Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1913-05-09
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\ CHAPTER 564--H. IF. No. 431.

Il State Of Minnesota, SO az to reserve to the
e
q means by which the people may amend ' q
4 Be It enacted BY the Legislature Of the State
K A Of Minnesota: 5siss, 81 fg1 & etEi Es5 4g
Section =. That an amendment to Section
a Article of the State Constitution, Is here
py proposed to the people of this state Tor
senSed sa
SEE TWO HOUSES SESSIONS 1s
LEGISLATURE shall consist Of the senate and
state. at such time as shall be prescribed by
ninety 0o) legislative days. and no bill shall
be introduced in either branch, except on the
tnes days q Il sacs session
attention Of the Legislature shall be called to
atr Of
the people reserve to themselves direct power,
as follows: 4 80 I. 81 *3 aa5j2 3 .y' fs5 i,
"a. CONSTITUTIONAL INITIATIVE:
!, When at any time prior to the commencement
have been filed with the secretary of state
a petition proposing an amendment to- the
Of te sta Sy ..
shall transmit the same to the legislature not
Later RI than ten days after the
posed be not submitted to the electors by the
legislature at such session 20 Or Il It be- , SUD,
further petition or petitions, each signed by
eight per centum Of the electors OF the state.
months after, the adjournment OF the legisla-
ture. the amendment proposed IN the nrst pc
0n shall Fl eecters ee
their approval or rejection at the next gen
or special election nr ni
proposed by initiative potion and. in its orig 1ao
tition. shall Become part 81 the constitution
at ssid 0 election or by Of
the electors voting on the proposed amend
ment provided not less than three,sev sever 4as
construed means in eaa,tisn to G seo
stitution for amending the same ''&E -
..b. STATUTORY INITIATIVE When at
session Of the legislature. there shall have
/ ton proposing law. signed by two percentum.
of the electors of the state, the secretary of
n r tnaa e ee dsgs f the
Imenceemnt Of the session. If the law SO
be not by the lie
ed form, then upon further petition or
each signed ne i. by six sd v Per
14e Of
the adjournment of the legislature. the law
in the first petition, or 10 one Or
to the electors at the next general or spe-
election ri n not LESS than han
sser Pmsoity s tie s ELECTORS Voting
the same shall become law and go into ct.
feet thirty days after such election. and shall
supersede any amended form of such law
ny a% nssn py
ton and approved by the electors shall ,, pc
to the ns veto neo Of the laws
provided in this subdivision, shall extend
only to laws authorized by the sprovisisns Of
&C. THE REFERENDUM. If within nine
after tss the final
es Of fhe state IF be a!ed with the
Of a law. passed s by the legislature at such
session, such law, or. such part Of q law.
general or special statewide election. ec-
CURING not less than -ninety days after the
Vote cast s thereon be in the negative, such
law Or such part Of iaW. shaM tnereny n ee
is signed by teen per eentum Of the
electors Of the state the law or part OF q
law. against which such petition Is fled shall hal
thereon. IL 5 sl.,.s...-.
Any law providing for tax levy or aps
|propriating money for the current expenses of
: the state government or state institutions any
tional, amendment or other question to the
electors of the state, or any emergency law
the pubic peace. health or safety. shall go
into effect Immediately upon its passage and
BY se s%s e
erect ninety days after s the ad5Su n
" setting forth the facts constituting the he
} upon the preamble Of such bill by a call of
the yeas and nays: and i the preamble be
e. .hs be- m s
law. - VI .g$ -, r.
I'D GENERAL PROVISIONS. All petit
lions provided for in this section shall contain
title indicating the subject and purpose Of
me %ent. Of the law. Or part. Of s:iaw, to Be
eferred and Il change e proposed IN an =,
g et
q ht text III Ss
the re ag Part initiative nj
tho provisions herein conta,hed; All petitions
suthorised to administer an OATH and shall Be
in such form that person signing peti;
) his signature, his residence. that he is a
qualified elector, that he has not previously
s. ses se q ee sssa T as
such Petition petition shall be attached the sldavit
Il signed, which affidavit shall contain a state
ment Of the number of signers thereon, that
II each Of the singnatures attached to such part
was made in the presence of the afiant, that
to the best Of his knowledge and belief each
signature Is the genuine signature OF the per-
D son whose name it pufports to be, that he
petition to be electors. that they signed such
petition with knowledge Of the contents there
& Of and that each person signed the same on
the date stated opposite his name me Ins cir r.
the prohibition Of the circulation thereof, may
|beG regulated by law. and IN case the crcula-
ton Of any petition y prohibited BY s law,
tition provided for in this section shall be one
s half Of the percentage specified In subdivisions
a, b and 9 Of this section: NJ
q The percentage I'M any case shall be based
,lupon the total number Of votes cast Tor gov
titions provided for iii i this section shall
contain the signature OF not less than one
Il ties Of the state In Initiating g law or
q Institutional amendment, electors who have
4 signed the arst shall be aualiheds to sign the
tions shsn .be decided ~ ,the, secretary Of
y state subject TO review BY the court. the
.ecretaIy q state decide. that any pentiGn
q time for making corrections or for Ming adj
tditional signatures. in the event OF Legal
IL prevent giying ,seeststo
lor any other ground, the burden Of proof shall
lbe upon the person satta king the pet tion- No
law a1aendments to- the constitution Init
+ provided. shall Re held nconsti ntional or
void on account of thes iency fof any
initiative petition; nor shalla. The repeal sof
held invalid ~ saeh ,tnsuilic ieney.
3 An initiative laws ;conatit itional annend-
u msnts shall be o. tied to the electors