The Washburn leader., 1914-10-23
PROVIDING FOR TKE INITIATIVE
AND REFERENDUM AS TO
LEGISLATION.

To amend Sec. rs Of Article III of the
Constitution to provide for the en-
actment or repeal of laws or parts
of laws by the people by means of .
vote taken at the polls. thus reserv-
Ing to the people q Dart OF the
power, now granted exclusively to
the legislature, to enact or reject
laws.
A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION Tor
an Amendment to the Constitution
Providing for the Initiative and Re-
ferendum.
state Of North Dakota, the House OF
Representatives concurring:
That the following amendment to the
constitution Of the state sftS Of S9Tsa Ria}a-
tive Assembly Of the State Of North
Dakota and by it referred to the Thir.
teenth;- Legislative Assembly OF :said
state foI approval .,ab or re}eeIlSSm, ahaii
be submitted to the qualified electors
of the state at the next genera! elec-
ton for approval or rejection in ac-
ton 2oS Of the constitution Of the
state Of North Dakota.
AMENDMENT. Section 25 Of Article
! of the constitution Of the state OF
North Dakota is hereby amended to
Sec. Is. The legislative authority Of
the state Of North Dakota shall pc
vested in legislative assembly con-
sentatives. but the people reserve TO
themselves power to propose laws ana
to enact or reject the same at the po!ls.
Independent Of the legislative assem-
bly,, and also reserve power. at their
own option, to approve or reject at the
polls, any act, item, section or part OF
any act or measure passed by the
reserved by the people is the initia-
tive. or the power to propose measures
for enactment into laws. and at least
ten per cent of the lega! voters 20 pc
Of this state shall be required to pro-
and every such petition shall include
posed ras iu' Initiative aafi ~ petitions shall be
filed with the secretary Of state not
less than thirty days before any
regular session of the legislative as
the legislative assembly as soon as 1t
convenes. Such initiative measure
shall take, precedence over all other other
mea sures IN the legista;1iive h;is .ad aSsey ahail
be either enacted or rejected without
change or amendment by the legisla-
tive assembly within forty days: U.s. afaat II any
ed by the legislative assembly 1t SHAH
be subject to referendum petition. or 1t
may be referred by the legislative, as
ss%e to TIE II ii pfeps is eet Ho
t:ve assembly within said forty days.
the secretary of state shall submit II
to the people for approval or rejection
at the next ensuing regular general
election. The legislative assembly
may reject any measure so proposed
BY initiative petition and propose tSI
purpose and in any such event both
measures shall be submitted by the
secretary Of state to the people
ensuing en- ing regular siection. If eonalct-
ing measures submitted to the peo.
pie at the next ensuing election shall
be approved by majority of she votes
same. the one receiving the highest
number Of Affirmative votes shall
thereby become valid: and the Other
poWer is the e or the pe%er
to order any act. item. or part of any
act to be referred to the people for their
approval or rejection at the polls. and
necessary for the Immediate .presarva-
tion Of the public. peace. health Or
safety.l as to any measure or any
parts; items Or s,as sections Of any
BY ten percent off the legal voters Of
the state from a majority of the coun-
II a majority Of the members elect
vote therefor. When it is necessary
for the immediate preservation Of the
public peace, health or safety that
lay. such necessity and the facts Great.
ing the same shall be stated in one
section of the bill. and II upon aye
Of ali the members m sasn eieetsd to eaea
call in favor Of the said law going
into instant operation for the immedi-
health or safety. such law shall become
operative upon approval by the gov
ernor. sgs
against as q nc4. ss Ssts:
remainder. Of that act from becoming
operative. Referendum petitions against
sembiy shall % Be ii died s with sss the sscre- re-
tary Of state not mere than ninety
days after the hnal adjournment Of
The ses Sf ths H. ssay
the referendum Il demanded. The
veto power lof the governor shall
not extend to measures referred to the
,fefred to the people OF the state shall
be had At biennial regular elections.
except 80 provision may be mads. by
law. sw for Anx ,Dss. election Or else:
people shall take effect, when It 10 ap-
east thereon and not othsrwise. end
omcial declaration Of the vote. II
h The snacting clause Of all the initi.
alive bills shall be. "Be It enacted
SS. .scto ss sss aos aosh ee pa
strued to deprive any member Of the
legislative assembly q the right to
introduce any measure The whole
state at the regular election last nrA.