The Dickinson press., 1912-10-12
PROVIDING FOR INITIATIVE. RE.
SGRENDUM AND RECALL

vidlnu so~. the Initiative and Refer.
endum. and the provisions thereof,
the Recall! Of Public officers and FL.
BE- It resolved by the House of Repre-
sentatives Of the State OF North Da-
kota. aud the Senate thereof concur
That the following amendments to
ths constitution of the State Of North
pskota be = referred EFF to the Legislative
srai m s'ecti9 n T., DO published; a9d upon
s ssbhni,y 90 next chosen. as aforesaid 5
election in the year 1914 for approval
or rejection. in accordance with the
Provisions Of sestion 2o2 Of The con
Five l2s5. Fiftyoseven 1sT5. Fifiy-eighht
'(5s>: %Ftfty-nine (5s). and Sixty-five (65)
Article Fourteen as 81" and Section 2o2
of Article Fifteen (15) OF the constitu-
ton Of the State Of North Dakota shall
Section Is. The, legislative authority
OF the state shall be vested in a legls-
and house Of representatives. but the
people reserve to themselves the power:
First. to propose laws. legislative mea-
the constitution and to enact and ap-
prove or reject the same at the polls
Independent of the. legislative assembly
Wy LIS ROVcTuOEs \cACSpS Ildl dILIStlt1-
ments to the constitution shall be once
referred to the legislative assembly, and
Second. at their own option. to order
sTo,n''e and TO eont ann%; or a reie ct snaet an api
1T the polls any act. measure or reso-
luton. or item. section. part or parts OF
any such as submitted to-. proposed. en-
acted or rejected by the legislative as
sembly. or vetoed by the governor.
The power first above reserved by the
people IS the Initiative and the second
10 tho 1SnfororayVn Eyynru Initiation ma.
tition shall include the full text of the
measure proposed. and not more than
eight per cent. nor in any case more
tors shall be required to petition for
and propose any measure to compel it
to be submitted to the people at the
Notwithstanding non-enactment thereof
by the legislative assembly or veto by
the governor; providing that the initia-
amendments to the constitution shall be
signed by not more than Is per cent of
the legal electors in at least one.half Of
than five per cent CO -" nor ina in any case "a more
than ten thousand (1O. 00O) legal elec-
tors. shall be required to petition and
enactment or agreement by the iegisia7
tive q Ssembly, or to order and employ
the referendum power as to initiative
as to any other act, measure or resolu,,
fion, or part thereof.as herein provided
under the second power reserved by the
people. All initiative its petitions Petit nnd for r mea
local legislation. shall be filed in the Of
flee of the secretary of state not less
than 0 u months prior to the, election
within twenty lays after the opening
session Of the legislative assembly. And
whenever SO filed and not submitted to
be transmitted to the house of represent
tatives at the opening session thereof.
Except proposed constitutional amend
shall be transmitted to the state senate
together with any not voted on) or with1
IN ten lays after filing; provided. none none
tieth day of the term. Initiative mea:
.esheTs i in SUCH dah iegl RistS"sn assembly 1SSs e171
tional amendments referred by the peo1
pie or a preceding legislative assembly.
and shall. be enacted. referred or rel
acted. such measures shall be subject to
referendum. If not enacted and not en-
then the here ley,sI az 0e a saemt{ted as 30 It Ve en.
acts other bills. may refer such proposed
Pleasures to the electors either alone or
together with n to the same purpose
be necessary for the Immediate preserl
ssfae2 that Ss the ! iaR Ru shsi, P Sacome h sffeat,v g.
S-eNS &A~S - A~" oA~
stated in a separate section, and If. BY
g vote Of yeas and nays. three fourths
city council or commission. as the case
call. in favor Of the measures going into
the immediate preservation of he public
peace. health or safety. such law shall,
become operative upon approval by the
governor or mayor. as the case may be-;
provided. that an shall not
be SO declared In any measure creating
Or ab9lishinE any office. or to change
resources belonging to the state
- R s{eG petitions Or orders shall IL
state. not less thai ninety Jays after
the final adjournment. Of the legislative
assembly which passed or to which was
referred the measure on which refer7
a referendum petition ordering sub!
mitted an emergency law shall not eff!
sna t aana an%e at anti the sa'p pol law i, wh es}sH5ea'
such law. item. section or part thereof
PC submitted shall be repealed. The fill
, s%gm e 3 e cas en- m,ra De tttnoa ORDERING s%ec e
or parts OF any duly enacted act. legis-
latiYe measure. resolution or ordinance
o onaa aoe fr ae1ay be ene nema operative no' g
sdusNt stated and contained in con-,
1llcll&G or competing measures or TeSO.is
buttons submitted to the people, shall
be- affirmnttvely approved by a majority
of the votes cast for and against SUCH
measures or resolutions. then the meal
sure Or resolution. embodying the pur1
pose or object so approved. which rel
cejved the largest number Of affirmative
votes shall thereby become the law or
constitutional amendment and all others
shall thereby be rejected and repealed.
The veto power of the governor or
mayor shall not extend to measures ini-
tiated by or referred to or enacted BY
All elections on general. local and spe-
cial measures, referred to the people of
the state or Of any locality Shall be had
at the biennial regular general elec-
ttoIs, except when otherwise provided
by law, hut countless. cities and towns
may provide for special elections on!
their municipal and wholly local legisla!
ton. 5s
In case Of laws. chiefly of local In
terest, whether submitted by initiative
or referendum petition or by the legis5
dtYtsion or creation OF counties or creai
ton Of new or additional offices or of
ftcers. the same shall be submitted to-
voted on and approved or rejected only
Py the people Of the counties chiefly
AnyAWeasure submitted to the. people
q ssglis. shall BECOME enacted. bs
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