The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1912-10-04
Proposed Amendment to State
Constitution.

To whom it may concern: In obedience
TO an act Of the legislature, approved
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 II. re.
lating to the time when laws take effect
there Is hereby published for the consid-
Washington the following proposed
amendment to the constitution OF said
That at the general election to be held
In this state on the Tuesday next sue
ceedng the first Monday in November
1912, there shall be supmittedto the quail
d of the Gr
to article II Of the Constitution of the
state Of washingto ton, relating to legis-
9y s an IRON
lieu thereof as section the following. so
that the same shall read follows;
. AGs f s sss Stat. ghe
shall be Vested in the legislature. consist
ing Of a senate and house of representa-
tives. which shall be called the iegisia-
people reserve to themselves the power
to propose bills. laws, and to enact or re-
ject the same at the polls, independent OF
the legislature, and also reserve power
at their own option, to approve or reject
at the polls any act item, section or part
Of any bill. act or law passed by the leg
(a) Initiative: The first power re-
served by the people is the initiative
Ten per centum. but in no case more than
be required to propose any measure by
such petition, and every such petition
shall include the full text Of the measure
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, or not
session sss Of the legislatus If fled at least
four months before the election at which
they are to be voted upon, he shall sub
init the to the vote sc Of nees
fled not less than ten days before any
regular session Of the legislature. he shall
transmit the same to the legislature as
initiative measure shall take precedence
over all other measures in the legislature
except appropriation bills and shall be
either enacted or rejected without change
or amendment by the legislature before
the end Of such regular session. II any
such initiative measure shall be enacted
by the legislature 1t shall be subject to
the referendum petition. or 1t may be en-
acted and referred by the legislature to
the people for approval or rejection at tne
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 Legislature may reject any
measure 50 proposed by initiative ap, etiz
With With ' the same subject. . and in such
event both measures shall be submitted
by the secretary of state to the people
suing regular general election, When
conflicting measures are submitted to the
people the ballots shall be SO printed that
voter can fWo ny
first, as between either measure and
neither. and secondly. as between one and
the other. II the majority Of those , vot1
fall but In that case the votes on the
second issue shall nevertheless be care
fully counted and made public. If ma
either, then the measure receiving ma
jority. Of the votes on the second issue
shall be law. nv. .o,o,a noo,
reserved by the people is the referendum,
and 1t may be ordered on any act, bill,
law, or any part thereof passed by the
necessary for the immediate preservation
Of the public peace, health or safety, sup
port Of the state government and its eX-
ton signed by the required percentage of
the legal voters. or by the legislature as
other bills are enacted. Six per centum,
Of the legal voters shall be required to
sign and make valid referendum petit
(c) No act, law, or bill subject to. ref
days after the ADJOURNMENT of the session
at which 1t was enacted. No act, law or
bill approved by a majority of the cleo
repealed by the legislature within a peri
cd Of two years following such enactment.
But such enactment may be amended or
repealed at any general regular or special
election by direct vote of the people
(d) The filing of a referendum petit
or parts of any act, law or bill shall not
becoming. operative. Referendum petit
islature shall be filed with the secretary
Of state not later than ninety days after
the final adjournment Of the session OF
on which the referendum is demanded.
The veto power. Of the governor shall not
extend to measures initiated by or re-
fsssa TO s psSp a peeps On
state shall be had at the biennial regu-
lar elections, except when the legislature
shall order special election eetnIa Any
to the people as herein provided shall
take effect and become the law If it is
p %sr that a the voe
equal one third Of the total votes cast at
such election and not otherwise. Such
the thirtieth day after the election at
which it is approved. The style of all
bills proposed by initiative petition shall
be: BE 1t enacted by the people Of the
state Of Washington" This section shall
not be construed to deprive any member
Of the legislature of the right to introduce
any measure. The whole number of cleo
tors who voted for governor at the regu-
lar gubernatorial election last preceding
the filing of any petition for the initiative
or for the referendum shall be the basis
on which the number Of legal voters nee
essary to sign such petition shall be
counted. All such petitions shall be filed
with 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
for. This section is self-eXecuting, but
legislation may be enacted especially to
facilitate its operation.
The legislature shall provide methods
OF 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 II of the constitution of
the State Of Washington, relating to leg
islative powers and providing for the
initiative and referendum"
Against the proposed amendment of
section 1 Of article II of the constitution
Of the State Of Washington, relating to
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