St. Paul tidende. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1902-1928, 1913-05-02

and control legislation, and as an addition
al means by which the people may amend
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State
OF Minnesota:
Section l.. That an amendment to Section
|. Article 4 of the State Constitution, is here
their APPROVAL or rejection. . that hat said seer
Sec: 4. TWO Observation-Disclosures
LEGISLATURE shall consist of the senate and
biennially at the seat Of government of the
state, at such time as shall be prescribed by
law. but no session shall exceed the term Of
ninety 900 legislative days, and no bill shall
be introduced in either branch, except on the
written request of the governor, during the
last twenty days of such session, except the
attention Of the legislature shall be called to
some important matter of general interest by
a special message from the governor; but
as follows:
When at any time prior to the commencement
of any session of the legislature, there shall
have been filed with the secretary of state
a petition proposing an amendment 'to the
constitution signed by two per centum of the
electors OF the state, the secretary Of state
later than ten days after the Commencement
of the session. II. the amendment so pro-
posed be not submitted to the electors by the
legislature at such session. or If it be sub
mitted in an amended form, then upon a
further petition or petitions. each signed by
! c16uL pei CeuluIl OIL the ELECTORS Ol the STATE,
filed with the secretary of state within six
months after the adjournment of the legisla-
ture. the amendment proposed, inFthe first Pc
t1tion, or one or more amended forms there
Of. shall be submitted to the electors for
their approval or rejection at the next gen.
eral or special statewide election, occurring
not less than ninety days after the filing Of
any such further petitions. Any amendment
proposed, by initiative potion and, in its orig
inal or in an amended form. submitted to the
electors by the legislature Or by a further pc
tition. shall become a part Of the constitution,
ing at said election, or by four-sevenths Of
the electors voting on the proposed amend
ment; provided not less than three-sevenths
the proposed amendment. This section shall
be construed. as a means in addition to Sec
ton one, Article fourteen of the State Con-
stitution for amending the same.
'b. STATUTORY, INITIATIVE. When at
session of the legislature. there shall have
been a1ed with The s]ee ret 81 state a petit,
state shall transmit the same TO- the legis-
1 mencee mHa 'a Of tho faan session ssh aasS # fifth the i law s'H SO
proposed be not passed by the legislature at
s SD fo SESSION then or If apd 1T be q pf faTfher in p aal imend Or
PETITIONS N 'A each 'p0H signed by six per
centum of the electors of the state, filed with
the adjournment of the Legislature. the law
proposed in the first petition, or one or more
t9't the ele lHa'rs at tAe the next sia't general e Or Or spe-
cial statewide election, occurring not less than
ther petition Or petitions. and il approved
by a majority Of the electors voting thereon,
the same shall become law and go into ef-
feet thirty days after such election, and shall
supersede any amended form Of such law
ture. No law proposed by initiative petit
ton and approved by the electors shall be
authority Of the people to enact laws. as
provided in this subdivision, shall extend
only to laws authorized by the provisions Of
the constitution.
&c. THE REFERENDUM. If within nine
ty days after the final adjournment of any
session of the legislature, a referendum petit
ton, signed by six per centum Of the cleo
tors of the state, shall be filed with the sec
rotary of state against any law. Or any part
Of a law. passed by the legislature, at such
session, such law, or such part Of a law,
shall be submitted to the electors at the next
general or special statewide election, oc-
curing not less than ninety days after the
filing Of said petition. If a majority of the
law, or such part of a law. shall thereby be
repealed. Provided. that If a referendum Pc
tition is signed by fifteen per centum Of the
electors of the state, the law or part of a
law. against which such petition Is filed shall
be suspended pending the referendum vote
thereon.