Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1914-10-24

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purpose, and IN any !ucn event no1n
measures shall be submitted by the
secretary Of state to the people
for approval. or rejection at the next
ensuing regular election. If conflict
Ing measures submitted to the peo-
be approved by a majority of the votes
severally cast for and against the
same, the one receiving the highest
number of affirmative votes shall
thereby become valid, and the other
shall thereby be rejected. The second
to order any act. item. or part of any
act to be referred to the people for their
approval or rejection at the polls, and
1t may be ordered Except as tn laws
necessary for the immediate preserva-
ton Of the public peace, health Or
parts, items or sections Of any
measures passed by the legislative as.
sembly either by a petition sighed
by ten percent OF the lega! voters OF
the state from a majority of the
ties, or by the Legislative assembly,
vote therefor. When it Is necessary
for the immediate preservation Of the
public peace, health or safety that a
law shall become effective without de-
lay, such necessity and the facts Great
ing the same shall be stated in one
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and no vote in each house two-thirds
of all the members elected to each
house shall vote on a separate roll
call in favor of the said law going
into instant operation for the immedi-
ate preservation of the public peace,
operative upon approval by the gov
nor g. . ~ 8, ~:
The filing Of a referendum petition
against one or more items, sections
Or parts of an act shall not delay the
remainder OF that act from becoming
operative. Referendum petitions against
sembly shall be filed with the score
tary Of state not more than ninety
days after the final adjournment Of
the session Of the legislative assembly
which passed the measure on which
Inc refereoaum Is demanded. The
not extend to measures referred to the
people. All elections OF measures re-
ferred to the people Of the state shall
be had at biennial regular elections,
except as provision may be made by
lions. Any measure referred to the
people shall take effect when it is APP
proved by a majority of the votes
cast thereon INC not otherwise. and
shall be in force from the late Of the
official declaration of the vote.
II iia CAduSC u -dll-lle lnlt-
ative bills shall be. BE it enacted
by the people of the state of North Da-
kota." This section shall not be con-
strued 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 regular election last pre-
ceding the filing 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 initia-
tive and for the referendum shall be
filed with the secretary Of state, and
IN submitting 1.-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 provid-
ed therefor. : gFrrrr" nrfsSl11
The amendment shall be self execut-
Ing, but legislation may be enacted to
facilitate its operation.