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Sec. Il: TWO; HousRs-sEs-.
sesanta IT, e witch a sh ais meat g.
enntally At, the seat Of government
Of the state. at such time as shall
be prescribed by law, but no SEES
sion shall exceed the term OF ninety
ssSe eEtslaf1Xt9 days a9a no et 6il
branch, except ON the written re-
guest. of the governor, during the
last twenty days Of such session.
except the attention Of the legisla- :.
ture shall be called to some impor:=
4 special message from the gov
ernor; but the people reserve to-
themselves direct power, as fol-
:, "a CONSTITUTIONAL. IN1T1k-'
the eommencement: OF any session
Of the legislature, there shall have
been filed with the secretary OF
state ia petition proposi1n;ge ,+, an
eisctors Of the state; the score:
tarY Of state shall transmit the.
same to the legislature not later
than ten days after: the commence
ment of the session. II the amend:
e e9t s a. pr9ggsedh be rs et sshmttea
at such session, or If IT be sub
mitted in an amended form. then
upon further petition or petitions,
each signed by eight per: centum
with the secretary of state within
six months after the Adjournment
of the legislature, the amendment
proposed In the first petition, or one
shall be submitted to the electors
for their approval or. rejection at
the next general or special state
wide election, occurring not less
than ninety days after: the fling
Of any such. further petitions: Any
petition ana. in It's original or in an
amended: form, submitted: to the
electors by: the legislature or by
further petition, shall become q
BY. a. majority OF the electors xot-
seSenths Il the hseI eieetors voting f on
the proposed amendment: provided
not less than three-sevenths OF the
electors ,nta9 y1ting at said election
This. section. shall be construed as
g means In addition to SECTION one.
Art1cle fourteen Of the State Con-
stitution for amending the same.
''b. STATUTORY INITIATIVE
When at any time prior to the COM
utenceulent :of any session OF the
legislature, there shall have been
MED with the secretary of state a
petition proposing a law. signed by
the state, the secretary of state
shall transmit the same to the leg
1slature not later than ten days
AFTER the commencement OF the lses-
sion. If the law: so proposed be not
session, or If it be passed in an
amended form, then upon 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, OF one or more amended forms
thereof, shall be submitted to tho
cial state wide. election, occurring,
not less than ninety days. after the
filing Of any such further petition
or petitions, and If. approved by q
majority of = the ELECTORS voting
tna a the s sa%s f ftv % s
such election, and shall superseds.
any amended form: of such law
which may. have been passed by
the legislature. No law proposed
by the electors shall. Be -sub5ect TO
the veto Of the governor. The au-
thortty- Of the people to- enact lawn.
as provided in~ this subdivision:
lied by the provisions of the con-
:~> ~ :-.. -:
:'"c.i THE REFERENpInH-z
within. min ETY. days after the final
adjournment of any, session Of the
legislature, a referendum petition;
signed by ~ six six per centum Of the
with the secretary. Of state against
any law or any part Of q law,
passed" by the: Legislature at such
session; such law, or such part Of
electors at the next general or spes
.cial statewide election. occurring
not less than ninety days after the
filing of said petition. II a ma
.jority of the vote cast thereon be
part Of a Jaw, Shall thereby u be sq ren
pealed. Provided, that If q ref
erendum petition is signed by If
teen per centum Of the electors of
the state, the law or part Of a law,
shall be suspended pending tho
referendum vote thereon.
':Any law providing for tax
levy or. appropriating money for
the current expenses Of the state
any act Of the lesisiatare sub%it.:
ting a constitutional amendment or
other question to the electors of
the state, or any emergency law
necessary. for the immediate pres
ervatt ta4u Of tn. the PUBLIC peace, health
mediately upon its passage and ap-
prevail by the governor, and such
laws, except emergency laws, shall
not be subject. to a referendum
,tournment Of the legislature. A
bill: proposing an. emergency law
shall contain preamble: briefly set.
ire ;eniergency. A separate yo te
shall be: taken upon the preamble
and nays, and If the preamble be
adopted by a two-thirds vote OF all
the members of each house, it shall
be an emergency law.
=: "a: GENERAL PROVISIONS
All petitions provided :: for in this
section shall contain title inli-
eating the subject and purpose OF
the proposed law Unconstitutional
amendment' or the law, or part of
change is proposed in an existing
constitutional provision or. statute.
In addition to referring to the same
It shall state the general ERECT OF
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
arok "a. No q h1Nk