The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1912-11-01
PROVIDING O INITIATIVE. re-
F~ERENnUM ~ RECALL

vId!no f"r the Initiative AND Herer-
tho Recall of Public officers and fu-
ture smendments TO the constitution.
Ds II resolved by the House OF Repre-
hota. and the Senate thersof concur
That tha following amendments to
the constitution Of tn" State Of North
Assembly to b. chosan at the next gen
era' election. h" published: and Upon
s ssn1s"''. s, 20 ,. na ." CHOSEN rns ': Az afore.a i'd
submitted to tho I".nple al the general
s%lsction in the wear l9l4 for appr"vaI
81 sroy 1s}oe,'"n q, g S.c ann"'a sos Of Win the cons one
situation "r the State OF North Dakota.
AMEMDMEMrsD Section Twenty,
g. g. f }is9; n s'..y l isss': and ,'? Sixty ,9t rye *,
q Article two t2) and Section 2Ol Of
Article Fourteen 90. aud section 202
81 Article Fifteen Ib) Of the const,tu7
follows:
Section 26 The legislative authority
Of the state shall be vested IN a legiS-
native assembly. consisting of a senate
and house al representatives. but the
Deopie reserve to themselves the power:
First. to propose laws. Legislative hiea-
Qurss. resolutions and amendments ="
1hs constitution aud to enact and az
prove or reject the same at til" polls
Independent Of the Legislative assembly
o. the governor. tcxcept that amend
ments u the constitution shall be once
referred I" the Legislative assembly and
Second. at their own option. TO order
submitted to them. and TO enact. ap,,
prove and confirm or reject and annul
At the polls amy act. measure or rcS",
tuition. or item. section. part or parts OF
acted or rejected by the legislative AS
semblv. or vetoed hy the governor.
The power first above reserved by the
people is the Initiative aud the second
- the Referendum every initiative pc
tition shall include the full text Of the
measure proposed. and not more than
than twenty-th"usand t20.OOO legal cleo
tors shall I've rau'lired to petition for
and propose any measure To compel IL
20 he submitted I" the people al the
polls. Independent and regardless ~. or
notwithstanding non enactment Thereon
by the legislative assembly or veto by
the governor: providing that the lnitia-
tive petition proposing an amendment or
amendments to The CONSTITUTION shall he
signed by not more than 10 per cent OF
the legal electors III AT least one-half of
the counties of the state Not more
than five per cent. nor in any case more
than ten thousand tlO.00o) legal cleo.
tors. shall hs required I" petition" and
propose any measure or resolution for
enactment or agreement by the leSiSla-
tive assembly. or tn order and employ
the referendum power as 10 Initiative
measure at resolution 81 submitted. or
~ to any other act. measure or rtSnlu.
tiOn. or part ttlrr""f.;is herein provided
under the second power reserved BY the
people All initiative petitions ini niea-
sures. except f"I municipal and wholly
local Legislation. shall he flied in the Of
flee OF the secretary 1T state not less
than four mouths prior to the election
At which they are 10 I've voted ON. or.
within twenty days after the opening
session of the legislative assembly. And
whenever so filed aud not submitted to
vote at the election last preceding shall
be transmitted to the house OF represent
tatives at the opening session thereof.
Except pronosed constitutional amend.
shall be transmitted to the state senate
together with amy not voted on) or with
IN ten laws after fi,inS: provided Led; Mons
tieth day of the term. Initiative mea.
sures shall take precedence over all
others in such legislative assembly ex-
sept appropriation bills and constitu-
tional amendments referred by the peo-
pie or a preceding legislative assembly.
fnd shall! be enacted. referred or re
lative assembly at that term. If en-
acted. such measures shall be subject to
r%sferend"m; If not enacted and not en-,
men the legislative assembly. as it en-.
acts other bills. may refer such proposed
measures to the electors either alone or,
together with any 10 the same purpose
legislative assembly. Whenever II shall
b necessary for the immediate pressr-
vation Of the pnblic peace. health or
0AS NtAt a -" ostus SSs"Sbka "
without delay. such necessity shall be
stated in a separate %ssction. and il. by
? vote Of yeas and nays. three fourths
sf all members elected to each house.
city council or commission. as the CASE
may be. shall vote on a separate roll
call. In favor Of the measures going into
the immediate preservation nf the public,
peace. health or saf'Ay. such law shall
become operative upon approval by the,
governor or mayor. MS the case may he !
crowded thai an emergency shall not
be 30 declared in any measure creating
Or aboiishing any office. or to change
resources belonging to the state.
Referendum petitions or orders shall
D filed In the office of the secretary OF
state not less than ninety days after
assembly which passed or TO which was
referred the measure on which refer
a refersndum petition ordering sub
feet the Same until said law is rejected
such law, item. section or part thereof
20 submitted shalt bs repealed. The III
Ing Of 2 referendum petition ordering
or parts Of any duly enacted act. legis-
latlvs measure. resolution or ordinance
shall not delay the remainder: not 80
Whenever the purpose and object
11icttng or competing measures or reso-
buttons submitted to The people. shall
b affirmatively approved by . majority
Of the votes cast for and against such
measures or resolutions. then the mea-
sure or resolution. embodyinK the pur-
pose or object so approved. which re-
solved the largest number of affirmative
votes shall thereby become the Law or
constitutional amendment and oil others
snail thereby be rejected and repealed.
The veto power Of the governor or
mayor shall not extend to measures tni-
t1atsd by or rafsrred to or enacted by
All elections on. general. local and spe-
sael measures referred to the people OF
the stats or Of any locality shall be had
A4 the biennial regular general cleo
lions. sxoept when otherwise provided
~ law. but counties. cities and towns
their municipal and wholly local lAsisla-
In case Of laws. chiefly Of local I'M
torsst. whether submitted by initiative
~ referendum petition or by the lsgts-
letjve assembly, ~ for example. the
division OF creation OF counties or ore4-
ton Of new or additional offices or Of
(1csrD. the sAme shall be submitted to,
voted on and approved or rejected only
~ h psopls Of the eountlss ehtsf1y
Any measure submittsa 10. the psopls
- the. polls. shall become enacted. be
ana become the law when Il u approved
majority 81 b vetes cast thereon.
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