Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1914-10-14

rnor."
nd substitutes therefor the following
Sec. L. TWO HOUSES-SES-
SIONS.-The Legislature shall con-
sist of the senate and house of rep
resentatives, which shall meet BIZ
ennially at the seat of government
of the state, at such time as shall
be prescribed by law, but no ses-
sion shall exceed the term of ninety
600 legislative days, and no bill
shall be introduced in either
guest. of the governor, during the
last twenty days of such session,
except the attention of the legisla-
ture shall be called to some impor-
tant matter of general interest by
special message from the gov
themselves direct power, as fol-
lows:
"a. CONSTITUTIONAL INITIA-
the commencement of any session
of the legislature, there shall have
beep filed with the secretary Of
state a petition proposing an
amendment to the constitution
BY Of W the psf State genuine e 81 tn.
tary of state shall transmit the
same to the legislature not later
than ten days after the commence
ment of the session. If the amend
to the electors by the legislature
at such session, or If 1t be sub
mitted in an amended form, then
upon further petition or petitions.
each signed by eight per centum
of the electors Of the state, filed
six months after the adjournment
of the legislature, the amendment
proposed in the first petition, or one
or more amended forms thereof,
shall be submitted to the electors
for their approval or reiection at
wide election, occurring not less
than ninety days after the fling
of any such further petitions. Any
amendment proposed by initiative
amended form, submitted to, the
electors by the legislature or by
further petition. shall become
part of the constitution. if approved
by a majority of the electors yot-
ing at said election. or by. four
the proposed amendment; provided
not less than three-seventh of the
electors voting at said election
voted for the proposed amendment.
This section shall be construed as
q means in addition to Section one.
Article fourteen of the State Con-
stitution for amending the same.
3D. STATUTORY INITIATIVE
When at any time prior to the COM
legislature, there shall have been
filed with the secretary of state q
petition proposing a law, signed by
two per centum of the electors Of
the state, the secretary of state
shall transmit the same to the Leg
islature not later than ten days
after the commencement of the SEES
sion. II the law so proposed be not
passed by the legislature at such
session. OF if It be passed in an
petition or petitions. each signed
by six per centum of the electors
of the state. filed with the secretary
of state within six months after
the adjournment OF the legislature,
the law proposed in the first petit
thereof, shall be submitted to the
electors at the next general or spe-
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
thereon, the same shall become law
and go into effect thirty days after
such election, and shall supersede
any amended form of such law
the legislature. No law proposed
by initiative petition and approved
by 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.
&C. TIE REF'ERENDUM.-I
" n Of c,. fl,a f,,o1
adjournment of any session of the
Legislature, a referendum petition,
signed by six per centum of the
electors of the state, shall be filed
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.
a law, shall he submitted to the
electors at the next general or spe-
cial statewide election, occurring
not less than ninety days after the
fling Of said petition. Ii ma
in the negative. such law. or such
part of law, shall thereby be re-
pealed. Provided. that If ref
erendum petition is signed by tif.
the state. the law or part of law,
against which such petition is filed
shall be suspended pending 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
ting a constitutional amendment or
other question to the electors OF
the state, or any emergency law
necessary for the immediate pres.
ervation Of the public peace, health
or safety. shall go into effect inn
mediately upon it's passage and ap-
prevail by the governor, and such
laws. except emergency laws. shall
vote. All other laws shall go into
effect ninety days after the adj
journment of the legislatures A
bill proposing an emergency law
shall contain preamble briefly set
ting forth the facts constituting
shall be taken upon the preamble
of such bill by call of the yeas
and nays, and il the preamble be
adopted by tWo-thirds vote of all
the members of each house, it shall
be an emergency law.
I'd. GENERAL, PROVISIONS
All petitions provided for in this
eating the subject and purpose OF
the proposed law or constitutional
amendment, or the law. or part OF
a law, to be referred, and if a
change is proposed in an existing
constitutional provision or statute,
1t shall state the general effect Of
the proposed change, and also the
full text of the proposed law or
amendment to the constitution or
of the law. or part of a law, to be
referred. Any initiative or refer
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