The Dickinson press., 1914-10-31
PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO
THE STATE CONSTITUTION.
Chap. 90 Is. B. No. |Bessessen) 1911
Session Laws.
Chap. 1O1 Is. B. No. 32-Overson) 191s
Session Laws.

Chap. 1O1 Is. B. No. 32-Overson) 1913
Session Laws.
PROVIDING FOR THE INITIATIVE
LEGISLATION.
To amend Sec. rs of Article III Of the
Constitution to provide for the enact-
ment or repeal Of law" or parts Of
laws by the people by means of a
ing to The people a part Of thu power,
now granted exclusively to the legis-
lnture. to enact or reject laws.
A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION for an
amendment to the Constitution provid-
Be 1t Resolved by the Senate Of the State
of North Dakota. the House Of Repre-
sentatives concurrlng:
That the following amendment to the
constitution of the state Of North Dakota,
adopted by tie Twelfth Legislative AS
semhly of the state of North Dakota and
tive Assembly Of said state for approval
or rejection, Is hereby agreed to and such
amendment shall be submitted to the quail
flied electors Of the state at the next gen
eral election for approval or rejection in
accordance with the provisions of section
POP of the constitution Of the state of
AMENDMENT.l Section % of article
2 of the constitution of the state of North
Dakota is hereby amended to read rs fol-
lows:
Section %. The legislative authority of
the state of North Dakota shall be vested
In a legislative assembly consisting of a
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
~islntive assembly, and also reserve power,
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
the power to- propose measures for en-:
cent of the legal voters to be secured in
a majority of the counties Of this state
shall he required to propose any measure
tition shall include the full text of the
measure so proposed. Initiative petitions
shall be fled with the secretary Of state
lar session Of the legislative assembly; he
shall transmit the same to the legislative
assembly as soon as it convenes. Such
Initiative measure shall take precedence
assembly except appropriation bills. and
shall be either enacted or rejected with
out change or amendment by the legisla-
tive assembly within forty days. If any
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
it by the legislative assembly within said
forty days, the secretary. of state shall
rejection at the next ensuing regular
general election. The legislative assem-,
bly, may reject any measure so proposed
by initiative petition and propose a or.
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:
| tfOn- IF conflicting measures submitted
to the people at the next ensuing. cleo.
ton shall be approved by a majority. Of
the votes s .Ss ally s cast for ana ina b bfahast
number of affirmative votes shall thereby
become valid, and the other shall there
by be rejected. The second power is the
Item, or part Of any act to be referred to
the people for their approval Or rejec.
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, as to any measure or
any parts, items or sections Of any meas
ures passed by the legislative assembly
cent Of the legal voters Of the state from
a majority of the counties, or by the leg
~islative assembly, If a majority of the
members elect vote therefor. When it is
of the public peace, health or safety that
a law shall become effective without de-
lay, such necessity and the facts creating
Luc Sduc Sudll D0 SluLcu III ouO SCCllOu
Of the bill, and if upon aye and no vote
In each house two-thirds Of all the mem
bers elected to each house shall vote on a
separot int roll 'n eall in o fasof of the foz said aid law im,
mediate preservation of the public peace,
health or safety, such law shall become
operative upon approval by the governor.
against one or more items. sections or
mnainder Of that act from becoming op-
m n1etsws; passed assedep by the P fesis1aaive a assemt
bly, shall be filed with the secretary Of
state not more than ninety days after the
final adjournment Of the session Of the
measure on which the referendum is de-
fmanded. The veto power of the governor
shall not extend to measures referred to
the people. All elections on measures
be had at. biennial regular elections, ex-
cept as provision may be made by law for
a special election t. or elections s.. Any meas
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
tive bills shalt he, B. it enacted by the
people Of the state Of North Dakota"
d %h,T ees anS m shat, not of tS be , eenstGaee a to
sembly of the right to introduce any meas
ure. The whole number of votes cast for
secretary Of state at the regular election
last preceding the filing Of any petition
for the initiative or for the referendum
shall be the basis on which the number
Of legal voters necessary to sign such pc
tition shall be counted.
Petitions and orders for the initiative
and for the referendum shall be filed with
the secretary, of state, and in submitting
the same to the people he and all other Of
fcers shall be guided by the general avs
and the act Submitting this amendment
until legislation shall be specially pro-
vided therefor.
This amendment shall be self executing,
but legislation may be enacted to faciIi-
tate its operation.
PROPOSED Amendment TO
THE STATE CONSTITUTION.