The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1913-07-15

WnOlp STATE, dHO iiISO with IL SSS
rotary Of State within 50 days after
adjournment of the General Assem-
blv to which said original petition
was presented.
The proposed law, if submitted to
the people, shall be in form demand
ed by such supplemental petition,
which form shall be either as first
petitioned for or as it may have been
amended by either branch of the
General Assembly.
If a proposed law. submitted to the
people as herein provided. is APP
proved by a majority of the electors
voting thereon, it shall be the law,
and shall 60 into effect as herin pre-
vided. and shall be in lieu Of any !
amended form of said law which
may have been passed by the General
Assembly, and such amended aW.
passed by the General Assembly. shall
not go into effect until and unless the
law proposed by supplementary peti-
ton shall have been rejected by the
| electors. All such initiative petitions
last above prescribed, shall have
printed cross the top thereof, in
case of proposed laws, Law proposed
by initiative petition first to the Gen
eral Assembly" Ballots shall be so
printed as to permit an affirmative or
negative vote upon each measure sub
mitted to the electors.
Any proposed law or amendment
to the Constitution, submitted to the
electors as provided above, if ap-
proved by "a majority of the electors
voting thereon, shall be published by
the Secretary of State and shall take
effect within 80 days after such cleo
ton at which it was approved.
If conflicting proposed laws. or con-
fiicting proposed amendments to the
Constitution, shall be approved at the
same election by a majority of the
total number of votes cast for and
against the same, the one receiving
the highest number of affirmative
votes shall prevail.
t The second aforeStated power taken
by the people is DESIGNATED the refer
endufn. and the signature Of 10 per
cent of the electors of not less than
r fifty counties Of the State. and. in
Guiding these. of the whole state, shal
be required upon a petition to order
= the submission to the electors of The
n State for their approval or rejection
any law, section Of any law, or any
e item in any law passed by the Genera.
Assembly. No Law passed by the
S General Assembly shall go into efec'
e until 80 days after its ratification, ex.
o cept as herein provided. Such a pc
q tition signed by 10 per cent of tn,
e electors of at least fifty counties O
d the State, and, including these. of tn,
whole State. verified as herein pro
vided. shall have been filed with tn,
le Secretary Of State within 80 days aft
is er its ratification, asking that suc]
5 law, section. or item thereof be sub
mitted to the electors of the Stat
Il for their approval or rejection O
e, such law. section. or item. in tn
to manner as is by law provided. at tn
n next succeeding regular or genera
~ state election occurring more tina
Of 80 days after the filing of such pet
~ ti0n ond i C,toh nnftin, l.. .o fao
as no such law, section. or item sha
go into effect until and unless aI
IL proved by a majority of those votin
upon the question. If. however.
~ referendum petition is filed again,
no any item or section of such law. tn
%, remainder thereof shall not thereb
e be prevented or delayed from goin
xt into effect. Provided, however, tn;
laws making provision for tax levie
of appropriation for current expense
d. for the States government and State
We institutions, and emergency Laws n,
'ss ceSsary for the immediate preServ;
he ton Of the public peace. health,
"a safety, shall go into effect inmediat
thy ly, and such laws shall not be sul
jected to the referendum.
10 The powers Of the initiative FL
OF referendum are hereby conferred =,
", the people Of each municipality on {
ne questions. IN the manner in which
ed now. OF which may hereafter be Or
at scribed by the act of the General a
I'd. sembly. subject to such constitutio
tie. al limitations upon the people OF Il
w. municipalities as are or may be II
Assembly to l~egislate. and not i
&c posed upon the power Of rhe Genet
he Assembly to legislate. and not i
aer Guiding, however, the requirements
to form and procedure. Provid
er- that laws prohibiting the sale a
Elm manufacture of s~pirituouS, vino,
an malt. or intoxicating liquors shall II
be be repealed OF amended by the CT
ate eral Assembly by vote Of the pc
pie. SO as to allow such liquors to
&c manufactured or sold in a manT
Of now prohibited by law. unless 81
nth change be approved by a major
lelr of the electors Of the State, W
gu may vote thereon at a State electi'
lch Supplementary or referendum pc
tbs ions may be presented in separ;
rs parts, but each part shall contain
20 full and correct copy of the title +
"a h Of tho laU section or item SONS