Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1914-10-23
PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO
THE STATE CONSTITUTION
Chap. 90 Is. B. No. 6-Bessesen)
1911 Session Laws.
Chap. 101 Is. B. No. S2-Overson)
1913 Session Laws.
PROVIDING FOR THE INITIATIVE
AND REFERENDUM AS TO " g.
LEGISLATION.

To amend Sec. IS Of Article III OF ths
Constitution to provide for the en-
sctment or repeal Of laws or parts
Of laws by the people by means of q
vote taken at the polls, thus reserv-
ing to the people a part Of the
power, now granted exclusively ia
the legislature, to enact or reject
laws.
A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION for
an Amendment to the Constitution
Providing for the Initiative n Re-
ferendum. ,
Be 1t Resolved by the Senate Of the
state Of North Dakota, the House OF
Representatives concurring:
That the following amendment to the
constitution Of the state of North Da-
kota, adopted by the Twelfth Legisla-
tive Assembly OF the State Of North
Dakota and by it referred to the Thlr-
teenth Legislative Assembly OF said
by agreed to and such amendment shall
be submitted to the qualified electors
Of the state at the next general cleo
ton for approval or rejection IN ac-
cordance with the provisions OF sec
ton 202 Of the constitution OF the
state of North Dakota.
AMENDMENT. Section rs Of Article
q VI Io os~s -
North Dakota is hereby amended to
read as follows: s- ~
Sec. Is. The legislative authority Of
the state of North Dakota shall be
vested in a legislative assembly con-
sisting Of a senate and house OF repre-
sentatives, but the people reserve to
themselves power to propose laws and
to enact or reject the same at the polls.
Independent of the Legislative assem-
bly,, and also reserve power, at their
own option, to approve or reject at the
polls, IN act, item, section or part of
n act or measure passed by the
legislative assembly. The first power
reserved by the people Is the initia-
tive, or the power to propose measures
for enactment into laws. and at least
ten per cent of the legal voters to be
secured in a majority OF the counties
Of this state shall be required to pro-
pose any measure by initiative petition,
and every such petition shall include
the full text Of the measure so pro-
posed. Initiative petitions shall be
filed with the secretary Of state not
regular session OF the legislative as
sembly; he shall transmit the same to
the legislative assembly as. soon as 1t
convenes. Such initiative measure
shall take precedence owe all other
measures in the legislative assembly
except appropriation bills, and shall
be either enacted or rejected without
change. or amendment by the legisla-
tive assembly within forty days. If any
such initiative measure shall be enact
ed by the legislative assembly it shall
be subject to referendum petition. or It
may, bs referred by the legislative as
sembly to the people for approval or
rejection. If 1t is rejected or no ac-
ton Is taken upon it by the legisla-
tive assembly within said forty days
the secretary OF state shall submit i,
to the people for approval or rejection
At the. next ensuing, regular general
election. The legislative assembly
may reject any measure SO proposed
by initiative petition and propose a
dlHerent one to ACCOMPLISH the Sane