Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1914-10-30

purpose, ana IN any guch event Dosn
measures shall be submitted by the
for approval or rejection at the next
ensuing regular election. If conflict
ing measures submitted to the peo-
be approved by a majority of the votes
severally cast for and against the
same, the one receiving the highest
number of affirmative votes shall
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 tn laws
necessary for the immediate preserva-
ton Of the public peace, health or
parts, items or sections Of n
measures passed by the legislative as
sembly either by a petition signed
by ten percent OF the legal voters OF
the state from a majority Of the coun-
ties, or by the legislative assembly,
vote therefor. When it is necessary
for the immediate preservation Of the
public peace, health or safety that a
law shall become effective without de-
lay, such necessity and the facts Great
Ing the same shall be stated in one
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and no vote in each house two-thirds
Of all the members elected to each
house shall vote on a separate roll
call in favor Of the said law going
into instant operation for the immedi-
ate preservation of the public peace,
operative upon approval by the gov
srnor.
The fling Of a referendum petition
against one or more items, sections
or parts of an act shall not delay the
remainder OF that act from becoming
operative. Referendum petitions against
measures passed by the legislative as
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 7um Is demanded. The
veto power Of the governor shall
people. All elections on measures re-
ferred to the people of the state shall
be had at biennial regular elections,
except as provision may be made by
law for a special election or cleo
tions, Any measure referred to the
proved by a majority of The votes
cast thereon and not otherwise, and
shall be in force from the date Of the
official declaration of the vote.
n enacting clause Of all the initi-
alive bills shall be. BE it enacted
by the people Of the state of North Da-
kota." This section shall not be con-
strued to deprive any member of the
legislative assembly of the right to
Introduce any measure. The whole
number Of votes cast for secretary of
state at the regular election last pre-
ceding the filing of any petition for the
initiative or for the referendum shall
be the basis OF which the number Of
legal voters necessary to sign such
petition shall be counted.
Petitions and orders for the initia-
tive and for the referendum shall be
filed with the secretary Of state. and
In submitting the same to the people
he and all other officers shall be
guided by the general laws and the
act submitting this amendment until
legislation shall be specially provid-
ed therefor.
The amendment shall be self execut-
Ing, but legislation may be enacted to
facilitate its operation.