Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1909-1915, 1912-10-11
PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO
THE STATE CONSTITUTION
lCiAPTER ss SESSION Laws 3, 1s,,,.
'(Senate Bin No 2sl-H Bassessenj
tPaov,plMo FoR THE Rgc:AL.-

CONCURRENT RESOLUTION Tor an
amendments to the Constitution Of the
IS State OF North Dakota, PROVIDING for
the Reeaa % Public otflesrs ~ the The
BE It Resolved by the Senate 81 the
State Of North Dakota The House OF II
1RRepresentatiyss Concurrlng ,5.5 e :.
'ment TO the. Constitution Of the State
Of North Dakota is agreed to and re-.
:ferred to the Legislative Assembly to
DC De sh i9 en- az the next general election
; said last men toned legislative assembly
suomitted to the qualified electors Of
s me s5a n Tor approval or rejection in
ton 202S Of the Constitution Of the state
of North Dakota: Il IA 115 ~ y !,
tna AM gtsSn y, tSN Na;@ The Constitution q
by the addition of the following article:
North Dakota Is subject as herein pro-
the State or. Of the. electoral district
from which he is jeected There shall
be- be required twenty five (25) per cent.
who voted I'M his district at! the pre-:
ceding election for Justice Of tho sup
rene court ftost file their; petition de-
sa FeGa bKts People They
sons for said demand Inf he shall offer
his resignation 1t shall be accepted and
t tas effect on ,ths. day II Is offered, and
provided by Law sEIf She shall not re-
sign hin five days after the petition
Is filed. a special election shall be order
said electoral district: ITO determine
Whether.. the; .people will recall said Of
mcer:...fl IN the sample ballot at said
: than two hundred words the reason for
demanding the recall Of said officer as
&n SET forth l In the recall petition, and In
officers justification OF Ibis course in
office. He shall continue Ito perform
the duties OF his office until the result
oiai sag SPECIAL ELECTION shall be ofi
the office may be nominated to be voted
for at said election. the candidate who
/ 3shall receive the highest number Of
'Framainder Of the term. whether 1t be
the person against whom. the recall petit
r.ion y was Z. tiled Or another; The, recall
with whom IA peti tiOnt for nomination to
such office. should he filed. and the same
4 OFFICER shan order the special election
shall obe circulated against ann officer
until he has actually held his office
six months, save and except that It may
= tive In the Legislative assembly at any
Il time after fteer DAYS from the begin
ming Mn, e! ct the first session after his cleo
Il tton "A fter 40nA sut:h petitio and spe-
& cial. election no fnrt her recall petition
\ shall be. filed "a gainst the same officer
4 during the term forx which he was elect
ed unless such further! petitioners shall
B first pay into the public treasury which
II has ! such special election expenses the
s whole amount of its expenses for the
Z preceding specia 81 alectiO Such addi-,
tional legislation as may aid the opera 3
Il ton of this section shall be provided by
the legislative assembly,, including pro-
q vision for payment by the public trea-
Il lcamnaign expenses of such officer But
the . words Legislative assembly shall
H provide" S. or A ny similar or equivalent
@4ment ftferesitO shall not be construed to
(; grant to y the lagiSlnt i've assembly any
e. eXclnsive power Of law making nor In:
q referendMm ooWers reserved bv the
4; people s n! ~ ... ,33$s