Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1914-10-08
North Dakota, providing for the future

North Dakota, providing for the future
amendment thereof.
BE it Resolved by The Senate of the State
of North Dakota. the House of Repre-
SentativeS concurring:
Section /. That the following proposed
amendment to section 2u2 of article 10 of
T." constitution of the state of North Da-
k"'i. adopted ny theTwe!lth Legislative AS
srln!'ly OF the state of North Dakota and
by it referred TO the Thirteenth L.cgisla-
ti"e Assemble o. the said state for ap-
prevail %" rejection. is hereby agreed to
AZ; sl'"A amendment shall he submitted to
he rHl cd electors of the state at the
D. ':"'.i election Tor approval or rejection
, -" lancc with the provisions of sec
-" o. the constitution of the state of
s}l">nIENr.1 Article 10, section
:. %. the constitution of the state of
""'h Dakota is amended so as to read as
section 2G2. This constitution may be
nlu' = ed so as to read as follows:
FIRST: Any amendment or amendments
to lhiS constitution may be proposed In
either house of the Legislative assembly;
nnl If the same shall he agreed to by a
ia. i"rity of the members elected to each
nf the two houses. such proposed amend
,irnt shall hc entered on the journal of
Tie house with the yeas and nays taken
thereon, and referred to the legislative as
>tM!'ily to he chosen at the next general
election. and shall he published. as pro-
vidcH! by law. for three months previous
to tn" time of making such choice. and if
III ti!t lpSlSlNIlNp Assembly so nhNl tIipScu
as aforesaid such proposed amendment or
amendments shall he agreed to 10y Il mn.
i"rity of all members elected to each
house. then 1t shall he TIE duty Of the
legislative assembly to submit such pro-
posed Amendment or amendments to the
people in. such manner and at such times
MS the legislative assembly shall provide;
and If the people shall approve and ratify
Sllch amendment or amendments Ivy q ma
lorl1y of the electors qualified to vote for
members of the Legislative assembly vot-
ing thereon. such amendment or amend
mri's SHALL become Il part Of the consti-
,r'o of this state. If two or more
am. '''mrntS shall lac submitted at the
sam" time. they shall be submitted in such
manner that the electors shall vote for or
ag"'"st each of such amendments sepa-
ratcly.
second: Any amendment or amend
m"nts 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 initia-
tive petition containing the signatures Of
at least twenty-five per cent of the legal
of the counties of the state. When such
petition has been properly filed the pro
posed amendment OF amendments shall
be. published as the legislature may pro-
general election. and shall be placed upon
the ballot to be voted upon by the people
at the next general election. Should any
such amendment or amendments proposed
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people receive n majority of all the legal
votes east 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 Il majority of
all the members elected to each house.
such amendment or amendments shall
become n part of the constitution of this
state. Should any amendment or amend
ments proposed by initiative petition and
receiving a majority of all the votes cnst
at the general election as herein provid-
ed, but failing to receive approval by the
following Legislative assembly to which
1t 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 q ma
jority of all the legal votes cast at such
succeeding general election such amend
ment or amendments at once become Il
part of the constitution of this state.
ANY amendment or amendments proposed
by initiative petition and failing of adop-
ton as herein provided. shall not he again
considered until the expiration of six
years.