The Dickinson press., 1912-09-14
PROPOSED To
THE STATE CONSTITUTION
{GMAP1ER - SESSION LAWS OF 1911
\tdnlse Bill No. 227--S. ] Doyle OF
Foster and b q Ployhar)
:HessnpEm AMo secAtII ~

eeRENOUM ANo RECALL
a CONCURRENT RESOLUTION sos
amendments OF the Constitution pro-
snsS:a. 'e ana Il; n. '"'t n.sH,:,o.. " ,s s:.ss;
h Recall Of Public Officers and Fu'
t"rs smendments to tho constitution.
=: al, = tsso!v.d py. he tlouse Ctr Of Repre- Pre-
kota. aud the Senate thereof concur
.a sas san,t n; ssue 9; r.. s sess. 3; No,t e
1s:s%blyo = 10 ts.ss Chosen s". & e.. . ssat ssn.
s sr1a.m election ~ b. b h! pub III a9G upo an
sSbmii. tod to the people at the general
s Oh Is3s., r. the Z ss sccol lsa4 for III, fPprotXpa VA
provisions o, Section t'1 sos Of the co ans
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Article Fou sSs as 1"o and ss's seet,o on sSa
s Il As q Il. F stss: & dli so et BE Ssk sSa' .hsli
follows; e~
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n house O representatives. but the
'' FEs:,. r; sc prop e th is%s: iss,. taa eG %ss:
sSe son asiSitt,1"! and d"' to . .@sse1 anG .p 3
I R%ssSys Of sa's g ,S Tie ,%s EN- e. t s...% gS1I;
or the governor. (except that amend
ments to the constitution shall be once
se s 2 10 the shs ls'et, aIa on assembly, y 9r snd
submitted to them. and to enact. ap:
prove and confirm Or reject n annul
IT the polls any act. measure or reso.
: NY : SUCH as !. :s'1 sab ssitisa' to- oaf pro % DsI.' on q.
sam6ly: or vetoed 81 the governor:
people i + &. '' tait, spSs' .. .ss'! .Ss second 3 sas
tition shall Include the fun text Of the
e asss0 Per 0s ssea. nor and ID ass % esss m sass
than twenty Thousand l2o.o legal elec-
tors shall BE- REQUIRED to petition for
to > BE- srs sSSs,t esY To %'i tSo people sS compel e the se
polls: independent and REGARDLESS of. or
SS S'T the iesia1at|ve =sssnaS,me er vs sesre 30
Nv petition proposing an amendment o.
s smena% %m not to 1.-THE the f;G San 'tso on shall hall b 0s
the counties Of the state. Not more
~ sss s$oS S:ss: e" % 800. 9 Sny !s sS5s siss;
propose any measure or resolution for
enactment or agreement by the legtsla1
i've :sembly, or to order and employ
E %sas rsters en- 4eso, Hee%a' SO as ss sS 1pie,a''o oe
hon = o. a"f bail Ssns she rec; @sr hersin q pr eesS,si
people. Al Initiative petitlons for mea
lecai ,s siHsRi aol .h %Sn BE- Tiled fn ia t GsG *!
than four a4' months pr,oe to o1 the 3" election ton
81 Hn'' sve snsy a Day. TO af re voted the .S sn; III;
; xssns2s q :: :e' ,l 1Issd'' sna not s': saS%Iited 4q g
s se'e sra aa aas sd}'a e he 'f Sou Dse g 4sprs saal3
t teaesnt at 1ro the SDs snn.i,t ,sss,o1 . amena;
ments approved ct the preceding election
s, hsd,h be traanssm NIT to the state aa1 !! se M
s g len be sa % a1ss. alhtitasS; a SfFex'd ths a tSias
tieth day Of the term. Initiative mea:
sures chs take Precedence over al1
cept appropriation bills and constitu4
tional amendments referred by the peo1
pie or O preceding legislative assembly!
;s Z ;he aith 3: : sasSamien nses s. The e1 i.s E.
acted. suoh measures shall be subject 70
s ssassHn ss4ss, 4 e net 8. 'n aasmitt sGd 1, not ve sa!
acts other Bills. may refer such proposed
% sosssSss x Il q: sl' sa Il. ei ss%e r p1aeos g
tegislaiive assembly. Whenever shall
Rs necss:ary for the Immediate PFessri
ssfss9 , e. III : i.ss u Els, R Ssse&e n ssfsat,v g
:,ssSS in delay E s:p. ssss . nssalssity and sp1 II. b g
s all members elected 10 each house.
~ g.. sh. 8 s sS." % : |" .s 3 tss e reii
instant operation because necessary for
the immediate preservation Of the public
peace. health or safety. such law shall
governor Or mayor. ss a. ',ss case may be- be?
f. s so dc;c, :nsd IA any syer measure se eseat ing
S tie a ssl.as. term m, q o dass' q 2 ae sS e ehsns9
ssoar Sa'' 6sioonsin sH1 to 'aa The sta State ea'o'41
be- R iifsG IL e. e sitIe: ot the Ss s sssse;.r sne II
ths final aq5cyrnment, Of the legislative
1indum is sdsmsndsd. s !" "D
a referendlm petition ordering SUBJ
H Sant ID. an. mergeno lev shall nGt ef;
and annuled at the polls. w%hereupon
such law. Item. section or part thereof
70 submitted shall be repealed. The ~
submitted one OF more items. sections
Or parts OF any duly enacted act. legis.
latlYe measure. resolution or ordinance
shall not delay the remainder. not 80
ordered. from becoming operative.
Whenever the purpose and object
sought, stated and contained in con-
1llcti1t or competing measures or reso-
lutions submitted to the people. shall
be affirmAtively approved by q majority
OF the votes cast for and against such
measures or resolutions. then the mea1
sure or resolution. embodying the pur1
pose or object 90 approved. which re-
ce!ved the. largest number of affirmative
votes shall thereby become the law or
constitutional amendment and all others
shall thereby be rejected and repealed.
The veto power of the governor or
mayor shall not extend to measures ini.
ttated by or referred to or enacted BY
the people. 500.
All elections on general, local and spe-
cial measures referred to the people Of
the state or Of any locality shall be had
stions. except when otharsiss proytds4
may provide for special elections on
their municipal and wholly local ie4isla-
ton.
In case Of laws. chiefly Of local In
terest. whether submitted by initiative
or referendum petition or by the legis-
tative assembly,. ~ for example. the
division or creation Of counties or crea1
ton Of new o additional offices or Of
ftcer5. the Same shall be submitted to.
RRoted, on n spgrayed Or rejected dh; PIG
.1nterested.