The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1914-10-08
PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO
the STATE CONSTITUTION.
Chap. 9S g. B. No. 5-Bessessen) 1911
Session Laws.
Chap 101 Is. q. No. 32-Overson) 1913
Session Laws.
FOR THE INITIATIVE
AND REFERENDUM As TO
LEGISLATION.

70 amend Sec. ~ Of Article III Of the
Constitution to provide fer the enact.
Or r.. .e: % az" - or .:rt =, .,
vote taken ut the Dslls. thus iRessev-
int to the people . part Of the power
now granted exclasively to the Iegis-
latsre, to enact or reject laws.
n CONCURRENT RESOLUTION fer a
amendment to the Contribution. -prqvid-
Be It Resolved BY the Senate Of the State
Of North Dakota, the House OF Repre-
sentatives concurring;
That the following amendment to the
constitution Of the state; Of North Dakota.
sembiy Of the state Of North Dakota and
by It referred to the Thirteenth LeSisla.
tive Assembly Of said state for approval
Of retectielt IL hereby agreed to and such
anendment shall be submitted to the quail.
ersi election for approval Or rejection In
accordance with TIE provisions q sectio.
zoe OF the constitution OF the state Of
"o A%E Si5SHsi Section Is Of criticize
: of tie c.n.titotion Of re state Of Ne.te
section Is. The legislative authority Of
the state Of North Dakota shall be vested
In a legislative assembly consisting Of Z
The people reserve to themselves power to
propose laws AID to enact or reject the
same at tie polls, Independent Of the leg.
islatfvc assembly. and alss reaerve power.
at their owa spttsn, to approve OF reject
at tie pella Az act, item, section Or
legislative assembly. The drst power re-
served BY the people u the initiative. or
the powsr to propose measures for en-
setmeat late laws, and At least ten per
cent Of the legal voters to be secured IN
: %s;or'ty 4 &c ). counties Of th!s state
BY Initiative petition, and every such pc
titiel shall Include the full text Of the
measure 20 proposed. Initiative petitions
shall be aled With ths SECRETARY Of state
shall trausmtt the same to the legislative
assembly 40 soon ~ It convenes. Such
Initiative measure shall take precedence
ever oil other measures IN the le1isaat1ve
assembly except approprtaton bills. ana
cut sut change q anesdnsnt By the lesisia.
tive aassmbly within forty days. II any
Sueh Initiative :, measure shall be enacted
b. the legislative assembly 1t shall be
subject to referendum petition. or 1t may
e referred y The at's s:ss%o' e
1t IL rejected q No action Is taken upon
II by tie legislative assembly within said
fsrty days, the secretary. OF state shall
submit It to the people for approval or
general election. ne lesi.lati7e .:.en 2;
ferent one to accomplish the same pur.
pose, and ll aay such event both meas
0res shall be submitted by the secretary
e tas' e tie spsSs q
ton. II conflicting measures submitted
10 the people at the next ensuing cleo.
tion shah be approved by majority Of
the votes severally cast for and against
the same. the one receiving the highest
become valid, and the other shall there.
By be rejected. The second power is the
referendum, or the power to order any act,
item. or part Of any act 70 be. referred to
Mertec'S- tor vae.r- 6ppfovN fe5ee.
tien at the polls. and It may be ordered
mediate preservation Of the. public peace,
health or safety, AZ to any measure or
any parts, items or sections Of any meas
ures passed by the legislative assembly
either By pet petition s'ses d. b. y ten per pc.
Z majority Of the counties, or BY the Lex
islatIve assembly, II majority Of the
members elect vote therefor. When It 10
necessary for the immediate preservation
Of the public peace, health q safety that
lay, such necessity and the facts creating
the same shall Be stated In one section
Of the bill. and II upon aye and NO vote
in each hsuse two:thirds Of oil the. mem
bers elected to each house shall vote o.
separate rol, e.!i IN fayo. Of tie al. aid i:v
mediate preservation Of the public peace,
health or safety, such law shall become
operative uDon approval BY the governor.
The AliA1 Of referendsn petition
ps1ts u an an act shah not delay tae r.
mainder Of that act fren bscsuang ep.
erativs. Referendum petitions against
measures passed ey the legislative Assem-:
bly, shall be 1ied with the secretary Of
state not mere than ninety day: after r.
Legislative assembly which passed the
measure On which the referendun 10 de.
nanded. The veeo power Of the governor
shall not extend to measures refecred 70
the people. All elections On measures
h Re- Ssd It ssnai:i rees'.r .,eetien.. e.
cept 40 provision MAJ lie made BY law fol-
. spsctai election or elections. Any meas.
ure referred to the people shall take ct.
feet when It is approved BY . majority
Wise, and shall be in fierce from the date
81 .faA aassial nclaratloD e the vstA
TIE Sasc1ns c,adsse u" III tie ihltla.
tive bills shall he, BE It enacted by the
people Of the state Of North Dakota
fhis section shall not be construed ts
Deprive any member Of the legislative 40.
eembly Of the right to introduce any meas.
ure. Tue whole number Of votes cast fol
secretary Of state at the regular election
last preceding the Cling of any petition
for the initiative or for the referendum
shall be the basis on which the humble,
Of legal voters necessary to sign such Pc
tition shall he counted.
Petitions and orders for the initiative
md for the referendum shall be hled with