The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-10-12

OF the persons signing said petition
was. ut the time OF signing, quail
fied elector. Such petition. so verb
fed, shall be prima facie evidence
that the signatures thereon are senu-
inc and true. ana that the persons
signing the same are qualified else
tors OF the state Of Iowa
immediately upon the SLING Of >
petition for the submission OF . pro-
posed law to the voters. the secretary
OF state shall submit the said propos-
ed law to the supreme court for IT.
opinion upon the ccnstitutionahty
thereof. which shall be rendered with
in twenty COO days, and II the court
finds that the proposed measure con-
fiicts with the constitution OF the
United States or the state OF Iowa.
the proposed measure shall not be
submitted.
Until the general assembly shall
provide by law method OF proce-
dure Of printing, distributing and sub
hitting proposed measures. the secre-
tary Of state shall. ninety (sol days
preceding the general election at
wh ch the measure viii be voted upon.
cause to be printed any and all meas
ures for or to which petition has
been fled, in pamphlet form. contains
ing the full text thereof, with the title
and enacting clause. together with
arguments for and against the same.
within the limits prescribed by the
secretary OF state. The number print.
ed shall be not less than one for each
No r,,k AyA
ton preceding the fling OF the petit
ton, which shall be delivered to the
county auditor Of each county.
For each voter in each voting pre-
cinct OF each POLITICAL party voting at
the last general election. the auditor
OF each county shall deliver one copy
to each precinct committeeman OF
each political party Ia the county.
The secretary OF state shah submit
all measures petitioned for IN accord
ance with the provisions OF this Sec
ton, to the people for adoption or re-
lection at the polls In compliance
herewith; but the right and power re-
served to the people shall not oper-
ate to deprive or limit the power Of
the general assembly to enact laws
II, at an election, conflicting meas
ures submitted to the voters of the
state shall be approved by a majority
OF the votes, severaily cast thereon,
the measure receiving the highest
number Of Affirmative votes shall be-
come law as to all conflicting provi.
sions
Insofar AS applicable, the provisions
OF this amendment shall govern in
the initiative and adoption OF amend.
ments to the constitution; provided,
however. that no amendment so sub
misted shall become part Of the
constitution until it shall have first
received an afnrmative majority vote
at two successive regular biennial
elections, the majority vote at the
first Of which shall be the authority
for preparation OF the ballot and re-
submission at the second, The word
"enscteG''' shall be replaced by the
word resolved" In the enacttns
clause when amendments to the con-
stitution are submitted. This section
OF the constitution shall be, In all re-
spscts, self-executive.
Approved April II A. d. 1918.
l hereby certify that the foregoing
is full, true and correct copy OF
house joint resolution No. 5. passed
by the thirty-ffth general assembly,
as the same appears of record in my
office.
In testimony whereof, have here
unto set my hand and affixed my OFF,
cial seal. Done at Des Moines. the,
capital of the state, this 18th day of
July, A. d. 1914.
w. s. ALLEN,
Secretary of State.
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