Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1914-10-15
North Dakota, providing for the future

North Dakota, providing for the future
amendment thereof.
Be it Resolved by the Senate of the State
of North Dakota. the House of Repre-
scntativeS concurring:
Section l.. That the following proposed
amendment to section 900 of article Is Of
the constitute on of the state of North Da-
kota. adopted by the Twelfth Legislative AS
by it referred to the Thirteenth Legisla-
tive Assembly OF the said state for up
prevail or rejection. is hereby agreed to
and such amendment shall be submitted to
the qualified electors of the state at the
general election for approval or rejection
!, ;,.'orduuce with the provisions of sec
~ ~. OF the constitution of the state Of
.>ur.I Dakota.
AMENDMENT Article -, section
2u2. OF the constitution Of the state of
North Dakota is amended so as to read as
follows:
section 2o2. This constitution may be
amended so as to read as follows:
First: Any amendment or amendments
to this. constitution may be proposed in
and If the same shall he agreed to by a
majority of the members elected to each
of the two houses. such proposed amend
mrnt shall be entered on the journal of
the house with the yeas and nays taken
thereon. and referred to the legislative as
sculi'!y to be chosen at the next general
election. and shall be published. as pro-
vidcd by law. for three months previous
w 't' i'iN'' ~ wv IL t't' Y ''"l u
in tn" Legislative assembly so next chosen
as aforesaid such proposed amendment or
amendments shall be agreed to by II ma
jority of all members elected to each
house. then it shall he the duty of the
Legislative assembly to submit such pro-
posed amendment or amendments to tn"
people In such manner and at such times
MS the legislative assembly shall provihe;
and If tn" people shall approve and ratify
such amendment or amendments 10y Il ma
iority of the electors qualified to vote for
members of tn" legislative assembly vot-
ing ''i"rt on. S;irh amendment or amend
NOUS shall '"rom" IL part of the conSti-
tut'oe of this state. If two or more
an: ailments shall he submitted at the
manner that the electors shall vote for or
against each OF such amendments sepa-
ratcly.
second: Any amendment or amend
ments to this constitution may also be pro-
posed by the people by the filing with
the secretary of state. at least six months
previous to a general election, of an initia-
tive petition containing the signatures of
voters in each Of not less than one-half
Of the counties Of the state. When such
petition has been properly filed the pro
posed amendment or amendments shall
vide. for three months previous to the
general election. and shall be placed upon
the ballot to be voted upon by the people
at the next general election. Should any
VIVA "iAN NAV - "a ioloSc
by initiative petition and submitted to the
people receive n majority of all the legal
votes cast at such general election, such
amendment or amendments shall be refer
red to the next legislative assembly and
should such proposed amendment or amend
ments be agreed upon by n majority of
all the members elected to each house.
such amendment or amendments shall
become q part of the constitution of this
state. Should any amendment or amend
ments proposed by initiative petition and
receiving a majority of all the votes cast
at the general election as herein provid.
ed; but failing to receive approval by the
following legislative assembly to which
1t has been referred, such amendment or
amendments shall again be submitted to
the people at the next general election
for their approval or rejection as at the
previous general election. Should such
amendment or amendments receive Il ma
jority of all the legal votes cast at such
succeeding general election such amend,
ment or amendments at once become a
part of the constitution Of this state.
Any amendment or amendments proposed
by initiative petition and failing of adop-
tion as herein provided. Sllnll not be again
considered until the expiration Of six
years.