Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1914-10-16
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nd substitutes therefor the fOIIOwinS'
Sec. /. TWO HoUsEs--sEs-
SIONS.-The Legislature shall con-
resentatives, which shall meet bi.
ennially at the seat of government
of the state, at such time as SHAH
be prescribed by law, but no ses-
sion shall exceed the term of ninety
(90) legislative days, and no pill
shall be introduced in either
branch, except on the written re-
quest of the governor, during the
last twenty lays Of SUCH session.
except the attention of the legisla-
ture shall be called to some impor-
tant matter of general interest oy
a special message from the gov"
ernor; but the people reserve 70
themselves direct power, as foA"
lows:
"a. CONSTITUTIONAL INITIA.
TIVE.--When at any time prior &c
the commencement OF any SeSsa0 On
been, fled with the secretary ox
state a petition proposing an
amendment to the constitution
signed by two per centum OF the
tary of state shall transmit. the
same to the legislature not later
than ten days after the commence
ment of the session. II the amend
me1f so proposed be INC not ,s sgHf1S
at such. session, or II It be SUP.
mitted in an amended form, then
upon further petition or petitions,
each signed by eight per centum
with the secretary of state within
six months after the Adjournment
of the legislature, the amendment
proposed in the first petition, or one
Shall if be submitted to the electors
for their approval or rejection at
the next general or special state.
wide election, occurring not less
than ninety days after the ming
of any such further petitions. Any
amendment proposed by initiative
petition and, In It's original or in an
amended form, submitted to the
electors by the legislature or by q
part of the constitution, if approved
by a majority Of the electors .vot-
ing at said election, or by four
seventies of the electors voting ON
the proposed amendment; provided
not less than three-sevenths of the
electors voting at said election
voted for the proposed amendment.
This section shall be construed as
a means in addition to Section one,
Article fourteen of the State Cone
stitution for amending the same.
''b. STATUTORY INITIATIVE
When at any time prior to the COM
mencement of any session OF the
legislature, there shall have been
filed with the secretary of state
petition proposing 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 ses-
sion. If 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 t1rst petit
ton, or one or more amended forms
thereof, shall be submitted to the
electors at the next general or spe.
ciaI statewide election, occurring
not less than ninety days after the
filing of any such further petition
or petitions, and if approved by a
majority of the electors voting
thereon, the same shall become law
and go into effect thirty days after
such election, and shall supersede
which may have been passed by
the legislature. No law proposed
by initiative petition and approved
by the electors shall be subject to
thority of the people to enact laws.
as provided in this subdivision,
shall extend only to laws author
ICED by the provisions of the con-
Stitution.
&C. THE REFERENDUM
within ninety days after the final
legislature, a referendum petition
signed by six per centum of the
electors of the state, shall be filed
with the secretary of state against
passed by the Legislature at such
session, such law, or such part OF
law, shall be submitted to the
electors at the next general or spe-
not less than ninety days after the
fling of said petition. If a ma.
joritY of the vote cast thereon be
in the negative, such law, or such
part Of law. shall thereby be re-
pealed. Provided, that If a ref
erendum petition Is signed by fif'
teen per centum of the electors Of
the state, the law or part of law
against which such petition is filed
shall be suspended pending thu
referendum vote thereon.
'Any law providing for a tai
levy or appropriating money 70
the current expenses of the stat
| government or state institutions
any act of the legislature submit
ting a constitutional amendment o
other question to the electors o
the state, or any emergency Law
necessary for the immediate pres
ervation of the public peace, healtl
| or safety, shall go into effect i'm
mediately upon its passage and ap
| prevail by the governor, and sue
laws, except emergency laws, shal
not be subject to a referendum
vote. All other laws shall go int
| effect ninety days after the ad
journment of the Legislature.
bill proposing an emergency lay
shall contain preamble briefly set
ting forth the facts constitutin
the emergency. A separate vot
shall be taken upon the preambl
of such bill by a call OF the yea
and nays, and If the preamble
adopted by a two-thirds vote of a.
the members of each house, 1t sha
be an emergency law.
sd. GENERAL PROVISIONS
All petitions provided for in thi
section shall contain a title ind
eating the subject and purpose (
the proposed law or constitution;
amendment, or the law, or part
a law, to be referred, and@sif
change is proposed in an existin
constitutional provision or statut
in addition to referring to the sam
it shall state the general effect
the proposed change, and also tt
full text of the proposed law
amendment to the constitution