Grand Forks daily herald. (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1914-1916, 1914-10-19
Proposed Amendment to the
State Constitution.

SSoSS
Chap. 90 Is. 3. No. 5-Bessessen) 1911
Session Laws.
Chap. 1o1 IS. B. No 32-Overson, 1913
Session Laws.
PROVIDING FOR THE INITIATIVE
AND 4HrERENDUM AS TO
co%natitution to provide for the enact
msnt or repeal Of laws or parts OF
laws by the people by means Of a
Ing to the psopis D a part Of " tn. power power,
now granted exclusively to the lsgis-
lature: to enact or reject law.
amendment to the Constitution pro-
viding for the initiative n referen-
dun.
Be IT. resolved by the Senate of the
State of North Dakota, the House of
Representatives concurring:
That the following amendment to the
rons adnn, o of the state Of North Dako-
Assembly of the state Of North Dakota
and by IT referred to the Thirteenth
legislative Assembly Of said state for
to and such amendment shall be sub
mitted to the qualified electors of the
state at the next general election for
with the provisions of section 2O2 of the
constitution of the state of North Da-
AMENDMENT.o Section 25 of article
2 Of the constitution of the state Of
North Dakota is hereby amended to read
Section rs. The legislative authority
of the state of North Dakota shall he
vested in a legislative assembly con-
sisting of a senate and house of repre-
themselves power to propose laws and
to enact or reject the same at the polls,
INDEPENDENT of the legislative assembly.
and also reserve power. at their own
option, to 1nnr0Va OF. ~. iocf at tho nol1c
any act. item. section or part of any act
or measure passed by the Legislative as
people is the initiative, or the power to
propose measures for enactment nto
laws, and at least ten per cent of the
legal voters to be secured In q majority
CURED to propose any measure by in
%itiatire petition, and every such petition
shall be filed with the secretary of state
not less than thirty days before any reg
,,'lar session of the legislative assembly;
lative assembly as soon as it convenes.
Such initiative measure shall take pre-
,cedence. over all other measures in the
ton bills. and shall he either enacted or
rejected. without change or amendment
BY the legislative assembly within for
ure siail be enacted ers ed'i by '" the legis naeas,
assembly 1t shall be subject to referen-
dunn petition. or it may be referred by
for approval or rejection. If it is re-
iected or no action is taken upon IL by
the legislative assembly within said
submit 1t to the people for approval or
general election. The Legislative assem-
by w i mak Ie3ec ne any measure and s." proposes is
ferent one to accomplish the same pur-
pose, and in any such event both meas
ures shall be submitted by the secre-
or rejection at the next ensuing regular
election; # conflicting measures sub
m1tted to the people at the neX ensu-
1ority of the votes severally cast for
and against the same. the one receiving
the highest number of affirmative votes
other shall thereby be rejected. The sec
ond power is the referendum. or the
power to order any act, item. or part of
their approval or rejection at the polls,
and 1t may be ordered texcept as to laws
necessary for the immediate preserva-
ty). as to any measure or any parts,
items or sections of any measure pass,
ca by the legislative assembly either by
ity of the counties. or by the legislative
assembly, # a majority of the members
sary for the immediate preservation of
the public peace, health or safety that a
law shall become effective without de-
ing the same shall be stated in one sec
vote in each house two-thirds Of ali the
members Ter elected to each house shall
the said law going into instant opera
ton for the immediate preservation of
the p shaT peace, health or safety. such
prONal by the governor.
against one or more items. sections or
mainder Of that act from becoming op-
erative. Referendum petitions against
measures passed by the legislative as
Of state not more than ninety days after
the final adjournment Of the session of
the legislative assembly which passed
is demanded. The veto power Of the
governor shall not extend to measures
referred to the people. All elections on
state shall be had at biennial regular
"a by law FOR a special ]elec sifs or or
people shall take effect When il is a ane
proved by a majority of the votes cast
thereon and not otherwise. and shall be
IN force from the date of the official
me enacting clause Of all the initia-
tive bills shall be, BE 1t enacted by the
This. section shall not be construed to
deprive any member of the Legislative
assembly Of the right to Introduce any
measure. The whole number of votes
cast for secretary of state at the regu-
lar election last preceding. the fling 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 petition shall be counted.
Petitions and orders for the Initiative
and for the referendum shall be filed
with. the secretary Of tate, and in sub
hitting the same to the people he and
all other officers shall be guided by the
general laws and the act submitting
his amendment until legislation shall
be specially provided therefor.
This amendment shall be self execut-
facilitate its operation.