The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1914-10-16

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sist Of the senate and house of rep
resentatives, which shall meet BIZ
be prescribed by law, but no ses-
sion shall exceed the term Of ninety
(909 Legislative days, and no bill
shall be introduced in either
guest Of the governor, during the
last twenty days of such session,
except the attention Of the legisla-
ture shall be called to some impor-
tant matter of general interest by
ernor; but the people reserve to
lows:
"a. CONSTITUTIONAL INIT1A-
I1VE.--When at any time prior to
the &c com5mencement of any SeS Isl
been fled with the secretary Of
anendmentp et t. the pfo sRSnsti{ution
signed by two per centum of the
tarv of Of the sh state the tbe
same to the legislature not later
than ten days after the comm ence-
ment of the session. If the amend
ment so proposed be not submitted
at s sh ssSson by gr thf it be SURE
mitted In an amended form, then
upon further petition or petitions,
each signed by eight per centum
Of the electors Of the state, filed
with the secretary OF state within
of the Legislature, the amendment
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
wide election, occurring not less
than ninety days after the filing
of any such further petitions. Any
amendment proposed by initiative
petition and, in it's original or in an
electors by the legislature or by
further petition. shall become a
part Of the constitution. If approved
by a majority of the electors vot-
Ing at said election, or by four
sevenths of the electors, voting on
not less tina. three-sevenths of the
electors voting at said election
voted for the proposed amendment.
This section shall be construed as
Article fourteen of the State Con-
stitutiOn for amending the same.
ID. STATUTORY INITIATIVE
When at any time prior to the COM
mencement of any session of the
legislature, there shall have been
filed with the secretary of state
petition proposing a law, signed by
two per centum Of the electors of
the state, the secretary of state
shall transmit the same to the leg
1slature not later than ten days
q hn MI of hn
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
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
electors at the next general or spe-
cial state wide election, occurring
not less than ninety days after the
filing Of any such further petition
or petitions, and if approved by
majority Of the electors vo'i~s
and go into effect thirty days a!'~r
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.
shall extend only to laws author
stitution.
&C. THE REFERENDUM
within ninety days after the final
adjournment of any session of the
legislature. a referendum petition,
s sgcors 81 5 he ge sta be- of s the
with the secretary OF state against
any law, or any part of law.
passed by the. Legislature at such
session, such law, or such part Of
ELECTORS at the next general or spe-
cfal state wide election, occurring
not less than ninety days after the
fling of ~aid petition: If ma
jority Of the vote cast thereon be
part Of a Jaw. shall thereby be re-
pealed. Provided, that if a ref
erendum petition is signed by fif-
teen per centum of the electors Of
the state, the law or part Of law,
against which such petition is filed
referendum vote thereon.
ANY law providing for tax
the current expenses Of the state
government or state institutions,
ting a constitutional amendment or
other question to the electors Of
the state, or any emergency law
necessary for the immediate pres
ervation of the PUBLIC peace. health
mediately upon its passage and ap-
prevail by the governor, and such
laws, except emergency laws. shall
not be subject to a. referendum
vete: All other laws shall go into
journment Of the Legislature. A
bill proposing an emergency law
shall contain 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 a two thirds vote Of all
the members of each house, it shall
be an emergency law.
ID. GENERAL PROVISIONS
All petitions provided for in this
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
change is proposed in an existing
constitutional provision or statute.
in addition to referring to the same
1t 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 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 petition thereby
states under oath. the date of his
signature, his residence. that he is
a qualified elector, that he has not
previously signed any part of such
petition, and that he has signed the
petition with knowledge of the con-
tents thereof. To each part of such
petition shall be attached the afi-
davit of the person before whom
the same was signed. which affida-
Wit shall contain a statement of the
number of signers thereon, that
each of the signatures attached to
such part was made in the pres
ence of the affiant that to the best
OF his knowledge and belief each
signature IS the" genuine signature
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