The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1914-10-15

y special message from the gov
md substitutes therefor the followins
Sec. 1. TWO HOUSES SEES
SIONS.-The Legislature shall con-
sist of the senate and house of rep
resentatives, which shall meet bi.
ennially at the seat of government
of the state, at such time as shall
be prescribed by law, but no ses.
sion shall exceed the term of ninety
(S0o legislative days. and no bill
branch. except on the written re-
quest of the governor, during the
last twenty days of such session,
except the attention Of the legisla-
tant matter of general interest by
special message from the gov
ernor; but the people reserve to
themselves direct power. as fol-
lows:
"a. CONSTITUTIONAL INITIA-
TIVE.-When at any time prior to
the commencement of any session
been filed with the secretary OF
state a petition proposing an
amendment 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.
to the electors by the Legislature
at such session. or If It be sub
mitted in an amended form, then
upon further petition or petitions,
each signed by eight per cen f1aa
with the secretary of state within
six months after the adjournment
of the legislature, the amendment
proposed in the first petition, or one
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
petition and, in It's original or IN an
amended form, submitted to the
electors by the legislature or by
part of the constitution, If approved
by a 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.
This section shall be construed as
a means in addition to Section one,
Article fourteen of the State Con-
stitution for amending the same.
"b. STATUTORY INITIATIVE
mencement of any session of the
legislature, there shall have been
filed with the secretary OF state
petition proposing 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
amended form, then upon further
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
or petitions. and If approved by
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-
as provided in this subdivision.
shall extend only to laws author
lied by the provisions of the con-
stitution.
sc. THE REFERENDUM.-I
within ninety days after the final
adjournment of any session of the
legislature. referendum petition,
signed by. six per centum of the
with the secretary of state against
any law, or any part of a law,
passed by the legislature at such
session, such law. or such part OF
law, 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 said petition. If ma
jority of the vote cast thereon be
part of law, shall thereby be re-
pealed. Provided, that if a ref
erendum petition is signed by fif-
teen per centum of the electors OF
against which such petition is filed
shall be suspended pending the
referendum vote thereon.
Amy law providing for tax
levy or appropriating money for
the current expenses of the state
government or state institutions,
any act of the legislature submit
ting constitutional amendment or
other question to the electors Of
the state, or any emergency law
necessary for the immediate pres
ervation of the public peace. health
or safety. shall go into effect inn
mediately upon its passage and ap-
prevail by the governor, and such
laws, except emergency laws, shall
mot be subJ1 I to a referendum
vote. All other laws shall go into
effect ninety days after the adj
journment of the legislature. A
shall contain preamble briefly set
ting forth the facts constituting
the emergency. A separate vote
shall be taken upon the preamble
of such bill by a call of the yeas
and nays, and IL the preamble be
the members of each house, it shall
be an emergency law.
I'd. GENERAL PROVISIONS
All petitions provided for in this
section shall contain a title indf-
eating the subject and purpose of
the proposed law or constitutional
amendment, or the law, or part Of
a law, to- be referred. and IL a.
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
referred. Any initiative or refer
endum petition may be signed in
separate parts, but each part shall
conform to the provisions herein