The Dickinson press., 1912-11-02
PROPOSED ia
THE STATE CONSTITUTION
CHAPTER % SESSION LAWS OF 1911
(H0lse Bill No. 237-S. ] DOYLE oil
Foster and 3 q Ployhar)
FeRENoUM AN0 RECALL -

"A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION foe
: :%!s::s" :ss e.. :: t s%;t.s sss:'': :ss a. s:s:
the Recall Of Public ossIeers n Fu.
q .s re."iSea BY the House " Of Repre-.
eentstives Of the State IT North Da-
kota. and the ssnate tb.reof concur
the ."e een.t IT, 5o'o 81 e. s sest. n NORTH IL
pakota b: referrsd L" the Legislative
sxree,nsnt 70 BE- BY the Ls.;isiative Is.
: :sS@is, ted % to next x. S Seopis at a. ,ns sfe senslai
provisions Of seetio" 2o2 Of the con.
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e tss;. s fiSS; sas.y as. and i6z s,., yitiyss' tss5
& As.'e Eou sss "a },! Sn' .a ss'! see,,9 so' g. &
q Article Fifteen (6i Of tho constitu:
sion Of the state Of North Dakota shall
Section q. III legislative .uthtor'ty
: saa house. sn.sm 81 r. SSssts'i"f e5 : bu se" sss
peopls reserve to themselves the power:
First. to propose laws. legislative mea-
sSs'; son asiis1as19n; n snG to . .@s sns .p %
Independent Of the, legislative assembly
Or The so ~. fsxcsps that that a. amend end
referred to the. legislative assembly and
Second, at their own option. TO order
submitted 20 them. n to enact: ap;
at the polls any act. measure or reso.;
luton. or item. section. part or parts of
any such 40 submitted to. proposed. on
sembly. or vetoed BY the governor.
The power first above reserved by the
people j. the initiatiye n the second
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
to be submitted to the people at the
~ 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 the ' ssnnt %s,seto OF t II at .t Least o Net ! mo9 Of
s tss ' ten n ssoS Sssa; nj eio. g SnY Legal sa1' e eiscs
tors. shall be required to petition and
enactment or agreement by the legisla1
tive = !sembly. or to order and employ
the the. , ssfere en- a:o, pG9'%er "a as .t to '1'tiat'y os
tion. or part t~hersof.as herein provided
under the second power reserved by the
sSSes. except sS FOR Municipal and wholly
local legislation, hall be filed in theo Of
flee Of the secIstary Of state not less
within twenty day. after the opening
session Of the legislative assembly, And
vote at the~e election last preceding shall
be transmitted to the house Of represent
tatives at the opening session thereof.
ments approved at the preceding election
together with, any not voted onl or With
K E tn BE- sa y assss a'i'titaS; a 21ey'd "a t a4H:
sHres shall take precedence over ~
cept appropriation bills and constitu4
pie or q prsoeding legislative assembly!
; Ssa I .she aitn g: : :asndmen nf.' 6y The Of i.s 81
acted. such measures shall be subject to
titled hereby to 5. submitted ed to vote.
acts other biiis. may refer such proposed
s% osssSss i'm 81 ~ :ns sl' q e. 'i ss@e a paaeo g.
legislative assembly. whenever It shall
safety that Z law shall become effective.
Without delay. such necessity shall be
s'e vet. y, e. : s:pa sna n aessior fSr aad ,o ~ : t6s
Of al msmbsrs elected. to each house,
city council or commission as the case
e az q i.so. ~ aye { on !: :ur sspa eoine I ,nto
lnstant operation because necessary .for
the immediate preservation Of the public
RRsasSs: hsstth 2 oafsty. such law shall
governor or mayor. as the caso may be;
PROVIDED ", then p n smerssncy she'll naaat not
lie & a ssls1s. term ny q duty duty Of = any ny o onS"s9
O. IN disposinE Ct any lands and natural
b. fiisd Si Ia tie leo siesSa Of the secret s" Of
state. not less than ninety days after
s sss s . *bisb sa:ssa q ar the b m asfiai'a wy:
endum l. demanded. w.
A. referendum petition ordering SUBJ,
feet the same until. said law is rejected
and annuled At the polls. w%hereupon
such Law: item. section or part thereof
lnE oe g referendum petition ordering
aubmitted one q more items: sections
shah, not deisy; the remainder. not 50
ordered. from becoming operative.
.o Whsney sss,ed the ana pu cpo;s,ne and i object SeGt
elicttAH or competing measures or reso.
buttons submitted to the people. shall
BE afelru1Atively approved by q majority
OF tho votes .onst for and against such
measures or RESOLUTIONS. then the mead
sure Or resolution. embodying the pur1
pose or object 90 approved, which red
solved. the. larHest number OF affirmative
votes shall thereby become the law on
constitutional amendment n all others
shall thereby be rejected and repealedI
The veto power of the governor 8
mayor shall not extend to measures ipir
ttated byasOr roferred to or enacted Ry
All elections on general. local and.spe::
cial measures referred to the paople Of
the stats or Of any locality shall be had
1t tho hlennlAls+1egula genera cleo:
lions, except whon otherwise provided
by law. but countiss.. cities and towns
may provide Tor special elections on
their municipal and wholly local legislas
tion. +,
In case Of laws, chiefly Of local I'M
terest, Whether submitted by Initiative
pr referendum petition or by the legts3
tsHisi ! aa 8 e1sst,oa Of fe eouseiea es crea4
ton OF new or additional offices or ofi.
ftcers. The same shall be submitted TOT
voted on and approved or rejected. only
by the people OF the counties chiefly
Any. measurs submitted 70 the psopls
ct the polls, shSll sbeeomo enacted. b.
And become tho law when tt q. appsovU4