The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1914-10-17

nd .ubstit.tes therefor the following
sro sss Tw1 Hogs .ssl ees
sist of the senate and house Of rep
resentattves, which snail meet BIZ
ennially ct the seat Of government
be prescribed by law, but no ses-
sion shall exceed the term of ninety
(Sol legislative days. and no bin
shall be introduced In either
saest Of Ss Sa ans aurng the
last, twenty days of such session.
except the attention Of the legisla-
sture shall be called to some fmpor-
tant matter of general interest by
ernor; but the people reserve p
lows:
: "a CONSTITUTIONAL INITlA-
TIVE.--When at any time prior to
Of the legislature. there shall have
been filed with the secretary of
state petition proposing an
signed by two per centnm of the
tary of state shall transmit the.
same to the legislature not later
than ten days after the commence
ment or tho session. IL the amend
m m ib SO proposed be not sab ts1att,es
ct such session. or II It be sub
upon a further petition or petitions,
each signed by eight per centum
With the s seepesaT ~ Of one state a within
six months after the adjournment
Of the legislature. the amendment
proposed In the first petition, or one
or or more amended forms thereof.
for their approval or rejection at
the next general or special state
wide election, occurring not less
than ninety days after the fling
81 sasa geasr st Ans
petition and. in It's original or in an
amended form, submitted to the
electors by the legislature or by
further petition, shall become q
by a majority of the electors .vot-
Ing at said election, or by four
seventies Of the electors voting on
the proposed amendment; provided
not less than three-seyenths of the
voted for the proposed amendment.
This section shall be construed as
q means in addition to Section one,
Article fourteen of the State Con-
stftutfon for amending the same.
70. 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 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. II the law so proposed be not
passed by the legislature at such
session, or IL 1t be passed in an
amended form, then upon a further
petition or petitions. each signed
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
'cial statewide election, occurring
not less than ninety days after the
filing of any such further petition
or petitions and nd If .i apProyed by
thereon, the same shall become law
and go into effect thirty days after
such election, and shall supersede
Z any amended form of such law
the legislature. No law proposed
by, initiative petition andtapproved
by the electors shall be subject to
the veto of the governor. The au-
thority Of the people to enact LAYS
shall extend only to laws author.
lied by the provisions Of the con-
stitution, -
&C. THE REFERENDUM.-If
within ninety days after the final
adjournment ofsany session of the
/ 10 lo% 49,
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
a law. shall be submitted to. the
electors at the next general or spe-
ctal statewide election, occurring
not less than ninety days after the
Ming Of said petition; II a ma.
In the negative, such law, or such
part Of law, shall thereby be re-
pealed. Provided. that IL ref
erendum petition is signed by 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 tax
the current expenses of the state
government or state institutions,
any act of the legislature submit
ting a constitutional amendment or
other question to the electors Of
necessary for the Immediate pres
ervation of the public peace, health
or safety. shall go into effect inn
mediateiy upon Its passage and APP
laws, except emergency laws. shall
not be subject to referendum
vote. All other laws shall go into.
effect ninety days after the adj.
journment of the legislature. A
shall contain a preamble briefly set
ting forth the facts constituting
{ the emergency. A separate vote
shall be taken upon the preamble
Of d such bill a Sy t da Of the yeas as
adopted by two-thirds vote Of ali
the members Of each house, II shall
be an emergency law.
"a. GENERAL PROVISIONS
All petitions provided for in this
section shall contain q title indi-
/, the proposed law or constitutional
amendment, or the law, or part u
q law, to be referred, and IL 8
change is proposed in an existing
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 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,
person signing petition thereby
states under oath, the date of his
. signature. his residence. that he Is
n Qualified elector, that he has not