The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-07-27

assembly. and reserve the right ana
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 az percent) per cent nor
more than twenty-five (22 percen0
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 or
qualified electors, addressed to and
filed with the secretary Of state not
less than one hundred and fifty (150)
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
law, the enacting clause shall be as
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 qualifed
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 GO) per
cent nor more than twenty (2o) 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 600 days from
the final adjournment Of the general
assembly which passed the act to
which the petition is addressed, ana
shall contain a 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
aDDTOpTl1LlOuS
maintenance Of the department or
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-
uuired per cent shall in all cases De
fifteen C5) per cent OF the quallheo
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
O, petition shall be the basis for the
number Of legal voters require6 to
sign such petition.
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 al
the regular biennial election first oc-
curing after the filing of the petition.
All measures for proposed laws I'M
der the initiative shall become law
when approved by a majority or 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 a majority of the voters
whose votes are cast thereon and
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 the
date of official 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