Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1914-11-01

purpoae, ana III any Such event petn
measures shall DO submitted by the
secretary Of state to the people
for approval or rejection at the next
Ing measures submitted to the peo-
pie at the next ensuing election snail
be approved by a majority Of the votes
geverally cast for and against the
same, the one receiving the hlghest
number Of affirmative votes SHAH
thereby become valid, and the other
shall thereby be rejected. The second
power is the referendum, or the power
to order any act, item, or part OF any
act to be referred to the people for their
approval or rejection at the polls. and
1t may be ordered Except as To laws
ton of the public peace, health Or
Safety,) as to any measure or. any
parts, items or sections Q of any
measures passed by the legislative as
sernbly either by a petition signed
by ten percent OK the legal voters OF
ties, or by the legislative assembly.
If majority Of the members eject
vote therefor. When it is necessary
for the immediate preservation OF the
public peace, health or safety mat a
law shall become effective without de-
lay, such necessity and the facts Great
ing the same shall be stated in one
section of the bill, and il upon aye
and no vote in each house two-thirds
of all the members elected to each
house shall vote on 4 separate roll
call in favor OF the said law goins
ate preservation Of the public peace,
health or safety, such law shall become
operative upon approval by the gov.
srnor. Eir. Stl
"he filing OF a referendum petition
against one or more items, section!
or parts of an act shall not delay tht
remainder OF that act from becoming
operative. Referendum petitions against
measures passed by the legislative as
sembly shall be filed with the secre-
tary OF state not more than ninety
days after the final adjournment OF
the session of the Legislative assembly
which passed the measure on which
the refere 1um Is demanded. The
veto power Of the governor shah
not extend to measures referred to the
people. All elections on measures re-
ferred to the people Of the state shall
We had at b%iennia regular elections
except as provision may be made by
law for a special election or cleo.
lions. Any measure referred to the
people shall take effect when it israp-
proved by a majority of the votes
cast thereon and not otherwise. ant
shall be in force from tho date Of the
official declaration of the vote.
The enacting clause of all the init.
alive bills shall be. Be it enacted
by the people of the state of North "a.
kota." This section shall not be con.
Strued to deprive any member Of tht
legislative assembly of the right tt
Introduce any measure. The whole
number Of votes cast for secretary o,
state at the regular election lastsprc.
ceding the filing Of any petition for til,
Initiative or for the referendum shall
be the basis on which the number o
legal voters necessary to sign sucl
petition shall be counted.
Petitions and orders for the initia
tive and for the referendum shall b
filed with the secretary of state, an,
In submitting the same to the peo,l
he and all other officers shall b,
guided by the general laws and tn,
act submitting this amendment unit
legislation shall be specially provid
ed therefor. 49,.
~ The amendment shall be self execut
Ing, but legislation may be enacted t
facilitate its operation. q