The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1912-08-22
proposed Amendment to State Con.
SttutiOn.
State of Washington.

IN
amend section 1 of article II If tho O.
stltution of the State of Washino+or ,o1o+
ing 70 legislative powers providiny fcr ~
lHltiat Nv ana referendum, and striking sec
tloh 81 OF said article II, relating to tho
time when laws take effect there Is borahI
published for the consideration of the ,IataI.,
OF the State of Washington the f0IIoysin,
proposed amendment to the constitution Of
said state: u
That at the general election to be hald in
TINS state on the Tuesday next succoeJi1~
the first Monday in November. 1919 tbrr9
Sttau De submitted to the qualified electors
OF the state for adoption and approval
or rejection an amendment to article IT
OF the Constitution of the State of Wash
lagton, relating to legislative powers, b,
S 81 from article IL ali OF sections l ard
81, and inserting in lieu thereof as sectio,,
the following, so that the same shall read
as follows: -S''N
Article H. section 1. The legislative an.
thorlty OF the State of Washingtol Shall be
vested IN the legislature. ca sistiag Of
senate and house of representatives. which
snail be called the legislature OF the ST2~l-
OF Washington, but the people reserve ~
themselves the power to propose bills laws,
a-q to enact or reject the same at the polls
independent of the legislature and also rt
serve power, at their own option to aDDrova
or reject at the polls any act item. section
or part Of any BILL act or law passed by the
legislature
ial Initiative: The first power reserved
! by the people is the initiative. Ten per
! centum, but IN no case more than fifty thoi
SAND, OF the legal voters shall be required
! to propose any measure by such petition
! and every such petition shall include the
! full text of the measure so proposed Initia-
tive petitions shall be filed with the sec
! rotary of state not less than four months
! before the election at which they are to be
voted upon, or not less than ten DAYS before
| any regular session of the legislature. II
fled at least four months before the election.
at which they are to be voted upon, he shall
| 81 limit To h.
the said election If such petitions are fled
not less than ten days before any regular
| session of the Legislature, he shall TRANSMIT
the same to the legislature as soon as it
convenes and organizes. Such initiative
measure shall take precedence over all other
measures in the legislature except approDria-
ton bills and shall be either enac-ed or re-
ected without change amendment by the
! legislature before the end Of such regular.
session If any such initiative measure Shall
| be enacted by the legislature It shall be sub
| ject to the referendum petition. or it NAV
| be enacted and referred by the legislature
| to the people for APPROVAL rejection at III
next regular election. II it is rejected or if
| re action is taken upon it by the legislature
before the end Of such regular sessi N. the
secretary Of state shall submit it to the peo-
| pie Tor approval or rejection at the next en-
suing regular general election. The legisla-
ture NAV reject any measure so proposed BY
initiative petition and propose a different one
dealing with the same subject, and in such
!
the secretary of state to the people for ar
p'0NaI or rejection at the next ENSUING regu-
lar general election. When conflicting me3e.
ureS are submitted to the people the ballots
shall be Sc printed that voter can express
separately by making one cross OK for ear,f
two preferences, first as between either
measure and neither, and secondly. as be-
tween one and the other. IF the mai0ri.v Of
those voting on the first issue is or lleitbor
both fail, but in that case the votes on the
second issue shall nevertheless be carefully
counted and made public. II majority
voting on the first issue is for either. then
the measure receiving a majority Of the
votes on the second issue shall be law
(b) Referendum The sec0ud power re-
served by the people is the Referendum AID
II may be ordered on any act bill, law. or
any part thereof passed by the legislature
except such laws as may be necessary for
i the immediate preservation of the public
peace health or safety, support OF the state
government and its existing public insiitu-
tons, either by petition signed by the re-
qtired percentage Of the legal voters, or by
the legislature as other bills are enacted Six
per centum, but in no case more than thirty
thousand, Of the legal voters shall be re
Petition.
CO. No act, law, or bill subject to refer
endum shall take effect until ninety days
after the adjournment Of the session at which
is was enacted. No act, law, or bill ay-
proved by majority OF the electors yotn-
thereon shall be amended or repealed by the
legislature within a period of two years fol-
lowing such enactment. But such enactment
may be amended repealed at any general
regular or special election by direct vote OF
the people thereon.
(d) The fling of referendum petition
against one or more items, sections or parts
! of any act, law bill shall not delay the
| remainder of the measure from becoming 90
trative. Referendum petitions against meas
ures passed by the legislature shall be filed
with the secretary OF state got later thIA
inety days after the final adjournment Of the
session of the legislature which passed the
measure which the referendum IS de
lnalded The veto power Of The governor
shall not extend to measures initiated by or
referred to the people. All elections
measures referred to the people of the state
shall be had at the biennial + gUIar e4ccdoIs
except when the legislature shall order d
special election. Any measure initiated. by
the people or referred to the people as herein
pre- yided shall take effect and become the
law ii it is approved by a majority OF the
| votes cast thereon; Provided, That the vote
cast upon such question or measure sha.
equal one-thrd Of the total vote cast at such
election and not otherwise. Such measure
shall be in operation and after the thlr-
tieth day after the election at which II IS
approved. The style of all bills proposed
by initiative petition shall be: BE It Ell
acted by the people OF the State of Wash
ingtOn.'' This section shall not be construed
to deprive any member of the legislature OF
the right to introduce any measure me
ernor at the regular gubernatorial electio1
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
necessary to sign such petition shall be
counted All such petitions shall be fled
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 therefor. This sec
tion is sef-executing, but legislation may be
enacted especially to facilitate its o~eration
The Legislature shall provide methods OF
publicity of all laws or parts of laws, and
amendments to the constitution referred to
the people with arguments for and against
the laws and amendments so referred, so that
each voter of the state shall receive the pub
LEGATION at least fifty days before the election
at which they are to be voted upon.
There shall be printed all ballots pro
vided for the said election, the words:
For the proposed amendment Of sechon7
1 of article II of the constitution Of the State
of Washington, relating to legislative powers
and providing for the initiative and referen-
| dunn
Against the proposed amendment of sec
| ton 1 of article II of the constitution OF the
State Of Washington, relating to legislative
powers and providing for the initiative and
| referendum
saI