Grand Forks daily herald., 1914-10-23
Proposed Amendment to the
State Constitution.

proposed Amendment to the
State Constitution.
Chap. 80 Is. B. No. 5--Bessessen) 1911
| Session Laws.
Chap. 1o1 Is. B. No. S2--overson. 1913
| Session Laws.
PROVIDING 1o1 THE INITIATIVE
AND 1Ex1H1EHDTM As TO
| Constitution to provide for the snact-
~. i.xs *. q Il: people o,Sy ,SSy ss %s:a: .. :
now granted exclusively to the isgis-
.e1Se K iaSst Rsor0N 81 Ee}sft lon; for
amendment to the Constitution. pro-
Be 1t resolved by the Senate of the
State Of North Dakota. the House of
That the following amendment to the
t.. adopted BY the Twelfth legislative
Assembly of the state Of North Dakota
and by it referred to the Thirteenth
approval OF. rejection. is hereby agreed
to and such amendment shall be sub
mitted to the qualified electors Of the
sass at the in essSa er
with the provisions of section 2O2 of the
constitution of the state Of North Da-
AMENDMENT.) Section 25 of article
2 of the constitution Of the state Of
North Dakota is hereby amended to read
Section 2s. The legislative authority
vested IN legislative assembly con-
sisting Of senate and house of repre-
themselves power to propose laws and
to enact or reject the same at the polls,
independent Of the legislative assembly,
option. to approve or reject at the polls,
any act. item. section or part of any act
or measure M passed by the legislative as
propose measures for enactment into
laws. laws, an. and Ia at least ten per cent Of the
sF vessrs s Be of s ta n sa aey e
itiative petition. and every such petition
re so sed fu of the
shall be filed with the secretary Of state
not less than thirty days before any reg
ular session Of the legislative assembly:
latiye assembly as soon as it convenes.
Such initiative measure shall take pre-
cedence over all other measures in the
tion bills. and shall be either enacted or
rejected without change or amendment
by the legislative assembly. within for
ure shall be enacted by the legislative
assembly it shall be subject to referen-
dum petition, or it may be referred by
for approval or rejection. If it is re-
jected or no action is taken upon it BY
the legislative assembly within said
submit It to the people for approval or
rejection at the next ensuing regular
ger general election. The legislative assem-
any SO
ferent one to accomplish the same pur-
pose. and In any such event both meas
t nres 81 shall be submitted by the secre-
election; il conf1ieting measures % sub sub
init mitted eSao to the people at the next ensu-
jority Of the votes severally cast for
the highest number Of affirmative Votes votes
other shall thereby be rejected. The sec @
ond power Is the referendum. or the
power to order any act item. or part of
their approval or rejection at the % polls, lis
and it may be ordered Except as to laws
necessary for the immediate preserva-
ty), as to any measure or any " parts,
items or sections Of any measure pass
ed BY the legislative assembly either by
legal voters Of the state from ma ma1orz ms one
ity of the counties, or by the legislative
assembly. asa If a majority of the members
elect elect snn vote -. therefor When it is neces--
the PUBLIC peace, health or safety that q
law shall become effective without de-
lay. lay . such necessity and the facts Great
ton OF the bill, and if upon. aye and no
vote in each house two-thirds of all the
members elected to each house shall
the said law going into instant opera
ton for. the immediate preservation Of
1he the pnbl1lG sh.l peace health or safety. such
0rfYs Tne ins sK the 81 referendum petition
against one or more items, sections or
mainder Of that act from Incoming op
erative. Referendum petitions against
measures passed by the legislative as
Of state not more than ninety days asSsaaey after
the final adjournment Of the session OF
the legislative assembly which passed
fse emanaee on nv which the
referred to the people. Ali elections on on
meas rhs hs to the people Of the
made by law for a special election @ or or
san'e elections; 81. Any @ measure referred to the
thereon and not otherwise, and shall be
n H. force s1 e.; from the date Of the ofiiciai
The enactfng clause of all the initia.
tive bills shall be. BE it enacted by the
people Of the state of North Dakota"
This, section shall not be construed to
deprive any member of the Legislative
assembly. Of the right to Introduce any
measure. The, whole number Of votes
cast for secretary of state at the reEu-
lar election last preceding the filinE Of
any petition for the initiative or FOR the
referendum shall be the basis on which
the number Of legal voters necessary to
sign such petition shall be counted.
Petitions and orders for the Initiative
and for the referendum shall be fiied
with the secretary Of state. and in sub
mjtting the same to the people he and
all other officers. shall be guided by the
general laws and the act submitting
this amendment until legislation shall
be specially provided therefor.
This amendment shall be self execut
ing, but legislation may be enacted to
facilitate Its operation.
Proposed Amendment to the
State Constitution.