The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1912-08-23

eTS Shall nave Tue TlSut W plOpOoO
any legislative measure. and twenty
FIVE (25) per centum shall nave the
right to propose amendments to the
constitution by petition, and every
such petition shall include the full
text of the measure so proposed;
(3). The second power reserved is
the referendum, and it may be or
dered, except as to laws necessary
for the immediate preservation OF
public peace, health and safety, eth
er by petition signed by twenty (20)
per centum of the legal voters, or by
the legislature;
(4). The percentage of legal vot-
ers hereinbefore stated shall be bas-
ed upon the total number Of votes
cast at the last general election for
the state officer receiving the high
est number of votes cast at such cleo
tion
90. All petitions submitted under
the power of the initiative shall be
known as Initiative Petitions" and
shall be filed with the secretary of
state not less than four (4) months
preceding the date of the election at
which the measures so proposed are
to be voted upon, and all petitions
submitted under the power of the ref
erendum shall be known as Refer
endum Petitions" and shall be filed
with the secretary of state not more
tnan sixty 600 days after the final
adjournment of the session of the leg
islature, which shall have passed the
measure to which the referendum is
applied, the filing of referendum pc
tition against any item, or section OF
any act, or resolution, shall not pre-
vent the remainder of such measure
from becoming effective;
Co. Any measure or amendment
to the constitution proposed under
the initiative, and any measure to
which the referendum is applied, shall
be referred to a vote of the qualified
electors of the state, and shall be
come a law when approved by ma
jority of the votes cast thereon, and
upon proclamation of the governor,
and not otherwise;
%. The veto power of the govern
or shall not extend to initiative or ref
erendum measures approved by a ma
jority of the qualified electors;
(S). The reservation of the power
of the initiative and referendum in
this article shall not deprive the leg
islature of the right to repeal any
which may be consistent with the
of the state and of the
United States;
90. The legislature shall make
suitable provisions for carrying into
effect the provisions of this section
That Section Sixteen 16) Of said
Article Three CD shall be amended
SO as to read as follows:
Section 16. Each law enacted,
by the legislature of by the
people, under the initiative, shall EN-
brace but one subject and matter
properly connected Herewith, whica
subject snail be briefly expressed in
the title, and no law shall be amend
ed or revised to it's title only; but in
such case the act, as revised, or sec
ton, as amended, shall be re-enacted |
and published at length.
That Section Seventeen 90 of !
said Article Three CD shall be
amended so as to read as follows:
Section IT. Every pill passed by |
the legislature shall BIZ read by its IT, |
lie on it's first reading in either house, |
unless one-third of the members pres |
ent desire it read by sections. Every |
bill shall be read on three several |
days, unless two-thirds of the mem |
oers present when such bill may be |
pending shall deem it eXpedient to |
dispense with this rule. Every bill |
shall be read by its sections on its |
second reading, and on its final pass |
age, unless on its second reading two
birds of the members present in the |
house where such bill may be pend
ing shall deem it eXpedient to dis
pense with this rule. The vote on
The final passage of every bill or joint |
shall be taken by yeas and
nays, to be entered on the journal of |
each house; Provided, That any gen
aral revision of the entire laws en-
bodied in any bill shall not be requir
I'd to be read by sections upon its fl
nal passage, and its reading may be
wholly dispensed with by tWo-thirds
vote A majority of the members |
present in each house shall be neces-
Sary to pass every bill or JOINT reSOlu-
ion. All bills or joint resolutions so
passed shall be signed by the presid-
ing officer of the respective houses
and by the secretary of the senate,
and the clerk of the house of repre-
The votes cast in compliance with |
said proposed amendments, and the |
canvass declarations and returns |
thereof. shall be subjected to the |
same regulations and restrictions as
are provided by law for general cleo |
tons in the state of Florida.
In testimony whereof, | have here |
unto set my hand and affixed the
Great Seal of the State OF Florida. at |
Tallahassee, the Capital, this the |
twenty-fifth day of July. A. d.. 1912.
(Seal.) H. CLAY CRAWFC4tD.
Secretary of State. |
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