The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-08-10
tors of the state OF Iowa.

| tors Of the state Of Iowa.
Immediately upon the fling OF
petition for the submission OF pro-
posed law to the voters, the secretary
of state shall submit the said propos.
ed law to the supreme court for its
opinion upon the constituttonality
thereof, which shall be rendered with
in twenty (20) days, and II the court
finds that the proposed measure COM
ficts with the constitution OF the
United States or the state Of Iowa.
| the proposed measure shall not be
submitted.
Until the general assembly shall
provide by law a method OF proce-
dure Of printing, distributing and sub
hitting proposed measures, the secre-
tary Of state shall, ninety 900 days
preceding the general election at
which the measure will be voted upon.
cause to be printed any and all meas
ures for or to which petition has
been filed, in pamphlet form, contain
ing the full text thereof, with the title
and enacting clause, together with
arguments for and against the same.
within the limits prescribed by the
secretary of state. The number print
ed shall be not less than one for each
voter voting at the last general cleo
ton preceding the filing OF the petit
ton, which shall be delivered to the
county auditor of each county.
For each voter in each voting pre-
cinct Of each political party voting at
the last general election, the auditor
Of each county shall deliver one copy
to each precinct committeeman OF
each political party in the county.
The secretary Of state shall submit
all measures petitioned for in accord
ance with the provisions OF this sec
ton, to the people for adoption or re-
lection at the polls in compliance
herewith but the right and power re-
served to the people shall not oper-
ate to deprive or limit the power OF
the general assembly to enact laws.
II, at ar election. conflicting meas
ures submitted to the voters Of the
state shall be approved by majority
of the votes, severally cast thereon,
the measure receiving the highest
number OF affirmative votes shall be-
come law as to all conflicting provi-
sions.
Insofar as applicable, the provisions
OF this amendment shall govern in
the initiative and adoption of amends
ments to the constitution; provided.
however. that no amendment so sub
mitted shall become part Of the
constitution until 1t shall have first
received an affirmative majority vote
at two successive regular biennial
elections, the majority vote at the
first Of which shall be the authority
for preparation Of the ballot and re-
submission at the second. The word
enacted shall be replaced by the
word resolved" in the enactins
clause when amendments to the con-
stitutfon are submitted. This section
of the constitution shall be, in all re-
spects, self-executive.
Approved April II A. D. 1918.
I hereby certify that the foregoing
is a full, true and correct copy OF
house joint resolution No. 5, passed
by the thirty-ffth general assembly,
as the same appears of record in my
Office.
In testimony whereof. have here
unto set my hand and affixed my Off
cial seal. Done at Des Moines. the
capital of the state, this 18th day OF
July, A. D. 1914.
W. s. ALLEN,
Secretary of State.
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