New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1914-10-21

nd substitute. therefor the following
Sec. 1. TWO HOUSES SEES
SIONS.- The Legislature shall con-
sist of the senate and house of rep
resentatives, which shall meet bi.
ennially at the seat of government
Of 6e the state at bv sqeh time p
sion shall exceed the term of ninety
600 legislative days, and no. bill
shall be introduced in. either
branch. except on the written re-
guest Of the governor, during the
last twenty days Of such session,
except the attention of the legisla-
ture shall be called to some impor-
tant matter Of general interest by
q special message from the gov
e5no nGo, but the people reserve to
lows:
"a: CONSTITUTIONAL INITIA-
I1VE.-When at any time prior to
Of the legislature, there shall have
been filed with the secretary OF
amendment to the constitution
signed by two per centum of the
electors 81 sci Of the state, the secre-
same to the legislature not later
than ten days after the commence
ment of the session. If the amend
ment so proposed be not submitted
at such session. or # i be sub
NIT I'D in an amended form, then
UPON further petition or petitions,
each signed by eight per centum
of the electors of the state, filed
with the secretary of state within
of the legislature, the amendment
proposed in the first petition. or one
or more amended forms thereof,
shall be submitted to the electors
the next general or special state
wide election, occurring not less
than ninety days after the fling
OF any such further petitions. Any
amendment proposed by initiative
I'M its 3aSaa to the
electors by the legislature or by
further petition, shall become a
part OF the constitution. If approved
by majority of the electors vot-
seventies of the electors voting on
the proposed amendment; provided
not less than three-sevenths of the
electors voting at said election
This section shall be construed as
q means in addition to Section one,
Article fourteen of the State Con-
StitutiOn for amending the same.
SD. STATUTORY INITIATIVE
When at any time prior to the COM
mencement of any session of the
legislature, there shall have been
filed with the secretary of state
petition proposing law, signed by
two per centum of the electors Of
the, state, the secretary Of state
islature not later than ten days
after the commencement OF the ses-
sion. If the law SO proposed be not
passed by the legislature at. such
amended form, then upon further
petition or petitions. each signed
by six per centun Of the electors
of the state, filed with the secretary
of state within six months after
the adjournment of the legislature,
ton. or one or more amended forms
thereof shall be submitted to the
electors at the newt general or ,spe-
cial statewide election, occurring
not less than ninety days after the
filing Of any such further petition
or petitions. and if approved by a
majority of the electors voting
thereon, the same shall become law
and go into effect thirty days after
any 1 form Sh Of sudS aM
which may have been passed by
the legislature No law proposed
by initiative petition and approved
by the electors shall be subject to
thority of the people to enact laws,
as provided in this subdivision
shall extend only to laws author
lied by the provisions of the con-
stitution.
&C. TIE REFERENDUM
within ninety days after the final
adjournment of any session of the
legislature, 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-
not less than ninety days after the
filing of said petition. If a ma
jority of the vote cast thereon be
in the negative, such law, or such
part Of law. shall thereby be re-
erendum petition is signed by if
teen per centum of the electors of
the state, the law or part of law,
against which such petition is filed
shall be suspended pending the
referendum vote thereon,
ANY law providing for tax
levy or appropriating money for
the current expenses Of the state
government or state institutions,
any act of the legislature submit
ting constitutional amendment or
other question to the electors of
the state, or any emergency law
necessary for the immediate pres
ervatton of the public peace hearth
or safety. shall go into effect inn
mediately upon its passage and APP
prevail by the governor, and such
laws, except emergency laws, shall
not be subject to referendum
effect ninety days after the adj
tournment of the legislature. A
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
of such bill by call Of the yeas
and nays, and If the preamble be
adopted by two-thirds vote of all
the members of each house, it shall
be an emergency law.
I'd. GENERAL PROVISIONS
All petitions provided for in this
section shall contain title indi-
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 a
change is proposed in an existing
constitutional provision or statute.
In addition to referring to the SAME,
1t shall state the general effect Of
the proposed change, and also the
full text of the proposed law or
amendment to the constitution or