The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1914-10-29

Sec |. TWO HoUsEs-sEs-
sIoNs:-The Legislature Shall con
s1st Of the senate and house of rep
resentatives, which shall meet BIZ
ennially at the seat Of government
OF the state, at such time as shall
sion shall exceed the term of ninety
500 legislative days, and no bill
snail be Introduced in either
branch, except on the written re-
last twenty days of such session,
except the attention of the legisla-
ture shall be called to some impor-
tant matter of general interest by
a special message from the gov
themselves direct power, as fol-
lows:
"a. CONSTITUTIONAL INITIA-
IIVE.-When at any time prior to
Of the legislature, there shall have
been filed with the secretary of
state a petition proposing an
a amer to the constitution
si1gned 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. If the amend
m m t5s SO proposed be not submitted
at such session, or. if it be sub
mitted in an amended form, then
upon further petition or petitions,
Of the electors Of the State. filed
with the secretary of state within
SIX months after the adjournment
of the legislature, the amendment
Prop0ssd IN the rSt petition S or one
shall be submitted to the electors
Tor their approval or rejection at
the next general or special state
wide election, occurring not less
Of any such further petitions; Any
petition and, in its original or in an
amended form, submitted to the
further petition, shall become a
part of the constitution, if approved
by majority of the electors vot-
Ing at said election, or by. four
not less than three-sevenths of the
electors voting at said election
voted for the proposed amendment.
This section shall be construed as
q means in addition to Section one,
Article fourteen of the State Con-
stttutiOn for amending the same.
.'b. STATUTORY INITIATIVE
When at any time prior to the COM
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legislature, there shall have, been
filed with the secretary of state a
petition proposing a law, signed by
two per, centum of the electors Of
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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
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
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
es at fhe eacEon or
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
and go into effect thirty days after
such election: and shall supersede
any amended form Of such law
which may have been passed by
by initiative petition and approved
by the electors shall be subject to
the veto of the governor The au-
thority of the people to enact laws,
oS p1ON1uSu III ILLS SuDu1V1S1Ou,
shall extend only to laws author
lied by the provisions of the con-
stttution.
&c. THE REFERENDUM
within ninety days after the final
adjournment of any session Of the
legislature, referendum petition,
electors Of the state, shall be filed
with the secretary Of state against
any law, or any part of a law,
passed by the legislature at such
a. law, shall be S submitted to the
electors at the next general or spe-
cial statewide election, occurring
not less than ninety. days after the
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
erendum petition is signed by fif-
the sta tie, 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 tax
the current expenses of the state
government or state institutions,
any act Of the legislature submit
ting a constitutional amendment or
other question to the electors of
necessary for the immediate pres
ervation of the public peace, health
or safety. shall go into effect, i'm
laws, except emergency laws, shall
not be subject to a referendum
vote. All other laws shall go into
effect ninety days lay after the adj
bill proposing an emergency law
shall contain a preamble briefly set
ting forth the facts constituting
the :, emergency me fH;reS separate tIs vote
of such bill by a call of the yeas
and nays, and if the preamble be
adopted by two thirds vote of all
the members of each house, it shall
be an emergency law.
ID. GENERAL PROVISIONS
All petitions provided for in this
eating the subject and purpose of
the proposed law or constitutional
amendment, or the law, or part of
law, to be referred, and if
constitutional provision or statute,
in addition to referring to the same,
it shall state the general effect Of
full text of the proposed law or
amendment to the constitution or
of the law, or part of a law, to be
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
and shall be in such form that a
person signing a petition thereby
states under OATH, the date Of his