The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1914-10-31

'n1 suDstltutes therefor the f0liOwibx
s,G rsss 4; TWO HoUsEs1-sEs-
sist Of the senate and house OF rep
resentattves. which snail meet BIZ
e9 sSa s, at the seat Of government na,!
be prescribed by law. but no ses-
sion shall exceed the term Of ninety
lS0l legislative days. and no. bin
shall be introduced in either
guest Of the governor. during the
last twenty days Of such session.
except the attention Of the legisla-
ture shall be called to some impor-
a special message from the gov
ernor; but the people reserve to
themselves direct power. as fol-
"a. CONSTITUTIONAL INITIA-
the commencement of any session
Of the legislature, there shall have
been filed with the secretary Of
state a petition proposing ar, an
signed by two per centum of the
electors of the state, the secre-
tary Of state shall transmit the
same to the legislature not later
meant Of .S Ssy session. atar fs tSs
ment SO proposed be not submitted
to the electors by the legislature
At such session. or II 1t be sub
m ndn IN an smsndsd FORM shen
each signed by eight per ,centum
OF the electors of the state, filed
with the secretary of state within
proposed In the first petition. or one
or more amended forms thereof.
shall be submitted to the electors
for their approval or rejection at
wide election. occurring not less
than ninety days after the fling
Of any such further petitions. Any
amendment proposed by initiative
@ehSed an FORM IN Its 9rSfs e in t ha
electors by the legislature or by
further petition, shall become q
part OF the constitution, IL approved
by majority OF the ele", tor ,V Not
seventies Of the electors 5oting on
the proposed amendment; provided
not less than three-sevenths of the
electors voting at said election
This section shall be construed as
q means In addition to Section one.
Article fourteen of the State Con-
stitution for amending the same.
.b. STATUTORY INITIATIVE
When at any time prior to the COM
mencement of any session of the
legislature, there shall have been
filed with the secretary ce state
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the state, the secretary of state
shall transmit the same to the Leg
islature not later than ten days
after the commencement OF the Sea-
passed by the legislature at such
session, or II 1t be passed In an
amended form. then upon a further
petition or petitions. each signed
OF the state, filed with the secretary
of state within six months after
the adjournment of the Legislature,
the law proposed in the first petit
Hereof S o ssa Be %or suSiteea to the
electors at the next general or spe-
cial statewide election. occurring
not less than ninety days after the
fling Of any sue such further petition
majority Of the electors voting
thereon, the same shall become law
and go into effect thirty days sf'"y
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which may have been passed by
the legislature. No law proposed
by initiative petition and approved
by the electors shall be subject to
thority of the people to enact laws.
as provided In this subdivision.
shall extend only to laws author.
lied by the provisions Of the con-
stitution.
&C. THE REFERENDUM.-If
within ninety days after the final
adjournment Of any session of thes
legislature. q referendum petition,
signed by six per centum of the
electors of the state, shall be filed
ID m 20 NJ TOT IN 90 tvs
any law, or any part Of law.
passed by the legislature at such
session. such law, or such part OF
law. shall be submitted to the
s s hs nsfs
not less than ninety days after the
Ming Of said petition. II a ma
1ority Of the vote cast thereon be
In the negative sn sTch fb iaw or he such
pealed. Provided, that II a ref
erendum petition Is signed by If
teen per centum of the electors Of
the state, the law or part Of a law,
shall be suspended pending the
referendum vote thereon.
ANY law providing for a tax
levy or appropriating money for
sovernment or state institutions.
any act Of the legislature submit
ting a constitutional amendment or
other question to the electors Of
ss ssats for amy sw
srvation of the public peace, health
or safety, shall go into effect Inn
mediately upon its passage and ap-
prevail by the governor. and such
not be subject to referendum
vote. All other laws shall go into
erect ninety. days after the ad-
journment Of the legislature. A
shan pecnI,an ae ssssy s ew
ting forth the facts constituting
the emergency. A separate vote
shall be taken upon the preamble
q such bill an By t dS p Of sns yeas as
adopted by a two-thirds vote Of all
the members Of each house, II shall
be an emergency law.
"a. GENERAL PROyISIONS.-
All petitions provided for in this
eating the subject and purpose Of
the proposed law or constitutional
amendment, or the law, or part Of
q law, to be referred. and II q
change II proxisn In an EXISTING
In addition to referring to the same,
IL shall state the general effect OF
the proposed change, and also the
full text Of the proposed law or
amendment to the constitution or
OF the law. or part of q law. to be
referred. Any initiative or refer
endum petition may be signed in
separate parts, but each part shall
c cO Ali petitions shall Hre be
signed and verified before q person
authorized to administer an oath,
and shall be in such form that
person signing q petition thereby
signature. his residence. that he is
. qualified elector. that he has not
previously signed any part OF such
petition, and that he has signed the
petition with knowledge OF the con-
tents thereof. To each part of such
netition shall be attached the am