Omaha daily bee., 1912-09-16
LEGAL NOTICE.
PROPOSED CONSTITUTIONAL

The following proposed amendment to
the constitution Of the State OF Nebraska,
as hereinafter set forth in full, Is sub
m1tted to the electors of the State of Me-
braska, to be voted upon at the general
election to be held Tuesday, November
9Th, A. D., 1912.
"AN ACT for joint resolution propos-
ing amendment to Section / and Sec
ton 10 Article 8 of the Constitution Of
the State Of Nebraska, and supplement-
ing Article entitled Amendments
Be it Resolved and Enacted by the Legis-
lature of tie STATE Of Nebraska;
Section l. That at the genera election
for state and legislative OFFICES to be
held on the Tuesday succeeding the first
Monday in November, 1912. the following
provisions be proposed and submitted as
amendment to Section ! and Section 10
of Article of the Constitution Of the
State of Nebraska.
Section 2. That Section OF Article
of the Constitution of the State Of Ne
braska is hereby amended to read as fol-
lows: r7.r4 49,. -stes E.e- e ~
Section /. The legislative authority of
the state shall be vested In a legislature
consisting of q senate and house Of repre-
sentatives, but the people reserve to
themselves power to propose laws, and
amendments to the constitution. and to
enact of reject the same at the polls in
dependent Of the legislature, and also re-
serve power at their own option to ap-
prove or reject at the polls any act, item,
section, or part Of any act passed by the
legislature. .r
Section la The first power reserved
by the people is the initiative. Ten per
cent of the legal voters of the state, SO
distributed as to include per cent of
the legal voters in each of two-fifths OF
the counties of the state, may propose
any measure by petition, which shall
contain the full text Of the measure SO
proposed Provided, that proposed con-
stituttonal amendments shall require q
petition of Is per cent Of the legal
voters of the state distributed as above
provided. Initiative petitions Except for
municipal and wholly local legislation
shall be filed with the Secretary of State
and be by him submitted to the voters at
the first regular state election held not
less than four months after such filing.
The same measure, either in form or In
essential substance, shall not be SUBJ
mitted to the people by initiative petition
(either affirmatively or negatively
oftener than once in three years. If con-
flicting measures submitted to the people
at the same election shall be approved,
the one receiving the highest number of
affirmative votes shall thereby become
law as to all conflicting provisions. The
subject matter of statutes enacted by the
legislature shall apply to those enacted
by the initiative.
Section 1B. The second power reserved
Is the referendum. 1t may be ordered by
a petition of 10 per cent Of the legal vot-
ers Of the state, distributed as required
for initiative petitions. Referendum petit
tons against measures passed by the leg
islature shall be filed with the secretary
Of state within ninety days after the leg
islature enacting the same adjourns sine
die or for a period longer than ninety
DAYS; and elections thereon shall be had
at the first regular stats election held
not less than thirty days after such FL
ing.
Section &c. The referendum may be
ordered upon any acts except acts making
appropriations for the expenses Of the
state government, and state institutions
existing at the time such act Is passed.
When the referendum is ordered upon an
act or any part thereof it shall suspend
its operation until Ane same is approved
by the voters; provided that emergency
acts, or acts for the immediate preserva-
ton of the public peace, health, or safety
shall continue in effect until rejected by
the voters or repealed by the legislature.
one or more items. sections, or parts Of
Filing of a referendum petition against
an act shall not delay the remainder of
the measure from becoming operative.
Section I'D. Nothing in this section
shall be construed to deprive any mem
ber Of the legislature Of the. right to In
troduce any measure. The whole number
of votes cast for governor at the regular
election last preceding the filing OF any
Initiative or referendum petition shall be
the basis on which the number Of legal
voters required to sign such petition shall
be computed. The veto power of the gov
erncr shall not extend to measures initi-
ated by or referred to the people All
sucn measures shall become the law or a
part of the constitution when approved
by a majority Of the votes cast thereon,
provided, the votes cast in favor of said
initiative measure or part Of said consti-
tuition shall constitute thirty-five per cent
(35 per cent) of the total vote cast at said
election, and not otherwise and shall take
effect upon proclamation by the COVER
nor. which shall be made within ten days
of the completion Of the official canvass
The vote upon initiative and referendum
measures shall be returned and canvassed
in the same manner as Is prescribed In
the case of presidential electors. The
method Of submitting and adopting
amendments TO the constitution provided
by this section shall be supplementary to
the method prescribed in the article Of this
constitution. entitled Amendments. and
the latter shall in no case be construed
10 conflict herewith This amendment
shall be self-executing. but legislation
may be enacted especially to facilitate It's
operation. In submitting petitions and
orders for the initiative and the referen-
Ann Shn secpataTv of state and eli nthox