The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1912-09-12
FERENOUM AND RECAII

the Recall Of Public Officers and Fu.
t"re amendments t" the constitution.
eenta'ives OF the State Of North Da-
kota. snd tina Senate tb.raof concur.
That the following amendments te
The constitution Of the State Of North
Dakota b: referred to the Legislative
sral election. b" punished. aud upon
agreement to be by the Legislative AS
:omP1iy S :" next n cn :" ina foresaid
Or rejection. in accordance with the
provision. OF Section ?o2 Of the con.
rye t@2S]. Fifty seven !5H: Fifty eight
Article Fourteen as. and Section 2O9
Or Article Fifteen U5) Of the constitu-
ton of the State Of North Dakota shall
follows:
Section rs The legislative authority
OF tn" state shall be- vested i" lesis.
lative assembly. consisting of senate
And house Of representatives. but the
Deopls reserve to themselves the power:
First. to propose laws. legislative nea-
cures. resolutions and amendments to
the constitution and to enact and ap-
Prove or reject the SANE at the polls
or The sovernor. (excep, that arnrnd.
ments to the conStituiOn shalt he once
referred t" The Legislative assembly and
SGCOnO, III !ueH OWN opNlDI. ~ tH oeI
submitted TO them. and to enact. ap,
prove and confirm reject and annui
81 The polls any act. 'neasnr" or reso.
mti"n. Or item. section. part ~ parts OF
any such submitted to. proposed. en-
acted or REJECTED by tn" 'eSislntiv. as
semblv. o. vetoed by the sov"rnor
people Is the Initiative and the second
tition shall include the full text Of the
measure proposed. and not more than
eight cent. case more
than twenty thousand (20.00O) legal "lcc'
tors shall he required I" petition for
to be submitted to the people at the
polls. independent and regardless of. or
n" non shereo
tive petition proposing an amendment or
amend smendm h, to the cnst't9ion shall 3:
the legal electors In al least one half Of
the counties Of the state Not more
sSsn tse Oh "9 % a"y ega ss e1ec
tors. shall be required to petition and
propose any measure or resolution for
tive assembly. Or I" order aud crnploy
the referendum pewrr as to initiative
measure or resolution so submitted. or
ton. or par' thereof.aS herein provided
undeT the second power reserved by the
people All Initiative petitions for rnea-
local legislation. shall be filed in the 81
flee of The secretary OF state not less
than four months prior to the election
within twenty days after the opening
session Of the Legislative assembly And
whenever so filed and not submitted TO
vote at the election last preceding shall
be transmit ed to the house of represen-
tatives at the opening session thereof.
At fh
shall be transmitted to the state senate
together with any net voted onl or vii h,
:ha 1en he e" S aes atey tSs Gon
tieth. day OF tn" term. Initiative mea:
sures shall take precedence over all
tional AMENDMENTS referred by the peo-
pie or preceding legislative assembly.
jected" without amendment. by the legis,
lative assembly at that term # en-
acted. snch measures shall be subject to
titled hereby to be submitted to vote.
acts other Bills may refer such proposed
together with any to the same purpose
sG and 9y sha hs
safely tia, = law shsl1 Become sifeet,ve.
Without delay. such r necessity shail be
Z ali msmhers elected to each house.
.ba Fl Sotn ,s1afa aH
call. In favor Of the measures going into
inst ant operation because necessary for
tho immediate preservation Of the public
peace, health safety. such law shall
become operative upon approval by the
governor or mayor. ~ the case may be;
se in any msasre s"1
e. .:a1y Germ any or " ny Of an" aS oes
Or In disposing of anv lands and natural
BE- filed in the Office Of the Secretary OF
he flnal adjcornm aa Of the legislative
assembly which passed or TO which was
referred the measure on which refer
mitted an emergency law shall not eff.
feet the same until said law is rejected
such law. item. section or part thereof
20 submitted shall be repealed The I'LL 1
mE Il ons on te%s
or parts Of any duly enacted act. legis-.
letiXe measure. resolution or ordinance
operc% S"' tr ssay opsrsvs not
: sought; stated and Contained in con-
buttons submitted to the people. shall
b afrirmatively approved by majority
81 this votes cast FOR and against such
sure or resolution. embodying the our.
pose or object 90 approved. which re-
6eived the largest number Of affirmative
votes shall thereby become the law OF
! epnstitu ional amendment and all others
ohalI therahv be rejected and repealed:
The veto mower OF the governor or
mayor shall not extend to measures This
dated by or referred TO or enacted by
The people
Ali elections on general. local and spe:
Gal measures referred to the people Of
he state or Of any locality shall be had
At the biennial regular general elec-
lions. except whom otherwise provided
" law. but counties. cities and towns (,
Ray provide for special elections on
their municipal and wholly local legislas
Ton.
In case Of laws. chiefly Of local in
forest, whether submitted by initiative
Or referendum petition or by the legis-
i9is'on a Or Creation Of e Counties "e Or cree
ton Of new or additional offices or Of
floors. the same shall be submitted to.
Neted on and approved or rejected onlH
~ the people OF the counties chiefly
Interested
1 Any measure submitted to the people
q the polls, shall become enacted. bq
pad become the law when II Is approved
~ majority Of the votes cast thereon