The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-08-03

Of state within ninety (so) days from
the final adjournment Of the general
assembly which passed tho act to
which the petition is addressed, and
shall contain . full text OF that part
OF the act to be referred: but such
right and power shall not extend or
apply to an act passed by the general
assembly relating to the preservation
Of the public peace, public health or
appropriations for the support and
maintenance of the department OF
state and state institutions. ALI acts,
and parts thereof, enacted by the gen.
eral assembly and submitted to the
people shall DO and remain in full
foroe and effect until rejected by the
people, as herein provided.
Until the general assembly enacts
law fixing the percent of qualified
electors required for petition, the re-
quired per cont shall In all cases be
fifteen (15) per cent OF tho qualified
electors Of each of the congressional
districts Of the state.
The whole number Of votes cast TOR
secretary Of state at the regular gen.
era1 election past preceding the fling
OF petition shall be the basis for the
number Of legal voters required to
sign such petition.
The veto power Of the governor
shall not apply or extend to any meas
ure initiated and enacted by the peo-
pie.
All measures for proposed laws un-
der the initiative Or referred under
the referendum shall be submitted to
the people for adoption or rejection Al
the regular biennial election first oc-
curing after the filing Of the petition
All measures for proposed laws un-
der the Initiative shall become a law
when approved by a majority OF the
voters whose votes are cast thereon.
and shall take effect ~ hereinafter
provided.
Any measure referred under tho ref-
erendum shall cease to be law when
rejected by a majority Of the voters
whose votes are cast thereon and
proclamation has been made by the
governor a. hereinafter provided. All
proposed laws under the initiative
shall take effect and any measure re-
ferred under the referendum shall
cease to be a law from and after the
date Of off1cial declaration Of the vote
thereon by proclamation issued by the
governor, which shall be not later
than thirty days after the vote has
been canvassed by the state canvass
ing board for that purpose, composed
of the governor, secretary OF state
and attorney general, and certificate
thereof made not later than December
first following the election.
The petition contemplated by this
section shall consist Of sheets having
such general form, printed or written,
as shall be prescribed by the secre-
tary of state, and shall be signed by
the required number OF qualified cleo
tors. in their proper persons only. to
which shall be attached the resident
addresses of such persons signing the
petition and the date OF signing. To
each of such sheets shall be attached
and made a part thereof an affidavit
of some qualified elector that each
signature thereon is the signature OF
the person whose name it purports to
be. and that, to the best Of the know
ledge and belief Of the aff1ant, each
of the persons signing said petition
was, at the time Of signing, quail
fed elector. Such petition, so veri-
fed, shall be prima facie evidence
that the signatures thereon are genu-
inc and true, and that the persons
signing the same are qualified cleo