The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-09-28
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| governor, which shalt be not later
than thirty days after the vote, has
been canvassed by the state canvass
ing board for that purpose, composed
OF the governor, secretary OF state
and attorney general. and certificate
thereof made not later than December
first following the election.
/ The petition contemplated by this
section shall consist Of sheets having
such general form, printed or written.
as shall be prescribed by the secre
tary of state, and shall be signed by
| the required number OF qualified cleo
tors, in their proper persons only. to
which shall be attached the resident
addresses of such persons signing the
petition and the date Of signing. To
ach of such sheets shall be attached
and made a part thereof an affidavit
! of some qualified elector that each
| signature thereon Is the signature OF
the person whose name 1t purports to
be, and that, to the best of the know
ledge and belief OF the affiant. each
Of the persons signing said petition
was, at the time OF signing, quail
! fed elector Such petition, so veri-
fed, shall be prima facie evidence
that the signatures thereon are genu-
Inc and true, and that the persons
/ signing the same are qualified cleo
tors of the state of Iowa.
| Immediately upon the filing Of
petition for the submission of a pro-
posed law to the voters, the secretary
of state shall submit the said propos.
! ed law to the supreme court for It's
opinion upon the constitutionality
thereof which shall be rendered with
| In twenty (20) days, and If the court
finds that the proposed measure con.
| flicts with the constitution of the
United States or the state of Iowa.
I the proposed measure shall not be
submitted.
Until the general assembly shall
! provide by law method OF proce-
dure of printing, distributing and sub.
hitting proposed measures. the secre.
tary OF state shall, ninety (90) days
preceding the general election at
which the measure will be voted upon,
cause to be printed any and all meas
ures for or to which petition has
been fled In pamphlet form, contains
ing the full text thereof. with the title
and enacting clause, together with
arguments for and against the same.
within the limits prescribed by the
secretary of state The number print.
ed shall be not less than one for each
voter voting at the last general cleo
tion preceding ths filing of the petit
ton. which shall be delivered to tho
county auditor of each county
For each voter in each voting pre-.
cinct of each political party voting at
the last general election, the auditor
of each county shall deliver one copy
to each precinct committeeman OF
each political party in the county.
The secretary of state shall submit
} all measures petitioned for in accord
! ance with the provisions OF this sec
ton, to the people for adoption or re-
lection at the polls In compliance
J herewith; but the right ard power re-
} served to the people shall not oper-
ate to deprive or limit the power of
the general assembly to enact laws.
II, at an election, conflicting meas
ures submitted to the voters Of the
j state shall be approved by majority
OF the votes, severally cast thereon.
the measure receiving the highest
number OF Affirmative votes shall be.
come law as to all conflicting proyi.
sions.
4 Insofar as applicable, the provisions
of this amendment shall govern in
the initiative and adoption of amend.
ments to the constitution; provided.
However, that no amendment so sub.
H. -
constitution until it shall have first
received an affirmative majority vote
at two successive regular biennial
elections, the majority vote at the
first of which shall be the authority
for preparation of the ballot and re.
submission at the second The word
"enactedr' shall be replaced by the
word resolved" in the enacting
clause when amendments to the con-.
stitution are submitted. This section
Of the constitution shall be, in all re-
spects, self-executiye.
Approved April II A. D. 1918.
I hereby certify that the foregoing
lis a full, true and correct copy OF
house joint resolution No. 5, passed
by the thirty-fifth general assembly.
as the same appears Of record in my
Office.
In testimony whereof, l have here.
unto set my hand and affixed my off,
cial seal. Done at Des Moines, the
capital Of the state, this 18th day of
July, A. D. 1914.
w S, ALLEN,
Secretary OF State.
! [Seall