The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-08-31

the final adjournment OF the general
assembly which passed the act to
which the petition is addressed. and
shall contain q full text AZ that part
OF the act to be referreG ~ such
right and power shall not extend or
apply to m act passed BY the general
assembly relating to the preservation
OF the public peace. public health or
appropriations for the support and
maintenance of the department of
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
a law fixing the percent OF qualified
electors required for petition. the re-
quired per cent shall In AL . be
fifteen (15) pc. cent OF the qualified
electors Of each Of the congressional
districts OF the state.
The whole number OF votes cast for
secretary Of state at the regular gem
eral election past preceding he fling
OF petition shall be the basis Tor the
number Of legal voters required 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 nm
der the initiative or referred under
the referendum shall be submitted to
the people for adoption or rejection at
the regular biennial election nrst oc-
curing after the filing OF the petition.
All measures for proposed laws un-
der the Initiative shall become . law
when approved by = 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 q law when
rejected by q 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 a law from and after the
date Of oficial 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
the required number Of qualified cleo
tors, In their proper persons only. to
which shall be attached the resident
addresses OF such persons signing the
petition and the date OF signing. To
each Of such sheets shall be attached
and made a part thereof an afidavit
OF some qualified elector that each
signature thereon IS the signature Of
the person whose name 1t purports to
be. and that, to the. best Of the know
ledge and belief Of the afiant, each
OF the persons signing said petition
was, at the time OF signing a quail.
ied elector. Such petition. SO verd-
fed, shall be prima facfe evidence
that the signatures thereon are genu-
inc and true, and that the persons
signing the same are qualified cleo
tors Of the state OF Iowa.
Immediately upon the fling Of q
petition for the submission of a pro-
posed law to the voters, the secretary
OF state shall submit the said propos.
ed law to the supreme court for its
opinion upon the constitutionality
thereof. which shall be rendeSed with
in twenty (20) days. and II the court
finds that the proposed measure con-
ficts with the constitution Of the
United States OF the state Of Iowa,
the proposed measure shsll not be
submitted.
Until the general assembly shall
provide by Law q method OF proce-
dure Of printing, distributing and sub
hitting proposed measures, the secrc.
tary OF state shall. ninety (90) days
preceding the general election At
which the measure will be voted upon,
u to be printed any and all lei
ures for or to which petition has
been filed. In pamphlet form, contain.
ing the full text thereof. with the title
and enacting clause, together with
arguments for and against the same,
within the limits prescribed by the
secretary Of state. The number print.
ed shall be not less than one for each
voter voting at the last general cleo
tion preceding tbs fling OF the petit
ton, which shall be delivered to the
county auditor OF each county.
For each voter In each voting pre-.
cinct Of each political party voting at
the last general election, the auditor