The Dickinson press., 1914-10-24
PROPOSED Amendment TO
The STATE CONSTITUTION.
Chap. SO Is. B. No. 1Bessessen) 1911
Session Laws.
Chap. 101 S.. B. No. .32-Overson) 1913
Session Laws.
PROVIDING FOR THE INITIATIVE
AND REFERENDUM AS TO
LEGISLATION.

AND REFERENDUM AS TO
LEGISLATION.
To amend Sec. rs of Article III Of the
Constitution to provide for the enact
ment or repeal of laws or parts of
laws by the people by means Of a
ing to the people n part Of the power.
now granted exclusively to the legis-
lature,. to enact or reject laws.
A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION for an
amendment to the Constitution provid-
Be It Resolved by the Senate of the State
of North Dakota, the House Of Repre-
Ecntatives concurring:
constitution of the state Of North Dakota,
adopted by tie Twelfth Legislative AS.
sembly of the state of North Dakota and
by it referred to the Thirteenth Legisla-
or rejection, is hereby agreed to and such
amendment shall he submitted to the quail
flied electors of the state at the next gen
eral election for approval or rejection IN
2O2 Of the constitution Of the state Of
North Dakota.
AMENDMENT.l Section % of article
2 Of the constitution of the state Of North
lows:
Section %. The legislative authority of
the state of North Dakota shall be vested
In a legislative assembly consisting of a
senate and house Of representatives, but
the people reserve to themselves power to
propose laws and to enact or reject the
same at the polls, Independent Of the leg
lslative assembly, and also reserve power,
at their own option, to approve or reject
ut the polls, any act. item, section or
part of any act or measure passed by the
legislative assembly: The first power re-
served by the people is the initiative or
the mower TO DrOnOEp measures Tor en-
actment into laws, and at least ten per
cent of the legal voters to be secured In
q majority of the counties Of this state
shall be required to propose any measure
by initiative petition, and every such pc
tition shall include the full text of the
measure SO proposed: Initiative petitions
not less than thirty days before any, regu-
lar session Of the legislative assembly; he
shall transmit the same to the legislative
assembly as soon as it convenes. Such
over all other measures in the legislative
assembly except appropriation bills, and
shall he either enacted or rejected with
out change or amendment by the legisla-
such initiative measure shall be enacted
by the legislative assembly it shall be
subject to referendum petition, or 1t may
be referred by the legislative assembly to
it Is rejected or no action is taken upon
it by the legislative assembly within said
forty days, the secretary of state shall
submit it to the people for approval or
rejection at the next ensuing regular
general election. The legislative assem-
bly, may reject any measure so proposed
by initiative petition and propose a diff
ferent one to accomplish the same pur-
pose, and in any such event both meas
ures shall be submitted by the secretary
of state to the people for approval or re-
lection at the next ensuing regular elec-
ton. If conflicting measures submitted
fp tho poon1a 1t tho nayt ensuing cleo
ton shall be approved by a majority. Of
the votes severally cast for and against
the same, the one receiving the highest
number of affirmative votes shall thereby
become valid, and the other shall there
by be rejected The second power is the
referendum, Or the power to order any act,
item, or part of any act to be referred to
the people for their approval or rejec-
ton at the polls, and 1t may be ordered
Except as to laws necessary for the i'm
mediate preservation Of the public peace,
health or safety, as to any measure or
any parts, items or sections of any meas
ures passed by the legislative assembly
either by a petition signed by ten per
cent of the legal voters of the state from
a majority Of the counties, or by the leg.
members elect vote therefor. When it Is
necessary for the immediate preservation
of the public peace, health or safety that
lay, such necessity and the facts creating
the same shall be stated in one section
Of the bill, and If upon aye and no vote
in each house two,thirds of all the mem
separate roll call in favor Of the said law
going into instant operation for the i'm
mediate preservation of the public peace,
health or safety, such law shall become
operative upon approval by the governor.
The filing of a referendum petition
against one or more items, sections or
parts of an act. shall not delay the re-
mainder Of that act from heeoming op.
measures passedfby the legislative assem-.
bly, shall be filed with the secretary of
state not more than ninety days after the
final adjournment Of the session Of the
measure or which the referendum is de-
manded. L b veto power Of the governor
shall not. extend to measures referred to
the people. All elections on measures
be had at biennial regular elections, ex-
cept as provision may be made by law for
a special election or elections. Any meas
ure referred to the people shall take ef-
feet when it is approved by. a majority
of the votes cast thereon and not other
wise, and shall he in force from the date
of the official declaration Of the vote:
tive bills shall be, "Be 1t enacted by the
people of the state of North Dakota"
This section shall not be construed to
sembly Of the right to introduce any meas
ure. The whole number of votes cast for
secretary Of state at the regular election
last preceding the filing 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 pc
tition shall be counted.
Petitions and orders for the initiative
and for the referendum shall be filed with
the secretary of state, and in submitting
the same to the people he and all other Of
6cers shall be guided by the general laws
and the act submitting this amendment
until legislation shall be specially pro-
vided therefor.
but legislation may be enacted to facili-
tate its operation.
PROPOSED Amendment TO
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