Evening journal., 1913-01-08

law in thirty days after having been
approved by a majority of the vot-
ers voting thereon; otherwise it shall
be null and void.
(S) In case an act or resolution
proposed in the General Assembly
fails to become law, then on petit
tiOn OF the number of voters last
above stated, and filed with the sec
retary of state not less than four
months previous TO the next ensuing
state election, said act or resolution
in its original form or in such amend
ed form proposed in the General AS
sembly as may be petitioned for by
such petitioners shall be submitted 10
the voters at the next ensuing state
election, and shall take effect if a ma
jOrity of the votes cast thereon is in
the affirmative; otherwise it shall not
take effect. If accepted by the vot-
ters, such measure shall become law
in thirty days after the said state
, election.
90. Any law proposed by petition
of not less than eight per cent of the
qualified voters of the State. or any
constitutional amendment proposed
by not less than ten per cent. of the
qualified voters of the State, and filed
with the Secretary of State not less
than four months previous to any
State election, shall be submitted to
the voters of the State at that cleo
tion, and shall take effect when ap-
proved by majority of the voters
voting thereon, and not otherwise
(10) The full text of a measure
submitted to a vote of the people
under this amendment of the consti-
tuition shall not be printed on the Of
/ fetal ballots. but until otherwise pro-
vided by law the Secretary of State
shall prepare the ballots in such form
as 10 present the measure or measures
concisely and intelligibly.
/ QD The veto power of the Gov
ernor shall not extend to any measure
approved by direct vote of the quail
/ fed voters of the State No statute
approved by direct vote of the quail
fed voters of this State shall be
amended or repealed by the General
Assembly except by a three-fourths
vote of all the members of each
House, taken by yeas and mays
or by direct vote of the qualified
voters. And no State Court may de-
clare to be "unconstitutional" any
measure made law by affirmative vote
Of a majority of the qualified voters
voting thereon.
12) If conflicting measures sub
mitted to the voters shall be approved
by a majority of the votes severally
I cast thereon, the measure receiving
the highest number of affirmative
votes shall become law as to all con
ficting provisions.
(13) The Secretary Of State shall
print and distribute to each voter il
the State entitled to vote on the meas.
ures 10 be submitted, not less thar
three months previous to the time o.
voting, a pamphlet containing th'
titles of the measures to be voted
upon as they will appear upon the Of
fetal ballot, together with the ful
text of the measures to be submitted
and also arguments for and agains
measures submitted according 70 de
tails which shall be provided by law
04) The powers of the Initiative
and Referendum are hereby furthel
reserved to the qualified electors o
every county. incorporated city anC
town as to all local, county, city o.
town matters on which such coun
Ties. incorporated cities and town
are or shall be empowered by gen
eral laws to legislate. Such coun
ties, incorporated cities and townl
may prescribe the manner of exercis
ing said power within the restriction
OF general laws. Under the powe
of the Initiative fifteen per cent. o
the qualified electors may proposi
[ measures on such local. county, cit.
or town matters, and ten per cent
OF the electors may propose tn
2 Referendum on legislation enacteI
within and by county, city or town
Until provided by general law, salt
= cities and towns may prescribe III
basis on which said percentages shal
be computed.
O5) Every Initiative or Referen
: dun petition shall be addressed q
the Secretary of State in the cas-
: of petitions for or on State measures
= and to the Clerk of the Peace, Cit
= Clerk. or corresponding officer in tn
case of petitions for or on county
tcity or town measures; and shal
' contain the declaration of each pc
, titioner, for himself, that he is a quail
= ified elector Of the State (and in tn
, case of petitions for or on county
= city or town measures. of the count,
city or town affected. his postofic
3 address. the street and number,
4 any, of his residence, and the date O
] which he signed such petition. Fac
t sheet containing petitioners sigma
] lures shall be attached to a full an
4 correct copy of the title and text {
Z the measure so proposed to be I'M
4 tiated or referred to the people, an
e every sheet Of every such petition