The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1914-10-17
and substitutes therefor the following,

y q special message from the gov
nd substitutes therefor the following
s1oNs- i T EeEsla H1vs sSs s eos-
sist Of the senate and house of rep .
resentatives, which shall meet b1-
Of the state, at such time as shall
be prescribed by law. but no. SEES
sion shall exceed the term of ninety
go? legislative days, and no bill
shall be introduced In either
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
eernor; but the people. reserve to
themselves. direct power. as fol-
lows:
,r, "a CONSTITUTIONAL 1N1T1A \,
the ,commencem ent Of any session
Of the legislature, there shalt have
been filed with the secretary OF
state a petition proposing an
seaed sy per 5ne eentsm Of aRo
tary Of State shall transmit the
same TO the legislature not later
mea ten 6 Ssy aes after f Ss
ment 6. proposed be not submitted
to the e-..tors by the legislature
at, such session. or. il it be sub
mitted IN an amended form, then
each a signed by eight per cen tYaa
with the secretary Of state within
six months after the adjournment
OF the legislature, the amendment
or more amended forms thereof.
shall be submitted to the electors
TOR their. approval or rejection at
the next general or special state
than ninety days after the fling
{ of any such further petitions. Amy
amendment proposed by initiative
petition an6 In its oriYinaf or in an
electors by the legislature or by
part Of the constitution. If approved
by a majority Of the electors vot- .
ing at SAID election; VI by four,
the proposed amendment; provided
not less than three-sevenths of the
electors voting at said election
yq 5te s Tor the gf3Posed amendment:
!: q means in: addition to Section one,
Article fourteen of the State Con-
stftution for amending the same.
"b. STATUTORY INITIATIVE
When at any time prior to the com
Increment of any: session of the
legislature, there shall have been
filed with the secretary Of state a
petition proposing a law, signed by
Two t%s per ee1tum Of the ELECTORS Of
shall transmit the same to the leg
tslature not later than ten days
after the commencement of the ses-
sion. If the law SO p1 opposed be not
session, or If it be passed in an
amended form, then upon a further
petition or petitions, each signed
by six per centum Of the electors
Of the state, fled with the secretary
the adjournment Of the legislature,
the. law proposed in the first petit
ton, or one or more amended forms
thereof, shall be. submitted to. tho
cial statewide election. Occurring
not less than ninety days after the
. filing of any such further petition
or petitions, and II approved by q
majority; OF the electors voting
and go into effect thirty days after
any amended form Of such law
the iegestu have No sefn law
by initiative petition and approved
by the, electors shall. be subject to
the. veto Of the governor. The au-
p4ovided de R En this 20 shst
shall extend only to laws author
lied by the provisions Of the con-
stitution.
&C.. THE REFERENDUM.-I
within ninety days after the final
4 1~NS - -
legislature, referendum petition,
signed by six per centum Of the
electors of the state, shall be flied
with the secretary of state against
paSsea aT Sx or Tho ap sx2aur OF a. 1aw
law, shall be submitted to tho
electors at the next general or spe-
cial statewide election, occurring
fling. Of said petition. II ma
jority Of the vote cast thereon be
In. the negative. such law, or such
part Of a law. shall thereby be re-
esssS peti99 is ts sitna II rsf
teen per centum of the electors Of
the state, the law or part of law,
against which such petition is filed
shall suspended pending the
referendum vote thereon.
levy or appropriating money for
the current expenses Of the state
government or state institutions;
any act Of the legislature submit
ting a" constitutional amendment or
9th s+s question to- the electors Of
necessary tor the immediate pres.
=. ervation of the public peace, health
= or safety, shall go into effect i'm
: medfately upon its passage and ap-
= proval by the governor. and such
laws, except emergency laws. shall
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
shah 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. ~
-..~.. "a. GENERAL PROVISIONS
All petitions provided. for in this
section shall contain a title indi-
the proposed law or constitutional
amendment, or the law, or part Of
law, to be referred, and II a
=. change is proposed in an existing
constitutional provision or statute.
in addition to referring to the same,
full text 81 the proposed law or
amendment to the constitution or
. OF the law, or part Of & law, to- DO
referred. Amy initiative or refer
endum petition may be signed: In
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