The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1914-10-22
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md substitutes therefor the following
s1oNs-fhe Le MX HGes shsll con-
sist of the senate and house of rep
resentatives, which shall meet BIZ
en- IA at the seat Of government
be prescribed by law, but no ses-
sion shall exceed the term of ninety
(9O) legislative days, and no bill
shall be introduced in either
quest of the governor, during the
last twenty days of such session.
except the attention of the legisla-
ture shall be called to some impor-
a special message from the gov
ernor; but the people reserve. to
themselves direct power, as fol-
lows:
"a: CONSTITUTIONAL INITIA-
the commencement of any session
Of the legislature, there shall have
been filed 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
fhnn to to the the legislature not later
ment Of the session. If the amend;
ment so proposed be not, submitted
to the, electors by the legislature
itt sfh in session. an d f it hen
upon further petition or petitions,
each signed by eight per centum
OF the electors of the state, filed
six months after the adjournment
of the legislature, the amendment
proposed in the first petition, or one
or more amended forms thereof,
for their approval or rejection at
the next general or special state
wide election, occurring not less
than ninety days after the filing
amendment. proposed. by initiative
petition and, in its original or in an
amended form, submit tied to, the
electors by the legislature or by a
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
not less than three-sevenths of the
electors voting at said election
voted for the proposed amendment.
a means in addition to Section one,
Article fourteen of the State Con-
stttution for amending the same.
ID. STATUTORY INITIATIVE
When at any time prior to the COM
legislature, there shall have been
filed with the secretary of state
petition proposing law, signed by
two t%s per per ce4tum Of the ELECTORS Of
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
NV 10 g a at
session, or if it be passed in an
petition or petitions each signed
Of the state, fled With the secretary
of state within six months after
the adjournment of the legislature,
the law proposed in the first petit
thereof ; Shall be eot submitted du to e'f the
electors at the next general or spe-
not less. than ninety days after the
filing Of any such further petition
majority of the electors voting
thereon, the same shall become law
and go. into effect thirty days after
such ele ctSai and and shall supersede
which may have been passed by
by Initiative petition and approved
the veto of the governor. The au-
thor1ty Of the people to enact laws,
as provided in this subdivision,
shall extend only to laws author
lied by the provisions of the con-
&c. THE REFERENDUM.-It
within ninety days after the final
adjournment Of any session of the
legislature, referendum petition,
signed by SIX SIX per PEI. centum of the
with the secretary Of state against
any law, or any part of a law,
passed by the. Legislature at such
a% sha b aw 1Tfa Part to tS Se
electors at the next general or spe-
cial statewide election, occurring
not less than ninety days after the
or aE OF Of t the vpfe cast thereon be
in the negative, such law, or such
part of a law, shall thereby be re-
pealed. Provided. that if a ref
erendum petition is signed by fifee
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 OIL the legislature SUBMIT
ting a constitutional amendment or
other question to the electors of
the state, or any emergency law
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-
prevail by the governor, and such
laws, except emergency laws, shall
not be subject to a referendum
effect ninety. days after the ad-
journment Of the Legislature. A
bill proposing an emergency law
shall contain a preamble briefly set
ting forth the facts constituting
the emergency. A separate vote
shall be taken upon the preamble
of such bill by a call of the yeas
= and nays, and if the preamble be
adopted by two-thicds vote of all
be an emergency law.
ID. GENERAL PROVISIONS
All petitions provided for in this
section shall contain a title indi-
the proposed law or constitutional
amendment, or the law, or part Of
law, to be referred, and if a
change is proposed in an existing
constitutional provision or statute,
in addition to referring to the same,
it shall state the general effect of
the proposed change, and also the
full text Of the proposed law or
Of the law, or part of a law, to be
referred. Any initiative or refer
endum petition may be signed in
separate parts, but each part shall
conform to the provisions herein