Grand Forks daily herald. (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1914-1916, 1914-11-02
Proposed Amendment to the
State Constitution.

Proposed Amendment to the
State Constitution.
Chap. 90 Is. B.: No. 5-Bessessen) 1911
Chan. 1o1 q sg Z On t ssMov.rxor ,a,.
Session Laws.
R1ovIDIna xok TIE INITIATIVE
AND 9ExEnENDUM Al TO
0onstitution to- provide for h enact
laws by the people BY means Of .
now granted exclusively to the iegis.
lsture, to enact or reject laws.
A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION for an
si ieiirg': FOR the he i 1at iSns: and refe P 2
DUN.
Be 1t resolved by the Senate Of the
state of North Dakota. the House Of
representatives concurrtng:
That the following amendment to the
constitution of the state Of North Dako-
A &: aaGRted !, By ihs the sto Twe eli hoI h;egtnsa aHd,e
and by 1t referred to the Thirteenth
legislative Assembly of said state for
approya or rejection. is hereby, agreed
mitted TO the qualified electors OF the
state at tho next general election for
aiPho the pr or lfe}eet aS s]ect II a soS I'd me-
constitution Of the state of North Da-
AMENDMENT.) Section rs of article
North Dakota is hereby amended to read
q. s sSs .ta E; - Tbs So1 1ssgi;n1a s,!Sf. a yths sy
sisting of a senate and house Of repre-
ssntatiyes, but the people reserve to
to enact or reiect the pame at t the po ana
Independent of the legislative assembly,
a int aiso reserve power, at their W
any act. item. section or part of any act
or measure passed by the Legislative as,
sembly., The first power reserved by the
propose measures for enactment into
laws, and at least ten per cent of the
legal voters to be secured in a majority
or the counties OF this state shall be re-
CURED TO propose any measure by in
i~tiative petition, and every such petition
shall include the full text of the meas
shall be fled With the ,et Secretary p Of state
not less tina thirty days before any reg
ular session of the legislative assembly;
ne shall transmit the same 20 the legis-
intlve assembly as soon as it convenes.
SUCH Initiative measure shall tax pre-
cedence, over all other measures in the
,,ef en kit assembly except a%ppropria-
rejected without change or amendment
by the legislative assembly within for
ty days; II any such initiative. meas
ure shall be enacted by the legislative
assembly, It shall be subject to referen-
duln petition. or it. may be referred by
me ehe legislative assembly to the people
lected or no action is taken npon 1t by
the, legislative assembly within said
forty days, the secretary of state shall
rejection at the next ensuing regular
general election. The legislative assem-
bly, may reject any measure so proposed
ferent one to accomplish he fhep same pur-
pose, and In any such event both meas
nres shall be submitted by the secre-
or rejection at the next ensuing regular
United to the people at the next ensu-
,jority of the votes severally cast for
and against the same, the one receiving
the highest number Of Affirmative votes
other shall thereby be rejected. The sec
ond power Is the referendum, or the
power to- order n act, item. or part of
their approval or rejection at the polls,
and it may be ordered Except as to laws
necessary for the Immediate preserva-
(tyl, as to any measure or any parts.
items or sections of any measure pass
ed by the legislative assembly either by
legal voters of the state from a major
ity Of the counties, or by the legislative
assembly bly, if a majority Of the members
!! sary for the immediate preservation Of
the public peace. health or safety that a
law shall become effeetiye without de-
ing the same shall be stated in one sec
ton of the bill, and If upon aye and no
vote in each house two-thirds of all the
vote on a separate roll fH call i in favor sra Of
the said law going into instant opera
ton for the immediate preservation Of
The fling of a referendum petition
parts Of an act shall not delay the re-
e~rative. Referendum petitions against
sembiy shall be filed With the Secretary
of state not more than ninety days after
the final adjournment. of the session Of
the measure on which the referendum
is demanded. The veto power Of the
governor shall not extend to measures
measures REFERRED fer edot to the al pe eIeIe'e Of t Se
state shall be had at biennial regular
elections, except as provision may be
made by law for a special ELECTION or
people shall take effect when it is APP
proved by a majority Of the votes cast
t IN fenno and aom not 6therWise. and shal be
declaration Of the vote. "
The enacting, clause OF all the initia-
people Of the state Of North Dakota"
This. section shall not be construed to
deprive any member of the legislative
assembly Of the right to introduce any
measure. The whole number Of votes
cast for secretary Of state az the regu-
lar election last preceding the filing Of
any petition for the initiative or for the
referendum shall be the basis on which
the number Of legal voters necessary to
sign such petition shall be counted.
and for the referendum shall be filed
will the secretary of state. and in sub
hitting the same to the people he and
general laws and the act submitting
this amendment until .legislation shall
be specially provided therefor.
This amendment shall be self execut-
ing. u legislation may be enacted to