The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1914-10-01


North Dakota, providing for the future
Be 1t Resolved by TIE Senate Of the stare
OF North Dakota, t1e House OF Repre-
| scntatiyes concurrng:
Section l. That the following proposed
the constitution OF the state Of North Da.
kota, adopted by the Twelfth Legislatlve As.
.cmb,y OF the state OF North Dakota ana
by It referred to the Thirteenth Legisla'
tive Assembly Of the said state FOR ap.
and such amendment shall be submitted to
she qualified electors Of the state ut the
general election for approval or rejection
IA accordance with the provisions 81 sec.
CON 2O2 Of the constitution OF the state OF
'> AMENDMENr.l Article Is, sectIo.
oO2 Of the constitution Of the state Of
North Dakota . amended SO as to read %
Section 2oe This constitution may b
amended 80 as to read as follows:
Fi..t. A.y amnndment or amendments
to lnss constitution MA. Ee t.5f13n- IL
either house Of the Legislative assembly !;
and II the same shall be agreed to by a
ajority Of the nembers elected to each
Of the two houses. such proposed amend.
meat shall he entered ea the Journal! OF
the house with the yeas and nays taken
thereon, and referred to the legislative ~.
sembly to be chosen at the next general
videa By law. for three nsaths previous
to tic time OF makiag such choice, and Il
In the legislative assembly ~ next chosen
a. aforesaid such proposed amendment Or
amendments shall I've agreed to BY ma.
yority Of oil members elected to each
house. then It shall Be the duty Of tas
legislative assembly to submit such pre-
posed amendment o. amendments to -the
pe0r:e 4: - :: .:AEieT at such tlMts
a. the legislative assembly shall provide:
u ~ shan -
such amendment or amendments BY 4 ma
jority Of the electors qualified to vote for
members Of the legislative assembly vot-
Ing thereon. such amendment or amend
ments shall become = part Of the c:n:ti.
amendments shall he submitted at the
same time, they shall be submitted In such
manner that the electors shall vote for Or
ap"'"st each Of such amendments sepe-
rstely.
mcnts to this constitution may also be pro
posed by the people by the filing vito
the secretary Of state. at least six months
previous to q general election, Of an initia-
tive petition containing the signatures OF
at least twenty-five pr cent Of the lee;!
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 pro.
VbOS, IATES AHCNtu0 VfCVfOuD - sn0
general election, and shall be placed upon
the ballot to he voted upon By the people
ut the next general election. Should any
such amendment or amendments proposed
BY Initiative petition AID submitted to the
people receive a majority Of oil 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 amendment or amend
ments 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 this
state Should any amendment or amend
nents proposed by initiative petition and
receiving majority Of all the votes cast
at the general election a. herein provid-
ed, but failing to receive approval by the
following Legislative assembly to which
1t has been referred, such amendment Or
amendments shall again he 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 cNSt at such
succeeding general election such amend
ment or amendments Mt once become a
part of the constitution of this state.
Any amendment or amendments proposed
BY initiative petition and failing Of adop-
tion as herein provided, shall not be again
considered until the expiration OF six
years. r-...