Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1914-10-22

North X a10plel " me Twelfth
Legislative assembly of the State of
North Dakota and by it referred to the
Thirteenth Legislative Assembly of the
said state, for approval 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 in
accordance with the provisions of sec
ton 202 of the Constitution of the
State of North Dakota.
AMENDMENT. Article Is. section
202, of the constitution of tho state OF
North Dakota is amended so as to read
SEQ. 2O2. This constitution may be
amended SO as to read as follows:
First: Any amendment or amend.
ments to this constitution may be
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, n If in the legislative as
sembly so next chosen as aforesaid
such proposed amendment or amend
ments shall be agreed to by a majority
Of all members elected to each house,
then it shall be the duty Of he legis-
lative assembly to submit such propos-
people in such manner and at such
times as the legislative assembly shall
PROVIDE; and 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
fhQ legislative q conr1h 1V VNffnp thara.
on, such amendment or amendments
shall 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, .... ...s. d.. .
u Second. Any amendment or amend
ments to this constitution may also
be proposed by the people by the filing
six months previous to a general cleo
ton. of an initiative petition con-
tanning the signatures of at least
twenty-five per cent Of the legal vot-
ers in each Of not less than one-halt
of the counties Of the state. When
the proposed amendment or amend
ments shall be published as the
legislature may provide, for three
months previous to the general cleo
tloal, ana lshall pc 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
be agreed upon by a majority of all
the members elected to each house,
such amendment or amendments shall
become a part Of the contitution of his
state. Should any amendment or
amendments proposed by initiative pc
tition 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 lsgis.
lative assembly to which It has been
referred such ameQdment or -amend.
m5nts Shall again be submitted TO the
people at the next general election
Tor their APPROVAL or rejection as at
tho previous general election. Should
such amendment or amendments re-
ceivs q majority Of all the legal votes
cast at such succeeding general cleo
ton such amendment or amendments
at once become a part Of the constitu-
ton of this state. Any amendment or
amendments proposed by initiative pc.
tition and failing Of adoption as here
N provided, shall not be again con-
sidered until the expiration Of six
years.