The Dickinson press., 1912-08-31
PROPOSED TO
THE STATE CONSTITUTION
CHAPTER 81 SESSION LAWS OF 1911
(Houss Blu No: 237--S: j.. Dovls Of
Foster and b e Ployhar)
PROVIDING FOR INITIATIVE. RE
1ERENDUM AND RECALL

0ndum, and the provisions tnereots
surs amendments to the constitution.
Be II resolved by the House OF Repre-
sentatives Of the State Of North Da-
kota. and the Senate thereof concur
That the following amendments TO
the constitution Of the State OF North
Assembly to be chosen at the next gem
sral election. DO published: and upon
submitted to the people at tho general
election IN the rear l9l4 ! sor ,, approval va
p pr 1s}ee.'09 q, g sec tssora soa of with the cone 5ne
AMEMDMENTsl SECTION Twenty;;
t5s;. f Sis?; sa,,' IS. and 81 y,.t y!'iy .s' Fss!
Article Fourteen 40. and Section 2o2
ton >t Of tn. State Of North Dakota shall
BE- and are hereby amended to read as
Section rs. Ths legislative authority
ana house Of representatives,. but The
'' Ff9s,. 'i 70 Propose % 'h laws. i.ais 'aH e e%ea:
suros. resolutions and amendments 10
the constitution and to enact and APP
Independent Of the legislative assembly
or the governor. Except that Amend
ments to the constitution shall be once
ASl0Itou ~ INC lo&l8ldlltO olN
Second. at their own option. to order
submitted to them. and to enact. up:
prove and confirm or reject and annul
luton. or itsm. section. part or parts Of
any such as submitted to-. proposed. en-.
acted or rejected by the legislative as
Tho power first above reserved by the
people Is tho Initiatiye and the second
.',I the ! iSsifr1 Insl1gs t Every fy,, 'n tsxt of he
measure proposed, and not more than
eight per cent. nor in any case more
than twenty-thousand ,(2o.ooO) legal elec-
and propose any measure to compel it
to be submitted to the people at the
polls, Independent and regardless Of. or
Notwithstanding non-enactment thereof
by the legislative assembly or veto by
the governor: providing that the initia-
i've petition proposing an amendment or
signed by not more than Is per cent Of
the legal electors in at least one-half Of
the counties Of the state. Not more
than ten thousand 1lo .ooo5 legal eiecc
tors. shall be required to petition and
e enseess any Or % asassmen Or by ye1 tSs 1eg,s fa1
tive assembly, or to order and employ
the referendum power as to Initiative
Is to any other act. measure or resolu;
under the second power reserved by the
local legislation. shall be filed in the or
ice Of the secretary OF state not less
within twenty days after the opening
session Of the legislative assembly. And
vote at the election last preceding shall
be transmitted to the house of represen1
tatives at the opening session thereof.
ments approved at the preceding election
shall DO transmitted to the state senate
together with any not voted on2 or With
sha len be eA 80 a1ass 1iitt1ta55; a Rfey'd ths t aGRe
cures shall take precedence over all
sept appropriation bills and constitu
tional amendments referred by the peo1
pie or o preceding legislative assembly!
issted S"S without o. s amsndmien nt,e by the 'i les r.
ative assembly at that term. II ,en4
acted. suoh measures shall be subject to
titled hereby to be submitted to vote
a ssen d the le S{I1! msv assembly, 4s.an s,:b as srd It t snd
together with any to the same purpose.
fnd snG: Dr o.a Q and v Rre3s1rsd by st the
ssiety that t = law u shall Pbs eeomo " effeetiy e.
Without delay, such necessity shall be
e vote of yeas ana nays. three fourths
Of all members elected 10 each house..
city council Or commission. as the case
may be, shall vote on q separate roll
call. In favor Of the measures going into
4nstant operation because necessary for
the immediats preservation Of the PUBLIC
peace. health or safety. such law shall,
pecoms operative upon approval by the
governor or mayor. as the case may BEL
B pr ye ds.c, thai an fn a s%e ,ps5s;,re shall naaat not
or abolishing any office. or to change,
the salary. term or duty Of any officer,
F. IN sisDo %5slon Ct any to LAMBS pSs a s'a,a aatural
be filed in the office Of the secretary Of
f tha f,n not ~ less ;o,,rt thar na ninety lays after
assembly which passed or to which was,
referred the measure on which %refer-ii
a referendum petition ordering sub,
United an emergency law shall not ef-'
rect the same until said law Is rejected
such law. item. section or part thereof,
20 submitted shall be repealed. The fil-
!mf Ct referendum petition ordering
or parts Of any duly enacted act. iegis.
han not detsy; the remainder: not So
sought. stated and contained in con-
flictinE or competing measures or reso.'
be a%ffirmativeiy approved BY a majority
or the votes cast for and against SUCH
treasures or resolutions. then the meal
sure or resolution. embodying the pur1
pose or object so approved. which res
ceived the largest number Of affirmative
votes shall thereby become the law Or
constitutional amendment and all others
shall thereby he rejected and repealed
The veto power of the governor or
mayor shall not extend to measures mi.
tiated by or referred to or enacted by
All elections on general. local and spe!!
the state or Of any locality shall be had
1T the biennial regular. genera cleo.
lions, except when otherwise provided
by law, hut counties. cities and towns
may provide for special elections on
ton.
In case Of laws. chiefly of local in
terest. whether submitted by initiative
or referendum petition or by the legis1
Iative assembly. az for example. the
ton Of new or additional offices or of
ficers. the same shall be submitted to-.
voted on and approved or rejected only
Py the people Of the counties chiefly
Amy measure submitted to the peopls
ct the polls. shall become enacted, be
IND become the law whom tits approved
Q majority oe thu yotsa cast thereon
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