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

A bill to be entitled an act to
amend the Constitution of North
Carolina so as to secure the people
means OF making their government
truly representative.
Section /. That Article II Of the
Constitution OF North Carolina. and
tho same is hereby amended as fol-
lows:
That there he added at the end of
Section I OF Article III of that Con-
stituticn. and made "A part OF that
section. the following:
But tho people take and keep to
themselves power TO propose laws to
the General Assembly, and to enact
or reject the same at the polls on a
referendum vote. as hereinafter pro-
yided. They also take and keep pow
or at their own option To approve or
reject at the polls any law. section,
item. or part of any law passed by
the General Assembly. except as here
matter provided, and Independent on
the initiative Of the General Assem-
bly, to propose amendments to the
Constitution and to adopt or reject
the same at the polls. The limitations
expressed in the Constitution on the
power OF the General Assembly to
enact laws Except as to the method
and procedure prescribed for the
General Assembly shall be deemed
limitations on the power of the PEG
pie to enact laws.
The aforesaid power taken by the
people to initiate laws is designed as
the initiative, as the signatures Of /!
per cent Of the electors of at leas'
fifty counties of the State, and in.
Guiding these, of the whole State
shall bo required upon a petition tt
propose an amendment to the Con
stitution. When a petition. signed b!
the aforesaid required lumber o
electors. shah have been filed will
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provided by law proposing an amend
ment TO the Constitution, the full
text Of which shall have been Sc
forth in such petition, the Secretar,
OF State, or other prope officer VIII
may be charged by law to DO SC
law, submit for the approval or re
lection of the electors, at the mex
uuent to 80 days after the filing q
such petition, all proposed amend
ments. The initiative petition abov
described. shall have printed acros
tho top thereof. Amendment to tn
Constitution proposed by the initia
tive petition. to be submitted directI
to the electors
When at any time, not less than !
days prior 10 the commencement {
any session of the General Assembl,
there shall have beer fled with III
Secretary OF State a petition signe
Z 'tht VI hht vi
least fifty counties OF the State. an,
including these, of the whole Stat
and verified by law, proposing a la,
the full text of which shall have bee
set forth in such petition. the Sc,
rotary of State shall transmit II
same to the General Assembly. eth,
as petitioned for or in an amends
form, it shall be subject TO the refe
endum as are other laws. as here
provided. If it shall be passed in {
amended form. or if it shall not
passed within SO days from the da
it is received by the General Asser
bly,, it shall be submitted by the Sc
rotary of State, or by such other c
ficer as may be charged by law Wi
such duty. To the electors for tn.
approval or rejection at the next reg
lar or general State election, Viii
Shau occur more than FIVE mont
after such original petition was trar
mitted by the Secretary Of State
the General Assembly, if such ga
mission shall be demanded by sr
elemental petition. signed and We
hed as the law provides. by not L
than 10 per cent Of the electors
not less than fifty counties Of