The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-10-05
LEGAL PUBLICATION.

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Be 1t resolved by the general as
sembly Of the state of Iowa:
That the following. designated as
section one ~, be and the same ia
hereby proposed as an amendment to
section one a.. of article
three (1H) OF the legislative
department Of the constitution
of the state Of Iowa, which, when
agreed to by this, the thirty-fltth gem
eral assembly, shall be referred to the
thirty-sixth general assembly and. IT
by it agreed to, shall be referred to
the qualified electors Of the state OF
Iowa. and, II approved and ratified by
a majority of the qualified electors
voting thereon. It shall be valid as a
part OF the constitution Of the state
Of Iowa, as amended, and, when said
section one ~. OF article CID, OF the
legislative department is so amended,
1t shall read as follows:
Section 1. The legislative authority
OF this state shall be vested in gem
eral assembly which shall consist of
a senate and house of representa-
tives, and the style Of every law shall
be, BE 1t enacted by the general as
sembly of the state of Iowa." but the
people reserve unto themselves the
right and power to propose laws, to
enact, approve or reject the same at
the polls, independent Of the general
assembly, and reserve the right and
power. to approve or reject any, item.
section or part OF any act enacted by
the general assembly. except other
wise provided by this section.
The general assembly shall fix the
number OF qualified electors required
to propose the enactment of any pro-
posed law, which shall be not less
than twelve (12 percent) per cent nor
more than twenty-five .(22 percenD
per cent Of the qualified electors OF
each OF the congressional districts OF
the state. Every law proposed by the
people shall be presented by petition,
signed by the required number of
qualified electors, addressed to and
fled with the secretary Of state not
less than one hundred and fifty (150)
days before the general election at
which the proposer law shall be sub
mitted. The petition shall contain the
full text of the proposed law, with
title and enacting clause.
II the proposed measure be to enact
a law, the enacting clause shall be rs
follows: BE it enacted by the people
Of the state Of Iowa"
The right and power to initiate and
enact laws shall be restricted within
the same constitutional limitations Is
apply to the general assembly.
The required number of qualified
electors required to exercise the right
and power to require an act passed
by the general assembly to be refer
red for approval or rejection shall be
fixed by the general assembly. but
shall not be less than ten (10) per
cent nor more than twenty (20) per
cent Of the qualified electors of each
Of the congressional districts OF the
state. Petition therefor shall be ad-
dressed to and filed with the secretary
Of state within ninety (9O) days from
the final adjournment OF the general
assembly which passed the act to
which the petition Is addressed, and
shall contain a full text OF that part
OF the act to be referred: but such
right and power shall not extend or
apply to an act passed by the general
assembly relating to the preservation
Of the public peace, public health or
appropriations for the support and
maintenance Of the . department Of
state and state institutions. ALI acts,
and parts thereof, enacted by the gem
eral assembly and submitted to the
people shall be and remain in full
force and effect until rejected by the
people, as herein provided.
Until the general assembly enacts
law fixing the percent Of qualified
electors required for petition. the re-
quired per cent shall in all cases be
fifteen (15) per cent OF the qualified
electors of each Of the congressional
districts OF the state.
Tho whole number Of votes cast for
secretary Of state at the regular gen.
eral election past preceding the filing
O. petition shall be the basis for the
number of legal voters required to
sign such petition.
The veto power Of the governor
shall not apply or extend to any meas
ure initiated and enacted by the peo-
pie.
All measures for proposed laws un.
der the initiative or referred under
the referendum shall be submitted to
the people for adoption Or rejection at
the regular biennial election first oc-
curing after the filing of the petition.
All measures for proposed laws I'M
der the initiative shall. become law
when approved by majority OF the
voters whose votes are cast thereon,
and shall take effect as hereinafter
provided. s----...-s
Any measure referred under the ref