Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1914-10-23

SOAIdI1SS III SLd1A 1AOSS ~
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
eSo} legislative days; and ID no o5t bin
branch. except on h written re-
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 h people reserve TO
themselves direct power. as fol-
lows:
"a. CONSTITUTIONAL INITIA-
TIVE.-When at any time prior 70
the commencement of any session
OF b legislature, there shall W
been filed with the secretary OF
amendment to the CONSTITUTION
signed by two per centum OF n
electors Of the state, h secre-
tary of state shall transmit q
same to the legislature not later
ment of the session. If the amends
ment so proposed be not submitted
to the electors by the legislature
at such session. or II It fd,m ne f fhg
upon a further petition or petitions,
each signed by eight per centum
of the electors of the state, filed
with the secretary of state wlthln
of the legislature, he amendment
proposed In the first petition, or n
or more amended forms Thereon,
shall be submitted to the electors
TOR their approval or sn re3eGt' e4at a.
than ninety days after the fling
of any such further petitions: Any
amendment proposed. by initiative
amended form, submitted to the
electors by the legislature or by a
further petition, shall becom a
part of the constitution. if approved
by a majority of the electors vot-
seventies OF the electors voting on
the proposed amendment; provided
not less than three-sevenths or a
electors voting at said ae eigGtion
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 of the
legislature, there shall have been
filed with the secretary of state a
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the state, the secretary Of state
shall transmit the same to the leg
islature not later than ten lays
after the commencement of the ses.
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
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-
cia1 statewide election, occurring
not less than ninety days after the
fling of any such further petition
or petitions and nd if a; apPooyed ld by a
thereon, the same shall become law
and go into effect thirty days. after
such election, and shall supersede
any amended form OF such law
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.
sc. THE REFERENDUM.-1f
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
any law, or any part Of q Law,
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
aiing ses Of 'a said petit petifio aa # "a: a mas aae
jority of the vote cast thereon be
in the negative, such law, or such
part Of a law, shall thereby be re-
pealed. Provided, that if a ref
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 a tax
levy or appropriating money for
the current expenses Of the state
government or state Institutions,
any act of the legislature submit
other ques ion to the electors Of
necessary for the immediate pres
ervation of the public peace, health
or safety, shall go into effect i'm
prevail by the governor. n such
laws, except emergency laws. shall
not be subject to a referendum
vote. All other laws shall go into
effect min y Gays ihs ,a affsI the al.
bill proposing an emergency law
shall contain a preamble briefly set
ting forth the facts constituting
the emergency. A separate vote
of such bill by a call of the yeas
and nays, and If the preamble be
adopted by a two-thirds vote of all
the members of each house, it shall
be an emergency law.
I'd. GENERAL PROVISIONS
All petitions provided for in this
section shall contain a title indi-
the proposed law or constitutional
amendment, OF the law, or part Of
law. to be referred e and Il a
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 anu to the constitution 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
contained. All petitions shall be
signed and verified before a person
authorized to administer an oath,
and shall be in such form that a
States under oath, the date Of his
signature, his residence, that he is
q qualified elector. that be has not
previously signed any part Of such
petition, and that he has signed the
petition with knowledge Of the con-
tents thereof. To each part of such
petition shall be attached the afa-
davit of the person before whom
the same was signed, which afida-
Wit shall contain a statement Of the
number of signers thereon, that
each of the signatures attached to
such part was made in the pres
ence Of the afiant, that to the best
Of his knowledge and belief each
signature is the genuine signature
Of the person whose name 1t pur-
ports to be, that he believes the
persons who have signed such petit
ton to be electors, that they signed