The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1914-10-22
North Dakota, providing for the future

North Dakota, providing for the future
amendment thereof.
Be it Resolved by the Senate Of the State
Of North Dakota. the House OF Repre-
sentatiyes concurring:
Section !. That the following proposed
amendment to section 2o2 Of article Is Of
the constitution Of the state OF North Da-
kota, adopted by the Twelfth legislative As.
by ut referred to the Thirteenth LesIsla-
tive Assembly Of the said state for ap-
proval or rejection, Is hereby agreed to
md such amendment shall be submitted to
The qualified electors of the. state at the
general election for approval or rejection
II accordance with the provisions of sec.
ton POP Of the constitution Of the state Of
North Dakota.
202, OF the constitution. Of the state OF
follows:
Section 2Oc. This constitution may be
amended 50 AZ to read as follows:
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either house Of the legislative assembly;
and II the same shall he agreed to by
majority Of the members elected to each
Of the two houses, such proposed amend
the house with tho yeas and nays taken
thereon. and referred to the legislative ~.
sembly to he chosen at the next general
election, and shall he published. as pro-
vided by law, for three months previous
10 the legislative assembly 20 next chosen
~ aforesaid such proposed amendment or
anendnents shall he agreed to By 4 ma.
jority Of oil members elected to each
house. then It shall be the duty Of tas
legislative assembly to submit such pre-
posed amendment Or amendments to tho
psoTie~ n ..-1 :..:zlieT si: at sucl tlMes
a. the legislative assembly shall provide;
and II toe people shall approve and ratify
jority Of the election. qualified to vote for
members Of the legislative assembly vet
Ing thereon. such amendment or amend
nents shall become part OF the eoAsti-
tuition Of this state. II tive = more
same time. they shall b submitted In such
manner that the electors shall vote for or
ag"'"st each Of such amendments seDe-
mtely.
-, ond: Any amendment or amend
posed BY the people by the nlins WITH
the secretary of state, 1t least six months
previous to 4 general election, Of an initia-
tive petition containing the signatures OF
at least twenty-five per cent Of the iega!
Of the counties Of the state. When such
petition has been properly fled the pro.
posed amendment or amendments shall
be published as the legislature may pre-
Vide, for three months previous to the
the ballot to be voted upon by the people
at the next general election. Should any
such amendment or amendments proposed
by initiative petition and submitted to the
people receive majority Of all the legal
votes cast at such general election, such
amendment or amendments shall be refer
red to the next legislative assembly and
should such proposed aq,endment or amend.
meats be agreed upon BY majority Of
all the members elected to each house,
such amendment or amendments shall
become a part Of the constitution Of thia
state. Should any amendment or amend
ments proposed by Initiative petition and
receiving a majority Of all the votes cast
at the general election as herein provid.
ed, but failing to receive approval by the
following Legislative assembly to which
It has been referred, such amendment or
amendments shall. again be submitted to
the people at the next general election
for their approval or rejection as at the
previous general election. Should such
amendment or amendments receive a ma
jority Of all the legal votes cast at such
succeeding general election such amend
ment or amendments Mt once become
part Of the constitution Of this state.
Any amendment or amendments proposed
by initiative petition and falling Of adop-
ton rs herein provided, shall not be again
considered until the expiration Of six
years