr no ae or
ton is taken upon it by the legislative
assembly within said forty, days, the
secretary Of state shall submit 1t to
tion. The legislative assembly may re-
ject any measure so proposed by initia.
one to accomplish the same purpose.
and in any such event both measures
shall be submitted by the secretary OF
lection at the next ensuing regular cleo.
ton. II conflicting measures submitted
to the people at the next ensuing cleo
~" th ssa'' votes be ap seveTsfly oy Cast = m for amy
hkaasst @% nsm aS.r' Of ep' Affirmative iii Votes
sass1 s thsTe' sner become be y yai!e 9 and The the
second power is the referendum. or the
power to order any act. item. or part
Of any act to be referred to the people PIE
polls. and it may be ordered except as
preservation Of the public peace. health
81 par, s:'' Items ! :. Or % sections aay 9s = any o m =
either BY q petition signed by ten par
s Som Of q m ss5 I'fy.' Of ' tss eos OF .s' o st1 ss
Sf he member eiest vote tnerstol:
When 1t Is necessary for the immediate
~tective without delay, such necessity and
tho facts creating the same shall be
il Upon aye and no vots in each house
to each house shalls vote on Q separate
t1e eh instant '-o opers al sn' Tor sa'' the ss~ tn 1Sla.
S assds D Or saies9, such Ct law ! RaIi'i be seoas;
op srrs g, %pon g spproyaa y the se nr.,,or
against one or more items. sections Of
parts OF an net shall not delay the re-
mainder Of that act from becoming ope..
measures passed BY the issisiativs a.
sembly. shall be filed with the secretary
Of state not more than ninety days
sion Q the legislative assembly, which
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Elections on measures referred to the