The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1914-10-01
PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO
THE STATE CONSTITUTION.
Chap. 9S Is. 3. No. 5--Bessessen) 1911
Session Laws.
Chap. 1o1 Is. D. No. 32-Overson) 1918
Session Laws.
PROVIDING FOR THE INITIATIVE
AND REFEAENDUM AS TO
LEGISLATION.

PROVIDING Fo:s THE INITIATIVE
AND REFERENDUM AS TO
LEGISLATION.
r. amend Sec. 70 Of Article III Of ths
Constitutlon to provide for the enact
Aent Or repeal Of laws or parts OF
laws By the people BY neaas Of &
Ing to the people q part Of the power
now granted exclusively to the legls-
lature, to enact or reject laws.
4 CONCURRENT RESOLUTION for On
amendment to the Constitution provid
Ing for the Initiative and referendum:
OF North Dakota. the House Of Repre-
scntatives concurring:
That the following amendment to the
constitution of the state Of North Dakota,
sembly Of the state Of North Dakota and
by It referred to the Thirteenth LegIsla:
tive Assembly Of said state for approval
or rejection! Is hereby agreed to and such
amendment shall be submitted to the quail.
lied electors Of the state at the next gen
oral election for approval or rejection 10
accordance with the provisions or section
ZOE Of the constitution Of the state, Of
North Dakota.
AMENDMENT Section rs Of article
OF the constitution Of the state Of North
Dakota 10 hereby ameRded to read as fol.
lows:
Section Is. The legislative authority Of
the state Of North Dakota shall be vested
In a legislative assembly consisting Of Z
senate and house Of representatives,. but
the people reserve to themselves power to
propose laws and to enact or reject the
| same at the polls, Independent Of the leg
at their own option. to approve or reject
Mt the polls, any act, item. section or
part Of any act or measure passed by the
legislative assembly: The, first power re-
served BY the people Is the initiative, or
sctmeat Int laws, and at least ten per
cent Of the legal voters to be secured 10
q majority Of the counties of this state
shall he required to propose any measure
by initiative petition, and every such Pc.
measure so proposed Initiative petitions
shall be fled with the secretary Of state
not less than thirty days before any regu.
lar session Of the legislative assembly; he
s assembly as soon as it convenes. Such
Initiative measure shall take precedence
| over all other measures In the legislative
assembly except appropriation bills and
shall he either enacted or rejected with
out change Or amendment by the legisla-
tive assembly within forty days. If any
! such initiative measure shall be enacted
by the legislative. assembly it shall be
subject to referendum petition, or it may
| be referred by the legislative assembly to
It is rejected or no action Is taken upon
! 1t by the legislative assembly within said
forty days, the secretary. Of state shall
submit it to the people for approval or
general election. The legislative assem-
bly, may reject any measure so proposed
by initiative petition and propose diff
ferent ono to accomplish the same pur-
pose, and In any such event both meas
ures shall be submitted by the secretary
of state to the people for approval or re-
lection at the next ensuing regular cleo
ton. II conflicting measures submitted
to the people at the next ensuing cleo.
ton shall be approved by a majority Of
the same. the one receiving the highest
number Of affirmative votes shall thereby
become valid. and the other shall there
by he rejected. The second power is the
item, or part Of any act to be- referred: to
Mt"-pte?!S- lor y:fc:r- approval or r~3ec.
ton at the polls. and it may be ordered
Except as to laws necessary for the I'm.
mediate preservation Of the public peace,
health or safety, US to any measure or
any parts. items or sections Of any meas
ures passed by the legislative assembly
either by petition signed BY ten per
cent Of the legal voters of the state from
islative assembly, If majority Of the
members elect vote therefor. When it Is
| necessary for the immediate preservation
Of the public peace, health or safety that
law shall hecSme efe tSd without +; Ge
the same shall be stated In one section
! Of the hill, and II upon aye and no vote
in each house two-thirds Of al! the. mem.
bers elected to each house shall vote on a
going into instant operation for the i'm
mediate preservation Of the public peace
health or safety, such law shall become
| operative upon approve! by the governor
The ans Of ss, .ect Rste on
parts Of an act shall not delay the re-.
mnipSer Of that act from hecoDing op-
erattve. Referendum petitions against
| measures passed BY the legislative assem-:
bly, shall be hisd With the secretary t. Of Of
final Adjournment Of the session Of the
| legislative assembly which passed the
measure on which the referendum 10 de-
manded. The veto power Of the Eove.no!
the people. All elections on measure.
| referred to the people Of the state shall
be had at biennial rr~.,lar elections, ex
J cept as provision may he made by law fol-
ure ' referred to the people shall take ef
feet when it is approved BY a majority
OF the votes cast thereon and not other
wise, and shall be in force from the date
.' .he "mc!a! .,es!axet!on af TIE vote;
live bills shall he, 'Be it enacted by the
people Of the state Of North Dakota. :"
Shis section shall not be construed t.
deprive any member Of the legislative as
sembly Of me right to introduce any meas
ure. The whole number Of votes cast f"i
secretary Of state at the regular election
last preceding the ding Of any petition
for tho initiatives or for the referendun
shall be the basis on which the number
Of legal voters necessary TO sign such pc.
tttion shall be counted.
Petitions and orders for the initiative
! and for the referendum shall be fled with
the secretary OF state and IN submitting
ncers shall he guided by the general laws
and the act submitting this amendment
until legislation shall be specially pro-
! v1ded therefor.
This amendment shall he self executing,
but legislation may be enacted to facili.
/ tate its operation.
PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO
! TUE cTATc nnMcTlrIITlnM