New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1914-10-14
a.d substitutes therefor tic followins.


y special message from the gov
nor"
I'D substitutes therefor the Following
Sec. 1. TWO HOUSES-sEs-
sIONs.- Legislature shall con-
sist of the senate and house OF rep
resentatives, which shall meet bi.
ennially at the seat Of government
OF the state, at such time as shall
sion shall exceed the term Of ninety
shall Be introduced In either
branch. except on the written re-
quest OF the governor, during the
except the attention Of the legisla-
ture shall be called to some impor-
tant matter of general interest by
special message from the gov
ernor; but the people reserve to
themselves direct power. as fol-
lows:
"a: CONSTITUTIONAL INITIA- ]
IlVE.-When at any time prior to
the commencement Of any session
been filed with the secretary Of
amendment to the Constitution
signed by two per centum of the
electors of the state, the secre-
tary Of state, shall transmit the.
than ten days after the commence
ment of the session. If the amend
ment so proposed be not submitted
TO the electors by the legislature
at .4s such session. or # It be sub
upon further petition or petitions,
each signed by eight per centum
of the electors of the state. filed
with the secretary of state within
proposed in the first petition, or one
or more amended forms thereof,
shall be submitted to the electors
for their approval or rejection at
the next general or special state
than ninety days after the fling
Of any such further petitions. Any
amendment proposed by initiative
petition and. in its original or in an
amended form, submitted to the
urtSsr p pst tho Essa ny
part of the constitution. If approved
by a majority of the electors vot-
Ing at said election, or by four
seventies of the electors, voting on
not less than three sevenths of the
electors voting at said election
voted for the proposed amendment.
This section shall be construed as
means in addition to Section one.
Article fourteen of the State Con-
''b. 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
tslature not later than ten days
after after the commencement Of the ses.
passed by the legislature at such
session, or IL it be passed in an
amended form, then upon further
petition or petitions. each signed
oy SIX per centum Of the electors
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 if approved by
majority of the electors voting
and go into effect thirty days after ftM
any amended form OF such law
which may have been passed by
81 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
lied by the provisions of the con-
stitution.
sc. THE REFERENDUM.-If
within ninety days after the final
adjournment Of any session of the
legislature. referendum petition,
signed by six per, centum of the
with the secretary Of state against
any law, or any part of a law,
passed by the legislature at such
session. such law, or such part Of
q law, shall be submitted to the
cial statewide election, occurring
not less than ninety days after the
fling of said petition. If a ma
jority of the vote cast thereon be
IN the negative, such law, or such
pealed. Provided, that if ref
erendum petition is signed by fif-
teen per centum of the electors Of
the state. the law or part of a law,
against which such petition is filed
SIldll Uc SuSpOuOcu penang the
referendum vote thereon.
"Any law providing for a tax
levy or appropriating money for
the current expenses of the state
government or state institutions,
any act Of the legislature submit
other question to the electors of
the state, s,or any. semergency.sFlaw
necessary for thehImmediatesp pres
ervation Of the public peace, health
or safety. shall go into effect i'm
mediately upon its passage and ap-
prevail by the governor. and such
not be subject to referendum
vote. All other laws shall go into
effect ninety days after the adj
Journment of the legislature. A
bill proposing an emergency law
shall contain fnnta a. preamble can't briefly set
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
adopted by thirds vote Of ali
the members of each house, it shall
be an emergency law.
I'd. GENERAL PROVISIONS
All petitions provided for in this
section shall contain a title indi-
eating the subject and purpose OF
the proposed law or constitutional
am fa% IN h or t the law or part Of
change is proposed in an existing
constitutional provision or statute.
IN addition to referring to the same.
It shall state the general effect Of
the proposed change, and also the
amendment to the constitution or.
OF the law, or par Of a law to Ia