Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1909-1915, 1912-10-18

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PROPOSED AMENDMENT "a "a
THE STATE CONSTITUTION
{{ee aaAatesT e IS s AS Laws S; q
RREISo (, EoR 8 REcr -E q,
TON e CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
Amending the Constitution Of the state
III ~, Moreh Dakota. Relating to the leg
teiaetve Department and PROVIDING for
CClrect leg lslation: the Proposing OF
i Sonstisutlonal amendments. and refer.
Be ~ It i Resolved BY the State of North
v Gonn,, $500: me 1ouae ct Representatives
I. That the following amendment to the
constitution CO., NJ q the state..o North Oak
sembly to be chosen at the next general
election In said state. and, b il approved
py the last named legislative assembly,
electors Of the state for approval or r. !
lection. In accordance with the provi.
a1o1 rs q seetto9 2o2 Of the
A NE staig Sf HHrth RIko GoNsr1r
TON That Section Is of Article 2
81 the CONSTITUTION Of the state Of
r Morsh Z, Da as;1ta, is hereby amended to
SECTION Is The legislative authority
vested In q legislative assembly consist
sentatlves. but the people reserve to
themselves the power to propose laws
and amendments to the state constitu-
ton and to enact and approve or re-
1eCt th0 mt the n0lla axp mn In
local or special laws. as enumerated In
Section 20 Of Article 3 Of this consti.
s asts,,b tndspendentiy q the legislative
their own option. to appr0vs or reject
and annui ct the polis any act. ttsm. sec !
ton or part Of any act or measure passed
laws relating to appropriation Of money.
and except, as 70 local Or special laws
g os sn UT. IN Section 70 q Article
reserved by the people U the initia-
tive. ANY measure or constit u lonal n
mendmeHt may be proposed by the peo-i
pie by initiative patition. signed BY nos
ment 3$to thu constitution not loss than
Hftaen#sper cent Of the legal voters Ia
each county OF at least one-haif OF the
tton shall contain the full text Of the
Proposed measure. Such petitions shall
pc ftlsd with the SearssAtY' q State not
or not later than twenty days altar the
opening session o. the legislative az
to be, presented The Secretary OF State
shall transmit the same to thes house
OF representatives Of such legislative as
sembiv on the first day Of the session
the same y are nisa. Measuis IA 81 amend !.
ments to the constitution go proposed
shall take precedepgce over all other
eept appropriation bills. and shall be
either enacted or rejected by the legis-
latiya assembly without amendment. at
that session Any such measure Or
the legislative assembly. shall be sub
2ject to referendum upon q petition as
hereinafter provided. Or It may be r..
assembly for approval or rejection. OF
~ no action Isl taken upon It by the leg.
islativa assembly at that session. the
people for approval Of rejection al the
bFsbsss ss ssasss
u ug Or constitution amendment. to &C.
both measures, or both amendments,
State to the people for approval or
!eiection. Il confiieting, msasnres or ora !.
amendments are submitted TO- the people
at a general election and each receives
majoarity of the votes east Tor and
one receiving the highest number Of at.
firmatiye votes shall be thereby deemed
sfnaeted aRa apprsysd and nd az others re-
at the polls. as provide ed herein. is "a
nstitutional amendment. SIT shall be
referred to the next legislative assembly,
by a majority of the memb ers3' elected to
shall become a part Of the constitss
re}ectad Il sofe
sembly. u shall again be submitted to
the people at the next general election
and L the said
majority of all the votes cast Thereon at
the constitution of the staNe The
Or the power to order any act. item. Or
sambly to be referred to the people for
A raferedum may be ordered as to any
any measure passed 81 the legislative as.
5bers saiect thereof. ar BY Ia petition i sun.
ed: by ~ least ten per cent Of the legal
voters. In each county Of at least one.
nan sos the counties OF the state. where
ssi q Rsa.ss
Until the referedun1 vote shall deter
m ainsa wnetsss e. no, he Law ss
t d necessary Tor Immediate prsssr sss.
Hon. OF the public health. peace Of SAFE
~. that nj law become effective without
delay, SUCH necessity and the $ facts
creating the same, shall be stated in one
section of the bin. and 4 upon aye and
nay.yote ~ each house Of the legislative
assembly. two thirds Of all the members.
elect thereto y shall vote on q separate
roll call In fayar$y6 f such law going into
instant operation 81 on account ~ 81 n the
necessity Tor the same. "; such law shall
0e,'pme Operative upon approval by tho
governor. and shall not be subject 10 q
Tedunl. The reference ito the peo-
PIE. 5of one or more Items. sections or
parts OF any duly enacted act or emer-s
gency law III not delay & the remain
der Of that Il act or law from becoming
operative. III referendum pct itions# shall
be- filed with the secretary or state with. u
men a of the session 81 the iegisIat tive as
ssempl which passed the measure upons
Whichss the referednnf IS demanded Thei
veto y power Of the Governor siialISno ey-
tends ITO measures initiated BY, Il ~ re "
5ferred Il to. or approved 81 BY the people 4
All tons on measures referred to the
3people sha u be had at biennial regular;
general Y eiectI Ions sts unless provisions he
nadsS oy laW for SSa special election II Oh
such measures sS "a ny measure thus res
TERED e. The people shall become a law
a hens@ Is approve6 by 4 al majority sssssof5
the votes cast thereon. NJ and \ not ,s1tifer
wise and shall be a i'll a force from the
date 5of the OF ficial declaration 81 the
ia ft1xn LIrfrn 4afvI 1..aIs