The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1912-10-24


submit the same to the vote of the people ~
the said election. If such petitions are filed
not less than ten days before any regular
session of the legislature, he shall TRANSMIT
the same to the legislature as soon Az II
convenes and organizes. Such initiative
measure shall take precedence over ali otha1
measures in the legislature except approbria.
ton bills and shall be either enacted or "a.
ected. without change or amendment nv the
legislature before the end of such regular
session. II any such initiative measure shall
pc enacted by the legislature it shall be sub.
ject to the referendum petition. or It mo-
be enacted and referred by the legislatnr,
| to the people for APPROVAL or rejection at ths
next regular election. If it is rejected or IL
no action is taken upon it by the legislature
oelore the end OF such regular session, the
pie Tor approval or rejection at the next on
suing regular general election, The legisIo
lure NAV reject any measure so proposed nv
inltlatlve petition and propose different one
deahng with the same subject and in such
event both measures shall be submitted hn
the secretary of state to the people for an
pfoVal or rejection at the next ensuinp rern
lar general election. When conflicting meas
ureS are submitted to the people the ballots
shall be so printed that voter can eYnress
separately by making one cross (X) for each
TWO preferences, first as between either
twaan ana neither, and secondly, as be.
those voting on the first issue is for neithar
Doth fail, but in that case the votes On tho
second issue shall nevertheless be carafnI1
votmaeu ana made public. If a majority
tne measure receiving a majority of The
'otss on the second issue shall be law
so w referendum: The second power re.
- Dy the people is the referendum, and
any part thereof passed by the Iae;SIa+,,s y.
except such laws as may be necessary for
the immediate preservation of the nuhIic
peace, health or safety. support of the state
md &c
lions, either by petition signed nv tho ~
qulreo percentage of the legal voters. or hv
the legislature as other bills are enacte6 ST.
peI centum' out In no case more than thirty
on?;ussnu, OF the legal voters shall be re.
petition. '"-i" feierenoum
Co No act, law, or bill subject to refer
endum shall take effect until ninety days
a; a,'er the ao!ouTnment of the session at which
is was enacted. No act, law, or bill an.
proved by majority of the electors voting
thereon shall be amended or repealed by the
legislature within period of two years fol.
owing sucn enactment. But such enactment
may be amended or repealed at any general
regular or special election by direct vote of
the people thereon.
(dD The filing of a referendum petition
against one or more items, sections or parts
Of any act law or bill shall not DELAY the
remainder of the measure from becoming op-
erative. Referendum petitions against meas.
ures passed by the legislature shall be filed
with the secretary of state not later than
ninety days after the final adjournment of the
session of the legislature which passed the
measure on which the referendum is de-
manded. The veto power of the governor
snail not extend to measures initiated by or
referred to the people. All elections on
measures referred to the people of the state
shall be had at the biennial regular elections
except when the legislature shall order
special election. Any measure initiated by
the people or referred to the people as herein
provided shall take effect and become the
law if it is approved by q majority of the
votes cast thereon; Provided, That the vote
cast upon such question or measure shall
equal one-third of the total vote cast at such
election and not otherwise. Such measure
shall be in operation on and after the thir. |
tieth day after the election at which it is
approved. The style of all bills proposed
by initiative petition shall be: "Be it en-
acted by the people of the State of Wash
ington.' This section shall not be construed
to deprive any member of the legislature of
the right to introduce any measure. The
whole number of electors who voted for gov
ernor at the regular guhernatorial election
last preceding the fling of any petition for
the initiative or for the referendum shall be
the basis on which the number of legal voters
necessary to sign such petition shall be
counted All such petitions shall be fled
with the secretary of state, who shall be
guided by the general laws in submitting the
same to the people until additional legislation
shall especially provide therefor. This sec.
ton is self executing, but legislation may be
enacted especially to facilitate it's o~eration.
The legislature shall provide methods of
publicity of all laws or parts of laws and
amendments to the constitution referred to
the people with arguments for and against
the laws and amendments so referred. 80 that
each voter of the state shall receive the pub
LEGATION at least fifty days before the election
at which they are to be voted upon.
There shall be printed on all ballots pre-
vided for the said election, the words:
For the proposed amendment of section
l of article II of the constitution of the State
of Washington, relating to legislative powers
and providing for the initiative and referen-
dunn
Against the proposed amendment of sec.
ton of article II of the constitution of the
State of Washington, relating to legislative
powers, and providing for the initiative and
For the proposed amendment of article
II of the constitution of the State of Wash
ington, by striking section 81 therefrom,
which relates to the time when laws take
effact.''
Against the proposed amendment of ar
ticle II of the constitution of the State of
by striking section 81 therefrom.
which relates to the time when laws take
effect"