The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1914-10-29

he legislature shall be called to som
important matter Of general interes
y a special message from the gov
nd Substitutes therefor the following
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 shall
be prescribed by law. but no ses-
sion shall exceed the term of ninety
sS Ss legislative DAYS and no et b
branch, except on the written re-
quest Of the governor, during the
last twenty days of such session.
except the attention Of the legisla-
tant matter Of general interest by
special message from the gov
ernor; but the people reserve to
themselves direct power. as FOL.
lows:
ga CONSTITUTIONAL INITIA.
TIVE.-When at any time prior to
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
same to the legislature not later
than ten days after the commence
ment of the session. If the amend.
ment so proposed be not submitted
to the electors by the legislature
at such session, or II 1t be sub
upon a 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
for their approval or rejection az
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 orfgina! or In an
amended form, submitted to the
further petition, shall become q
part Of the constitution, If approved
by a majority of the electors vot-
Ing at said election, or by. four.
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 Con-
stitution for amending the same.
''b. STATUTORY INITIATIVE
When at any time prior to the COM
mencement of any session or the
legislature, there shall have been
filed with the secretary of state q
petition proposing a 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 1t be passed in an
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 petit
ton, or one or more amended forms
thereof, shall be submitted to the
electors at the next general or spe.
cial statewide election, occurring
not less than ninety days after the
or petitions, and If approved by q
majority Of the electors voting
!. thereon, the same shall become law
and go 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 initiative petition and approved
by the electors shall be subject to
the veto of the governor. The au-
as provided in this subdivision.
shall extend only to laws author
lied by the provisions OF the con-
stitution.
&C. THE REFERENDUM
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
any law, or any part of 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-
cial statewide election, occurring
not less than ninety days after the
fling of said petition. If ma
5ority of the vote cast thereon be
In the negative, such law, or such
part Of law. shall thereby be rec
erendum petition is signed by If
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 q tar
levy or approprfating money for
the current expenses of the state
government or state institutions,
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
mediateiy upon its passage and ap-
prevail by the governor, and such
laws, except emergency laws, shall
not be subj I to a referendum
vote. All other laws shall go into
journment Of the Legislature. A
bill proposing an emergency law
shall contain preamble briefly set.
ting forth the facts constituting
the emergency. A separate vote
of such bill by cali of the yeas
and nays. and If the preamble be
adopted by a two-thirds vote of ali
the members of each house, 1t shall
be an emergency law.
I'd. GENERAL PROvISIONS.-
All petitions provided for in this
section shall contain q title indi.
eating the subject and purpose OF
the proposed law or constitutional
amendment, or the law, or part Of
q law, to be referred, and IL q
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
amendment to the constitution or
of the law, or part of law, to be
referred. Any initiative or refer