The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1914-10-24


nd substitutes therefor the following,
Sec. /. TWO HOUSES---SES-
SIONS.-The Legislature shall con-
sist Of the senate and house of rep
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
SHAH iesB e introd dass an" IN eitRer
branch, except on the written re-
quest of the governor, during the
last twenty days of such session
except the attention of the legisla-
tant matter of general interest by
a special message from the gov
ernor; but the people reserve 70
themselves direct power, as fol-
lows:
IA. CONSTITUTIONAL INlTlA-
TIVE.-When at any time prior 10
the commencement of any session
of the legislature, there shall have
been filed with the secretary OF
s s1ata petition to the
electors of the state, the secre-
tary of state shall transmit the
same to the legislature not later
ment of the session. If the amend;
ment so proposed be not submitted
to the electors by the legislature
at such session, or If It be sub
mitted in an amended amends! FORM at;+i linen
each signed by eight per centum
Of the electors Of the state, filed
with the secretary of state within
six months after the adjournment
of the legislature, the amendment
proposed In the first petition, or one
or more amended forms thereof.
shall be submitted to the electors
Tor their approval or rejectlon at
the next general or special state es
than ninety days after the Ming
of any such further petitions. ANY
amendment proposed by initiative
petition and, in its original or in an
electors by the legislature or by a
further petition. shall become a
part of the constitution, if approved
by a majority of the electors Vot-
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.
a means in addition to Section one,
Article fourteen of the State Con-
stitution for amending the same.
90. STATUTORY INITIATIVE
When at any time prior to the COM
mencement of any session Of the
legislature, there shall have been
filed with the secretary of state
petition proposing law, signed by
two per centum of the electors of
the state, the secretary of state
islature not later than ten days
after the commencement of the ses-
sion. If the law so proposed be not
passed by the legislature at such
amended form, then upon a further
petition or petitions, each signed
by six per centum of the electors
of the state, filed with the secretary
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
electors at the next general or spe-
cial statewide. election, occurring
not less than ninety days after the
filing of any such further petition
or petitions, and If approved by
majority of the electors voting
thereon, the same shall become law
such election. and shall supersede
any amended form Of such law
which may have been passed by
the legislature. No law proposed
by the electors shall be subject to
the veto of the governor. The au-
thority of the people to enact laws,
as provided in this subdivision,
shall extend only to laws author
lied by the provisions of the con-
etitution.
&C. THE REFERENDUM.-1f
within ninety days after the final
adjournment of any session of the
legislature, referendum petition.
signed by, six pei. centum of the
with the secretary of state against
any law, or any part of a law,
passed by the. legislature at such
session. such law, or such part Of
a law, shall be submitted to the
electors at the next general or spe-
cial statewide election, occurring
not less than ninety days after the
fling of said petition: If ma
jority of the. vote cast thereon be
in the negative, such law, or such
part of a law, shall thereby be re-
pealed Provided, that If a ref
erendum petition Is signed by If
teen per centum of the electors of
against a which SUI Such petition is fiied
shall be suspended pending the
referendum vote thereon.
ANY law providing for a tax
levy or appropriating money for
government or state institutions,
any act of the legislature submit
ting a constitutional amendment or
other question to the electors OF
the state FOR or an any emerdK;sney law
ervation of the public peace, health
or safety, shall go into effect i'm
mediately upon it's passage and ap-
prevail by the governor, and such
not be subject to a referendum
vote. All other laws shall go into
effect ninety days after the adj
journment of the legislature. A
shall contain q preamble briefly set
ting forth the facts constituting
the emergency. A separate vote
shall be taken upon the preamble
of such bill by g call of the yeas
adopted by a 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
a law, to be- referred, and if a
change is proposed in an existing
COHSIlIuIlOHd1 pTONlSlOn OF statute,
in addition to referring to the same,
1t shall state the general effect of
the proposed change, and also the
full text of the proposed law or
amendment to the constitution or
of the law, or part of a law, to be
referred. Any initiative or refer
endum petition may be signed in
separate parts. but each part shall
contained. All petitions shall be
signed and verified before a person
authorized to administer an oath,
and shall be in such form that a
person signing a petition thereby
states under oath, the date of his
signature, his residence, that he is
q qualified elector, that he has not
previously signed any part of such
petition, and that he has signed the