Warren sheaf., 1914-10-21

important matter of general interes
" special message from the gov
rnor.''
md substitutes therefor the folIevvins
Sec. i. TWO HOUSES SEs-
SIONS-The Legislature shall con-
sist of the senate and house of rep
resentatives, which shah meet biz
ennially at the seat Of government
t7of the state, at such time as Shall
be prescribed by law, but no ses-
sion shall exceed the term Of ninety
shall be introduced in either
branch. except on the written re-
quest of the governor, during the
last twenty days of such session,
except the attention Of the legisla-
ture shall be called to some impor-
tant matter of general interest by
q special message from the gov
ernor; but the people reserve to
themselves direct power, as fol-
lows:
"a. CONSTITUTIONAL INITIA-
IIVE.-When at any time prior to
the commencement of any session
Of the legislature, there shall have
been filed with the secretary Of
amenament staee petition the prop9sag an
electors of the state, the secre-
tary of state shall transmit the
same to the legislature not later
ment of the session. If the amend
ment so propos sed be not submitted
to the electors by the legislature
at such session, or If it be SUBJ
n1itted in an amended form, then
upon further petition or petitions.
each signed by eight per centum
of the electors of the state, filed
with the secretary of state. within
six months after the adjournment
of the legislature, the amendment
proposed in the first petition, or one
or more amended forms thereof,
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
amendment proposed by initiative
petition and, in it's original or in an
amended form, submitted to the
electors by the legislature or by a
part of the constitution, If approved
by majority of the electors VOt-
ing at said election. or by four
sevenths of the electors voting on
not less than three-seyenths of the
electors voting at said election
voted for the proposed amendment.
This section shall be construed as
a means in addition to Section one,
Article fourteen of the State Con-
Stitution for amending the same.
.b. STATUTORY. INITIATIVE
When at any time prior to the COM
mencement of any session of the
filed with the secretary of state a
petition proposing a law, signed by
$ two per centum of the electors Of
the state. the secretary Of state
shall transmit the same to the leg
islature not later than ten days
after the commencement of the ses-
sion. If the law so proposed be not
passed by the legislature at such
session, az if 1t be passed in an
amended form, then upon further
by six per centum of the electors
of the state, filed with the secretary
of state within six months after
the adjournment of the legislature,
the law proposed in the first petit
ton, or one or more amended forms
thereof, shall be submitted to the
electors at the next general or spe-
cial statewide election, occurring
not less than ninety days after the
fling of any such further petition
majority of the electors voting
thereon, the same shall become law
and go into effect thirty days after
such election, and shall supersede
which may have been passed by
the Legislature. No law proposed
by initiative petition and approved
by the electors shallsbe subject to
et fe psgope aM
a $ provided inss this subdivision,
shall extend only to laws author
lied by The provisions of the con-
stitution.
SO THE REFER ENnJrN1 r.
within ninety days after the final
adjournment of any session of the
legislature. a referendum petition,
signed by six per centum of the
with the secretary of state against
I any law, or any part of law,
passed by the legislature at such
session, such law, or such part Of
a law, shall be submitted to the
electors at the next general or spe-
cial statewide election, occurring
not less than ninety days after the
filing of said petition. If ma
iority of the vote cast thereon be
in the negative, such law, or such
pealed. Provided. that If a ref.
erendum petition is signed by fif-.
teen per centum of the electors of
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 tax
levy or appropriating money for
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
the state, or any emergency law
necessary for the immediate pres
ervation of the public peace. health
or safety. shall go into effect inn
mediately upon its passage and ap-
proyal by the governor, and such
laws, except emergency laws, shall
not be subject to referendum
vote. All other laws shall go into
effect ninety days after the adj
journment of the legislature. A
bill proposing an emergency law
shall contain preamble briefly set
ting forth the facts constituting
the emergency. A separate vote
shall be taken upon the preamble
Of such bill by a call of the yeas
and nays, and if the preamble be
adopted by a two-thirds vote of all
the members of each house, it she'll
be an emergency law.
ID GENERAL PROVISIONS
All petitions provided for in this
section shall contain "a title indi-
eating the subject and purpose OF
the proposed law or constitutional
amendment, or the law, or part Of
a. law, to be referred, and If a
change is proposed in an existing
constitutional provision or statute,
In addition to referring to the same.
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