Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1914-10-30
and substitutes therefor the following,

ind substitutes therefor the following
Sec. /. TWO HOUSES SEES
SIONS.-The Legislature shall con-
sist of the senate and house of rep-
resentatives. which shall meet bic
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
600 legislative days, and no. bill
shall be introduced in either
branch, except on the written re-
quest of the governor, during the
last twenty t.ays of such session,
except the attention of the legisla-
ture shall be called to some impor-
tant matter of general interest by
a special message from the gov
ernor; but the people reserve to
themselves direct power, as fols
lows:
"a. CONSTITUTIONAL INITIA.
TIVE-When at any time prior 70
the commencement of any session
OF the legislature there shall n have
state petition proposing an
amendment to the constitution
signed by two per centum OF the
electors of the state, the secre-
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
mitted in an amended form, then
upon further petition or petitions,
each signed by eight per centum
of the electors of the state, 1led
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
the next general or special state
wide election, occurring not less
than ninety days after the filing
of any such further petitions. Any
a anfftid proposes, 9y ini al
amended form, submitted to. the
electors by the legislature or by q
further petition, shall become Q
part of the constitution, If approved
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-
stitutton for amending the same.
o. 01A1O4O1L4 I'M 4lN
When at any time prior to the COM
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
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
NV h iS1n INV q
session, or if 1t be passed in an
amended form, then upon a 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
fling of any such further petition
or petitions, and il approved by
majority of the electors voting
and go into effect thirty days after
such election, and shall supeRsede
any amended form of such law
which may have been passed by
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.
ICED by the provisions of the coh-
Stitution.
sc. THE REFERENDUM
within ninety days after the final
adjournment of any session of the
legislature, a referendum petition,
It, -4~y ENzv1 l@E L,
electors of the state, shall be filed
with the secretary of state against
any law, or any part of law,
passed by the legislature at such
session, such law, or such part Of
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
part Of a law, shall thereby be re-
pealed. Provided, that if 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.
"Any law providing for a tax
levy or appropriating money for
government or state institutions,
any act of the legislature submit
ting a 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 i'm
mediately upon its passage and APP
prevail by the governor, and such
laws, except emergency laws, shall
not be subject to a referendum
vote. All other laws shall go into
effect ninety days after the adj
tournnent of the legislature. A
bill proposing an emergency Law
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 call Of the yeas
and nays, and If the preamble bS
adopted by a two-thirds vote of all
the members of each house, it shall
be an emergency law.
I'd. GENERAL PROVISIONS
All petitions provided for in thfl
section shall contain a title indi
eating the subject and purpose Of
the proposed law or constitutions
amendment, or the law, or part O.
a law, to be referred, and IL {
change is proposed in an existinG
constitutional provision or statute
in addition to referring to the same
it shall state the general effect O
the proposed change, and also tn,
full text of the proposed law n