The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1914-10-29
PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO
The STATE CONSTITUTION.

Chap. % Is. ,. No. @Bessessen) 1911
ch.,, 10, Is, sf E n. h: ss.over.on) 1918
Session Laws.
AND REF'ERENDUM As TO
LEGISLATION.
Te amend See. 70 Of Article III Of the
Constitution to provide for the enact
meat or repeal Of laws or parts Of
laws b the people ~ means Of .
Tag to the people . part Of the power.
now granted exclusivety to the legis-
lature, to e.act OF reject laws.
\ CONCURRENT RESOLUTION for an
amendment to the Constitution provid-
Ing for the Initiative and Referendum
De t Resolved BY the senste Of the State State
Rcntattves concurrlng:
That the following amendment to the
consultation Of the state OF North Dakota,
adopted b. the Twelft lie kesis.stive Az;
BY It referred to the Thirteenth Legisla-
Give Assembly Of said state for approval
Or rejection Is hereby agreed to and such
amendment shall be submitted to the quail.
oral election tor approval or rejection IN
2o2 Of the constit ution Of the state Of
''V AMENDMENr.] Section 25 of article
2 Of the constitution Of the state Of North
lows:
Section 25. The legislative authority Of
che state OF North Dakota shall be vested
In 4 legislative assembly consisting Of
senate and house of representatives.. but
the people reserve to themselves power to
propose laws and to enact or reject the
same at the polls, Independent Of the leg
tslntivc assembly, and also reserve power,
at the polls. any act, item, section or
part Of any act or measure passed by the
legislative assembly: The frst power re-
served BY the people il the Initiative, or
the power to propose measures for en-
cent Of thu voter. be- Secured n in
. majority Of the counties Of this state
shall he required to propose any measure
by initiative petition. and every such pc
tttion shall include the full text Of the
shall be filed with the secretary Of state
DOT less than thirty days before any regu-
Tar session Of the legislative assembly; he
shall transmit the same to the Legislative
assembly as soon as It convenes: Such
over all other measures in the Legislative
assembly except appropriation bills. and
shall he either enacted or rejected with
cut change or amendment by the lesisla-
tive assembly within forty days II any
by the legislative assembly 1t shall be
subject to referendum petition, or it may
be referred by the legislative assembly 70
the people for approval or rejection. IT
It by the legislative assembly within said
forty days. the secretary Of state shall
submit 1t to the people for approval or
rejection At the next ensuing regular
general election. The legislative assem-.
BY initiative petition ana propose diff
fereat ons to accomplish the same pur-
BOSE, and In any such event both meas
ares shall be submitted BY the secretary
ct state 70 the people for approval Or re-
2isn. II conflicting measures submitted
% the people at the next ensuing cleo.
tion shalt be approved b. . majority Of
the votes severaily cast fsr and against
sunher Il amrmatlvs vets shall thereby
heceme valid, and the other shall there
By he rejected. The second power 10 the
referendum, or the power to order any act,
item, Or part Of any act e BE- reeerrsdA =
Con t1 e E. 1s and 4 ny b. o.s:red
Except a. to laws necessary fer the In
mediate preserva ton Of the. public peace.
health or safety, ~ to any measure or
any parts, items Or sections Of any meas.
either 6y petition signed by ten per
sent Of the legal voters Of the state from
q majority Of the eounties, or BY the leg
islative assembly. II 4 majority OF the
members elect vote therefor. When 1t is
Of the public peace, health q safety that
law shall hecsme elective without de-
lay. such necessity and the facts creating
the sane shall Be stated in one section
n e ese YES: az y .. thu
oers elected to each house shall vote on
Heparate rsi! call IN favor Of the said law
xeIng into instant operation for the i'm.
mediate preservation Of the public peace,
e o upon , appro1 a By the governor:
The Sling Of Referendum petition
against one or more items, sessions or
parts Of an act shall not delay the re-
u,ai.der Of that act from becoming ep.
n,ss passed BY tn. legislative Assem-:
bly, shall he filed with the secretary Of
state not more than ninety days after the
final Adjournment Of the session Of the
legislative assembly, which passed, the
Mnnded. The veto power Of the governor
shall not extend to measures referred tc
the people. All elections on measure:
referred to the people Of the state shall:
cept AZ provision may he made by law fol-
q special election or elections. Any meas.
ure referred to the people shall take eff.
feet when it is approved by a majority
Of the votes cast thereon and not other.
wise. and shall be In force from the date
- the nfsc!a! aAca ration OF the veto.
HE tnscGns c'alsS It ait Tie ihltia.
tive hills shall he, "De it enacted by the
people Of the state of North Dakota"
Fhis section shall not b. construed t.
deprive any member OF the legislative as
aelnhiy Of the right to Introduce any meas.
are The whole number Of votes cast f"I
secretary Of state st the regular ci"ct''-
last preceding the din" q" any petition
for the initiative or 10" -" rnTcrendulE
shall be the basis on wA!ri' the number
Of legal voters necessary 70 sign such pc.
tition shall he counted.
Petitions and orders for the initiative
and for the referendum shall he fled with
the secretary Of state. and in submitting
the same to the people he aud all other Of
6cers shall he guided b. the general laws
and the act submitting this amendment
until legislation shall be specially pro,
v1ded therefor.
This amendment shall he self executing.
but legislation may be- enacted to facilt-
tate it, operation.
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