Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1914-10-22
PROVIDING FOR THE INITIATIVE
As TO THE CONSTITUTION

10 amend Sec. 20" of Article Nv OF
the constitution permitting Amend
nrnf. t" the Constitution to be pro-
pn"cd by the people and requiring
thnt they he submitted to the people
~ the next general election, thus
aiHin'nE the power. now held eaciux-
lively by the legisinturc. of proposing
Amendments to the ConntitutiOn.
y CONCURRENT RESOLUTION Amend
ing the constitution OF state Of
North Dakota. providing for the
'u'ufe amendment thereof.
Be II resolved by the Senate OF the
state OF North Dakota, the Hous.
OF representatives concurring:
Soc l. That the following proposed
amendment to section 2U2 OF Article
- OF the Constitution of the State Of
North Dakota adopted by the Twelfth
Legislative assembly OF the State OF
North Dakota and by 1t referred to the
l!.rtecnth Legislative Assembly OF tn.
H,tih statr. FOR approval or rejection IL
sereby agreed to and such amendment
shail be submitted to the qualified
electors OF the state at the general
election for approval or rejection in
accordance with the provisions OF sec
l!on 2O2 OF the Constitution OF the
state If North Dakota.
AMENDMENT. Article 10. section
2o2. OF thc constitution OF the state of
North Dakota is amended so as to read
AZ foliOWa:
Fils' ANY amendment or amendments
I" THIS constitution may be proposed In
either house OF the legislative ASSEMBLY:
Ana II the same shall lie agreed to by a
minority of tn" members elected to each
Of the two houses. such proposed amend
mcnt shall hr entered on the journal OF
III" house with the yeas and nays taken
thereon. and referred to the legislative as
srmt'N to he chosen Mt tho next general
election, and shalt be published. MS pro.
va"h by law. FOR three months previous
10 the time OF maklug such choice, and II
III the Legislative assembly next chosen
ns aforesaid such proposed amendment or
amendments shnl be agreed TO by II ma
jorty Of all members elected to each
house. then l. shall he the duty OF the
legislative assembly to submit such pro
posed amendment or amendments to the
people In such manner and Mt such times
MS the Legislative assembly shall provide;
anu lf the people shall approve and rutlfy
such amendment or amendments by Il mn
loriy OF the electors qualified TO vote for
nicmhcrs OF the lcsislat!v" assembly vot-
ing thereon, such amendment Or amend
men's shall become part Of the cuns,i.
tuition OF this state. II two or more
amendments shall he submitted nj the
same time. they shall be submitted l.: suc!,
manner that the electors sbnli vote for O.,
against cnch OF such amendments sepa.
ratGly
second: ANY amenhmrn, or amend.
incntS 10 this consultation may also hc pro.
posed by The people hy the Hing With
the secretary OF state, nj least six months
pTeSiohS 10 u general election, o, m intla
tive petition containing the signatures OF
n least twenty-five per cent 81 the legal
voters In each of not less tlnn one nif
OF the counties of the s.ntc. When such
petition has been properly filed the pro-
posed amendment or amendments shall
be published us the legislature may pro
vide. for three months previous to the
general election. and shall lie placed upon
the bnilot TO be voted upon by the peopl.
ut the next general election. Should any
such amendment or amendments proposed
by initiative petition AMI submitted to ih.
people receive Il ma jority of all tn. legal
votes cast Mt such general election. such
amendment or amendments shall he re fer
red to the next legislative assembly and
shoniu such proposed amendment or nmrni.
mcnts he ngreed upon by Il majority OF
all the members elected to enct house
such amendment or amendments shall
become u part Of the constitution OF this
state. Should any amendment or amend
mcnts proposed by Initiative pe;ition and
receiving majority of all the votes cast
at III" general election ny herein provid
ed but falling TO receive approval by the
following legislative assembly TO which
II has been referred. such amendment or
amendments shall ngain he submitted to
the people nj the next general election
Tor their approval or rejection ns nj the
previous general election. Should such
amendment or amendments receive Il ma
Jorlty of all the iegai votes east NJ such
succeeding general election such amend
meut or amendments ut once become n
part OF The constitution OF this state
Aur amendment or amendments proposed
by Initiative petition and failing or ndDp.
lion as herein provided. sl,nll not lie again
considered until the expiration of six
years