The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1914-10-30
PROVIDING FOR THE INITIATIVE
AND REFERENDUM AS TO
LEGISLATION.

PROVIDING FOR THE INITIATIVE
AND REFERENDUM AS TO
LEGISLATION.
To amend Sec. 81 OF. Article II Of the
or repeal of laws or parts
of laws by the people by means Of .
vote aiken ut the polls, thus reserv-
ing to the people a part OF the
power. now granted exclusively to
the Legislature, to enact or reject
laws.
A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION tor
an Amendment to the Constitutloh
Providing for the Initiative and Re-
ferendum.
Be 1t Resolved by the Senate Of the
state of North Dakota. the House OF
Representatives concurring:
That the following amendment to thu
constitution of the state Of NORTH pa
kota. adopted by the Twelfth Legisla-
tive Assembly of the State Of MOTH
,teenth Legislative Assembly OF SAID
state for approval or rejection. 10 here:
by agreed to and such amendment snail
be submitted to the qnallnea eiec1o oas
ton for approval or rejection IN ac-
cordance with the provisions Of Sec
ton 202 Of the constitution OF the
state OF NOFtN DAAOId.
AMENDMENT. Section Is Of Article
: of the constitution Of the state OF
North Dakota is hereby amended to
read as follows:
Sec. rs. The legislative authority OF
vested in a Legislative assembly con-
sisting of a senate n house Of repre-
sentatives, but h people reserve to
to enact OF REJECT the same at the polls.
Independent Of the legislative assem-
bly,. n also reserve power. at their
W option. to approve or reject at the
en !1' act st' or a' measare passed BY the
legislative assembly. The first power
reserved by the people is the initia-
tive. or the power to a m st seast
ten per cent of the. voters 20 DC
secured In q majority of the ountie
Of this state shall be required to pro-
and every such petition shall include
the full text of the measure SO pro-
posed. Initiative petitions shall .
filed with the secretary OF state not
regular session Of the, legislative as
sembly; HI shall transmit the same to
the legislative assembly az soon as It
sRaHsn take p%rseedenee over all other
measures in the legislative assembly
except appropriation bills, and snail
be either enacted or rejected e w~,asnIat
tive assembly within forty days. If any
such initiative measure shall be enact,
ed by the legislative assembly it SHAH
may be referred by the legislative as
rejection. II it is rejected or no ac-
ton is taken upon it by the iegisia-
the secretary of state shall submit IL
to the people for approval or rejection
at the next ensuing regular general
election; The 1egislativs assembly assembly
by Initiative petition and propose a
different one to accomplish the same
purpose. and in any such event both
secretary Of state to the people
ensuing regular election. If conflict
ing measures submitted to the peo;
be approved by a majority of :he votes
seyerally cast for n against the
same, the one receiXing the highsst
t nnmGey become ee as'r vaiid, AND Yot the o saaar
shall thereby be rejected. The second
power is the referendum. or the power
to order any act. item, or part Of any
approval or rejection at the polls. and
necessary for the immediate preserva-
ton Of the public peace. health Or
parts. items or sections Of any
measures passed by the legislative as,
be bsm 1.S n sishsr o oy the + PETITION }ea ! Yot ..g''e Of
the Ssate from a majority Of the coun-
ties. or by the legislative assembly.
If a majority Of the members eject
vote therefor. When it is necessary
public peace, health or safety that .
law shall become effective without de-
lay. such necessity and the facts Great
s ,ae one Of fa the faa.' a nd ' IL Spon m a9s
and no vote In each house two>thirds
of all the members elected to each
house shall vote on a separate roll
into instant operation for the immedi.
ate preservation Of the public peace.
health or safety. such law shall become
operative upon approval by the gov
The ding Of q referendum petition
against one or more items. sections
or parts of an act shall not dslay the
operative. Referendum petitions against
measures passed BY the legislative as
ssembly shal be aled with the secrs.
the session Of the legislative assembly
which passed h measure on which
the referendum y. demanded. The
n Not e. RS%et to M %.a: .ss s Fsfsrrsd to sh e.
people. All elections on measures res
ferred to the people Of b state shall
De q At biennial regular electlOn0s
except 40 provision la be made by
law for a special election OF cleo.
tions. Any measure referred to the
people shall take effect when it 10 ap-
proved by a majority, Of the votes
cast thereon and not otherwise, and
shall be In force from the date Of the
ofacial declaration of the VOTE.
The enacting clause Of all the init.
alive bills shall bs. BE 1t. 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. fling Of any petition for the
Initiative or for the referendum shall
be the basis on which the number Of
legal voters necessary to sign such
petition shall be counted.
tive and for the referendum shall be
1led with the secretary of state, and
in submitting b same to the people
he and all other officers shall bs
guided by the general laws and the
let submitting this amendment until
Legislation shall be specially proSid-
The amendment shall be self execut.
Ing, but legislation may be enacted 20
1aoflitato its operation.