The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-09-21
LEGAL PUBLICATION.

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ton OF the state Of Iowa and Of sec
ton IS OF the supplement to the
code, 1907.
HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 5.
Providing for the Initiative and Rsfer-
endum.
House Joint Resolution.
Joint resolution to amend the con-
stitution relating to legislative author
ity; providing for the initiative And
referendum with reference TO the
enactment OF laws, or laws enacted
by the general assembly. and amend
ments to the constitution.
Be 1t resolved by the general as
sembly Of the state Of Iowa:
That the following, designated as
section one q), be and the same In
hereby proposed as m amendment TO
section one ~, Of article
three auH) OF the legislative
department OF the constitution
of the state Of Iowa. which. when
agreed to by this, the thirty-flfth gem
eral assembly. shall be referred to the
thirty-sixth general assembly and, II
by 1t agreed to. shall be referred to
the qualified electors Of the state Of
Iowa, and, IL approved and ratified by
a majority OF the qualified electors
voting thereon, 1t shall be valid rs .
part OF the constitution Of the state
Of Iowa, rs amended. and. when said
section one a.. OF article Gid, Of tho
legislative department Is SO amended.
It shall read as follows:
Section l. The legislative authority
OF this state shall be vested In gem
eral assembly which shall consist Of
q senate and house Of representa-
tives. and the style Of every Law shall
ba, BE 1t enacted by the general as
sembly of the state Of lows" but tho
people reserve unto themselves tho
right and power to propose laws. to
enact, approve or reject the same 1t
the polls. Independent Of the general
assembly. and reserve the right and
power to approve or reject any item.
section or part OF any act enacted by
the general assembly. except other
wise provided by this section.
The general assembly shall fx the
number OF qualified electors required
to propose the enactment Of any pro-
posed law, which shall be not less
than twelve az percenD per cent nor
more than twenty-five az percent)
per cent Of the qualified electors Of
each Of the congressional districts Of
the state. Every law proposed by the
people shall be presented by petition,
signed by the required number Of
qualified electors. addressed to and
fled with the secretary OF state not
less than one hundred and nifty (150)
days before the general election 1t
which the proposed law shall be sub
mitted. The petition shall contain the
full text Of the proposed law, with
title and enacting clause.
II the proposed measure be to enact
a law, the enacting clause shall be a
follows: "Be it enacted by the people
Of the state Of Iowa"
The right and power tosinitiate and
enact laws shall be restricted within
the same constitutional limitations -
apply to the general assembly.
The required number of qualified
electors required to exercise the right
and power to require an act passed
by the general assembly to be refer
red for approval or rejection shall be
fixed by the general assembly, but
shall not be less than ten (10) Per
cent nor more than twenty (20) per
cent of the qualified electors of each
of the congressional districts Of the
state. Petition therefor shall be I'D.
/ dressed to and filed with the secretary
| OF state within ninety (90) days from
the final adjournment of the general
assembly which passed the act to
which the petition Is addressed. and
shall contain full text OF that part
tof the act to be referred; but such
right and power shall not extend OF
apply to an act passed by the general
assembly relating to the preservation
OF the public peace. public health OF
appropriations for the support and
maintenance OF the department Of
state and state institutions. ALI acts
and parts thereof, enacted by the gen
eral assembly and submitted to the
people shall be and remain in full
force and effect until rejected by the
people, as herein provided.
Until the general assembly enactl
a law fixing the percent of qualified
electors required for petition. the re-
| quired, per cent shall In all cases b
fifteen (15) per cent OF the qualified
electors Of each OF the congressional
districts OF the state.
The whole number OF votes cast FOL
secretary Of state at the regular gen
eral election past preceding the filinl
o. petition shall be the basis for the
number OF legal voters required e
sign such petition.
The veto power Of the governor
shall not apply or extend to any meas
ure initiated and enacted by the peo
pie.
All measures for proposed laws un
dor the initiative or referred undel
the referendum shall be submitted e
the people for adoption OF rejection q