The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1914-10-30

s,gaed By two PEI, centnm Ct the
tary OF state shall transmit the
than ten days after the commence-
meme ofsthe session. II the a1nend-
Ment 70 proposed be not ssubmttte6
TO the electors by the Legislature
q such sessioh OF, II n..be SUB
upon further petition or petitions.
each signed by eight per cent1im
OF the electors of the state filed
with the secretary of state within
SIX months after the adjournment
Sfo tss peia9s
shalt be submitted to the electors
fors thetr approval Or rejection at
the next general Aor special Mate.
fIsn nnetG a9e not Sgs
of-any such further petitions: Any
petition and, in its original or in an
amended form, submitted to- the
electors by the legislature or by 2
part OF the constitution, If approved
by majority Of the electors vot-
Ing at said election, or by four
sevenths Of the electors voting ON
the proposed amendment; provided
electors voting at said election
voted for the proposed amendment.
This section shall be construed as
q means In addition to Section one.
Article fourteen of the State Con-
"b. 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 4
two per, centum Of the electors Of
the state, the secretary Of state
shall transmit the same to the leg
fslature not later chan ten days
after the commencement of the ses-
sion. Il theslaw so proposed be not
session, orsEif it be passed in an
amended form, then upon. q, 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 law proposed in the first petit
Thereon, shalt be submitted to the
electors at the next general or spec
not less thaneninetye days after the
filing Of any such further petition
or petitions, and If approved by. a
majority Of the electors voting
thereon, the same shallfbecome law
and go into io effect thirty a days after
any amended form, of such law
which may have been passed by
the Legislature. No law proposed
by initiative petition and approved
by the electors shall be subject to
sthority Of the people to enact laws,
as provided In this subdivision,
shall extend only to laws author
lied by the provisions of the con-
! sc. THE REFERENDUM
within ninety days after the final
adjournment of any session Of the
legislature, a referendum petition,
signed by six per centum of the
electors Of the state, shall be filed
with the secretary of state against
any law. or any part of a law.
session, such law, or such part of
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
fling of said petition: If ma
in the negative. such law, or such
part of a law. shall thereby be re-
pealed Provided. that if a ref
erendum petition is signed by tif-
the state, the law or part of a law,
against which such petition is filed
shall be suspended pending the
referendum vote thereon.
ANY law providing for a tax
levy or approp!iating money for
the current expenses of the state
government or state institutions,
any act of the legislature submit
ting a constitutional amendment or
other question to the electors of
necessary for the immediate pres
ervation of the public peace, health
or safety. shall go into effect i'm
mediately upon its passage and APP
prevail by the. governor. and such
not be. subject to a referendum
vote. All other laws shall go into
effect ninety days after the adj
journment of the Legislature. A
bill proposing ar emergency law
ting forth the facts constituting
the emergency. separate vote
shall be taken upon the preamble
of such bill by a call of the yeas
and nays. and if the preamble be
the members Of each house, it shall
be an emergency law.
I'd. GENERAL PROVISIONS
All petitions provided for in this
section shall contain a title indi-
the proposed law or constitutional
amendment, or the law. or part Of
q law, to be referred, and il
change is proposed in an existing
constitutional provision or statute, :
in addition to referringsto 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
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 person
authorized to administer an oath,
person signing a@petition thereby
states under oath. the date of his
sigma ture. his residence that he is
qualified elector, that he has not
previously signed any part OF, such
petition with knowledge of the con-
tents thereof To each part of such
petition shall be attached the aft
davit of the person before whom
Z the same was signed, which af1ida-
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
of the person whose name it pur-
ports to be, that he believes the
persons who have signed such petit
ton to be electors, that they signed
such petition with knowledge Of
the contents thereof. and that each
person signed the same on the date
stated opposite his name. The cir
culation of the petitions provided
for herein, or the prohibition OF
the circulation thereof. may b
regulated by law, and In case t10