The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1914-10-23
and substitutes therefor the following,

Sec. l. TWO HOUSES ES-
siONS.-The Legislature shall con-
sist Of the senate and house of rep
resentatives, which shall meet BIZ
ennial1y 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
s sgSe2 legislatixe days. and no ot+ biz
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:
a special message from the gov
ernor; but the people reserve to
themselves direct power, as fol-
lows:
"a. CONSTITUTIONAL INITIA-
TIVE.-When at any time prior to
the commencement of any session
of the legislature, there shall have
been filed with the secretary Of
state 8 petition proposing an
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 SO proposed be not submitted
to the electors by the legislature
at such session. or if it be SUBJ
m1tted in an amended form, tnen
upon further petition or petitions,
of the electors of the state. filed
with the secretary Of state within
six months after the ADJOURNMENT
of the legislature, the amendment
IN the st Pes or
shall be submitted to the electors
for their approval or rejection at
the next general or special state
wide election. occurring not less
Of o1 any Hi SUCH further As petitions: any
amendment proposed, by initiative
petition and, in it's original or in an
amended form, submitted to. the
electors by the legislature or by
part Of the constitution. If approved
by majority Of the electors vot-
ing at said election, or by four
sevenths of the electors voting on
the proposed amendment; provided
electors voting at said election
voted for the proposed amendment.
This section shall be construed as
q means in addition to Section one,
Article fourteen Of the State Con.
stitutton for amending the same.
''b. STATUTORY INITIATIVE
When at any time prior to the COM
mencement1 Of any session of the
legislature, there shall have been
filed with the secretary of state a
petition proposing a law, signed by
the state, the secretary of state
shall transmit the same to the leg
islature not later chan ten days
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
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-
not less than ninety days after the
fling Of any such further petition
or petitions. and If approved by a
majority of the electors voting
thereon, the same shall become law
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
the veto Of the. governor The au-
as prsovided ed h this y subdivi In.
shall extend only to laws author
lied by the provisions of the con-
stitutfOn,
&C. THE REFERENDUM.-1f
within ninety days after the final
a referendum petition,
signed by six per centum of the
electors of the state shall be filed
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-
cial state wide election. occurring
filing of said petition. If a ma.
jority of the vote cast thereon be
In the negative, such law, or such
part Of a law, shall thereby be re-
pealed. Provided. that if a ref
teen per e p Of + the fsa Electors 10Y Of
the state. the law or part Of a law,
which such petition Is filed
shall be suspended pending the
referendum vote thereon.
levy or appropriating money Tor
the current expenses Of the state
or state institutions,
any act of the Legislature submit
ting a constitutional amendment or
other sts question to the electors Of
necessary for the immediate pres
ervation of the public peace. health
or safety, shall go into effect i'm
upon Its passage and APP
laws. except emergency laws. shall
not be subject to referendum
vote. All other laws shall go into
effect ninety. days after the ad-
tournment of the legislature. A
shall contain a preamble briefly set
ting forth the facts constituting
the emergency. A separate, vote
shall be taken upon the preamble
adopted by a tYo-thfrds vote of all
the members of each house, itshAll
be an emergency law.
"a. GENERAL PROVISIONS
All petitions provided for in this
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 q
change is proposed in an existing
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
contained. All petitions shall be
signed and verified before a person
authorized to administer an. oath,
and shall be- in such form that q
states under oath. the date of his
signature. his residence that he is
qualified elector, that he has not