The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1914-10-30
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EiEt Oh tile senate anu mouse VI sItp-
'resentatives, which shall meet BIZ
ennially at the seat Of government
of the state, at such time as shall
be prescribed by law, but no ses-
sion shall exceed tho term OF ninety
Ssel iegislatiye days, and no bill
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 tmpor.
q special message from the gov
ernor; but the people reserve 20
lows: ..-a.- 80 .
"a. CONSTITUTIONAL INITIA-
TIVE-when AZ any time prior, 20
the commencement of any session
OF the legislature. there shall have
been fled with the secretary OF
state n.5 a petition pro rpcnsi,Esution n
signed by two per centum OF the
electors OF the state, the secre-
tary of state shall transmit the
same 20 the legislature not later
than ten days after the CO, som srnsns-
ment 50 proposed be not submsted
20 the electors by the legislature
at such session. or ht II De SUP.
mitted In an hmended form, then
"a
each signed by eight per centum
OF the electors OF the state, Med
with the secretary OF state within
six months after the adjournment
OF the legislature, the amendment
or more amended forms thereof.
shall be submitted 10 the electors
for their approval or rejection at
the next general or special state
wide election, occurring not less
than ninety days after the filing
of any such further petitions. Amy
amendment proposed by initiative
petition and, In It's original or In an
amended form, submitted to the
electors by the legislature or by a
part of the constitution, II approved
by a majority of the electors yot-
Ing at said election. or by four
seventies of the electors voting on
the proposed amendment provided
not less than three-sevenths of the
electors voting at said election
voted for the proposed amendment.
This section shall be construed as
q means in addition TO Section one.
Article fourteen of the state Con-
stitution for amending the same.
%. STATUTORY INITIATIVE
when at any time prior to the COM
meucement of any session OF the
legislature, there shall have been
filed with the secretary of state a
petition proposing q law. signed by
the state. the secretary OF state
shall transmit the same TO the Leg
islature not later than ten days
after the commencement of the ses-~
sion II the ia law 20 PROPOSED be mot
session, or IL IL be passed In an
amended form. then upon o further
petition or petitions, each signed
by ak per centum OF the electors
the adjournment Of the Legislature.
the law proposed In the first petit
tion. or one or more amended forms
thereof, shall be submitted TO the
electors at ths NEXT e't general or sIs-
not less than ninety days after the
filing of any such further petition
or petitions, and II approved by q
majority OF the electors voting
thereon, the same shall become law
such election, and shall supersede
any amended form OF such law
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
ICED by the provisions OF the con-
stitution.
&C. THE REFERENDUM-If
within ninety days after the final
adjournment OF any session of the
legislature, a referendum petition,
electors OF the state. shall be fied
with the secretary Of state against
any law, or any part of a law,
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-
cial statewide election. occurring
not less than ninety days after the
fling of said petition. III ma
Jority Of the vote cast thereon be
part Of q law, shall thereby be re-
pealed. Provided, that II a ref
erendum petition Is signed by fif-
teen per centum OF the electors OF
the state, the law or part OF a law,
shall be suspended pending the
referendum vote thereon.
F"Any law providing for a tax
levy or appropriating money for
the current expenses of the state
goyern nr or state INSTITUTIONS t,,S
ting a constitutional amendment or
other question TO the electors OF
the state, or any emergency law
necessary for the immediate pres
ervation of the public peace, health
mediately upon its passage and ap-
prevail by the governor. and such
laws, except emergency laws, shall
not be subject TO a referendum
vote. All other laws shall 90 Into
tournment OF the Legislature A
bill proposing an emergency law
shall contain q preamble briefly set
ting forth the facts constituting
the the, emergency Ss a separate cps vote
Of such bill by . cali of the yeas
and nays, and II the preamble be
adopted by o two-thirds vote of ali
the members OF each house, IL shall
be an emergency law. .,sHs..
"a. GENERAL PROVISIONS
All petitions provided for In this
section shall contain q title incl
eating the subject and purpose OF
the proposed law or constitutional
amendment. or the law, or part OF
change IS proposed in an existing
constitutional provision or statute,
In addition to referring to the same,
II shall state the general effect OF
the proposed change, and also the
Iull lt8t VI tnC. pEopotGu law CT
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 be
signed and verified before a person
authorized to administer an oath,
and shall be I'm such form that a
person signing q petition thereby
signature. his residence. that he Is
n qualified elector, that he has not
previously signed any part OF such
petition. and that he has signed the
petition with knowledge OF the con.
tents thereof. To each part OF such
petition shall be attached the affi-
davit of the person before whom
Wit shall contain q statement Of the
number Of slgners thereon, that
each OF the signatures attached TO
such part was made In the pres
ence Of the affiant, that to the best
OF his knowledge and belief each
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