The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1914-10-17
and substitute. therefor the following,

resentatives. which shall meet BIZ
ennlally at the seat of government
or the state, at such time as shall
sion shall exceed the term. Of ninety
lSO1 Legislative days. and no bill
snail be introduced in either
Dranch, except on the written re-
guest Of the governor, during the
except the attention of the legisla-
ture shall be called to some impor-
tant matter of general interest by
q SPECIAL a.. message ts from the GOV
themselves direct power. as fol-
lows: -
"a, - INSTITUTIONAL INITlA-
- ~ E.-When at any time prior. to
Inc conmsncen.- mt of any session
been filed with the secretary Of
amendment e to the pfV eponstituti on
signed by two per centum of the
electors 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
to the electors by the legislature
mitted in an cmended form, then
upon further petition or petitions,
each signed by eight per centum
or o. the electors of the state, filed
SIX months after, the adjournment
of the legislature, the amendment
proposed in the first petition, or one
or more amended forms thereof.
shall be submitted to the electors
TOR Tor their nHA1 approval or rejection at
wac wac election, occurring not less
OF any such further petitions. Any
amendment proposed by initiative
amended. form, submitted to the
electors by the legislature or by a
further petition, shall become a
part of the constitution, If approved
ny 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
means in<addition to Section one,
Article fourteen of the State Con-
stltut1on for amending the same.
b. 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 stale
petition proposing a law. signed by
Two per centum of the electors Of
the state, the secretary of state
shall transmit the same to the leg
lslature 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 centum of the electors
Of the state, filed with the secretary
OF state. within six months after
the law proposed in the first peti-
ton, or one or more amended forms
thereof, shall be submitted to the
electors eie9 at the next general or spe-
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
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
the veto of the governor. The au-
thority Of the people to enact laws.
as provided in this subdivision.
shall extend only to laws author
rtitrtiS ''e pio"Asiohs VI the con-
&C. THE REFERENDUM
within ninety days after the final
adjournment of any session of the
legislature, a referendum petition,
signed by six per centum of the
with the Secretary Of state state a aga inst
any law, or any part of law.
passed by the Legislature at such
session, such law, or such part of
a, law, shall be submitted to the
cial statewide election, occurring
not less than ninety days after the
filing of said petition. If a ma
5ority of the vote cast thereon be
part Of law, shall thereby be re-
pealed. Provided. that If ref
erendum petition is signed by If
teen per centum of the electors of
the state, the law or part of a law,
shall be suspended pending the
referendum vote thereon.
Amy law providing for a tax
levy or appropriating money for
the current expenses Of the state
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
or aafetv OF s the public peace health
med1ateiy upon its passage and APP
prevail by the governor, and such
laws except emergency laws. shall
Vote. All other laws 40 sb refer rel dunn
erect ninety days after the adj
journment of the Legislature. r
bill proposing an emergency law
S fin contain forta a. preamble briefly set
the emergency. A separate votse
shall be taken upon the pream nbie
Of such bill by call of the veae
and nays. and If the preamble he
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 a title indi-
eating the subject and purpose OF
the proposed law or constitutional
fa% fo be- or ree raw or part Of
change is proposed in an existing
constitutional provision or statute.
in addition to referring to the same,
it shall state the general effect of
full text Of the proposed law or
amendment to the constitution or
of the law. or part of {, law, to be
referred. Any initiative or refer
endum petition may be signed in
separate parts, but each part shall
conform to the provisions herein
contained. All petitions shall he
signed and verified before a person
authorized to administer an oath
and shall be in such form thai a.
person signing petition thereby
states under oath, the date Of his
signature. his residence. that he is
a qualified elector. that he has not
previously signed any part of snch
petition, and that he has signed tha
petition with knowledge of the con-
tents thereof: To each part of such
petition shall he attached the an
davit Of the person before whom
the same was signed, which affida.
Wit shall contain a statement of tho
number of signers thereon, that
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such. part was made in the press
ence of the afiant. that to the hest
Of his knowledge and belief each
signature is the genuine signature
; OF the person whose name it mr.
ports to be. that he believes the
persons who have signed such pefi.
ton to be electors, that they signed
such petition with knowledge Of
the contents thereof, and that each
person signed the same on the date
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