The Dickinson press., 1912-10-12

except u herein provided when con.
mitted) n shall Be in force and e.
f Zee o and become operative upon date Of
the state board Of canvassers. !;
proposed amendments to the constitu-
ton shall In all cases be submitted to
No statute. ordinance or resolution sp.
proved and enacted by vote Of the cleo
aors shaii be amended. repealed or in
quent legislation by the Legislative as
sembly. city. council or commission, ex-
cept by a three-fourths vote Of ali the
members me- elected thereto. taken by yeas
hit; The ., en,aeting clause. Of al initiative
Dia 81 sha, 10 Be sbs it enacted by the PEG;
And zis 81 81 II o=T ssass e1 @osth it p oaaainsd
Thi s.. s eeeeas q h snr@ mot q BE- "s sons92aed I'd
aspslESe, any cit1 member ea,iDa, Of the legislative.
Inc right to INTRODUCES n measure.
20 limit In any degree the Inherent right
The whole number of votes cast for
the office Of secretary of state at the
tIeeuiar election last preceding the filing
snail be the basis on which the number
OF electors necessary to sign such
petition shall be computed.
Of state to submit S't 70 T the sne ]ele sseas'aa az
PrdeIsd BY petitions or referred by the he
tn 5is ofs,c as's sma :: 90 entitled /; and filed
TO the legislative assembly in accord
ance herewith. and he and all other Of
i'Sss. t sns' act s' . SS1asa By this fhs ssm en =
ton shall b especially provided ovid des'S'a-
ass sc nsf1' 20 t @s,c duty his e shs 1das5s1atiy e
referred to make provision by law for
Its execution In accordance herewith, in
anticipation OF tts ratification by the
All original initiative petitions shall
pc returned to or filed in the office Of
one +S secr ssncyy. OF IL state by the secretary
branch Of the legislative assembly. with
endorsement thereon. or securely at
p1ets record eest'to Of he ACTION nun ta fea Gem-'
pf the legislative assembly and its final
The initiative and referendum powers
are hereby further reserved to the
Electors Of each municipality and dis
sf.et' as to an local. special and NUM-
and for their respective municipalities
sast,o dist sbsH .n III. .. provisions Of this
come eo%@is aRfsaf fo9@. g Ct city sify s %soSas1's; and
or conveyance Of . franchise or OF any
patton Of or in any, road. street. alley
or park. or any part thereof, or in any
rsai PROPERTY wS.t Gwne a. by sm mpSn mi cor pr,
wise, shah be subject to referendum BY
: Until genera, laws shall, .nrescr,ba the
manner, Of exercising the initiative and
referendum powers as to their munich
pal ~legislation: cities and towns may
% Rsov,ds tb oy ordnance ssn nsr t tner't .9 n But ,. not
electors may be required to order the
referendum. not more than fifteen per
cent to propose any measure by initia-'
for such measures ordering any submit
ted shall BE- filed with such officers
within the county. city or district as is
lions ss aT for o'D 1%o%inat dss t n e s %De for
This amendment shall be self execut-.
pesiiaiiy to fseiiisste +l IL o 1s saasa'0 eS1
either house Of tic legislative e'. a.sembl "
h 3 may nay 80 Ss eaas,ndsinf Sy p ths Sth by one
the legislative assembly except BY a
shall b so altered and amend led on o." its its
s ehsSas' its she celels., i na9po.. house as to
ev ssstl is~ 81 %s1,s,a %ai %sn ss t%s i s'eSss Ss
sn a:s%s' ~ sn &c E Esx 8 aS!'oz zs.sm51ss 1t i
! fh see sdsts g. 6 Meth Sa bl R.1 fStser than that
the polls) shall become q law e GeSgpe b.
q vote of a majority Of all the members
final passage in the legislative assembly
ana ana the he names q those 81 ' Voting s"S s. '1 en-;
i; The words "Lexisiative Assembly shah
Tide so q etc, or WoFds similar
shall not be construed to grant to the
legislative Assembly any exclusive au-
fh9rl'y the % iis asaiasi1eF an NOR rs II 1ny Msy r to
served by th 3R esSRlsi XIV.
to mpeac6 6Gn; IT. twice. s'9 for ' IL. same 1s .,a ofe
Tense.
f; Section 2o1 A: Every, public officer
prov HHedo to oAr reeall Is by su ths Ieg "a 1 1eters
Of the state or Of the electoral district
from which he is elected: There may
Voteai IN IN his us d n1Rssf at ef The st'' p9ssed ing
Of State to Tie their p e tRs Demand a
set forth . hin IN said 50 IN pe Risf1n'' the ens ssa saaa,
for said demand. II he shall file AMI
offer OF his resignation, 1t shall be ac-I
cepted.. and take effect IN the day i'll
Is filed. and the vacancy shall be filled
as nay be provided by law. II he shall
not resign within five days after Pie
petition Is filed. . special election shall
be ordered to- be- held within twenty
days In his said electoral district to de-
termine whether the people will recall
Z: On. the sample ballot at said election
shall be printed in not more tina two
hundred words, the reason for demand
ing the recall of said officer as set forth
In the recall petition. and in not more
than two hundred words. the officers
Justification Of his course in office. He.
shall continue to perform the duties Of
election shall be officially declared.
Other . candidates for the office, pre-
viously nominated, may b voted for at
said special election. HI candidate who
shall receive the highest number Of
votes. shall be deemed elected Tor the
the person AGAINST whom the recall petit
ton was filed, or another. The recall
petition. shall be- filed with the officer
with whom q petition for nomination to
such office should be filed, and the res
called officers resignation, should he
resign. shall be filed with the same Of
special election when 1t is required. No