The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1912-10-04

except rs herein provided when con-
li'..tth. ~ competing measures are sub
feet and become operative upnn date of
me certified statement of such vote by
the state board Of canvassers
non shah in all cases be submitted to
the reople for approval or rejection
No statute. ordinance or resolution ap.
proved and enacted by vote Of the cleo
any particular nullified by any subse-
rncnt legislation by the legislative AS
rcm ~ a three -fourths vote Of ali the
members elected thereto. taken bv yeas
and nays.
The enacting clause Of ali initiative
And Of ali ordinances. BE it ordained
TKi sse . seaiels 81 sha sna% ne. Of be me eohst2aes to
assembly. City eoanei or commission. Of
the right to Introduce any measure:
nor shall this amendment he construed
to limit In any degree the inherent right
Of petition to any person or persons:
The whole lumber of votes cast for
the office Of secretary Of state at the
regular election last preceding the filing
IT any initiative or referendum petition
shall be the basis on which the number
Of legal electors necessary tn sign such
petition shall be computed.
II shal be the duty Of the secretary
OF state to submit to the electors at
ordered BY petitions or referred by the
legislative assembly. SO entitled and filed
r. his office; and to transmit all others
anee herewith: and he and al other Of;
laws. the he act .SS%i'tine his amend.
t msnt . 5nd the =. te ernsc, hHreof 1r until 5esis'a-
assembly to which this amendment IS
referred to make provision by law for
anticipation Of its ratification by the
All original Initiative petitions shall
Of the Senate not later than ten days
after the final adjournment Of that
tached thereto. showing full and com
plets record OF the action taken rela-
Of the legislative assembly and its final
The initiative and referendum powers
s% eEs hereby 81 ea f9r'h mrn,e 5sssTysd .n to d the
trtct. as to all local. special and NUM-
cipal legislation of every character, in
and for their respective municipalities
section shall arpiy as far as may be
made applicable to city councils. and
commission forms of city government.
or conveyance OF a franchise or Of any
right. property, easement. lease or occu-
patton OF or In any road. street. alley
real property owned by a municipal cor
poration. whether the same be made by
statute: ordinance. resolution or other
petition.
Until general avs shall prescribe the
r mannsr Of exercising the initiative and
DHI laH{Sv9 linn Ntf{aC md fnun0 NAV
provide by ordinance therefor. But not
more than ten per cent OF the legal
electors may be REQUIRED 10 order the
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
This amendment shall be self execut-
pecially to facilitate its operation.
either honse of the legislative assembly.
house may Be AMENDED BY p the oth DS '"s
the legislative assembly except by a
bill adopted by both houses and no bill
shall be 50 altered and amended on its
Change Change 1t, s"e orixina, e parpo.e. no0'' as 10
every law originating in the legislative
sassses by s" :se e Ees Is 5S!.oT X..em ,iRs IT Il
%" see stsss g. s. N Se oi Rak ta,her thai that
. ,bs ""'ia, and and, enacted nncn.d. by the people at at
a vote of a majority of all the members
elect In each house. nor unless. on its
final passage in the legislative assembly
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 legislating. nor in any way to
limit the Initiative and referendum re-
served 'v 'h aR srHpIei XIV.
Section 20l. No person shall be liable
to impeachment twice for the sams Of
tense.
Section 2O1 A. Every public officer
in North Dakota is subject as herein
provided. to recall by the legal voters
IF From the w ftsss be- Ss i Sf . .ns s,fe'o Th.r s''t msy
be required thirty per cent. u not
voted In his district at the preceding
Of state to fiie their petition demand.
set forth in said petition the reasons
VI SdIN UeLuAuu. ~ ne 0n3ll Ills III
offer of his resignation. It shah be ao-
cepted and take effect on the day 1t
is filed. and the acanc shall be filled
as may be provided by law. II he shall
not resign within i've days after tho
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
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
de' :s : shall DO officially declared.
vtously 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 1t be
the person against whom the recall petit
ton was filed. or another. The recall
petition. shall be filed with the officer
with whom . petition for nomination to
such office should be filed. and the re-
called officers r%esignation.. should hi
resign. shall be filed with the same Of
flcer. and the same officer shall order q
special election when It is required. No
s''ch petition h be circulated against
any officer until he has actually held
his office RfY mOnfha anva onN oyOonf