The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1914-10-16

themselves direct power. as fol-
lows:
"a. CONSTITUTIONAL INIT1A-
TlVE.-When at any time prior to
the commencement of any session
OF the legislature, there shall have
been filed with the secretary OF
state petition proposing an
emendment to the constitution
signed by two per centum of the
tary OF state shall transmit the
same to the legislature not later
than ten days after the commence
ment of the session. If the amend.
ment SO proposed be not submitted
to the. electors by the legislature
at such session. or If 1t be sub
mitted In an amended form, then
upon further petition or petitions,
each signed by eight per centum
of the electors of the state. hled
six months after the adjournment
of the legislature. the amendment
proposed In the first petition, or one
or more amended forms thereof,
shall be submitted to the electors
for their approval or rejection at
the next general or special state
wide election. occurring not less
than ninety days after the filing
of any such further petitions. ANY
amendment proposed. by initiative
amended form. submitted to the
electors by the legislature or by q
further petition, shall become
part of the constitution, IL approved
by majority of the electors vot-
ing at said election. or by four
seventies of the electors voting on
the proposed amendment; provided
not less than three-sevenths OF the
electors voting at said election
voted for the proposed amendment.
oh hn . frllad q
q means in addition to Section one,
Article fourteen of the State Con-
stitution for amending the same.
'b. STATUTORY INITIATIVE
When at any time prior to the COM
legislature, there shall have been
filed with the secretary of state
petition proposing a law, signed by
two per centum of the electors of
the state, the secretary of state
shall transmit the same to the leg
islature not later than ten days
after the commencement of the ses-
sion. If the law so proposed be not
passed by the Legislature at. such
session, or IL 1t be passed in an
petition or petitions. each signed
by six per centum of the electors
of the state, filed with the secretary
of state within six months after
the adjournment of the Legislature,
the law proposed in the first petit
ton. or one or more amended forms
thereof. shall be submitted to the
electors at the next general or spe-
cial statewide election, occurring
not less than ninety days after the
filing of any such further petition
majority of the electors voting
thereon, the same shall become law
and GO into effect thirty days after
such election, and shall supersede
any amended form of such law
the legislature. No law proposed
by initiative petition and approved
by the electors shall be subject to
the veto of the governor. The au-
thority of the people to enact laws.
as provided in this subdivision.
lied by the provisions of the con-
stitution.
&C. THE REFERENDUM
within ninety days after the final
adjournment of any session of the
legislature, a. referendum petition.
signed by six per centum of the
with the secretary of state against
any law. or any part of q law,
passed by the legislature at such
session, such law, or such part of
a law, stall Ue TO the
electors at the next general or spe-
cial statewide election, occurring
not less than ninety days after the
fling Of said petition. If a ma
jority of the vote cast thereon be
In the negative. such law. or such
pealed. Provided. that IL a ref
erendum petition is signed by fif-
teen per centum of the electors of
the state. the law or part of law.
against which such petition is filed
shall be suspended pending the
referendum vote thereon.
levy or appropriating money for
the current expenses of the state
government or state institutions,
any act of the legislature submit
ting a constitutional amendment or
other question to the electors Of
necessary for the immediate pres
ervation of the public peace, health
or safety, shall go into effect inn
mediately upon its passage and ap-
laws. except emergency laws. shall
not be subject to referendum
vote. All other laws shall go into
effect ninety days after the adj
journment of the legislature. A
biz an embYergensy law
ting forth the facts constituting
the emergency. A separate vote
shall be taken upon the preamble
of such bill by call of the yeas
adopted by two-thirds vote OF all
the members of each house, 1t shall
be an emergency law.
I'd. GENERAL PROVISIONS
All petitions provided for in this
section shall contain title indi-
eating the subject and purpose of
the proposed law or constitutional
amendment, or the law, or part of
q law, to be referred, and If a
change Is proposed in an existing
constitutional provision or statute,
In addition to referring to the same,
1t shall state the general effect Of
the proposed change, and also the
full text of the proposed law or
amendment to the constitution or
of the law. or part of a law. to be
referred. Any initiative or refer
endum petition may be signed in
separate parts, but each part shall
conform to the provisions herein
contained. All petitions shall be
signed and verified before a person
and shall be in such form that q
person signing a petition thereby
states under oath. the date of his
signature, his residence, that he Is
QualTleQ eleCtOT, tnat ne mas not
previously signed any part of such
petition, and that he has signed the
petition with know ledge of the con-
tents thereof. To each part of such
petition shall be attached the affi-
davit of the person before whom
the same was signed. which affida-
Wit shall contain a statement of the
number of signers thereon, that
each of the signatures attached to
such part was made in the pres
ence of the affiant, that to the best
of his knowledge and belief each
signature is the genuine signature
of the person whose name 1t pur-
ports to be, that he believes the
persons who have signed such petit
ton to be electors, that they signed
such petition with knowledge of
the contents thereof. and that each
person signed the same on the date
stated opposite his name. The cir
culation of the petitions provided
for herein. or the prohibition Of
the circulation thereof, may be
regulated by law, and in case the
circulation of any petition is pro-
hibited by law, the percentage Of
signers required on any petition
provided for in this section shall
be one-half of the percentage speci-
fed in subdivisions A. B and c Of