St. Paul tidende. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1902-1928, 1914-10-16

substitutes therefor the following,
csse. !; TWO HousEs1sEs-
sisl Of the senate and house Of rep
r~esenlatives. which shall meet BIZ
ennially at the seat Of government
Of the state, at such time as, shall
sion shall eseeedy the net term a1at Of ! ninety
GU! legislative days. and no bill
shall be introduced In either
branch. except on the written re-
guest Of the governor, during the
except the attention Of the legisla-
ture shall be called to some impor-
tant matter of general interest by
q special message from the gov
ernor; but the people reserve to
lows: t5
q CONSTITUTIONAL 1N1TlA-
TIVE.-When at any time prior to
q commencement of any session
Or the legislature. there shall AYE
amendment to the constitution
signed by two per centum Of the
electors Of the state, the secre-
tary of state, shall transmit, h
than ten days after the commence
.ment of the session. II the amend
ment so proposed be not submitted
to the electors by the legislature
n5 sSsh in session. as sme or II t It ns sSan
upon a 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, he amendment
proposed In the first petition, or n
or more amended forms thereof.
shall be Submitted to the electors
the next general or special state
wide election, occurring moi less
than ninety days after the filing
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 a
further petition: shall become q
part pa Of the constituted, II approved
ing at said election, or by. four
seventies Of the electors voting on
the proposed amendment; provided
not less thar three-sevenths of the
electors Voting at said election
voted for the proposed amendment.
This section shall be construed as
9 means in addition to Section one.
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 a
two per centum Of the electors Of
the state, the secretary of state
shall transmit the same to the leg
islature not later than ten days
after the commencement Of the. ses.
passed by the Legislature at such
session, or II it be .Lassed In an
amended form, then upon a further
petition or petitions. each signed
II the state. filed with tie 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 statewide election, occurring
not less than ninety days after the
filing Of n such further petition
majority Of the electors voting
thereon, the same shall become law
and go into effect thirty days after
such election, and shall ~supersede
any amended form of such law
the legislature. No law proposed
by initiative petition and approved
by h electors shall be subject to
the veto OF the governor. The au-
as aa0r pTyov Vi eae IN this 20 s Saait ia%a.
shall extend only to laws author
lied by the provisions Of the con-
stitution.
&C. THE REFERENDUM.-1f
within ninety days after h final
legislature, a referendum petition.
electors Of 81 state. shall be flied
with the secretary Of state against
passed by the legislature at such
session, such law, or such part Of
a law, shall be submitted to the
electors at the next general or spe-
not less than ninety days after the
jority of. the vote cast thereon be
in the negative, such law, or such
ppeaiied' .Provided. that d's Il a 'e ref
erendum petition is signed by fif-
teen per centum of the electors of
the state, the law or part of a law,
against which such petition is filed
referendum vote thereon.
ANY law providing for a tax
levy or appropriating money for
the current expenses Of the state
any act Of the Legislature submit.
ting a constitutional amendment or
other question to the electors Of
the state, or, any emergency Law
necessary for the immediate pres
or safety, shall go into effect i'm
mediately upon it's passage and ap-
prevail by the governor, and such
laws. except emergency laws. shall
no be subject to a referendum
effect ninety days after the adj
journment of the legislature. A
bill proposing an emergency. law
shall contain a preamble briefly set
ting forth the facts. constituting
shall be taken upon the preamble
of such bill by a call OF the yeas
n nays, and II h preamble be
adopted by a tw%o-thirds vote Of all
the members of each house, it shall
be an emergency law.
"a. GENERAL PROVISIONS
All petitions provided for in this
section shall contain a title indi-
eating the subject and purpose Of
proposed law or constitutional
q law, to be referred, and If 4
change is proposed in an existing
constitutional provision or statute,
In aQQlIlOH TO referring TO the same.
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
fendum petition may be signed in
separate parts. but each part shall
conform to the provisions herein
contained. An petitions shall be
signed and verified before a person
authorized to administer an. oath,
and shall be in such form that a
person signing q petition thereby
states under oath, the date Of his
signature, his residence, that he is
q qualified e%lector, that he has not
previously signed any part Of such
petition, n that he has signed the
petition shall be attached the am
davit of the person before whom
the same was signed, which afida-
Wit shall contain a statement Of the
number Of signers thereon, that
each Of the signatures attached to
c1rnh N TT was mazda in the .