The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1912-10-24
PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO
THE STATE CONSTITUTION
lCHAPTER &c SESSION LAWS OF l91l)
tSenats Bill No &C w Plain)
PROVIDING ron DIRECT lEolsLA.
JioN 4 coNcUaRENT RESOLUTION

JioH coNcUaaeNT sEsoIUTioN
Amending the Constitution Of the state
Of North Dakota. Relating to the leg.
!eiativs Department and Providing for
Direct ceaslation: the Proposing OF
sncs Of laws. +
Be- It Resolved by tina State OF North
Dakota: tho House IT Representatives
That the following amendment, to tn.
constitution Of the state of North Oak
ota be referad to the Legislative A..
sembly TO he chosen at the next genera!
BY the last named Legislative assembly,
the same be submitted to the qualified
electors Of the state for approval or re-
Of the state Of North D.kota.
AMENDM ENT TO THE CONsTlTU.
IN. c pnsd s1s1i"" IS ,S of A s,ts
North Dakota 10 hereby amended to
read as follows:
Of t.. State Of Sors psRota : sna ss
vested In Legislative assembly consist
ing Of senate and house of repre-
bn the people
and amendments to the state constitu-
,tion and to enact and approve or re-
gec t, the same at the polls. except q to
Section 70 of Article of this consti-
tuition, Independently Of the legislative
assembly: and also reserve the power. at
and annul at the polls any act. item. sec
kion or part OF any act or measure passed
by the legislative assembly except a. to
pnd except a. to local or special laws.
Is enumerated in Section 70 Of Article
3 OF this constitution. The first power
tive Any measurs or constit "tional a.
'mendmspt may DO proposed by the pso-
pie by initiative petition. signed BY not
n to les: san
each county Of at least one-haif Of tho
s"n Of the state Any such Oe H
proposed measure. Such petitions shall
be filed with the Secretary of State not
Tess than four months prior to the cleo
or not later than twenty days after tho
opening session of the legislative as
!semhIy to which such petitions arc
shall transmit the same to the house
Of representatives Of such legislative as
ssmbly on the first day OF the session y.
the same are filed. Measures or amend:
tnents to the constitution 20 proposed
shall take precedence over ali other
in he ana .hs ::
either enacted or rejected bv the iex,s
lativc assembly without amendment. st
that session T.. Any such measur: ~
the ,egisls tive assembly. shall bs sub
ject to referendum upon . petition ~
h s:d provided: Or It may be re. re-:
assembly. for approval or rejection. Or
y no action Is taken upon It by the leg
!slative assembly at thai session. The
people for approval or rejection at the
s sssms sS";ss s!ssess
somp.n shs .s%. pnspo': "h:s:upen
sha!l he submitted BY the secretaTy Of
eeetio" Il con s % S"su or a.
Imendments are submitted to the people
. majority Of the votes cast tor and
against the Same respectively then tho
one receiving the highest number Of af:
firmative votes shall be thereby deemed
tected When any measure 30 approved
at the polls. Al provided herein. Ia .
constitYtional amendment. It shall be
and should such amendment BE- approved
BY a majority OF the members elected to
each house thereof. such amsnament
ton ton Of the state. II such -" smendment
be rejected BY the next legislative as
sembly. II shall again be submitted to
for approval or rejection. and II the said
amendment the second time receives :
majority Of all the votes cast thereon at
me sonstitat,ee q f.. STATE: r.:
or the power to order any act. item. OF
Of to Se :ss Of the to .ss osa.
their approval or rejection At the polls.
a referedum may be ordered a. to any
measure Or any part. item or section Of
sembly upon q majority vote Of the msm-
Der; - elect thereof: or by . Petit i9 sign;
half Of the counties Of the state. where.
sss:.oi rs: 50 S!dersd shsiii S b. ,s:ps Ss
mine whether or not tn. law is sus.
tanned or defeated. provided. that when
II Is necessary for Immediate preservaI
~. that a law become effsctive without
delay, such necessity and the facts
creating the same. shall be stated in one
o. in each Of tSs ans
assembly. two thirds OF all the members.
elect thereto shall vote on separate
sa Of snen s% f'@s into tss
necessity for the same. such law shall
become operative upon approval by the
and rh ss. a9 Se so 50 let to
pie OF one or more items. sections or
parts Of any duly enacted act or emer.
kcuCy Jaw Sndu moi QeIay the remain.
der OF that act or law from becoming
operative. All referendum petitions shah
be filed with the secretary Of state with.
In ninety days after the final adjourn.
ment OF the session Of the loGisla tive a..
sembly. which passed the measure upon
which the refsredum IL demanded. Tho
veto power Of the Governor shSil not 81.
tend to measures initiated BY, or re-.
torre9 90. or approved by the people.
All elections on measures referred to the
people shall be had at biennial regular
genera! elections unless provisions -
made 0y law for Q special election o.
such measures Any measure thus "a.
1srroa 90 the people. shall become . NV
Mhen y 70 approved by Q majority q
the votes cast thereon, and not other,
wise. ana shall be In force from the
0ats Of the official declaration o. "a
vote ~ the state board Of convasser1.
Thc enacting clause Of ali measures
s stnitiatsd bZ TIE people shall be: Re
The basis for the conputation e
sho number OF signatures required fo0
any initiative o. rsfsrsndum petitioo
nor a. the last sessral election q the,
sountlss whore such petitions arc oienol,
Inis section shall not 30 construed .
ssssmsly q Is: -, L Ia in.re ,dd1' ~
t::,, All s. :uss zee - 81 4. :: s. ssa:s
nws , az thu ct y !ilias and submit