The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1912-07-12
Proposed Amendment to State
Constitution.

state of Washington. Office of the Secre-
tary of State.
to an act of the Legislature. approved
March 10. 1911. entitled as follows; An
Act to amend section ! of article II OF the
Constitution of the State of Washington,
relating to legislative powers. providing
for the initiative and referendum. and
striking section 81 of said article IL, re-
lating to the time when laws take effect"
there is hereby published for the consid-
Grafton of the voters of the State of
Washington the foiio otit,,s i'm proposes 3 ssid
state:
That at the general election to be held
in this state on the Tuesday next sue
ceeding the first Monday in November.
1912 there shall be supmlttedto the quail
fed electors of the state for adoption
to article III of the Constitution of the
state of Washington. relating to legis-
lative powers by striking from article II
all of sections l and Fl. and inserting in
lieu thereof as section the following, so
that the same shall read as follows;
aase tGs Of s tse STATE Of ne
shall be vested in the legislature. consist
ing of senate and house of representa-
ture of the State of Washington, but the
people reserve to themselves the power
to propose bills. laws. and to enact or re-
the ies s ae and md p ALSO reserve power
at their own option, to approve or reject
at the polls any act, item. section or part
VI any mn ''l Ut ~ i'tSsSt u: TIE
islature.
(a) Initiative: The first power re-
served by the people is the initiative.
Ten per centum, but in no case more than
fifty thousand of the legal voters shall
be required to propose any measure by
such petition: and d, every such petition
so proposed. Initiative petitions shall be
filed with the secretary of state not less
than four months before the election at
which they are to be voted upon. not
less than ten days before any regular
session of the Legislature. If filed at least
four months before the election at which
they are to be voted upon he shall sub
init the same to the vote of the people at
the said election. If such petitions are
regular session of the legislature. he shall
transmit the same to the Legislature as
soon as 1t convenes and organizes. Such
initiative measure shall take precedence
over all other measures in the Legislature
except appropriation bills and shall be
either enacted or rejected without change
the end OF such regular session. II any
such initiative measure shall be enacted
by the legislature it shall he subject to
the referendum petition. or it may be en-
acted and referred by the Legislature to
the people for approval or rejection at the
next regular. election. If it is rejected or
II no action Is taken upon it by the legis-
lature before the end or such regular SEES
SION. the secretary of state shall submit
at the next ensuing regular general cleo
ton The Legislators may reject any
measure so proposed by initiative petit
with the same subject and in such
event both measures shall be submitted
by the secretary of state to the people
for approval or rejection at the next en-
SUNG regular general election When
conflicting measures are submitted to the
people the ballots shall be so printed that
voter can express separately by making
one cross (X) for each, two prefreneces
first, as between either measure and
neither, and secondly, as between one and
ho 10 st
ing on the first issue is for neither both
FAIL but in that case the votes on the
second issue shall nevertheless be care
fuliy counted and made public. If ma
Jority voting on the first issue is for
either. then the measure receiving ma
Jnrity OF the votes on the second issue
b) Referendum The second power
reserved by the people Is the referendum
law. or any part thereof passed by the
legislature. except such laws as may be
necessar! for the immediate preservation
port of the state government and its eX-
listing public institutions. either by petit
ton signed by the required percentage of
other bills are enacted. Six per centum.
hut In no case more than thirty thousand,
~ the legal voters shall be required to
sign and make valid referendum petit
tiun 80
(c), No act. law. or bill subject to ref
e,rendum shall take effect until ninety
Gays after the adjournment of the session
at which II was enacted. No act, law, or
pm approved by majority of the cleo
tors voting thereon shall he amended or
repealed by the Legislature within a peri
Oh or two years following such enactment
a,ut Such enactment may be amended or
thereon. p'p''
Cd The filing of "A referendum petit
or parts of any act, law or bill shall moi
delay the remainder of the measure from
becoming operative. Referendum petit
tons against measures passed by the leg
islature shall be filed with the secretary
OF state not later than ninety days after
the iinal adjournment of the session of
the legislature which passed the measure
on which the referendum is demanded
me veto power OF the governor shall not
extend to measures initiated by or re-
measures referred to the people of the
state shall be had at the biennial regu-
G lar elections d except when the Legislature
sure initiated by the people or referred
e, to-, the e, people as herein provided shall
thereon: Provided. That the vote cast
upon such question or measure shall
equal one third of the total votes cast at
SUCH election and not otherwise Such
measure shall be in opera ton on and after
the thirtieth day after the election at
hlils proposed by initiative petition shall
ne; BE It enacted by the people of the
Stiitt oI washington. This section shall
not De construed to deprive any member
OF the legislature of the right to introduce
any measure. The whole number of cleo
tors VINO voted for governor at the recu-
lar gubernatorial election last preceding
the ming OF any petition for the initiative
or Tor the referendum shall he the basis
on which the number of legal voters nee
essary to sign such petition shall be
counted. All such petitions shall be filed
win the secretary of state. who shall be
guided by the general laws in submitting
the same to the people until additional
Legislation shall especially provide there
Tor: This section is self executing, but
legislation may be enacted especially ia
facilitate its operation.
The legislature shall provide methods
or publicity of all laws or parts of laws
and amendments to the constitution re-
ferred to the people with arguments for
and against the laws and amendments so
referred. so that each voter of the state
shall receive the publication at least fifty
days before the election at which they are
to be voted upon.
There shall be printed on all ballots
provided for the said election the words.
For the proposed amendment of sec
ton ] of article III of the constitution of
the state of Washington. relating to leg
isiatlFe powers and providing for the
initiative and referendum
Against the proposed amendment of
section ! of article II of the constitution
of the State of Washington. relating to
legislative powers. and providing for the
initiative and referendum"
For the nrODOSpd amep1mapt nf nrti. Ia