The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-08-17

tary Of state, and shall be signed
the required number Of qualified e
tors, In their proper persons only
which shall be attached the resid
addresses of such persons signing
petition and the date Of signing.
each Of such sheets shall be attac1
and made a part thereof an afldd
OF some qualified elector that e
signature thereon is the signature
the person whose name it pslrports
be, and that, to the best Of the kn
ledge and belief Of the afiant, e3
of the persons signing said petit
was, at the time OF signing, a gu
fed elector. Such petition, SO v
fed, shall be prima facie evide1
that the signatures thereon are &c
inc and true. and that the perss
signing the same are qualified e
tors of The state OF Iowa.
Immediately upon the filing Of
petition for the submission OF
posed law to the voters, the secret
Of state shall submit the said PROV
ed law to the supreme court for
opinion upon the constitutions
thereof, which shall be rendered WI
in twenty (20) days, and II the co
finds that the proposed measure &
flicts with the constitution OF
United States or the state of Iol
the proposed measure shall not
submitted.
Until the general assembly 81
provide by law a method of prd
dure of printing, distributing and s
hitting proposed measures. the SEQ
tary Of state shall, ninety 900 d
preceding the general election
which the measure will be voted up.
cause to be printed any and all me
ures for or to which petition
been filed, In pamphlet form, conta
ing the full text thereof, with the t
and enacting clause, together vi
arguments for and against the san
within the limits prescribed by |
secretary Of state. The number pri(
ed shall be not less than one for ed
voter voting at the last general ell
ton preceding the filing Of the p4
ton, which shall be delivered to
county auditor Of each county.
For each voter in each voting p
cinct Of each political party voting
the last general election, the audit
OF each county shall deliver one cd
to each precinct committeeman
each political party in the county.
The secretary Of state shall subj
all measures petitioned for in accoj
ance with the provisions Of this 81
ton, to the people for adoption or
lection at the polls In complia1
herewith; but the right and power
served to the people shall not OPT
ate to deprive or limit the power
the general assembly to enact lay
If, at an election, conflicting mel
ures submitted to the voters of d
state shall be approved by majcr|
of the votes, severally cast thered
the measure receiving the high1
number Of Affirmative votes shall
come law as to all conflicting pro
sions
Insofar as applicable, the provisid
of this amendment shall govern
the initiative and adoption of amer
ments to the constitution; provide
however, that no amendment so 81
mitted shall become a part Of
constitution until 1t shall have fl
received an affirmative majority vd
at two successive regular biennI
elections, the majority vote at
first of which shall be the authorl
for preparation Of the ballot and
submission at the second The wa
"enacteT' shall be replaced by i
word resolved" in the enacti,
clause when amendments to the Cd
stitution are submitted. This secti
Of the constitution shall be, in all
spects, self-executive.
Approved April II A. D. 1913.
I hereby certify that the foregoii
is a full, true and correct copy
house joint resolution No. 5, pass
by the thirty-fifth general assemb
as the same appears Of record in l
once.
In testimony whereof, I have hel
unto set my hand and affixed my d
cial seal. Done at Des Moines. .
capital Of the state. this 18th day
July, A. D. 1914.
w. S, ALLEN, !
Secretary of Stats
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