The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-09-08

OF petition shall be the basis ror the
number OF legal voters required to
sign such petition.
The veto power Of the governor
shall not apply or extend to any meas
ure initiated and enacted by the peo-
pie. e.
All measures for proposed laws un.
der the initiative or referred under
the referendum shall be submitted to
the people for adoption or rejection at
the regular biennial election first oc-
curing after the filing OF the petition.
All measures for proposed laws I'M
der the initiative shall become law
when approved by a majority Of the
voters whose votes are cast thereon,
and shall take effect as hereinafter
provided.
Any measure referred under the ref
erendum shall cease to be law when
rejected by majority OF the voters
whose votes are cast thereon and
proclamation has been made by the
governor as hereinafter provided. All
proposed laws under the initiative
shall take effect and any measure re-
ferred under the referendum shall
cease to be a law from and after the
date Of Official declaration Of the vote
thereon by proclamation issued by the
governor, which shalt be not later
than thirty days after the vote has
been canvassed by the state canvass
ing board for that purpose, composed
of the governor, secretary OF state
and attorney general, and certificate
thereof made not later than December
first following the election.
The petition contemplated by this
section shall consist of sheets having
such general form, printed or written,
as shall be prescribed by the secre-
tary Of state, and shall be signed by
the required number OF qualified cleo
tors, In their proper persons only. to
which shall be attached the resident
addresses Of such persons signing the
petition and the date Of signing. To
each Of such sheets shall be attached
and made a part thereof an affidavit
of some qualified elector that each
signature thereon is the signature OF
the person whose name it purports to
be- and that, to the best of the know
| ledge and belief OF the aflant, each
OF the persons signing said petition
was, at the time of signing, a quail
fed elector. Such petition, 80 veri-
fed, shall be prima facie evidence
that the signatures thereon are genu-
inc and true, and that the persons
signing the same are qualified cleo
tors of the state OF Iowa.
Immediately upon the fling Of
petition for the submission Of pro-
posed law to the voters. the secretary
Of state shall submit the said propos.
ed law to the supreme court for Its
opinion upon the constitutionality
thereof, which shall be rendered with
in twenty COY days, and If the court
finds that the proposed measure con-
flicts with the constitution Of the
United States or the state Of Iowa.
the proposed measure shall not be
submitted.
Until the general assembly shall
provide by law a method Of proce-
dure of printing, distributing and sub
hitting proposed measures. the secre-
tary OF state SHALL ninety (90) days
preceding the general election at
which the measure will be voted upon,
cause to be printed any and all meas.
ures for or to which petition has
been filed, in pamphlet form, contains
ing the full text thereof. with the title
and enacting clause. together with
arguments for and against the same.
within the limits prescribed by the
secretary of state. The number print.
ed shall be not less than one for each
voter voting at the last general cleo
ton preceding tbs filing OF the petit
ton, which shall be delivered to the
county auditor OF each county.
| For each voter in each voting pre-
cinct of each political party voting at
the last general election, the auditor
Of each county shall deliver one copy
to each precinct committeeman OF
each political party in the county.
The secretary Of state shall submit
all measures petitioned for in accord.
ance with the provisions of this sec.
ton, to the people for adoption or re-
lection at the polls in compliance
herewith; but the right and power re-
served to the people shall not oper.
ate to deprive or limit the power of
the general assembly to enact laws.
If, at an election, conflicting meas
ures submitted to the voters Of the
state shall be approved by a majority
OF the votes, severally cast thereon.
the measure receiving the highest
number of Affirmative votes shall be-
come law as to all conflicting provi-
sions.
Insofar as applicable, the provisions
OF this amendment shall govern in
the initiative and adoption of amend
ments to the constitution; provided,
however. that no amendment so sub
mitted shall become a part Of the
constitution until 1t shall have first
received an affirmative majority vote
at two successive regular biennial
elections. the majority vote at the
! first Of which shall be the authority