The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-09-28
LEGAL PUBLICATION.

LEGAL PUBLICATION.
Published by the Secretary Of State
Of the state OF Iowa in accordance
with the provisions of the constitu-
ton OF the state of Iowa and Of Sec
ton 55 OF the supplement to the
code, 1907.
HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 5.
Providing for the Initiative and Refer
endum.
House Joint Resolution.
Joint resolution to amend the con-
stitution relating to legislative author
ity; providing for the initiative and
referendum with reference to the
enactment Of laws, or laws enacted
by the general assembly. and amend
ments to the constitution
Be It resolved by the general as
sembly of the state of Iowa:
That the following, designated as
section one "a, be and the same is
hereby proposed as an amendment to
section one %, of article
three CID OF the legislative
department OF the constitution
of the state OF Iowa, which, when
agreed to by this, the thirty-fifth gen.
eral assembly, shall be referred to the
thirty sixth general assembly and II
by 1t agreed to, shall be referred to
Iowa, and, if approved and ratified by
a majority Of the qualified electors
voting thereon, 1t shall be valid as a
part OF the constitution of the state
of Iowa, as amended, and when said
section one (D, of article Gid, OF the
legislative department Is so amended,
| it shall read as follows:
Section l. The legislative authority
OF this state shall be vested in gen
a senate and house of representa-
tives. and the style OF every law shall
be, BE it enacted by the general as
sembly of the state Of Iowa." but the
people reserve unto themselves the
right and power to propose laws. to
enact, approve or reject the same at
the polls, independent of the general
assembly, and reserve the right and
power to approve or reject any item
6CNtiOh vi part w ally ehSL CA1SSSu ~
the general assembly, except other
wise provided by this section.
The general assembly shall AK the
number of qualified electors required
to propose the enactment of any pro
posed law, which shall be not less
than twelve (12 percenD per cent mol
more than twenty-five (22 percent)
per cent of the qualified electors Of
each of the congressional districts Of
the state. Every law proposed by the
people shall be presented by petition
signed by, the required number Of
qualified electors. addressed to and
filed with the secretary of state not
less than one hundred and fifty (150)
days before the general election al
which the proposed law shall be sub
mitted. The petition shall contain the
full text of the proposed law. witt
title and enacting clause.
II the proposed measure be to enac
a law, the enacting clause shall be al
follows: BE it enacted by the people
of the state of Iowa."
The right and power to initiate and
enact laws shall be restricted within
the same constitutional limitations as
apply to the general assembly.
The required number of qualified
electors required to exercise the right
and power to require an act passed
by the general assembly to be refer
red for approval or rejection shall be
| fixed by the general assembly, but
shall not be less than ten (10) per
cent nor more than twenty (20) per
cent of the qualified electors of each
Of the congressional districts of the
state. Petition therefor shall be ad.
dressed to and filed with the secretary
of state within ninety COO days from
the final adjournment of the general
assembly which passed the act to
which the petition Is addressed, and
shall contain full text Of that part
Of the act to be referred; but such
right and power shall not extend or
apply to an act passed by the general
assembly relating to the preservation
Of the public peace, public health or
appropriations for the support and
maintenance of the department of
state and state institutions. ALI acts,
and parts thereof, enacted by the gen.
eral assembly and submitted to the
people shall be and remain in full
force and effect until rejected by the
people, as herein provided.
Until the general assembly enacts
law fixing the percent Of qualified
electors required for petition, the re-
quired per cent shall in all cases be
fifteen 15) per cent of the qualified
electors of each of the congressional
districts of the state.
The whole number Of votes cast for
secretary of state at the regular gen.
eral election past preceding the filing
os petition shall be the basis for the
number of legal voters required to
sign such petition.
The veto power Of the governor
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