Der Nordstern. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1874-1931, 1914-10-29
and substitutes therefor the folIo,vin.

themselves direct power. as fol-
"a. T1ONAL 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
s s petition to the fG apcn%stifuti ON
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 of the session. If the amend.
ment so proposed be not submitted
to the electors by the legislature
at such session, or if it be SUD sup,
upcn a 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
Tor their approval or REJECTION at
wide election, occurring not less
than ninety days after h fling
of any such further petitions; Any
amendment proposed by initiative
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amended form, submitted to the
electors by the legislature or by a
further petition. shall become a
part of the constitution, If approved
by a majority Of the electors vot-
Ing at said election, or by. four
seventies of the electors voting on
the proposed amendments; provided
not less than three-sevenths of the
electors voting at said election
This section shall be construed as
a means in addition to Section one,
Article fourteen of the State Con-
s%titution for amending the same.
ID. 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 a
P t%o par p eenfum gef q t daw, ei Ilgnea e of
shall transmit the same to the leg
islature not later than ten days
after the commencement of the ses-
passed by the legislature at such
session, or if it be passed in an
amended form, then upon a further
petition or petitions. each signed
Of the STATE, filed with the secretary
of state within six months. after
the adjournment Of the legislature,
the law proposed in the first petit
ton, or one or more forms
electors at the next general or spe-
cial statewide election, occurring
not less than ninety days after the
fling Of any such further petition
majority Of the ELECTORS voting
thereon, the same shall become law
and go into effect thirty days after
such election, and shall supersede
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 lawstauthor-
lied by the provisions Of h con-
&C. THE REFERENDUM.-1f
adjournment Of any session OF the
legislature, a referendum petition,
signed by six per. centum of the
electors Of the state. shall be filed
shy i tns Ss OF any part pa s'e Of ase i i
passed by the legislature at such
session, such law, or such part Of
a law, shall be submitted to h
eisf 9fat at ehf ne elec 6e@e'e occ Sr SRsy
not less than ninety days after the
filing of said petition. II a ma
jority Of tie vote cast thereon be
in the ne; ltive, such law, or such
pealed. Provided. that If a ref
erendum petition is signed by fif-
teen per centum of the electors Of
the state, the law or part of a law,
against which such petition is filed
shall be suspended pending the
referendum vote thereon.
ANY law providing for a ak
levy or appropriating money for
the current expenses of the state
government or state Institutions,
any act of the legislature submit
ting a constitutional amendment or
the state, or any emergency law
necessary for the immediate pres
ervation of the public peace, health
or safety, shall go into effect i'm
mediately upon its passage and ap-
laws, EXCEPT emergency laws. shall
vote. All other laws shall go into
effect ninety. days after the adj
journment of the legislature. A
bill proposing an emergency law
ting forth the facts constituting
the emergency. A separate vote
shall be taken upon the preamble
Of such bill by q call of the yeas
and nays. and If the preamble be
the members Of each house, 1t shall
be an emergency aw.
ID. GENERAL PROVISIONS
All petitions provided for in this
section shall contain q title indi-
eating the subject and purpose Of