The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1914-10-29

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~ CONCURRENT RESOLUTION for
an Amendment to the Constitute.
iProviding for the Initiative andSRes
;~ferendum.
Senate 9f ths
Representatives cuncurrtng:--
to ths
constitution OF the state Of North pa
MISREPRESENTATION Legislas
Dakota and by it referred to the Thir,
tenth Legislative Assembly OF said
state forsapproval or rejection, is here.
byiagreed to and such snaii
Of the state at the next. general cleo
ton for approval or rejection In ac-
cordance with the provisions of sec
ton 300 of the constitution OF the
state Of North Dakota.
AMENDMENT. Section rs of Article
Z OF the constitution of, the state at
North Dakota Is hereby amended 10
read as follows:
Sec. rs. The legislative authority 81
the state Of North Dakota shall. be,
vested in a legislative assembly con
sistinE of a senate and u of repre-
sentatives, but h people reserve 70
themselves power to propose laws ana
Independent of the legislative assem-
bly,, and also reserve power. at their
own option, to approve or reject at the
polls. any act, item. section or part Of
legislative assembly. The first power
reserved by the people is the tnltia-
tive. OF the power to propose measures
Tor enactment Into laws, and at least
secured in a majority of the
Of this state shall be required.t to pro-
pose any measure by Initiative petition
the full text Of the. measure SO pro-
posed. Initiative petitions shall b
hled with the secretary Of state not
less than thirty days before any
sembly; he shall transmit h same to
the legislative assembly as soon as it
convenes. Such initiative measure
shah take precedence Dyer all other
except appropriation bills, and shall
be either enacted or rejected without
change or amendment by the legisla-
tive assembly within forty days. II n
ed by the legislative assembly it shall
be subject to referendum petition, or 1t
may be referred by the legislative as
sembly to the people for approval or
ton is taken upon 1t by the 1egisla-
tive assembly within said forty days,
the secretary OF state shall submit II
to the people for approval or rejection
election. The legislative assembly
may reject any measure so proposed
BY initiative petition and propose a
different n to accomplish the same
measures shall be submitted by the
secretary of state to the people
for approval or rejection at the next
ensuing regular election. II CONFLICT
pie at the next ensuing election shall
be approved by a majority of the votes
severally cast for and against the
sam same, the one nreee,yins the highest chest
thereby become valid, and the other
shall thereby be rejected. The second
power is the referendum, or the power
s &c 9 tc be- r aas aei, to atf tas p or pagt fo Of th say
approval or rejection at the polls, and
1t may be ordered Except as to laws
necessary for the immediate preserva-
ton q h public peace. health or
parts. Items or sections Of n
measures passed by the legislative as
Pc ssmbly either by petition signed
tie St, State ee from a o ma sHa ltss Of t HHse eou ,ol
ties, or by the legislative assembly,
II a majority Of the members elect
vote therefor: When It is nscess.ry
public peace. health or safety that a
law shall become effective without de-
lay. such necessity n the facts Great
Ing the same shall be stated in one
and no vote In each house two-thirds
OF, all the members elected to each
Y shaA vote on a separate roll
call In favor Of the said law going
ate preservation Of the public peace.
health or safety, such law. shall become
operative upon approval by the gov
The fling of a referendum, petition
against one or more items, sections
remainder Of tina act from becomins
eenbly, shall be filed with the secre-
tary Of state not more than ninety
days after the fnal adjournment OF
which passed the. measure on which
he referendum IL demanded. The
veto power Of the governor shat
not extend to measures referred to TIT
people. All elections on measures re.
ferred to the people OF. the state shall,
be had at biennial regular elections
except AZ provision may be made b,
!aw for 2 special election or cleo;
people shall take effect when it is ap.
proysd by a majority of the vote
cast. thereon n not otherwise, am
oflcial declaration Of the vote.
The enactinE clause Of ali the init
alive bills shall be-. BE 1t 1enacte,
e ey+ People Of the state Of North Da
i!sgislative assembly Of the right t,
introduce any measure. The Who'll,
lumber Of votes cast for secretary o
state at the regular election last pre-
cedtng. the ling of any petition for tn
Initiative or for the referendum shall
- b basis on which the number O
1sgal voters necessary to sign sue
petdtlon shall be counted.
Fetttions land orders for the initia
tive and for the referendum shall b
submitting the same to the peopl
ia and all other officers shall b
guided by the general laws and til
act .iubmitting this amendment unit
81 "a therefor.
The amendment shall abA sslf execut
s5i1 sssbutalexfslation maybe enacted {
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