The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-07-20

it shall read as Follows:
Section 1. The legislative authority
OF this state shall be vested in a gen.
eral assembly which shall consist OF
senate and house OF representa-
lives, and the style Of every law shall
be. BE it enacted by the general as
senably OF the state OF lows" 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,
section or part OF any act enacted by
the general assembly, except other
wise provided by this section
The general assembly shall fix the
number OF qualified electors required
to propose the enactment OF any pro-
posed law, which shall be not less
than twelve (12 percent) per cent nor
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 Atty (1oO)
days before the general election at
which the proposed law shall be sub
mitted. The petition shall contain the
full text Of the proposed law. with
title and enacting clause.
If the proposed measure be to enact
a law, the enacting clause shall be as
follows: BE 1t 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
fred by the general assembly. but
shall not be less than ten (10) per
cent nor more than twenty 600 per
cent OF the qualified electors OF each
OF the congressional Districts Of the
state. Petition therefor shall be adj
dressed to and fled with the secretary
OF state within ninety 900 days from
the final adjournment Of the general
assembly which passed the act 10
which the petition Is addressed. and
shall contain full text Of that part
OF the act to be referred; but sucn
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 OF
appropriations for the support ana
maintenance Of the department OF
state and state institutions. All 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
a law fixing the perfant OF qualihed
electors requiredifcr retttion, the re-
auired per cent shall in ~ All gases be
fifteen (15) per cent Of the qualified
electors Of each Of the congressional
districts OF the state. rad
The whole number Of votes cast for
secretary Of state at the regular gem
eral election past preceding the Ming
o, petition shall be the basis for the
number of legal voters re9yired 70
sign such petition. 5nc
The veto power Of the governor
shall not apply or extend to any meas
ure initiated and enacted by the peo-
pie.
All measures for proposed laws I'M
der the initiative or referred under
the referendum shall be submitted to
the people for adoption or rejection At
the regular biennial election hrst &C.
curing after the filing OF the petition.
All measures for proposed laws I'M
der the initiative shall become law
when approved by q majority OF the
voters whose votes are cast thereon,
and shall take effect as hereinafter
provided.
Any measure referred under the ref
erendum shall cease to be law when
rejected by . majority OF the voters
whose votes are cast thereon anu
proclamation has been made by the
governor as hereinafter provided. All
proposed laws under the initiative
shall take effect and any measure re-
ferred under the referendum shall
cease to be law from and after tina
date Of ofiicial declaration Of the vote
thereon by proclamation issued BY the
governor, which shall be not later
than thirty days after the vote has
been canvassed by the state canvass
ing board for that purpose, composed
Of the governor. secretary OF state
and attorney general, and certificate
thereof made not later than December
first following the election.
The petition contemplated by this
section shall consist Of sheets having
such general form. printed or written.
as shall be prescribed by the secre-
tary of state, and shall be signed by