The Princeton union., 1914-10-15
ind substitutes therefor the following:

Sec. /. TWO HOUsEs-sEs-
SIONs:--The Legislature shall CON
s1st Of the senate and house of rep
ennially at the. seat of government
of the state, at such time as shall
be prescribed by law, but no ses-
sion shall exceed the term of ninety
SS Be days and Id no eitRar b
branch, except on the written re-
quest of the governor, during the
last twenty days of such session,
except the attention of the legisla-
tant matter Of general interest by
special message from the gov
themselves direct power, as fol-
lows:
"a. CONSTITUTIONAL INITIA-
the commencement of any session
Of the legislature, there shall have
been filed with the secretary Of
ameadmenp a1aeG petition t6 the pr9R9siHg an
electors of the p State the secre-
tary of state shall transmit the
same to the legislature not later
ment Of the session. If the amend,
to the electors by the legislature
at at 'i+faS such session, or if it be SUB snb,
each signed by eight per centum
Of the, electors of the state, filed
with the secretary of state within
six months after the adjournment
proposed in the first petition, or one
or more amended forms thereof,
shall be submitted to the electors
for their approval or rejection at
the next general or special state
than ninety days after the fling
of any such further petitions: Any
amendment proposed by initiative
petition and, in its original or in an
ELECTORS by the legislature or by a
part of the constitution, if approved
by majority of the electors vot-
seVenths of the electors voting on
the proposed amendment; provided
not less than three e-sevenths of the
electors voting at said election
TGfsd bs seodh tor the Se
a means in addition to Section one.
Article fourteen of the State Con-
stttution for amending the same.
ID. STATUTORY INITIATIVE
w UC1l dI dAy l1Ilc " Tie COII4-
mencement of any session of. the
legislature, there shall have been
filed with the secretary of state a
petition proposing law. signed by
two per centum Of the electors of
shall transmit the same to the leg
islature not later than ten days
after the commencement of the ses-
sion. If the law. so proposed be not
passed by the Legislature at such
session, or if it be passed in an
amended form, then upon further
petition or petitions, each signed
by six per centum of the electors
of the state, filed with the secretary
of state within six months after
the adjournment of the legislature,
the law proposed in the first petit
ton, or one or more amended forms
thereof, shall be submitted to the
cial state wide election, occurring
not less than ninety days after the
filing of any such further petition
or petitions, and if approved by a
majority Of the ELECTORS voting
and go into effect thirty days after
such election, and shall supersede
any amended form of such law
which may have been passed by
by initiative petition and approved
by the electors shall be subject to
the veto of the governor. The au-
thOrity of the people to enact laws,
as provided in this subdivision,
lied by the provisions of the con-
stitution.
&C. THE REFERENDUM.-I
within ninety days after the final
adjournment of any session of the
legislature. a referendum petition,
electors of the state, shall be filed
with the secretary of state against
any law, or any part of law,
passed by the. Legislature at such
a law, shall be submitted to the
electors at the next general or spe-
cial statewide election, occurring
not less than ninety days after the
qE ary of of 4hd fhe vpfe da9 thereon If m6 Be-
in the negative, such law, or such
part of law, shall thereby be re-
pealed. Provided, that if a ref
erendum petition is signed by fif-
the state. the law or part of a law,
against which such petition is filed
shall be suspended pending the
referendum vote thereon.
Amy law pro!yiding for a tax
the current expenses of the state
government Or state institutions,
any act Of the legislature submit
ting constitutional amendment or
the state, or any emergency law
necessary for the immediate pres
ervation of the public peace, health
or safety, shall go into effect i'm
mediately upon its passage and ap-
laws, except emergency laws, shall
not be subject to referendum
vote. All other laws shall go into
effect ninety days after the ad-
journment of the legislature. A
shall contain a preamble briefly set
ting forth the facts constituting
the emergency. A separate vote
shall be taken upon the. preamble
and nays, and if the preamble be
adopted by two-thirds vote of all
the members Of each house, it shall
be an emergency law.
ID. GENERAL PROVISIONS.-
section shall Contain a title indi-
eating the subject and purpose of
the proposed law or constitutional
amendment, or the law, or part of
a law, to be referred, and If a
Constitutional provision or statute,
in addition to referring to the same.
it shall state the general effect Of
the: proposed change, and also the
full text of the proposed law or
amendment to the constitution or
of the law, or part of a law, to be
referred. Any initiative or refer
endum petition may be signed in
separate parts, but each part shall
conform to the provisions herein
contained. All petitions shall be
signed and verified before a person
authorized to administer an oath,
and shall be in such form that a
person signing a petition thereby