The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1912-10-17
PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO
THE STATE CONSTITUTION
lCHAPTER s6 SESSION LAWS Of lsll)
(Ssnate Bill No 28l-H Bessessenl
PROVIDING FOR THE RECALL

CONCURRENT RESOLUTION for an
amendment TO the Constitution Of the
T.: as &C. Ho =; po5e ,eeS. sy
BE it Resolved by the Senate of the
State Of North Dakota. The House Of
That the following proposed amend
mont to the Constitution of the State
pf North Dakota is agreed to and re-
Pc chosen at the next general election
In said state for the approval, to be by
said last mentioned legislative assembly
kubm dtde to the qualified electors Of
eccordance with the provisions OF Sec
Zion 2o2 Of the Constitution Of the State
: AMENDMENT.) The Constitution Of
the State Of North Dakota Is amended
BY the addition of the following article:
No1fh hsko vsry public offioeI in
xided. to 1eea BY s0} {he l a ns Votes Of
the State or Of the electoral district
from which he Is elected. There shall
be required twenty-five (25) per cent.
who voted in his district at the pre-
;ceding election for Justice of the sup
feme court to file their petition de-
shall set forth in said petition the rsa-
sons for said demand. II he shall offer
his resignation it shall be accepted and
take t effect on the day It is offered. and
provided by law. II he shall not re-
sign within five days after the petition
Is filed. special election shall be order
said electoral district to determine
whether the people will recall said Of
ftcer On the sample ballot at said
election shall be printed in not more
than two hundred words the reason for
demanding the recall of said officer az
set forth in the recall petition. and In
not more than two hundred words the
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office. He shall continue to. perform
the duties OF his office until the result
of said special ELECTION shall be 70. off Fl.
eia yffas m 0ther n fol
fo1 at said election. the candidate who
shall receive the highest number OF
votes shall be deemed elected for the
the person against whom the recall peti.
ton was filed or another. The recall
petition, shall be filed with the officer
such office should be filed. and The sans
officer shall order the special election
when it is required. No such petition
shall! be circulated against ann officer
six months. save and except that it may
be filed against . senator or representa-
tive In the legislative assembly at any
ming Of the first session after his cleo
ton After ons such petition and spe
cial election no further recall petition
shall be filed against the same Officer
during the term for which he was elect
ed unless such further petitioners shall
first pay into the public treasury which
has such special election expenses thu
whole amount OF its expenses for thu
preceding special election Such add
ti0nal legislation rs may aid the opera
ton Of this section shall he provided b,
the Legislative assembly. including pro
vision for payment by the public trea
sury Of the reasonable special election
campaign expenses Of such officer Blu
the words Legislative assembly shall
PROVIDE. or any similar or eqUivalen
words In this constitution or any amend
ment there to shall not be construed &c
grant TO the legislative assembly AM
exclusive oower Of law making nor II
any way 10 limit the initiative ant
referendum covers reserved bv thu
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