Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1914-10-25
PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO
THE STATE CONSTITUTION
Chap. 90 IS. B. No. 5-Bessesen)
1911 Session Laws.
Chap. 101 Is. b. No. 32-Overson)
1913 Session Laws.
PROVIDING FOR THE INITIATIVE
AND REFERENDUM AS TO
LEGISLATION.

To amend Sec. IS of Article II of the
Constitution to provide for the en-
sctment or repeal of laws or parts
Of laws by the people by means OF .
vote taken 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 Constitution
Providing for the Initiative and Re-
ferendum. I.,.,..
Be 1t Resolved by the Senate Of the
state of North Dakota, the House OK
Representatives concurring:
That the folio wing amendment to the
constitution Of the state Of North pa
kota, adopted by the Twelfth Legisla-
tive Assembly Of the State OF North
Dakota and by it referred to the Ihlr,
teenth Legislative Assembly OF said
state for approval or rejection, is here,
by agreed to and such amendment shall
be submitted to the qualified electors
of the state at the next general elec-
ton for approval or rejection IN ac-
cordance with the provisions Of sec.
ton 2O2 of the constitution Oh the
state of North Dakota.
AMENDMENT. Section Is Of Article
: of the constitution Of the state OF
North Dakota is hereby amended to
read as follows: j..
Sec. Is. The legislative authority Of
the state of North Dakota shall be
vested in a legislative assembly con-
sisting of a senate and house of repre-
sentatives, but the people reserve to
themselves power to propose laws ana
to enact or reject the same at the polls.
Independent of the legislative assem-
bly,, and also reserve power, at their
u nrfinn fn annTOvp or reject AT the
polls, any act, item, section or part OF
n act or measure passed by the
legislative assembly. The first power
reserved by the people is the 1nltla-
for enactment into laws, and at least
ten per cent Of the legal voters to be
secured in a majority Of the counties
Of this state shall be required to pro-
pose any measure by initiative petition
and every such petition shall include
posed. Initiative petitions shall be
hled with the secretary of state not
less than thirty days before any
regular session Of the legislative as
sembly; he shall transmit the same to
the legislative assembly as soon as it
convenes. Such initiative measure
shall take precedence over all other
mea lures in the Legislative assembly
except appropriation bills, and shall
be either enacted or rejected without
change OF ameNQIucHL Wy LNe ACSA
tive assembly within forty days. II any
such initiative measure shall be enact
ed by the legislative assembly 1t shall
be subject to referendum petition, or 1t
may be referred by the legislative as
senbly to the people for approval or
rejection. If 1t is rejected or no ac-
ton is taken upon it by the legisla-
tive assembly within said forty days,
the secretary of state shall submit 1t
to the people for approval or rejection
at the next ensuing regular general
election. The Legislative assembly
MAJ reject any measure so proposed
by initiative petition and propose q
different one Ia RceQmnlisb the sane