The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1912-10-10
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vld!no 'or the Initiative and Refer.
endum. and the provisions thereof,
t"ra amendments to the constitution
- 1t resolved by the House Of Repre-
sents'iv": Of the State of North Da.
ring: 49,. ,,
ehs constitution Of the State of North
Assembly to be chosen at tn. next gem
sral election. b" published: and upon
sx ,rS,1 to b. by tue legislative A.
submitted to the people at the general
election In the year 1914 for approval
Or rejection. in accordance with the
Of a" be s;a, 2o2 No Of 5a
AMENDM ENTsS Section twenty:
Five l25). Fifty seven ISO. fifty eight
(es'; Fti,y nine go. and sixty tive 'e5!
Article Fourteen l4. and Section 202
Of Article Fifteen l5) Of the constitu-
tion of the State Of North Dakota shall
follows
Section Is The legislative authority
o. the state shall be vested in legiS.
and house Of representatives. but the
people reserve to themselves the power:
First. TO propose laws. Legislative nea-
eures. resolutions and amendments to
the constitution and to enact and ap-
prove or reject the same at the polls
independent of the legislative assembly
y
ments to the constitution shall he once
veferred to the legislative assembly and
Second, at their own option. to order
submitted to them. and TO enact. sap
prove and confirm rejeCt and annul
at the polls any act. measure or r.sO-
lul ion. item. section. part parts OF
any such as submitted to- proposed. en-
acted or rejected by tho Legislative as
Oembiv: vetoed by the governor.
The power first above reserved by the
people is the Initiative and the second
l. ,<l,,vN ir,if 10 va
tition shall include the full text Of the
measure proposed. and not more than
eight per cent. nor in any case more
than twent y-,housand (20.o00) legal cleo"
tors shall be required to petition tor
and propose any measure to compel 1t
to be submitted to the people at the
notwi'hs standing non enactment thereof
by the Legislative assembly or veto ny
the governor. providing that the initia-
tive petition proposinS an amendment or
signed by not more than is per cent OF
the legal electors In At least one half IT
the counties OF the state Not more
than ten thousand No.o0o) legal cleo.
tors. shall be required to petition and
Dropose anv measure or resolution for
tive assembly. or to order and employ
ehe referendum power As to initiative
measure or resolution so submitted. or
1nder the second power reserved by the
people All initiative petit ions for n'ea-
soce sssSt 10" .h" he siad IN the ~
1han four months prior to the election
n neS my d asy. !" a3s, 'e Ss ep:nn
whenever 50 filed and not submit led ID
a e. The last Sau9. OF ssa
tatives at the opening session thereof.
ments approved a the preceding election
together with any not voted on) or with,
shall be 40 transmitted after tina thir-
sures shall take precedenee over ali
others in such legislative assembly ex-
eept appropriation bills and constitu-
no a. ey tse
jected. without amendment. by the lsgis'
lative assembly at that term n en-
!eferendum II not enacted and not en-
titled hereby to be submitted to vote.
then the Legislative assembly, as 1t en-;
measures to the eIe ct ors either alone or
together with any to the Same purpose
s1G and BY stn s
BE- necessary for the immediate preser-
walton Of the public peace. health or
safety that law shall become effective.
:tatsS in ssctisn and
q vote Of yeas and nays. three fourths
q all memhsrs elected to each house:
city cou"ci, or commissio". as the case aa'
call. In favor Of the measures going into
instant operation because necessary f9f
the immediate preservation Of the public
peace, health or safety such law shall
become operative upon approval by the
governor "r mayor. AS the case may be;
provided. that an emergency shall not
be so declared in any measure creating
Or aholishins any office. or to change
the salary. term or duty of any officer.
Or In disnosing of anv lands and natural
resources he'"nslng t" me or sta,s shall
be filed in the office Of the secretary Of
state not less than ninety days after
the Of the whn
sndun is demanded
4 referendum petition ordering sub
United an emergency law shall not ef,
ana annnIed at the polls whercupon
such law. Item; SECTION or part Thereon
ing of referendum petition ordering
sui rnited one or NOR" items. sections
or parts nf any duly enacted act. leEis-
shan not delay the remainder. not SO
ordered. from becoming operative
Wh""'vcr the purpose j., a and H. object ceS
flictine compettnE measures or reso.
buttons submitted to the people. shall
be af'irmatively approved by a majority
measures resolutions. then the mea>
sure or resolution. embodying the our
pose or object 40 approved. which re-
oeived the largest number Of affirma tive
votes shall thereby become the law or
0Onst itutinnaI amendment and all others
shall thereby be rejected and repealeds
The veto power Of the governor or
mayor shall not extend to measures this
tiat"d ny or referred to or enacted by
the people .,-. q.
All elections on general. local and spe:
Ohl measures referred to the people OF
the state or of any locality shall be had
1T the biennial regular general cleo:
lions, except whom otherwise provided
by law. but counties. cities and towns
may provide for special elections on
their municipal and wholly local legisla1
ton.
In case of laws. chiefly of local in
forest, whether submitted BY initiative
Or referendum petition or by the lsEts-
division or creation Of counties or area
ton of new or additional offices or Of.
lioerD, the same shall be submitted to
NOtad on and approved or rejected ONLY
~ the people Of the counties chissI
Any measure submitted to the people
ct the polls shall become enacted. be
and become the law when 1t Is approved
~ . majority Of the votes cast thereon