The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1914-10-27

nd Substitutes therefor the following
Sec. /. TWO HOus;1s-sEs-
SIONS.-The Legislature shall> con-
sist of the senate and house of rep
resentatives, which shall meet BIZ
ennially at the seat of government
OF the state, at such time as shall
be prescribed by law, but no ses-
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 days of such session,
except the attention of the legiSla-
ture shall be called to some impor-
tant matter of general interest by
special message from the gov
ernor; but the people reserve to
themselves direct power, as fol-
lows:
"a. CONSTITUTIONAL INITIA-
TIVE.-When at any time prior to
the commencement of any session
of the legislature, there shall have
been filed with the secretary OF
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 of the session II the amend,
to the electors by the legislature
at such session, or if it be sub
mitted in an amended form, then
upon further petition or petitions.
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
for their approval or rejection at
the next general or special state
wide election. occurring not less
than ninety days after the filing
of any such further petitions. Any
amendment proposed by initiative
petition and, in it's original or in an
amended form, submitted to the
electors by the legislature or by a
part of the constitution, if approved
by a majority of the electors vot-
ing at said election, or by. four
seventies of the electors voting on
not less than three-sevenths of the
electors voting at said election
voted for the proposed amendment.
This section shall be construed as
a means in addition to Section one.
Article fourteen of the State Con-
stitution for amending the same.
3D. 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 q
petition proposing a law, signed by
two per centum of the electors OF
the state, the secretary of state
shall transmit the same to the Leg
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
ton hn nv
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
electors at the next general or spe-
cial state wide election, occurring
not less than ninety days after the
filing of any such further petition
or petitions, and If approved by
ajority of the electors voting
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
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.
ICED by the provisions of the con-
stitution.
&c THE REFERENDUM-H
within ninety days after the final
adjournment of any session of the
legislature. referendum 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 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 Jays after the
filing of said petition. If ma
tority of the vote cast thereon be
in the negative. such law. or such
part of law. shall thereby be re-
pealed. Provided. that IL ref
erendum petition is signed by ff-
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 tax
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 Ito 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 i'm
mediately upon it's passage and ap-
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 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 IL the preamble be
adopted by a two-thirds vote of all
the members of each house, it shall
be an emergency law.
ID. GENERAL PROVISIONS
All petitions provided for in this
section shall contain title indi-
eating the subject and purpose OF
the proposed law or constitutional
amendment. or the law, or part OF
law, to be referred. and IL q
change is proposed in an existing
constitutional provision or 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