Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1914-10-24

North DaK0ra adopted BY The Twelfth
Legislative assembly of the State of
North Dakota n by it referred to the
Thirteenth Legislative Assembly of the
said state, for approval or rejection, is
hereby agreed to and such amendment
electors of the state at the general
election for approval or rejection in
accordance with the provisions Of Sec
ton 2O2 of the Constitution of the
State Of North Dakota.
AMENDMENT. Article Is, section
202, of the constitution of the state of
North Dakota is amended so as to read
as follows: . ..s. -
Sec. 202. This constitution may be
amended so as to read as follows:
First: Any amendment or amend
proposed in either house of the legis-
lative assembly; and if the same shall
be agreed to by a majority Of the
members elected to each of, the two
houses, such proposed, amendment shall
be entered on the journal of the house
with the yeas and nays taken there
on. and referred to the legislative as
sembly to be chosen at the next gen
eral election, and shall be published,
as provided by law, for three months
previous to the time OF making such
choice, and If in the legislative as
sembly so next chosen a aforesaid
such proposed amendment OF amend
ments shall be agreed to by a majority
Of all members elected to each house,
then it shall be the duty of the legis-
latlve assembly to submit such propos-
ed amendment or amendments to the
people in such manner and at such
times as the legislative assembly shall
%provide; n If the people shall ap-
prove and ratify such amendment or
amendments by a majority of the cleo
tors qualified to vote for members Of
the legislative assembly voting there
on, such amendment or amendments
shal become a part OF the constitution
Of this state. If two or more amend
ments shall be submitted at the same
time, they shall be submitted in such
manner that the electors shall vote
for or against each of such amend
ments separately. -..u.
Second. Any amendment or amend
ments to this constitution may also
be proposed by the people by the filing
with the secretary Of state. at least
six months previous to a general cleo
tanning the signatures of at least
twenty-five per cent Of the legal vot-
ers in each Of not less thai one-halc
OF the counties of the state. When
such petition has been properly filed
the proposed amendment or amend
legislature may provide, for three
months previous to the general cleo
tiop, and shall be placed upon the
ballot to be voted upon by the people at
the general election. Should any such
amendment or amendments proposed
by initiative petition and submitted
to the people receive a majority of all
the legal votes cast at such gener-
al election, such amendment or amend
ments shall be referred to the next
legislative assembly and should such
proposed amendment or amendments
pc agreed upon by a majority of all
the members elected to each house,
such amendment or amendments shall
become a part Of the c%ontitution Of his
state. Should any amendment or
amendments proposed by initiative Pc
tit1on and receiving a majority OF all
the votes cast at the general election
as. herein provided, but failing to re-
ceive approval by the following legis-
latlVe assembly to which 1t has been
reterced~ such atnendmept or amend.
ments SHAH again be submitted 70 the
people at fhe5rnext general election
tneir APPROVAL or rejection as at
inc previous general election. Should
SUCH amendment Or amendments re-
celve a majority OF all the legal votes
cast at such succeeding general cleo
tlon such amendment or amendments
at once become a part OF the constitu-
ZION OF this state. Any amendment or
proposed by initiative Pc
tltion M falling OF adoption as here
IN provided. shall not be again con-
sidered until the expiration Of six
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