Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1914-10-01
North Dakota. providing for the future

North Dakota. providing for the future
amendment thereof.
BE it Resolved by the Senate of the state
of North Dakota, the House of Repre-
ScntativcS concurring:
Section i That the following. rro,oSruu
Gmenhln,l, to section 202 OF article II of
the constitution of the state of North Da-
kuta. adopted by heTw3!.th Legislative AS
ny it referred TO the Tiirtc"Ntii l~.rgisla-
Wv" .Assem'lly OF the said state for up
prevail. or rejection. is hereby agreed to
Il, >'"h amendment shall Ia" submitted to
iiIt qua iu'l electors of the state ut the
!.,"Ht lection ion approval or rejection
+, r noe With the provisions; of sec
% tie constitution of the state OF
#MNnMENT.l Article Ii, section
:. oil tn" constitution of the state of
.>"ih Dakota is amended so as to read as
: "a u. This constitution may be
III = 81 80 as t" read rs follows:
t.n<:: Ms amendment or amendments
To- us constitution may hr proposed in
"!.h, house Of the Legislative assembly;
rrl If the same shall !r H@rrru to by Il
! Hii"rity of the member elected to each
o: the two houses. such proposed amend
l;lrnt shall lac cr'r.rd on th' journal of
~" house With llc yeas &ni i.t'S taken
:Arrrol, and referred TO the legislative as
>,:nlly to he chosen ut tie next general
election. and shall he published. as pro-
vihrd by Law. for three months previous
w ti' tllii' u IEih!;iS Slltii ti.tN.F .l!iu il
in til" l"=iSlntiv" assembly $" Ii. VI chosen
as aforesaid >'irli proposed Mncn'ln"nt or
amendments shall hc agreed to by :; ma.
i"ritN of all members elected t" each
lrGi iativ" assembly to submit slrh pro-
l'">"l Amendment or amendments to til"
people in such manner and at such times
as The Legislative assembly shall provide;
and if III" people shall approve and ratify
such ;llnrndi!ent or amendments by Il ma
i"ritr OF til" electors qualified to vote for
members of tn" Legislative ASSEMBLY vot-
ing thereon. such amendment or amend
m"lts .ia!l nrc"mr Il part of the r"rs,i-
tut'or a. this state. If two or more
ann: :!.l"nts han We submitted ut the
Sn!n" time. they Shall ne submitted in such
manner that The electors shall vote for or
a=ai,"'t each of such amendments Srpa-
ratcly.
second: .Any amendment or amend
m"ntS to this constitution may also be pro-
posed hN the people by the filing with
the secretary of state. al least six months
previous to Il general election. of an initi;l-
tive petition containing the signatures of
ut least tW"nTN-Iiyc per ccnt Of tho legal
voters in each Of not less than onc-half
of the counties Of the state. When such
petition has been properly filed the pro
posed amendment or amendments shall
h" published as the legislature may pro
vide. for three months previous to the
general election. and shall be placed upon
the ballot to he voted upon by the people
at the next general election. Should any
''''i bliI'iINilii'iii VI blii'Il'illl'iliS lItitE%iIi
10y initiative petition and submitted to the
people receive !: majority of all the legal
votes cast at such general election. such
amendment or amendments shall be refer
red TO the next legislative assembly and
should such proposed :uucnlmcnt or amend.
ments be agreed up"t by Il majority of
all the members ei"r;rd to each house.
such amendment or amendments shall
become a part of the constitution of this
state. Should any amendment or amend
mentS proposed by initiative petition and
receiving a ma jority of all the votes east
at the general election MS herein provid-
ed, but failing to receive approval by the
following legislative assembly to which
it has been referred. such amendment or
amendments shall again be submitted to
the people at the next general election
for their approval or rejection as ut the
previous general election. Should such
amendment or amendments receive Il mas
iority of all the legal votes east ut such
succeeding general election such amend
mcnt or amendments 1T once hcrom" Il
part of the constitution of this state.
Any amendment or amendments proposed
by initiative petition and failing of Hdop-
ton as herein provided. shall not be again
considered until the expiration Of six