The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1914-10-16

Sec. 1. TWO HOUSES-SES-
SIONS--The Legislature shall con-
resentatives. which shall meet BIZ
ennia1ly at the seat of government
or the state, at such time as shall
be prescribed by law, but no ses-
sion shall exceed the term of ninety
shall be S introduced in either
branch, except on the written re-
quest 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
q special message from the gov
ernor; but the people reserve to
themselves direct power, as fol-
lows:
"a. CONSTITUTIONAL INITIA-
IlVE.-When at any time prior to
the commencement of any session
OF the legislature, there shall have
state petition proposing an
amendment to the constitution
signed by two per centum of the
electors of the state, the secre-
tary Of state shall transmit the
same to the legislature not later
than ten days after the commence
ment of the session. If the amend
ment SO proposed be not submitted
to the electors by the legislature
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
six months after the adjournment
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
fhn toll Afnf
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 majority of the electors yot-
Ing at said election, or by. four
the proposed amendment; provided
not less than three-sevenths of the
electors voting at said election
voted for. the proposed amendment.
This section shall be construed as
means in addition to Section one,
Article fourteen of the State Con-
stitution for amending the same.
'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 a
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
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
electors at the next general or spe-
cial statewide election, occurring
not less than ninety days after the
or petitions, and if approved by
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
which may have been passed by
the Legislature. No law proposed
by initiative petition and approved
by the electors shall be subject to
the veto of the governor. The au-
.,
as provided in this subdivision,
shall extend only to laws author
lied by the provisions of the con-
stitution. .t.E *
&C. THE REFERENDUM.-I
within ninety days after the final
adjournment OF any session Of the
Legislature, 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 law,
passed by the Legislature at such
session, such law. or such part Of
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 a ma
in the negative. such law, or such
part Of a law. shall thereby be re-
pealed. Provided that, if q 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 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
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 it's passage and ap-
Proval by the governor. and such
not be subject to d referendum
vote. All other laws shall go into
effect ninety days after the adj
tournment of the Legislature. A
bill proposing ar emergency law
ting forth the facts constituting
the emergency. A separate vote
shall be taken upon the preamble
of such bill by call of the yeas
and nays. and if the preamble be
adopted by a tyo-tnirds 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
the proposed law or constitutional
amendment. or the law, or part of
a law, to- be referred. and if a
change is proposed in an existing
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 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
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