The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1912-08-02
ProposAd Amendment to State
Constitution.

tary of state, .
to an act of the legislature. approved
March 10. 1911, entitled as follows: AN
Act to. amend section of article ii OF the
relating to legislative powers, providing
for the, initiative and referendum. and
striking section 81 of said ARTICLE u re.
lating to- the time when laws take effect
there is. hereby published for the consid-
Grafton. of the voters OF the state OF
Washngton the folleT,ns pa9ps said
state:
That at the general election to be held
ceeding Ithe first Monday in November
1912. there shall be supmittedto the quail
flied electors of the state for adoption
and approval or rejection an amendment
to article ii of the Constitution OF the
State Of Washing ton relating to legis-
lative powers. by striking from article II
lieu thereof as section ! the following. so
that the same shall read as follows
authority OF the State OF Washington
shall be Vested in the legislature. consist
ing of "a senate and house OF representa-
tives. which shall be called the legisla-
ture of the State OF Washington, but the
people reserve to themselves the power
to propose bills. laws. and to enact or re-
ject the same at the polls. independent of
the legislature, and also reserve power
at their own option. to approve or reject
at the polls any act. item, section or part
of any bill. act or law passed by the leg
islature
(a) Initiative: The first power re-
Ten per centum. but in no case more than
fifty thousand Of the legal voters shall
be requirG to propose any measure by
shall include the full text of the measure
so proposed. Initiative petitions shall he
filed With the seere tar of state not less
which they are to be voted upon. or not
less than, ten days before any regular
session of the Legislature. If filed at least
months before the election at which
they are to be voted upon. lie shall sub
NIT the same to the vote of the people at
filed not less than ten days before any
regular session of the legislature, he shall
transmit the same to the legislature as
soon as 1t convehes and organizes. Such
initiatiye measure shall take precedence
over all other measures in the legislature
EXCEPT e;.,,a .appropriatlon bills ana shall be be
or amendment by the legislature before
the end of such regular session If any
such initiative measure shall be enacted
by the Legislature It shall be subject to
the referendum petition. or it may be en-
acted and referred by the Legislature to
the people for approval or rejection at the
next regular election. If it is rejected or
II no action is taken upon it by the legis
lature before the end or such regular SEES
Sion the secretary of state shall submit
it TO the people for approval or rejection
at the next ensuing regular general cleo
mon eas, me ieg,siatare may reject any
ton and propose different dealing
with the same subject. and i'm such
event both measures shall he submitted
for approval or rejection at the next en-
suing regular general election When
conflicting measures are submitted to the
people the ballots shall he SO printed that
voter can exfresss Separately hy making
one cross lX) for each, two preferences.
first, as between either measure and
neither and secondly. as between one and
the other II the ma 'ority of those vot-
ing on the first Issue is for neither, both
ha mi.
second issue shall nevertheless be care
fully counted and made public. Ii a ma
Jority Voting oh the first issue is for
either, then the measure receiving a ma
Jority Of the votes on the second issue
(b) Referendum. The second power
reserved by the people Is the referendum.
and it may be ordered any act, bill.
law. or any part thereof passed by the,
Legislature, except such laws, AS may b..
necessary fos thu inrpediate pre- serv alton
OF the public peace health or safety sup
port ofsthe state government and its eX-
ION sished by the reduirtti percentage "f
the legal voters. orr by the Legislature as
other hills are enacted. Six per centum
hut In no case more than thirty thousand
Of the legal voters shall be required la
sign and make a valid referendum petit
(c) No act: law, or bill subject to ref
erendum shall take effect until ninety
days after the adjournment of the session
at which it was enacted. Ma act, law. or
Dill approved by a majority of the cleo
tors voting thereon shall be amended or
repealed by the Legislature within a peri
Oh OF two years following such enactment.
'ut such enactment may be amended on
repealed at any general regular or special
eIecuony ny direct vote of the people
Id The filing of a referendum peti-
tion against one or more items, sections
or parts OF any act. law or bill shalt not
delay the remainder Of the measure from
becoming operative. Referendum petit
tions against measures passed by the leg
lad "
of state not later than ninety days after
the final adjournment of the, session of
the Legislature which passed the measure.
on which the referendum is demanded
The veW power OF the governor shall not
extend 10 measures initiated by. or re-
ferred 10 the people. All eicceiions ON
measures referred to the people of the
state shall be had at the biennial regu-
lar elections. except when the legislature
sure inflated by the people or referred
to- the people lis herein provided shall
approved BY majority OF the votes east
thereon: Provided. That the vote east
upon such question or measure shall
equal one. third of the total votes east at
measure shah be In operation on and :lfief
the thirtieth day after the election at
bills proposed by initiative petition shall
be: he II enacted by the people of the
not be construed to deprive any member
OF the legislature OF the right to introduce
any measure. The whole number of elec-
tors who voted FOR governor at the r-gu-
lar gubernatOrial election last pret edue
the filing OF any petition for the initiative
or Tor the referendum shall he the basis
on which the number of legal voters nee
eSSary to sign such petition shall he
counted. All such petitions shall be filed
with the secretary of state who shall be
guided by the general laws in submitting
the same to the people until additional
legislation shall especially provide there
Tor This section is eeif-eXecuting. but
enacted inl tn.
facilitate its operation.
The legislature shall provide methods
OF publicity of all laws or parts of laws
ana amendments to the constitution re-
TERED to the people with arguments for
ana against the laws and amendments so
referred. so that each voter of the state
shall receive the publication at least fifty
days before the election at which they are
to be voted upon.
There shall be printed on all ballots
provided for the said election the words
For the proposed amendment of see
ton l of article III of the constitution of
the state of Washington. relating to leg
isiatlve powers and providing for the
initiative and referendum.'
Against the proposed amendment of
section ] of article III of the constitution
OF the State Of Washing ton relating to
legislative powers, and providing for the
initiative and referendum"
For the proposed amendment of article
u of the constitution of the State of
Washington, BY striking section II there