The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1914-10-24

shall Be- introd daesi ai in no either R..r
branch. except on the written re-
quest OF the governor, during the
except the attention of the legisla-
ture shall be called to some impor-
tant matter of general interest by
special message from the gov
erhor but the people reserve to
themselves direct power. as fol-
T1FE.-When at any time prior to
Inc commencement of any session
OF the legislature, there shall have
s Seeh MED With the secretary OF
amendment to the constitution
signed by two per centum of the
electors of the state, the secre-
tary of state, shall transmit the
same to the legislature not later
ment of the session. If the amend.
ment so proposed be not submitted
to the, electors by the legislature
al SUCH session. or, If It be sub
upon further petition or petitions.
each signed by eight per centum
OF the, electors of the state. filed
with the secretary of state within
SIX months after the adjournment
proposed In the first petition, or one
or more amended forms thereof,
shall be submitted to the electors
f3I their approval or rejection at
the next general or special state
than ninety days after the fling
OF any such further petitions Any
amendment proposed by initiative
petition and, in its original or in an
amended form, submitted to the
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further petition: shall become
part Of the constitution, if approved
by a majority of the electors vot-
Ing at said election, or by four
sevenths of the electors voting on
not less than ee-sevenths of the
electors voting at said election
voted for the proposed amendment
This section shall be construed as
means in addition to Section one,
Article fourteen of the State Con-
stitution for amending the same.
ID. STATUTORY INITIATIVE
When at any time prior to the COM
mencement Of any session of the
legislature, there shall have been
petition proposing a law, signed by
two per centum of the electors Of
the state, the secretary of state
snail transmit the same to the leg
islature not later than ten days
after the commencement of the SEES
sion. IT the law so proposed be not
passed by the Legislature at such
session, or if it be passed in an
amended form, then upon a further
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 peti-
tion, or one or more amended forms
thereof, shall be submitted to the
cial statewide election, occurring
not less than ninety days after the
fling Of any such further petition
Or pat1tlnns. and If approved by~a
majority of the ELECTORS voting
and &c, into effect thirty days after
such election, and shall supersede
any amended form of such law
which may have been passed by
the legislature. No law proposed
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-
within ninety days after the final
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 be submitted to the
electors at the next general or spe-
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not less than ninety days after the
filing of said petition. If a ma
jority of the vote cast thereon be
in the negative, such law, or such
part Of a law, shall thereby be re-
pealeGd; P Psfitide that If RET
teen per centum of the electors of
the state. the law or part of a 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 constitutional amendment or
other question to the electors of
necessary for the immediate pres
ervation of the public peace, health
or safety. shall go into effect i'm
mediately upon it's passage and ap-
Proval by the governor, and such
not be subject to referendum
vote, All other laws shall go into
erect ninety days after the adj
{ t3', of the Legislature. A
s e1it p c0ntam n an emergency law
ting forth the facts constituting
the emergency. A separate vote
shall be taken upon the preamble
Of of such mdxs bil1 n by cal Gall Of the yeas
adopted by two-thirds vote of ali
the members of each house, it shall
be an emergency law.
"a. GENERAL PROVISIONS
All petitions provided for in this
section shall contain a title indi-
eating the subject and purpose of
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.
in addition to referring to the same.
the proposed change, and also the
full text of the proposed law or
amendment to the constitution or
of the law. or part of I, law, to be
referred. Any initiative or refer
separate parts, but each part shall
conform to the provisions herein
contained. All petitions shall be
signed and verified before a person
authorized to administer an oath.
and shall! be in such form that a
person signing a petition thereby
states under. oath, the date of his
signature, his residence. that he is
a qualified elector that he has NOT
previously signed any part of such
petition, and that he has signed tha
petition with knowledge of the con.
tents thereof. To each part of such
petition shall he attached the affi-
davit of the person before whom
the same was signed, which afida-
Wit shall contain a statement of the
number of signers thereon, that
each of the signatures attached tn
such part was made in the pres.
ence of the affiant, that to the best
of his knowledge and belief each
signature is the genuine signature
of the person whose name it pur-
ports to be. that he believes the
persons who have signed such petit
ton to be electors, that they signed
such petition with knowledge Of
the contents thereof, and that each
person signed the same on the date
stated opposite his name The cir
culation of the petitions provided
for herein, or the prohibition Of
the circulation thereof, may be
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