The Dickinson press., 1912-10-26
PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO
THE STATE CONSTITUTION ;
(CHAPTER 90 SESSION LAWS OF 1917
(Senate Bill No. 6-H. J Bessessen(
PROVIDING FOR INITIATIVE AMI
REFERENDUM As TO LEGISLATION

A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION for an
vid!no Tor tho Initiative and Refer.
Pc i Resolved by The Senate e1o Of the e
Representatives concurring:
That the following endme to the
kota. providing for the Initiative and
E 'sgIss. shall be referred fe ID to !ob the ne e
t the nsxt se asss%e election TO- IN Ss . shdSs sfat e.
and with the approval Of aid legtsla-
t aSs1,f asse@ at.sto te be 9er s adopties t 59 t ses
%5ection. in aecordanee With III. preyi.!
sions Of section 2o2 Of the constitution
of A he Statg Sf North sactl RakS Ct Of Art,cl.
North Dakota is hereby amended to
Section Is. The legislative authority
vested in a legislative assembly cons
bisting Of a senate and house Of repre-
Fentatiyes. but the people reserve to
to enact or reject the same at the polls,
independent OF the legislative assembly.
hnd also o r snnr0se P % ra;ee ct at th fhs 1 SMn
pr measure passed by the legislative as
ssmbly; The first power reserved BY
power to propose. measures for enact
ment into laws. and at least ten per
gent Of the legal voters to be secured
state shall be required to propose any
measure by initiative petition. and every
Evch petition shall include the full text
tafyAn4 state not less than thirty days
1 Sa1Sre any sSsn1 pSsEuiaf 81 session sS.G .f Of the leg fss
same 10 the legislative assembly a9
measure shall take precedence over all
s senss ym ssesps ap la 5as iis9l''se iiis. a ssi
out change or amendment BY the legis.!
s r. ,sue a,sS Initiative .'1 measure iCs'z Shs dSY Se EN- =
SHAH be subject. to referendum petition
assembly. to the people for approval or;
ttion. & taken upon 4 BY the legislative
sses satety 9 81 State sai sha1 nors syb% naySi it t to!
the people for approval or. rejection at
fha next ensuing. regular general eleci
pne 70 accomplish the same PURPOSE
state to the people for approval, or re
lection ct the next ensuing regular cleo;
. the people al the mort ensuing eiec-
5a9ns th ssali votes e, nsssveysfly East @ aor snS
s RICHEST the Rsm ss%'' y 5h' s SRH nsss1s'nE So tss
bb eeasa s sRsfS0 taher essom Be H Ss9eete an' T Fhs
po%ss 70 9o% oeder IS a the ref ssff'rfafn sm' ar or n tha
pr n act to be referred to the people
for their approval or rejection at the
20 iaa aad n it @ss b for oFde tSs { im@sgaia fs'
preservation Of the public peace. health
Or Dart safef tfsms a, or to .s s9fy3 measure Is rnx or nan ang
either BY a petition signed BY ten PER
| cent eean OF t legal voters Of the state
the legislative assembly, II a majority;
! " ne It e @e aeesssars s'a fer t zSe' ,m shsrftGs;
preservation Of the public peace, health
the, facts creating the. same shall be-
sta 'tnan IN ave one .ena SECTION na aot q the 5Sill; a an
to each house shall vote on a se S,sr r
Fotl c inat tda feo o0er Ct the f said la law ,a going
date. preservation of the public peace!
op TSa Hpep approval by the governor:
against one or more items. sections or
parts OF an act SHAH. not delay the rel
tnainder Of that act from becoming opa!
- HCtAtlpAA dBdlIlSS
s @ssBIsss sha PasS &c fl{ ~ vi With 'e ,hs seessta as;
y. state not more than ninety days
after the final adjournment OF the ses-
sion. e theSlegislative assembly which
Esrendum Is demanded: The Hhae' Veto o." power ser
ssgf The goYarnor shall not extend to
measures referred to the people. All
electiona on measures referred to the
people. 1of the state shall be- had at
s b,snnial : ha elections. except. a.
,ctal election or elections. Any measurs
referred to the people shall take effect
the vatas cast thereon and H hot Other =.
I, . ,shAlI*bs q force from the date
1.-THE enacttng clause Of ali-ethe initta-
tive bills shall be B Il enacted 6y
e." This section shall not BE con.
eer9isla T. ,d sIsmS, = member. Of the