The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1912-10-11
PROVIDING FOR INITIATIVE. re.
FERGNoUM AND RECALL

s s%s"s nc" sas IL. i Initiative and Refer
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ture amendments to the constitution.
Dc 1t resolved by the House Of Repre-
ssntativas Of the Stats of North Da-
ring: ~
the constitution OF tho State of North
Assembly to b chosen at the next gem
sral election. be published. and upon
agreemant to be by the Legislative AS
:s%niy g. TO next K. esopsa' at Is the s'o general
s~lsction in the year 1914 for approval
Or rejection. in accordancs with the
provision. Of SECTION 2o2 Of the hst sSn-
Fi Xs'1 5ss5. Fiftyssevsn e 3sS. fFifty-eig6t
$3.50. Fifty $50. and sixty-fivs COS!
xrticis Fourteen ct1. and Section ZOE
Of Article Fifteen (15) Of the constitl.
ton OF the State OF North Dakota shall
Section rs. The. legislative authority
Of the state shall be vested In a legls-
and house Of REPRESENTATIVES. but the
people reserve to themselves the power:
First. to propose laws. legislative nea-
lsSrss: resolutions and amendments nnd .n 10
Independent Of the legislative assembly
q the governor. Except that mend
referred to the legislative assembly, and
Second, at their own option. to order
submitted to them. and to enact. ap,
prove and confirm or reject and annul
ct the polls any act. measure or reso.
luton. or item. section. part or parts OF
any such as submitted to. proposed. en-
s smS;. or - rejected Sa;sa BY Ey The he , Legislative US
The power first above reserved by the
people is the Initiative and the second
I. the Referendum: Every initiative Pc
Measure proposed. and not more than
eight per cent. nor in any case more
than twe~ntv-thousand (20.000) legal cleo
tors shall be required to petition for
and propose any measure to compel it
to he submitted to the people at the
polls. Independent and regardless OF. or
BY the legislative assembly or veto by
the governor: providing that the initia-
tive petition proposing an amendment or
amendments to the CONSTITUTION shall! be
signed by not more than Is per cent OF
the legal electors in at least oHe.haf OF
the counties OF the state Not more
than five per cent. nor il ma any case more more
tors. shall be required to petition and
propose any measure or resolution for
enactment. or agrsement by the , egnlav
the referendum power AS to initiative
measure or resolution SO submitted. or
rs to any other act. measure or resolu--
tion. or part thereof.as herein provided
people. All initiative petitions for mea-
ssures. excent for municipal and wholly
local legislation. shall be filed in me OF
flee Of the secretary Of state not less
than four months prior to the election
at which they are to be voted on. or.
within twenty days after the opening
whenever so filed and not submitted to
vote at the election. last preceding shall
be transmitted to the house Of represen.
tatives at the opening session thereof.
Except proposed constitutional amend
ments approved at the preceding election
shall be transmitted to the state senate
together with any not voted on9 Or with with.
shall be SO transmitted after the thir-
tieth day of the term. Initiative mea,
sures shall AXE precedence oysr an
cept appropriation bills and constitu-
tional amendments referred by the peo-
pie or u preceding legislative assembly.
jetted. without amendment. by the lsgis-
Iative assembly at that term. II en-
acted, such measures shall be subject to
titled hereby 70 be submitted to vote.
acts Other Bills. may refer such proposed
measures to the electors either alone or
legislative assembly. whenever it shall
be necessary for the immediate praSer-.
safety that a law shall become effective.
. without delay. such necessity shall be
stated in q separate section. and II, BY
Of ali members elected to ZACH house.
city council or commission. as the case
may be, shall vote on a separate roll
cali. in favor Of the measures going into
instant operation because necessary for
the immediate preservation ut the public
peace. health or safely. such law shall
become operative upon approval by the
governor or mayor. as the case may be:
provided. that an emergency shall not
Be SO declared In any measure creating
Or abo!ishtnE any Office. .r to change
Or in disposinK Of any lands and natural
R s,s petitions a;t,as :, or, Or o ordeas.I shall ~
the final adjournment. Of tho legislative
assembly which passed or 10 which was
rsferred the MEASURE on which refer
a referendum petition ordering Y
mitted an emergency law shall not eft,
feet the same until said law is rejected
20 submitted shall be repealed. The FL
Ing of 5sreferendum petition ordering
or parts Of any duly enacted act. legis-
iative measure. resolution or ordinances
shall not delay the remainder. not 90
oF0ore0, from sD0COMlnE ODetAt1v0.
Whensver the purpose and object
sought. stated and contained In con-
llictinR or competing measures or reso-
buttons submitted to the people. shall
be affirmatively approved by a majority
Of! the votes cast for and against. such
measures or resolutions. then the mea-
sure or resolution. embodyinR the Dur-
pose or object so approved. which res
solved, the largest umbe of a~fftrnnativ
votes shall thereby become the law or
constitutional amendment and all Others
ohall thsrehY be rejected and repealed,
The veto power of the governor OF
mayor hail not extend to measures tnt-
tiated by or referred to or anactad by
The people.
All elections on general. local and, sps.
elali measures referred to the people OF
The stateso OF Of any locality shah be had
6t the bienntal regular general cleo.
lions, except when otherwise provided
4 ~ law. but counties. cities and towna
may provide for special elections on
ehsir municipa, md wholly local laSislA-
ton. y seM5
Ia. case. Of laws. chiefly Of local In
tereSt, whether submitted by Initiative
Or rsferendum petition or by b lsgts
latiys asssmbly. p for example. The
I ton o. now % additional offlcoe or Of
f1cers. the am shall ba snbsnltted to
v voted On md approved or ro5ectAds only
6y the Psopls sof the counties ehseny
Any measure subNmrittsd IL me people
B o. tho polls shall become Enacted. n
a Md ~ when e 10 A0pE0yOG