Morris tribune., 1914-10-23
and Substitutes therefor the foIlOwinss

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Ind substitutes therefor the fOIIOvving'
Sec. 1. TWO HOUsES-SES
SIONS.-The Legislature shall COM
sist Of the senate and house of rep
resentattves, which shall meet bic
ennially at the seat. of government
of the state, at such time as shall
be prescribed by law but no ses-
sion. shall exceed the term of ninety
600 Legislative days, and no bill
shall be introduced in either
branch, except on the written re-
quest of the governor, during the
last twenty Gays of such session
except the attention Of the iegisla-
ture shall be called to some fmpor-
tant matter of general interest by
a special message from the gov.
ernor; but the people reserve %
themselves direct power, az fols
lows:
"a. CONSTITUTIONAL INITIA-
TIVE.-When at any time prior 90
the commencement OF any session
been fled with the secretary %
state petition proposing an
amendment to the constitution
signed by two per centum of the
tary Of state shall transmit. the
same to the legislature not later
than ten days after the commence.
ment or the session. Y Ii the amend
to the electors by the legisiaturs
at such. session. or Il It be sub
mitted in an amended form, then
upon a further petition or petitions
each signed by eight per centum
with the secretary of state wAthin
six months after the adjournment
of the legislature, the amendment
proposed In the first petition. or one
Qn0ndnH HnPnn0 4hArA0H.
shall be submitted to the electors
for their approval or rejection at
the next general or special state.
vide e election oscuTEing not eI less
of any such further petitions. ANY
amendment proposed by initiative
petitiop and. In It's origtnal or In an
sInetors h form ps sunmttsd to ne
further petition, shall become 9
part of the constitution, If approved
by a majority Of the electors voS-
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.
q means in addition to Section one.
Article fourteen of the State Cone
stttutton for amending the same.
50. STATUTORY INITIATIVE
When at any time prior to the COM
mencement OF any session OF the
legislature, there shall have been
fled with the secretary Of state q
petition proposing law, signed by
two per centum of the electors Of
the state, the secretary of state
shall transmit the same to the Leg
Aslature not later than ten days
after the commencement OF the seS.
sion. If the law so proposed be not
La fc1o ak VNnHN
session, or If 1t he passed in an
amended form. then upon further
petition or petitions. each signed
by six per centum OF the electors
of the state, filed with the Secretary
of state within six months after
the adjournment Of the legislature,
the law proposed in the first petit
ton, or one or more amended formS
thereof, shall be submitted to the
cial state wide election. oecurring
not less than ninety. days after the
fling of any such further petition
or petitions, and if approved by a
thereon, the same shall become law
and go into effect thirty days after
such election, and shall supersede
any amended FORM of such law
which may have been passed by
by initiative petition and approved
by the electors shall be subject to
the veto of the GOVERNOR The au-
as provided In this sGbdivision.
shall extend only to laws author.
ICED By the provisions OF the con-
Stitution.
sc. THE REFERENDUM-F1
within ninety days after the final
legislature, yreferendum petition.
signed by six per centum of the
electors of the state, shall be filed
with the secretary OF state against
any law, or any part Of g law,
passed by the legislature at such
session, such law, or such part OF
law, shall be submitted to the
electors at the next general or spe-
cial state wide. election, occurring
not less than ninety days after the
filing OF said petition. If a ma.
jority of the vote cast thereon be
In the negative, such law, or such
part of a lave shall thereby be re-
pealed. Provided. that If ref
teen per centum of the electors OF
the state, the law or part of law,
against which such petition is filed
shall be suspended pending the
referendum vote thereon.
"Any law providing for a tar
levy or appropriating money for
the current expenses of the state
government or state institutions,
any act of the Legislature submit
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
or safety, shall go into effect inn
mediately upon its passage and APP
prevail by the governor, and such
laws, except emergency laws, shall
not be subject to a referendum
vote. All other laws shall go into
effect ninety days after the adj
journment of the legislature. A
bill proposing an emergency law
shall contain a preamble briefly set
ting forth the facts constituting
the emergency. A separate vote
shall be taken upon the preamble
of such bill by a call Of the yeas
and nays, and If the preamble be
adopted by two-thirds vote of all
the members of each house, 1t shall
be an emergency law.
I'd. GENERAL PROVISIONS
All petitions provided for in this
section shall contain a title indi-
eating the subject and purpose OF
the proposed law or constitutional
amendment, or the law, or part OF
| q law, to be referred, and IL a
| change is proposed in an existing
! constitutional provision or statute
! in addition to referring to the same
| 1t shall state the general effect OF