Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1914-10-28

eIoNa-Tho Legislature shall con-
sist Of the senate and house OF rep
snn1 e Which c9 q meet bit
Of the state. at such time 40 shall
be prescribed by law. but no ses.
sion shall exceed the term OF ninety
lS0) Legislative days. and mo, bin
sxesPt ea sSs w1tt. s''asr
guest OF the governor, during the
last twenty days Of such session,
except the attention Of the legisla.
sn matte. % Of Ses@ to By
2 special message from the GOV.
themselves direct power. % fol.
No., CONSTITUTIONAL 1NIT1A.
T1VH.-When at any time prior to
the commencement OF any session
or 5da the legislature. there shall have
:%enanentP 't to tho fe sRSnstifsut. On
signed by two per centum of the
electors Of the state, the secre-
tary Of state shall transmit. the
tSan t to the ssl S mot 1atsr
ment Of the session. II the amend:
ment so proposed be not submitted
to the electors by the legislature
Ct, such session. or i It DO SUB. SUB.
upon a further petition or petitions,
Of thu electors Of tho state. fied
with the secretary OF state within
Of the legislature. the amendment
proposed In the first petition, or ono
or more amended forms thereof,
shall be submitted to the electors
for their approval or rejection at
wide election. occurring not less
than ninety days after the nling
of any such further petitions. Any
amendment proposed, by initiative
pet in9na and, In its 9riEiaa1 or in al. an
electors by the legislature or by 4
part Of the constit,f lion, If approved
by a majority Of the electors vot-
s 1T se af See alsstof or v By fun On
the proposed amendment: provided
not less than three-sevenths OF the
electors voting ut said election
Rs , tot e' .Rs 5:
q means in addition to Section one,
Article fourteen of tho State Con-
stitution for amending the same.
%. STATUTORY INITIATIVE
When at any time prior to the com.
iesislature, there shall i have - been
filed with tho secretary OF state q
petition proposing a law. signed by
two per centum OF the electors Of
the sfat1 tho II: Ct +. STE 1
islature not later than ter days
sion. II the law 20 proposed be not
passed by the legislature at. such
s ssssSn . be ra In an
petition or petitions. each siIaed
by six per centunn Of the electors
Of the state. nlsd with the secretary
Of state within six months after
the law proposed in the drst petit
ton, or one or moro amended forms
thereof. shall be submitted to the
electors at the next general or spe-
cial state. wide election. occurring
filing Of any such further petition
or 81 e II. ei ssRe9v'e v1 Fl
th the tho sane sane shall {hl1 bscom: ~
any amended form Of such law
which may have been passed by
the legislature. No law proposed
by initiative petition and approved
the veto Of the governor. The au-
as provided In this subdivision:
shall extend only to laws author:
lied by the provisions Of the con-
&C.. THE REFERENDUM-If
within ninety days after the dnaf
adjournment Of any session Of tho
legislature g referendum petition.
electors Of the state. shall be flled ;
with the secretary Of state against
any law. or any part of law.
passed by the legislature at such
q law. shall be submitted to tho
electors at the next general or spec
cial statewide election, occurring
not less than ninety days after the
4 orfEy Of Of SID sal pet det Il
In the negative. such law, or such
part Of a law. shall thereby be re-
pealed. Provided. that II q ref
erendum petition is signed by If
the state. the law Or part Of law,
against which such petition is Med
shall be suspended pending the
referendum vote thereon.
,., ANY Law p1oyiding for . tag
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 tor the im 9Ssdkisfs' pr re~
ervation Of the public peace, health
or safety, shall go into effect I'M
medtately upon it's passage and ap.
Rroyal at by ing governor, and such
vote. All other laws shall 20 int
effect ninety. days after the ad-
{93'm3rn nnents, OF the legislature. A
shall contain = preamble briefly set
ting forth the facts constituting
the emergency. A separate vote
shall be taken upon the preamble
and nays. and IL The the p S1 ams se b.
adopted by = two-thirds vote Of ali
the members Of each house, it shall
be an emergency law.
ID: GENERAL PRoy1s1oNs.-
Section shall Contain a title indi.
eating tho subject and purpose or
the proposed law or constitutional
amendment, or the law, or part Of =
= law: t, to be referred: and II .
constitutional provision or statute.
IN addition to referring to the same,
It shall state the general effect OF
the proposed change, and also tho
Of the law, or part Of a law. to b
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 q person
authorized to administer an oath.
and shall be In such form that q
person signing q petition thereby
states under oath, the date Of his
signature, his residence, that he is
. 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 tho an
davit Of the person before whom
the same was signed. which afada-
Wit shall contain a statement Of the
number of signers thereon, that
each Of the signatures attached to
such part was made in the .prea-
ence Of the aflant, that to the best
Of his knowledge and belief each
signature is tho genuine signature
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