The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1914-10-29

North Dakota, providing for the fltuso
amendment thereof
Be It Resolved by the Senate Of the State
Of North Dakota, toe House Of Repre-
sentatives concurrlng:
Section !. That the following proposee
amendment to section 2O2 OF article 10 OF
the constitution Of the state Of North Da-
kota, adopted by the Twelfth legislative A..
BY It referred to the Thirteenth Legisla-
tive Assembly Of the said state for ap-
proval or rejection, 10 hereby agreed to
and such amendment shall be submitted to
the aualifed electors Of the state at the
general election for approval or rejection
Il accordance with the provisions Of Sec
Con 2O2 Of the constitution Of the state Of
North Dakota:
aO2, Of the constellation Of the state Of
North Dakota b amended SO as to read 40
follows:
amended - 40 to read as follows:
to ta.s constitution may 5s r:77-3e1 n
either house Of the legislative assembly;
and II the same shall be agreed to BY Z
majority Of the nsnbeEs elected to each
Of the TH S :Se1
the house with the yeas and nays taken
thereon, and referred to the legislative -.
sembly to he chose. at the next general
election. and shall be published. as pro-
to the time Of making such choice, and II
In the legislative assembly - next chosen
a. aforesaid such proposed amendment or
amendments shall he agreed TO by ma
3 S"uss, then it ah.ii Be- the duty OF The
legislative assembly to submit such pre-.
posed amcndmcnt or amendments to tho
peJr.e~ &. :: :, ;. :.sllier- :iG at such times
40 the legislative assembly shall provide:
and II the people shall approve and ratify
nj nd amendments nv "A.
jority Of the electors qualified to vote for
members Of the legislative assembly vot-
Ing thereon, such amendment or amend
ments shall become a part Of the consti-
amendments shall he submitted at the
same time they shall be submitted In such
manner that the electors shall vote for or
nr":"st each Of such amendments sepe.
ntely.
n,euts to this constitution may also be pro.
posed by the people by the filing With
the secretary Of state, At least six months
previous to a general election, Of an lnitin.
tive petition containing the signatures Of
voters in each Of not less than one-halt
Of the counties Of the state. When such
petition has been properly fled the pro,
posed amendment or amendments shall
vide, for three months previous to the
general election, and shall be placed upon
the ballot to he voted upon by the people
at the next general election. Should any
such amendment or amendments proposed
By initial tive petition and submitted to the
people receive majority of NIL the legal
votes cast at such general election, such
amendment or amendments shall be refer
red to the next legislative assembly and
should such proposed amendment or amend.
ments be agreed upon by majority of
all the members elected to each house,
such amendment or amendments shall
become a part Of the constitution Of thia
state. Should any amendment or amend:
ments proposed by Initiative petition and
receiving a majority Of all the votes cast
At the general election as herein provid-
ed, but failing to receive approval by the
following legislative assembly to which
It has been referred, such amendment Or
amendments shall again he submitted to
the people at the next general election
for their approval or rejection as at the
previous general election. Should such
amendment or amendments receive a ma
tority Of all the legal votes c,st at such
succeeding general election such amend
ment or amendments at once become a
part Of the constitution Of this state.
Any amendment or amendments proposed
by Initiative petition and failing Of adop-
ton MS herein provided, shall not be again
considered until the expiration OF SIX
years.