The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1912-10-12
Approved February 1, 1911

Resolsed Hg the S<Aate, the 4sseaNy concur
ring. That section three be added to article
nineteen Of the constitution Of the State Of
Nevada, said section, 20 added. TO read as
follows:
Section 3. The people reserve to themselves
the power 70 propose laws and the power 70
propose amendments 10 the constitution and
TO enact or reject the sane 1t the polls, indie
pendent Of the Legislature, and also reserve
the power at their option t0apprcve OF reject
at the polls. in the manner herein provided,
any act. item. section or part OF any act or
measure passed BY the Legislature, and section
one Of article four Of the constitution shall
hereafter be considered accordingly. The
first power reserved by the people Is the initi-
atiFe. and not more than ten per cent OF the
qualified electors shall be required to propose
any measure BY initiative petition. and every
such ~petition shall include the full text OF the
measure 90 proposed. Initiative petitions.
for all but municipal legislation, shall be hied
with the Secretary OF State not less than
thirty 1901 days before any regular session OF
the Legislature; the Secretary OF State shall
transmit the same TO the Legislature as soon
As il conyenes and organizes. Such Initiative
measure shall take precedence over all meas
ures Of the Legislature except appropriation
bills, and shall be enacted or rejected by the
Legislature, without change or amendment.
within forty t40) days IL any such initiative
ME8tLEt W DfDDO1EA " PEStttOA ~
shall be enacted by the Legislature and ap-
proved by the Governor 10 the same manner
As other laws are enacted, same shall become
q law. but shall be subject to referendum
~petition as provided in sections one and two
of this article. III said initiative measure be
rejected by the Legislature, or if no action be
taken thereon within said forty l40) days, the
secretary of State shall submit the sans to
the qualified electors for approval or rejection
at the next ensuing general election; and II
= majority Of the qualified electors voting
thereon shall approve OF such measure II shall
become Q law and take effect from the date OF
the official declaration of the vote; an initia-
tive measure so approved BY the quallhed
electors shall not be annnlled, set aside OF
repealed by the Legislature within three III
wears from the date said act takes effect. In
ease the Legislature shall reject such initiative
measure, said body may, with the approval OF
the Governor, propose a different measure on
the same subject, in which event both meas
ures shall be submitted by the Secretary OF
State to the qualified electors for approval
or rejection at the next ensuing generalization
The enacting clause of all bills proposed by the
initiative shall be: THE people Of the State
of Nevada do enact as follows" The whole
number Of votes cast for Justice OF the Su'
preme Court at the general election last pre-
eseding the filing Of any initiative petition
shzll be the basis on which the number OF
Q4d4ilE4t At~bC&1
snail be counted. The seconi power reserved
by the people is the referendum, which shall be
exercised 10 the manner provided in sections
one and two of this article. The initiative
and referendum powers IN this article pro
vided for are further reserved to the qualified
electors of each county and municipality as t.
all local. special and municipal legislation Of
every character in or for said respective coun
ties or municipalities. The Legislature maj
provide by law for the manner of exercising
the initiative and referendum powers as t.
county and municipal legislation, but shall
not require a petition of more than ten pei
cent 10 per cent? Of the qualified electors t.
order the referendum. nor more than 6fteer
per cent 10 per cent to propose any munich
pal measure by initiative. II the conflicting
measures submitted to the people at the nexl
ensuing general election shall both be approved
by a majority of the votes severally cast fol
and against each of said measures, the meas
ure receiving the highest number of afirma
tive votes shall thereupon become a law as t.
all conflicting provisions. The provisions o
this section shall be self executing. but legis
lation may be especially enacted to ~facilitat'
its operation.