Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1914-10-21

s1o ga i TWO H9gs sSsi1 sGs-
s1st Of the senate and house Of rep
resentatives, which shall meet BIZ
enntally At the seat Of government
OF the state, at such time as shall
be prescribed by law, but no ses.
500 legislative days. and no bill
shall be introduced In either
branch, except on the written re-
guest OF the governor, during the
last twenty days of such session.
efx exec It, the attention Of tho legisla-
tant matter Of general interest by
Z special message from the gov
ernor: but the people reserve to
themselves direct power, as fol-
-: CONSTITUTIONAL IN1T1A-
IlVE.-When at any time prior. to
the commencement Of any session
OF the legislature, there shall have
been filed with the secretary OF
PETITION to the aRSnstiffutien
electors Of the state, the secre-
tary OF state shall transmit tho
same to the legislature not later
than ten days after the commence"
ment Of Of the session: Il the amend 81 !;
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,
eac9 ~ SIGNED 1es1o by esht per cen tim
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.
AhQ11 he S11hv,oj&to1 $~ 11o
for their approval or rejection at
the next general or special state
wide election, occurring not less
than ninety days after the fl ing
OF any such further petitions: Any
amendment proposed, by initiative
amended form, submitted to the
electors by the legislature or by q
part Of the constitution, If approved
by a majority Of the electors vot-
Ing at said election, or by four
the proposed amendment; provided
not less than three-sevenths Of the
electors voting at said election
voted for the proposed amendment.
This section shall be construed as
Article fourteen Of the State Con-
stitution for amending the same.
ID. 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 a
two per centum Of the eieetors 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. II the law. SO proposed be not
session, or if it be passed in an
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 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
fling Of any such further petition
or petitions, and II approved by a
majority OF tho electors voting
thereon, the same shall become law
and go into effect thirty days after
such election, and shall supersede
which may have been passed by
by initiative petition and approved
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
st1tution.
&C.. THE REFERENDUM.-1
within ninety days after the; final
adjournment Of any session q the
signed by. six per centum Of the
electors Of the state. shall be fled
with the secretary of state against
any law, or any part of law,
passed by the legislature at such
s Ia such such law. or such part Of
cial state wide election, occurring
not less than ninety days after the
fling Of said petition. If a ma
3ority of the vote cast thereon be
part Of a law, Shall AIT thereby ta@ u be sq rea
pealed. Provided. that II a ref
teen per centum of the electors Of
the state, the law or part of a law,
against which such petition is filed
referendum vote thereon.
levy Or apprepri Ettg honey MOI y 1 fer
the current expenses of the state
government or state institutions,
any act Of the legislature submit
other QUESTION to the ane eiectors Of Of
the state, or any emergency law
necessary for the immediate pres
ervation Of the public peace, health
or safety, shall go into effect Inn
mediately upon its passage and ap-
a%s D the and s suh
not be- subject to referendum
vote. All other laws shall 20 into
effect ninety days after the adj
tournment of the legislature. A
bill proposing an emergency law
ting forth the facts constituting
the emergency. A separate vote
shall be taken upon the preamble
of such bill by call of the yeas
and nays, and II the preamble be
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 ne Proposed n% lazy " or constitutional
a. law, to be referred, and IL a
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
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
conform to the provisions herein
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 petition thereby
states under oath, the date of his
signature, his residence, that he is
a qualified elector, that he has not
previously signed any part Of such
petition, and that he has signed the
petition with knowledge of the con-
tents thereof. To each part of such
petition shall be attached the afi-
davit of the person before whom
the same was signed, which affida-
Wit shall contain statement Of the
number of signers thereon. that
each Of the signatures attached to
such part was made in the PRES
ence of the af1ant, that to the best
of his knowledge and belief each
signature is tho genuine signature
of the person whose name it pur-
ports to be, that he believes the