The Dickinson press., 1912-10-19
PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO
THE STATE CONSTITUTION
lCHAPTER SO SESSION LAWS OF 1911
fSenate Bill No SC. w. Plainl
PROVIDING FOR DIRECT LEGIsLA:
TON A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION

TON a coNcURRENT REsoLUTioN
Amending tho Constitution OF tho state
o. North Dakota. Relating to the leg.
!s!attve Department and Providing for
CONSTITUTIONAL amendments ana refer;
ance Of laws.
Be It Resolved by the State of North
Dakota: the House Of Representatives
That the following amendment to tina
constitution Of the state of North Dak7
oea be referred to the Legislative As.
s seaot,1y to be chosen at the next general!
ny the last named legislative assembly:
the same be submitted to the qualified
electors aef Of tho state for approval or re?
pr The state q North Dakota: u'O;
IAN AdMMENpMMENT TO THE CoNsTITU.
i =, That Section rs Of Article
North Dakota Is hereby amended to
Section Is. The legislative authority
OF the State Of North Dakota shall be-
vested In a legislative assembly consist
Ing Of a senate and a house Of rcpreJ
themselves the no owe pe9 70 pr rgserse laws 70
and amendments to the state constitu,
tor and to enact and approve or re!
local or special laws. as enumerated in
Section 20 Of Article 2 Of this %constil
LUTON Independently Of the legislative
their own H Options ors0 to seSs appro we o pr rejee Ct
and annul at the polls any act. item. sec:
tion or part Of any act or measure passed
laws relating t o appropriation Of money;
as enumerated in section, 70 OF Article
2 Ses Of taIs s s9ni ;hs nson,e The 1s first Hrs | RGTer
tive, Any measure or constitutional q.
mendme may be proposed by the PEG.
PIE by Initiative petition. signed by not
ment to the constitution not less than
fifteen per cent Of the legal voters In
each county OF at least one-half, Of tho
ton shall. contain the full text OF the
proposed measure. Such petitions shall
be filed with the Secretary Of State not
ton at which they are to be voted on,
or not later than twenty days after tho
opening session Of the legislative as.
to be presented. The Secretary Of State
shall transmit the same to the house
Of representatives Of such legislative az.
tse "etS or or n not later asa. H Z ton '" days sss afte'
the same are filed. Measures or amend-
ments to the constitution 80 proposed
measures in the legislative assembly. ex,
either enacted or rejected by he egis..
t that session asSem0'' Any M'''e sue a" measa1e 81 81
amendment. If enacted or agreed to by
the legislative, assembly. shall be sub:
h }%sst to ssfe psdyiGed upon or i, T R Dst!ti ss r q:
assembly, for approva or rejection. o.
Il no action is taken upon It b the leg.
Secretary Of State shall submit it to the
people for approval or rejection at the
n nsxt general mav election nEs g . d Ths ,ss'; msas,
ure or constitution amendment to &C.
somplish the same purpos: wnsreupon
sSa1I ba aupmIite Or b5 10th the s s=mentament q
State to tns people for approval or
rejection at the nsxt ensuing general
at a general election and Zach receives
a majority Of the votes cast for and
against the same respectively, then the
firmatiye votes shall be thereby deemed
jected. When any measure so approved
e Ct ths u Ro''si as ams R5Gn'aea h Il .nal, is b. .
referred TO the next legislative assembly,
and should such amendment be approved
sSsS R Se1om. th : o. s9 9s ~ s%m s.na9}s,s
ton Of the state: II such amendment
be fs'ect e , by the .sa next +. 'e saSmittso a to
the people at the 9 general election
for approval or rejection. and II the said
amendment the second time receives :
majority Of all the votes cast thereon at
the constitution Of the state. Tho
second 9% reserved is the rere eseo n
sembly to be referred to the people for;
their approval or rejection at the polls!
measure OF any part. item or section Of
sembly upon . majority vote oi the mems
ed by at least ten per cent Of the legal
hail Of the e Counties Of the state. where?:
sPSs sue 50 e Srder %sas sSeii P Sc ,S as RsSeda
until the referedum vote shall. deter7
mine whether or not the law is sus1
fa'n Is ns or asasat fos lR%nGmHe1ddaiaa;;. that pre,s TRs9
y. that a law become effective without
d dsaans such Ugh necessity ty,, and Ss the II facts sa.
section, Of the bill, and II upon w and
nay vote IN each house Of the legislative
roll call in favor Of such law going into
instant operation on account. Of the
necessity for the I'M uch law shall
governor. and shall not be subject to 9
referedum. The reference to the peo-
pie OF or more items. sections or
gency law shall not delay the. remain
der Of that act or law from becoming
operative. All referendum petitions shall
be filed with the secretary Of state with,
In ninety days after tho final adjourn:
ment Of the session of the legislative as.
sembly. which passed the measure upon
which the referedum is demanded. The
veto power Of the Governor shall not ex-
tend to measures initiated by. or RED
fsrred 70. or approved BY the people!
AZ elections on measures referred to the
people shall be had at biennial regular
general elections. unless provisions b
made by law for Q special election on
such measures. Any measure thus re!
terred .to,.ths people shall become . law
%hen II u approved by a majority Of
wise. and shall 81 in force from the
date Of b official declaration Of the
vote by the state board OF convassers;
ThS enacting clause Of all measures
initiated BY the people shall be: "Bs
Il enacted ~ the people Of North Dako-
Ia" The basis for the computation Of
the number Of %signatures required for
shall be the total vote cast for Cover.
nor z I b last general election in the
co4neies where such petitions are signed.
THIS section shall not be construed to
qepr1ye. any member Of the legislative
asssmnly Of the Eight to Introduce any
TTas seerssa.y q Stat. and an other