Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1909-1915, 1912-08-16

this
state Anv amendment or amendments
proposed by initiative petition and fail
Ing 4 Of ADOPTION as herein provided.
snaii nnt oe ag ain considered until the
dApEa tlon Fot six years iFsl
PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO
THE STATE CONSTITUTION
{es sas,s So, IS s rs Laws oE ~,
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! Amending the Constitution Of the state
OF North Dakota. Relating to the leg !.
isiatlve Department and Providing for
4 Constitutional amendments, and refer.
ence Of laws. @y}5 " t,E53 #fIs.,jE,5y ~,
Be it Resolved BY the state OF North
D Dakota: the House of Representatives
That the following amendment to the
constitution Of the state Of North Oak
ota be referred to the Legislative AS
election in said state, and, If approved
~ the last named Legislative assembly,
the same be submitted to the qualified
electors aeete Of the state for approval Or re
Of the state Of North Dakota. I $50 go
. n ,1AaM AN TO THE. CONSTITU-
North DeNota is hereby amended to
Of the State Of n Norh paRota sha ss
Inc, Of senate and a house 81 'p repre-
pn se Pego 70 Dropess axs
and amendments to the state constttu-
ton and to enact and approve or re-
t as sascia at the polls
Section 10 of Article Of this consti-
tuition, independently Of the legislative
assembly: and also reserve the power. at
and annui at the polls any act. item. sec.
ton or part Of any act or measure passed
BY the legislative assembly except as to
and except as to local or special laws.
2 Of this constitution The first power
ws BY the people Is the nitia
mendmentg may be proposed by the peo-
pie by Initiative petition. signed by not
ness snt than ten per cent or II an amend.
fifteen per cent Of the legal voters in
counties of the, state. ANY such. peti-
proposed measure Such petitions shall
be filed with the Secretary of State not
less than four months prior ito the cleo
Or not later than twenty days after the
sembly to which. such petitions are
shall transmit the same to The. house
ssemt!v on the first day Of the session
thsreof; or not fad ten days afts'
ments to the constitution so proposed
shall take precedence over 81, ali other
measures in the legislative assembly. ex-
either enacted or rejected by the legts-
slative assembly, without amendment. at
That session Any such measure or
the legislative assembly. shall be sub
lJect to referedum upon petition as
hereinafter provided. or It may be re
,assembly for apprnvai q. re reiection; 'e Or
II no action is taken upon 1t by the leg
tslative assembly at that session. the
people for approval or rejection at the
next general elt,,tion The Legislative
assembly may propose different meas
cornpIsh the sarne purpose whereupon
both measures. both Il amendments,
shall ST. be submitted by the Secretary Of
At the next snsuiag
election. II conflicting measures on a.
amendments are submitted to the people
at q general election and each receives
majority of the votes east for and
against the Same; respectively. then the
one receiving the highest number Of af-
ftrmatfye votes shall be thereby deemed
enacted and approved and all others re-
1ected When any measure so approved
at tte polls. as provided herein. is a
constitutlonaI amendment. II shall be
referred to the next legislative assembly,
and should such amendment be approved
by q majority OF the members elected to
each house thereof. such amendment
ton Of the state II such amendment
BE rejected by the next legislative as
sembly. = SHAH again be submitted to
for approval or rejection. and II the said
amendment the second time receives a
majority Of all the votes cast thereon at
such election. It shall become part Of
second power reserved is the rereredum,
or the power to order any act, item, or
sembl9 g ast Of The sb nedga
their approval or rejection at the polls
referednrr may be- ordered as to any
measure or any part. item or section Of
sembly upon q majority vote Of the mem
q. eefi b1 elect thereof. Or by petition sign,
half OF the counties Of the state. where
,hsTsof 50 ordered snail Sc Sc. saspsndea
mine whether OF; not the law is sus-
:s "a ned. pr defeated provided that when
!! rs necessary Tor immediate preserva-
ton Of the public health, peace or safe
~ that a law becom effective without
delay, such necessity and 53i the facts
creating the same. shall be- stated in one
ton of the bill Y ard IT, Tpon ave a,rd
nay vote in each honSe of the Legislative
assembly. two thirds or alt the nj !rll,t,rs-
elect thereto shall 4 vote on $a 5sepa "a e
roll call in favor bf such law going into
instant, operation y on % ccounf is;SOf the
n,ecessify for the same. such law isl all
become npera five upon approval by ne
governor. and shall not be subject TO a
ireferedunh The reference to the peo-
pie OF ore OF more items sect ions A or
parts OF any duly enacted act or erner.s
8EencY law shall not delay the remain
DER of that act lOr law from becon,ina
operative. All referendum petitions shall
be lied with he secretary Of state with.
IN ninety days after the final q dionrn 4
4 ment ,of the session Of the legislative as
sembiy which passed the measure S',1pnn
Wniehs the Referendum Is demanded 4 TThe
veto power of the Governor shaJignot Az Z
Iencs 10 nieasures initiated by. ar "a
3ierTed 80. or approved by the peor,ie
Il All elections on measures referred toftha
people; sha III be had at biennial ree,IlaT
%seneraI & ctiors. unless prorisions 4, ha
lnaas by law for a special lection y ~,
such measures q A ny measure sTthma w ~
! Tered the people shall become !, IA 70
a s,o ,, u is approved by a majority 81 Of
wise and Shall Sc IL ana n9 9lo, 0thHr r
5a s.al o. the ffcia1 declaration sof the
vote BY the state board az cnnvas SAVE
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