Devils Lake world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1914-1915, 1914-10-22
AMENDMENT TO
THE STATE CONSTITUTION.
Chap. 90 Is. B.. No. 6-Bessessen) 1911
Session Laws.
Chap. l01 e.. B.. No. 82-Overson) 1918
Session Laws.

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Session Laws.
Chap. l01 g.. B.. No: 82-Overson) 1918
Session Laws.
PROVIDING FOR THE INITIATIVE
AND REEEREN PIN AS TO
co=nstitution to provide Tor the enact
ment or repeal Of laws or parts of
avs By the people by means of a
Ing to the people a part Of the power.
now granted exclusively to the legis-
lature. to enact OF reject laws.
4 CONCURRENT RESOLUTION for an
amendment to the Constitution provid-
Be It Resolved by the senate Of the State
of North Dakota, the House Of Repre-
aentatives concurrlng:
constitution Of the state Of North Dakota,
sembly Of the state Of North Dakota and
e r It A. .see5Sfd t te aha sas Thirteenth sfafs fn1 o hesis1a;
or rejection, Is hereby agreed to and such
amendpent shall be submitted to the quail
lied electors Of the state at the next gen
accordance with the provisions Of section
S2 Of the constitution Of the state Of
North Dakota.
AMENDMENT.l Section % Of article
; Of the constitution Of the state Of North
Dakota 10 hereby amended to read as fol-
lows:
-, se clio, e. ,a Tas 1Hes,sslstiyss r.. authority .,
In q legislative assembly consisting Of a
senate and house Of REPRESENTATIVES. but
tne people reserve to themselves power to
:sme at the polls, Independent Of the leg.
l%slative assembly, and also reserve power,
st their Owl option to approve or reject
A0Nk ~ 0nU AIT an vnaaouNa numoH INV <ho
legislative assembly: The. first power re-
served by the people 10 the initiative, or
The power to propose measures for en-
cent Of the legal voters to Be- secured in
I majority Of the counties Of this state
sSaI lni RI 5s9ui SsfItl fS pT saa sv9 eRY s mss'q 5e:
shall BE- died With the secretary Of state
not less than thirty days before any regu.
&: :sa, fs tssnsn IT t he ' ssss ~ ts ss'fi ssislst, BE
ia ssi%f!s M @e. sSSe 81 snail II s fsRs Precedence sase
ever oil other measures in the Legislative
shall he either enacted or rejected with
tive assembly within forty days. If any
sssen the ae't leslsisti Rea' ASSEMBLY sbf1' Il ee ss sRaets So
subject to referendum petition, or It may
be referred by the legislative assembly to
tine people Tor approval or rejection. II
i by f tbe ieels d We Assem- assemble " vatsn u said
forty days, the secretary Of state shall
submit it to the people for approval or
General election aIs The Tse' legislative sisS'as t sssem.
bly, may reject any measure so proposed
BY initiative petition and propose a diff
ferent one to accomplish the same pur'
urss shall be submitted by the secretary
Of state to the people for approval or re-
lection at the next ensuing regular cleo.
to the people at the next ensuing cleo.
tion shall be approved by a majority of
the votes severaily cast for and against
aumbar Of Affirmative votes shall thereby
become valid, and the other shall there.
BY be rejected. The second power Is the
iitsfesee or part Or ot th sn Pow Set to to Or sef any se t.
tion at the polls, and 1t may be ordered
Except as to laws necessary for the i'm
health or safety. as to any measure or
any parts. items or sections Of any meas
ures passed by the legislative assembly
sent Of the legal voters Of the state from
q majority Of the counties, or by the leg
i@slative assembly, If a majority Of the
nsmnsrS elect fer t vote 'm thers11r; n When It Is
Of the public peace, health or safety that
, 2 law shall become effective without de-
nay, 6ucn necessity ana the facts creating
the same shall b stated in one section
Of the bill, and If upon aye and no vote
IN each house two.thlrds Of a! the MEM
bers elected to each house shall vote on a
solng into instant operation for the i'm.
health or safety, such law shall become
'p The dlln upon q fpp q rsfer Ds Sne eG petition
PARTS Of IN act shah not delay tie re.
% s1at99s Of Rs that act from Dat,t becoming ,so o.,
bly, shall be filed with the secretary Of
state not more than ninety days after the
legislative assembly. which passed the
measure on which the referendum Is de-
1 mans 2 The veto " Of the governor
the people. All elections on measures
be had at biennial regular elections, ex-
:sp pse a Precision ]sIeetIon may M y., Be- %aae By G.1 law w. for
pre- referred to the people shall take ef-
fect when 1t Is approved by a majority
Of the oficial declaration Of the vote.
The enacting clause Of all the initia-
tive bills shall he, BE it enacted by the
fhis. section shall not be construed to
deprive any member Of the legislative as.
sembly Of the right to Introduce any meas.
gre. Inc whole numDer OF votes cast Tor
secretary Of state at the regular election
for the Initiative or for the referendum
shall 10 the -1taais on which the number
Of legal voters necessary to Hign such Pc
titioas shall be counted.
Petitions and orders for the Initiative
md for b referendum I'D IN 70 Med Will
the secretary. Of staff. and III submitting
the anne to the, peoplesh he and all other of.
and the act submitting this amendment
until LEGISLATION. shall be specially pro.
v1ded therefor.
but legislation may be enacted to facjT
tate ftS operation.