Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1914-10-22
North Dakota, providing for the future

North Dakota, providing for the future
amendment thereof.
Be it Resolved 10y the Senate of the State
of North Dakota. the House of Repre-
sentntives concnlring:
Section !. That the following proposed
amendment to section 2I2 OF article 10 OF
the constitution OF the state of North pa
kota. adopted ly the Twelfth Legislative AS,
semhly of the state of North Dakota ana
by it referred to the Tiirtr"ith lcglsla-
tive Assemble o the said state for ap-
and such amendment shall be submitted to
the G,:Hl. ed electors of the state ut the
general election ior approval or rejection
, ,'"raanc" with the provisions or sec,
.,,4":i i's."t".
MHNnNi.NT.J Article Is, section
10. Of the constitution of the state, of
N"r'h Dakota is amended SO us to read as
Section 9co. This constitution may be
mmrn,lcl so as to read as follows:
First: ANY amendment or amendments
to this constitution may be proposed in
either house of the Legislative assembly;
and If the same shall II" agreed to by 4
majority of the members elected to ehrh
of the two houses. such proposed ;illelh.
mont shall lac ru'rred on the Journal OF
the house with the yeas and HArs taken
thereon. and referred to the legislative as
scmlly to he chosen ut the next general
election. and shall he published. as pro
vihc,i by law. fer three months previous
to til" time of making such choice, and If
in the Legislative assembly so M'%' r.!oscn
as aforesaid such proposed amen :!Hl"nt or
amendments shall he agreed e" by " ny
house. then II shall he the duty OF the
legislative assembly to submit such pro-
posed amendment or amendments to tho
people in such manner and at such times
as the legislative assembly shall provide;
and II the people shall npprove and rntify
such amendment or amendments by Il ma
iority of the electors qualified to vote for
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ing thereon. such amendment or amend
ments shall become II part OF the conSti-
tuition of this state. If two or more
amendments shall he submitted at the
manner TINT tho electors Shnll vote for or
against each Of such amendments sepa-
ratcly.
Second: Any amendment or amend
mentS to this constitution may also be pro-
posed by the people by the filing with
the secretary Of state, Mt least six months
previous to a general election, of an initia-
tive petition containing the signatures of
at least twenty-five per cent Of the legal
voters in each of not less than one-half
of the counties Of the state. When such
petition has been properly filed the pro.
be published MS the legislature may pro-
vide, for three months previous to the
general election. and shall be placed upon
the ballot to be voted upon by the people
at the next general election. Should any
such amendment or amendments proposed
by initiative petition and submitted to the
people receive a majority Of all the legal
votes cast Mt 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 unon by Il majority OF
all the members elected to each house,
such amendment 'r amendments shall
become n part Of the constitution of this
state. Should any amendment or amend
ments proposed by initiative petition and
receiving n majority of all the votes cast
at the general election MS herein provid-
ed, but failing to receive approval by the
following Legislative assembly to which
it has been referred, such amendment or
amendments shall again be 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 n ma
jority of all the legal votes cast at such
succeeding general election such amend
ment or amendments at once become Il
part of the constitution Of this state.
Any amendment or amendments proposed
by initiative petition and failing of adop-
ton as herein provided. shall not be again
considered until the expiration of six
years.