The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-10-19
LEGAI PUBLICATION.

L&GAL PUBLICATION.
4 Published by the Secretary ofstate
Of the state OF Iowa In accordance
with the provisions Of the constitu-
ton Of the state Of Iowa and Of sec
ton s. Of the supplement to the
code. 1907.
HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. s.
Providing for the Initiative and Refer
endum.
Houes Joint Resolution. Il
Joint resolution to amend the con-
stitution relating to legislative author
ity; providing for the initiative and
referendum with reference to the
enactment Of laws, or laws enacted
by the general assembly, and amend
ments to the constitution.
Be It resolved BY the general -.
sembly Of the state OF Iowa:
That the following. designated ~
section one ~, be and the same II
hereby proposed a. an amendment to
section one (1). Of article
three (IID Of the legislative
department OF the constitution
"a ll0 6t0I0 VI INV WAlCllp 4WM9A
agreed to by this, the thirty NTH gem
eral assembly, shall be referred to the
thirty-sixth general assembly and. II
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 a. q
part Of the constitution OF the state
OF Iowa, as amended. and, when said
section one ~. OF article (TID, Of the
legislative department Is so amended.
It shall read as follows:
Section /. The legislative authority
OF this state shall be vested In gen
eral assembly which shall consist Of
. senate and house Of representa-
tives, and the style OF every law shall
b,, "Be It 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 nix the
number Of qualified electors required
to propose the enactment of any pro-
posed law, which shall be not less
than twelve az percent) per cent nor
more than twenty-five az 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 dfty (16O)
days before the general election 1t
which the proposed law shall be sub
mitted. The petition shall contain the
full text OF the proposed law. with
title and enacting clause.
III the proposed measure be 70 enact
= law. the enacting clause shall be -
follows: BE II enacted by the people
Of the state Of lows"
The right and power TO initiate and
enact laws shall be restricted within
the same constitutional limitations %
apply so the general assembly.
The yfeqIfred 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
fxed by the general assembly, but
shall not be less than ten (10) per
cent nor more than twenty COY per,
cent, Of the qualified electors OF each
Of the congressional districts OF the
state. Petition therefor shall be al
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 full text OF that part
OF tie 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
a 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.
The whole number Of votes cast for
secretary OF state at the regular gen.
eral election past preceding the fling
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