Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1914-10-29
PROVIDING FOR THE INITIATIVE
As 10 rue CONSTITUTION

10 amend Sec. 20. OF Article XIV OF
Tue constitution permitting Amend
mrhfs {" the C0nstitutiOn to be pre-
posed by the peopIe nnd requiring
that they be submitted to the people
az the next general election, thua
dividing she power, now held cxciux-
lively by the Legislature. Of propOsIns
Amendments to the Constitution.
a CONCURRENT RESOLUTION Amend.
inE the constitution Of state Of
Nnrth Dakota. providing. for the
iuture amendment thereof.
Bs IT resolved by the Senate OF the
state OF North Dakota. the House
u representatives, concurrng:
Sec l. Tnat the following proposed
amendnent to section 202 OF Article
10 or the Constitution of the State OF
North Dakota adopted by the Twelfth
Legislative assembly OF the State OF
North Dakota and by it referred to the
it,iFtceilth Legislative Assembly OF the
spid state, for approval or rejection is
hereby agreed 10 and such amendment
shat! b" submitted to the qualified
electors OF the state at the general
.lerii9n Tor approval or rejection In
.i"n 2o2 OF the Constitution Of the
state of North Dakota
AMfSl,NENT. Article 10, section
202. ~ the institution OF the state OF
North 3aitOt. ls amended SO as to read
~ follows:
iSsssf Any amendment or amendments
10 this constitution may be proposed In
rlthci honsr Of the legislative assembly;
aw il. the Snme shalt he agreed 10 by
majority Of the members elected to ench
OF the tw" houses such proposed amend
u"Hl shall br entered on the journal of
tn" house with the yeas and nays taken
thereon and referred to the Legislative ns.
srini.lr 10 he chosen at TIN next general
election. and shall be published. rs pro.
yidcl by InW for three months preyious
uch i.l nI and
In ihr legislative assembly so next chosen
as aforesaid such proposed amendment or
amendments shah be agreed to by ma
jnritN OF all members elected to each
house. then II shall be the duty or the
legislative assembly to submit snch pro-
posed amendment or amendments to the
rror" IN such manner and NJ such times
as the legislative assembly shall provide;
and IL the people shalt approve ana rntify
such amendment or amendments by II ma
.or'r of the electors qualified !" vote for
ntcMiicrs OF the iegisiativ" assembly vot-
ing thereon. such amendment or amend.
incntS shall become part of the cOustl-
tuition OF this state. II two or mere
amendments shall he submitted nj the
same time. they shall be submitted In such
manner that the electors shall vote for or
aGninst cnch of such amendments sepa.
ra,cly.
second; Any amendment ar amend.
Incnis to this constitution may also he pro
posed by the people by the ding with
the secretary of state, at least ak months
previous to a general election. OF an intiA.
tive petition containing the signatures ~
at least twenty-five per cen, OF ;i.e legal
voters In each or not less thnn ouethnlt
Of the counties OF the state. When snch
petition has been properly ncd the pro
posed amendment or amendments shall
be published as the Legislature may pro
vide. for three months previous to the
general election. and shalt be placed upon
the ballot to be voted upon by the people
ut the next general election. Should any
snch amendment or amendments nr0ttosctl
by Initiative petition ana submitted to the
people receive II majority or MI the legal
votes cast MT such general election such
amendment OF amendments shalt be refer.
should such proposed amendment or amend
mcnts he ngrecd upon by u rsnjority Of
MI the members elected to cAch house
sucl amendment or amendments shall
become Il part Of the constltutioi, OF this
state Should any amendment or amend
mcnts proposed by Initiative petition und
receiving majority OF all the votes cast
NJ the general election as herein pr0rid-
ed, but falling 10 receive approval by the
tolinwinG legislative assembly to which
II has been referred. such amendment or
amendments shnl again be submitted to
the people ut the next general election
FOR thcit~approya or rejection MS at the
previous general election. Should such
amendment or amendments receive n mn.
jnrity OF all the legal votes cast Mt such
Aticcee,lng general election such amend
ine'lt or amendments III once become n
part nf the constitution OF this state
Any iinci,lniRnt or nilterlmen;s proposed
by lhiIintirr petition and Telling of adoD.
considered until the expiration of si1
years ~