Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1914-10-29
North UaKora adoDfsd by The Twelfth

North DaK0ra adopted by The Twelfth
Legislative assembly Of the State OF
North Dakota and by it referred to the
Thirteenth Legislative Assembly of the
hereby agreed to and such amendment
shall be submitted to he qual1tled
electors Of the state at the general
election for approval or rejection IN
accordance with the provisions OF Sec
ton 202 of the Constitution Of the
State of North Dakota.
AMENDMENT. Article 10, section
POP, Of the constitution of tho state OF
North Dakota is amended SO as to read
"a follows:
Sec. 202. This constitution may be
amended so as to read as follows:
ments to this constitution may be
proposed in either house Of the legis.
lative assembly; and If the same shall
be agreed to by a majority OF the
members elected to each Of the two
houses, such proposed amendment shall
with the yeas and nays taken there
on. and referred to the legislative as
sembly to be chosen, at the next gen
eral election, and shall be published,
as provided by law, for three months
previous to the time OF making such
choice, and If in the legislative as
sembly SO next chosen as aforesaid
such proposed amendment or amend
ments shall be agreed to by a majority
Of all members elected to each house,
then it shall be the duty of the, legis-
lative assembly to submit such propos-
people in such manner and at such
times as the legislative assembly shall
provide; n if the people shall ap.
prove and ratify such amendment or
amendments by a majority of the cleo
tors qualified to vote for members of
th a nrfo1,fixy1 4 VI xvrt{~r Lo~,
on, such amendment or amendments
shall become a part Of the constitution
Of this state. If two or more amend
ments shall be submitted at the same
time, they shall be submitted in such
manner that the electors shall vote
for or against each of such amend
ments separately, .r,.
Second. Any amendment or amend
ments to this constitution may also
be proposed by the people by the fling
with the secretary Of state. at least
six months previous to a general cleo
tanning the signatures of at least
twenty-five per cen Of the legal vot-
ers in each Of not less than one-hale
of the counties of the state. When
such petition has been properly filed
the proposed amendment or amend
legislature may provide, for three
months. previous to the general cleo
tiop, and shall be placed upon the
ballot to be voted upon by the people at
the general election. Should any such
amendment or amendments proposed
by Initiative petition and submitted
to the people receive a majority of all
the legal votes cast at such gener-
al election, such amendment or amend
ments shall be referred to the next
legislative assembly and should such
proposed amendment or amendments
be agreed upon by a majority Of all
the members elected to each house,
such amendment or amendments shall
become a part Of the contribution Of his
state. Should any amendment or
amendments proposed by initiative Pc
tition and receiving q majority Of all
the votes cast at the general election
as herein provided, but failing to re-
ceive approval by the following legis-
lative assembly to which 1t has been
reterred- such amendmeut or amends
ments SHAH again be submitted To the
people at the. mex general election
Tor their APPROVAL or rejection as at
the previous general election. Should
such amend ment or amendments re-
ceive q majority OF all the legal votes
cast at such succeeding general cleo
ton such amendment or amendments
az once become a part Of the constitu-
ton Of this state. Any amendment or
amendments proposed by initiative Pc
tition n falling Of adoption as here
IN provided, shall not be again. CON
sidered until the expiration Of six
years.