The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1914-10-30
PROVIDING FOR THE INITIATIvE
AS TO THE CONSTITUTION

To amend Sec. 2o2 Of Article XIV Of
h Constitution permitting Amend
ments to the Constitution to be pro-
posed by the people and requiring
at b next general election, thus
dividing the power, now held excluH-
lively by b legislature. of proposing
Amendments to the Con%stltution.
ACoNCURRENT RESOLUTION Amend
Ing the constitution of state OF
North Dakota, providing. for the
future amendment thereof.
Be it resolved by the Senate Of the
state of North Dakota, the House
Sec. l. That the following proposed
amendment to section 202 of Article
IS of the Constitution of the State Of
North Dakota adopted by the Twelfth
Legislative assembly of the State OF
North Dakota and by it referred to the
Thirteenth Legislative Assembly of the
said state. for approval or rejection. IS
hereby agreed to and such amendment
shall be submitted to the qualified
electors Of the state at the general
election for approval or rejection in
accordance with the provisions Of sec
ton 202 of the Constitution Of the
State of North Dakota
AMENDMENT. Article is. section
202. of the constitution of the state Of
North Dakota is amended SO as to read
as follows:
Sec. 202. This constitution may be
amended so as to read as follows:
First: Any amendment or amend
ments to this constitution may be
proposed In either house of the legis-
lative assembly; and If. the same shall
members elected to each of the two
houses, such proposed amendment shall!
be entered on the journal of the house
WI with IL the yeas and nays taken there.
sembly to be chosen at the next gen.
eral election, and shall be published,
as provided by law. for three month
previous to the time Of making such
sembly so next chosen as aforesaid
such proposed amendment or amend
ments shall be agreed to by a majority
OF all members elected to each house:
lative assembly to submit such propos-
ed amendment or amendments to the
people in such manner and at SUCH
times as the legislative assembly shall
prove and ratify such amendment OF
amendments by a majority Of the elecs
tors qualified to vote for members 81
the legislative assembly voting there
shall become a part Of the constitution
Of this state. II two or more amend
ments shall be submitted at the same
time. they shall be submitted in such
for or against each Of such amend
ments separately.
Second. Any amendment or amend
ments to this constitution may also
with the SECRETARY Of state, at least
six months previous to a general cleo
ton. Of an initiative petition con-
tanning the signatures of at least
er. in each Of not less h ene-haie
Of the counties Of the state. When
such petition has been properly filed
the proposed amendment or amend
% 1ae1si. shall be published as the
monte previous to the general cleo
ballot to be voted upon by the people at
h general election. Should my such
by initiative petition and submitted
to the. people receive a majority of all
h legal votes cast at such gener-
81 election, such amendment OF amend
ments shall be referred to the mex.
legislative assembly n should such
proposed amendment OF amendments
pc agreed upon by a majority Of all
the members elected to each house.
become a part Of the contribution Of his
state. Should any amendment or
amendments proposed by Initiative pc
titton and receiving a majority of all
as herein provided, but falling to re-
ceive approval by the following legis-
lative assembly to which 1t has been
referred. such amendment or amend
msnts shall again be submitted to the
people at the next general election
for their APPROVAL or rejection as at
the previous general election. Should
amendment or amendments re-
ceive a majority of all the legal votes
cast at such succeeding genera cleo
tion such amendment or amendments
at once become a part of the constitu-
ton of this state. Any amendment or
tition and failing Of adoption as here
in provided. shall not be again con-
sidered until the expiration of six