Grand Forks daily herald. (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1914-1916, 1914-10-24
Proposed Amendment to the
State Constitution,

State Constitution.
Chap. SO Is. B. No. 5-Bessessen> 1911
Chap. 1o1 e.: B. No. s2-overson. 1s1;
Session Laws.
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amendment to the Constitution pro.
yiding for the initiative and referen-
dunn.
Be state 1t re ef Neqtb BY 8o the Senate f%s Ho of th h
T TSeptfetsSe sen @i concurring:
tt a' adents% Of OF the he. state tate, Ct North Dako,
Assembly Of the IS state Of North i5aitote
and by It referred to the thirteenth
Leg1siative Assembly Of said state for
to and such amendment shall be sub
united to the qualified electors Of the
a arass al the or n re5ect general IN e]l s%eeoPdaa 5er
with the provisions Of section 2o2 Of the
constitution of the state of North Da-
AMENDMENT.) Section rs of article
2 Of the constitution of the state of
North Dakota Is hereby amended to read
Section Is. The legislative authority
vested in a Legislative assembly con-
slstlnE Of a senate and house Of repre-
themselves power to propose laws and
to enact or reject the same at the polls.
INDEPENDENT Of the legislative assembly,
option, to approve or reject at the polls.
any act, item. section or part Of any act
OF sr measH Ire passed by the legislative as
people is the initiative. or the power we to to
propose measures for enactment into
laws, and at least ten per cent Of the
Of the counties of this state shall be re-
%itiative petition, and every such petition
shall be filed with the secretary Of state
not less thar thirty days before any reg
he shall transmit the same e the ieeis--
such initiative measure shall take pre-
H eeis1er over all other measures In the
tion bills, and shall be either enacted or
elected without change or amendment
t ty d dias les1I5 Il ary s assembly ;Diy,s within ,nf for
ure shall be enacted by the legislative
assembly it shall be subject to referen-
dum petition. or it may be referred by
The legislative assembly to the people
for approval or rejection. If 1T is re-
1ected or no action is taken upon it by
the iesislatiye assembly within said
submit 1t to the people for approval or
rejection at the next ensuing regular
general election: The legislative assem-
by initiative petition and propose q diff
ferent one to accomplish the same pur-
pose, n in my such event both meas
tary of state to the people for approval
or rejection at the next ensuing regular
ELECTION; # conflicting measures sub
ing m,!e SECTION Il en sha PsoB Be a at tSa pe Sy = en ma-
jority If the votes severaIly cast for
and against the same. the one receiving
the highest ;h / number Of afirmsatiye votes
other snail thereby Be rejected keiiai IN 4fe s sse
ond power is the referendum, or the
power poT TT to &c order Ss any act, item. or part Of
their approval or rejection at the polls.
and 1t may be ordered Except as to laws
n Tsnn for n the immediate prsserya-
tyo. as to any measure or n parts.
items or sections of n measure pass
ed by the legislative assembly either by
a petition signed by ten per cent Of the
legal voters of the state from a major
ity of the counties, or by the legislative
e eiect SGfs # fhara majority WS Of the h n members naeers
sary fol-. the immediate preservation Of
the PUBLIC peace, health or safety that a
law shall become effective without de-
Ing the same shall be stated in one sec
ton Of the bill. and If upon aye and no
vote in each house two-thirds Of ali the
vote on a separate roll call in favor Of
TIE said law going into instant opera
ton sa for the immediate preservation Of
law snail bPCOmo Onaraf1vo 1lnnn an
The filing Of a referendum petition
parts of an act shall not delay the re-
e%rative. Referendum petitions against npt
sems}y sha RinlsS Be fl Sy t With ls III secTeta as,
Of state not more than ninety days after
the fnal adjournment. Of the session Of
The legislative assembly. which passed
is demanded. The veto power of the
referred re e to the people. All elections on
state shall be had at biennial regular
elections, except as provision may be
made by law for a special election or
people shall take effect when It is ap-
proved by a majority Of the votes cast
thereon and not otherwise. and shall Be
declaration of the vote.
The enacting. clause Of all the initia-
people Of the state of North Dakota
This. section shall not be construed to
deprive any member Of the legislative
assembly Of the right to INTRODUCES any
measure. The whole number Of votes
cast for secretary of state at the regu-
lar election last preceding the filing Of
referendum shall be the basis on which
the number Of legal voters necessary to
sign such petition shall be counted.
Petitions and orders for the Initiative
and for the referendum shall be fied
with the secretary of state, and in sub
Knitting the same to the people he and
all other officers shall be guided BY the
general laws n the act submitting
this amendment until legislation shall
be specially provided therefor.
This amendment shall be self execut-
ing; but legislation may be enacted to