The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1914-10-23

feSeutdttfes. which ehai meet DE-
ennIaIiy At the seat OF governfnen,
be prescribed by law. but no ser-
sion shall exceed the term OF ninety
t90I legislative days. ana no bill
shall be Introduced In either
Quest or the so va nor during the
last twenty days OF such session
except the attention of the LEG lsia-
ture shall be called 20 some itnpor-
tant matter OF general interest by
q special message from the gov
ernor; but the people reserve 10
themselves direct power, as foi-
lows:
"a. CONSTITUTIONAL INIT1A-
TlNE--When at any time prior 20
the commencement OF any-,session
OF the legislature. there shafl have
been filed with the secretary OF
state petition proposing an
amendment 90 the constitution
electors OF the state. the secre-
tary OF state shall transmit the
same 10 the legislature not later
than ten days after the commehcs-
fnent OF the session. IL the ame naSs
20 the electors by the Legislature
at such session. or IL u be SUD
mitted In an amended form, then
upon a further petition or petltions.
each signed by eight per een am,
with the secretary OF state within
six months after the adtournment
OF the legislature. the amendment
proposed In the first petition, or one
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 fling
OF any such further Eetitions. Any
amendment proposed by initiative
petition and. In Its original or in an
amended form, submitted TO the
electors by the legislature or by a
further petition, shall become
81 a majority OF the electors vot-
ing at said election. or by four
seventies Of the electors voting on
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
a means In addition TO Section one.
Article fourteen OF the State Con-
stltution for amending the same.
%. STATUTORY INITIATIVE
When at any time prior 10 the COM
meneement 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
shall transmit the same to the leg
islature not later than ten days
after the commencement or the ses-
sion. IL the law so proposed be not
passed by the legislature at such
session, or IL II be passed in an
amended form. then upon q further
petition or petitions. each signed
six per centum Of the electors
OF the state. fiied with the secretary
OF state within six months after
the law proposed In the first petit
tion. 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
Ming OF any such further petition
or petitions, and IL approved by a
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-
thority OF the people to enact laws.
as provided In this subdivision,
shall extend only to laws uuthor-
ized By the provisions OF the con-
stitution.
&C. THE REFERENDUM--If
within ninety days after the. final
adjournment of any session OF the
legislature, a referendum petition,
signed by six per centum of 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
law. shall be submitted to the
electors at the next general or spe-
cial statewide election, occurring
not less than ninety days after the
filing OF said petition. II ma
jority of the vote east thereon be
in the negative, such law, or such
pealed. Provided. that II ref
erendum petition IS signed by NJ
teen per centum OF the electors OF
the state, the law or part ora law,
against which such petition Is filed
shall be suspended pending the
referendum vote thereon.
ANY law providing for q tar
levy or appropriating 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
eryation of the public peace. health
or safety. shall go into effect. I'M
rmediately upon its passage and ap-
prevail by the governor. and such
laws, except emergency laws. shall
not be subject To a referendum
vote All other laws shall go into
eject ninety days after the adj
bill proposing an emergency law
shall contain a preamble briefly set
ting forth the facts constituting
the emergency. A separate vote
shall be taken upon the. preamble
and nays. and IL the preamble be
adopted by a two-thlrds vote OF ali
the members OF each house, II shall
be an emergency law. 4
ID. GENERAL PROVISIONS
All petitions provided for in this
section shall contain a title inai-
eating the subject and purpose OF
the proposed law or constitutional
amendment. or the law. or part of
law. TO be referred, and IL
eonstitutiohai p provision or STATUES
IN addition to referring to the same,
N shall state the general effect of
the proposed change, and also the
full text OF the proposed law or
a1leD0Inenl 10 the ct
OF the law. or part OF a law, 10 be
referred. Any initiative or refer
endum petition may be signed IN
separate parts, but eaeh part shall
conform to the provisions hereiR
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 q petition thereby
states under oath, the date OF his
signature. his residence. that he is
n qualified eiector. 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 am
iavit of the person before whom
the same was signed. which affida-
yit shall contain a statement of the
number OF signers thereon. that
each or~the signatures attached to
SUCH part was made In the pres
ence Of the afhant. that TO the best
OF his knowledge and belief each
signature Is the genuine signature
OF the person whose name II pur-