The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1914-10-31

UGH sessions, except the attention Q
ne legislature shall be called to som
Important matter Of general interes
Y . speclai message from the gov
nd Substitutes therefor the following
s1o ,sss H. !; TWO l,, H ELeyu ussI
slst OF the senate and house Of rep
resentatives. which shall meet b.
enntally at the seat Of government
oI the state. at such time as shall
De prescribed by law. but no ses-
600 Legislative days. and no biil
shall be introduced in either
Dranch. except on the written re-
quest of the governor, during the
!ast twenty days OF such session.
except the attention of the legisla-
tant matter Of general interest BY
= special message from the gov
themselves direct power. az fol-
r,,e; CONSTITUTIONAL IN1TIA-
IlVE.-When at any time prior to
the commencement OF any session
S or the legislature. there shall have
s Deen hled with the secretary Of
amendment to tho eonstituti on
signed by two per csntum Of the
electors Of tho state, the secre-
tary Of state shall transmit the
same to the legislature not later
ment Of the session. II the amend
ment so proposed be not submitted
70 the electors by the legislature
ct such session, or II 1t be sub
mltted IN an amended form, then
+np sn Q 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
1as si Pers eas
shall be submitted to the electors
Tor their approval or rejection at
the next general or special state
Wlde election. occurring not less
any sncS aaXs apesf ehs AnS
amendment proposed. by initiative
amended form, submitted to the
electors by the legislature or by q
part Of the constitution. If approved
by a majority of the electors vot.
Ing at said election, or by four
seventies Of the electors voting on
the proposed amendment; provided
aHs ess than anh Of the
Voted for the proposed amendment.
This section shall be construed as
g means in addition to Section one,
Article fourteen Of the State Con-
st1tution for amending the same.
%. STATUTORY INITIATIVE
When at any time prior to the COM
mencement Of any session of tho
legislature, there shall have been
Med with the secretary of state
petition proposing a law. signed by
t t%s per ce1 tHn OF the ELECTORS Of
shall transmit the same to the Leg
islature not later than ten days
after the commencement of the ses-
sion. II the law so proposed be not
pPa ass;ed by the isgislature 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
Of state within six months after
the law proposed in the flrst petit
ton, or one or more amended forms
thereof, shall be submitted to tho
electors at the next general or spe-
cial state wide election, occurring
aHt n less ot than ninety nine days after tho
or petitions. and II approved by .
majority OF the electors voting
thereon, the same shall become law
and 60 into effect thirty days after
any amended form Of such NV
which may have been passed BY
the legislature. No law proposed
by initiative petition and approved
by the electors shall be subject to
thority Of the people to enact laws.
as provided In this subdivision,
shall extend only to laws author.
lied by the provisions Of the con.
StitutiOn.
e. THE REFERENDUM.- If
within ninety days after the Anal
adjournment Of any session Of the
legislature, q referendum petition.
signed by six per centum Of the
electors OF the state, shall be filed
with the secretary Of state against
passed by the legislature at such
session, SUCH law, or such part OF
q. law, shall be submitted to the
electors at the next general or spe-
cial statewide. election. occurl ng
ng es Of sad n1 pstXo days ftsr ghe
3ority Of the vote cast thereon be
In the negative, such law, or such
part Of law, shall thereby be re-
pealed: Provided, that If a ref
teen per Of sg a sdc by f.
the state, the law or part Of law,
against which such petition Is filed
shall be suspended pending the
referendum vote thereon.
ANY law providing for a tax
the current expenses of the state
government or state institutions.
any act Of the legislature submit
ting constitutional amendment or
other question to the electors Of
1as stafS for any law
ervation of the public peace, health
or safety, shall go into effect inn
med1ately upon its passage and ap-
Proval by the governor, and such
lays lay except s,Et4e emergency lays. shall
vote. All other laws shall go into
effect ninety days after the ad.
journment of the legislature. A
bill proposing an emergency law
ting forth the facts constituting
shall be taken upon the preamble
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
section shall co1ain a title indi-
eating the subject and purpose Of
the proposed law or constitutional
amendment, or the law, or part Of
q. law, to be referred, and if a
change Is proposed in an existing
constitutional provision or statute.
in addition to referring to the same,
it shall state the general effect Of
the proposed change, and also the
full text of the proposed law or
amendment to the constitution or
of the law, or part of a law. to he
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
person signing petition thereby
states under oath, the date of his
signature, his residence, that he is
q qualified elector, that he 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 afh-
davit of the person before whom
1t