The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1914-10-30


. special message from the gov
ernor; but the people reserve to
themselves direct power, a. tol-
lows:
"a CONSTITUTIONAL IN1TIA-
TIVE.-When at any time prior 10
the commencement of any session
or the legislature, there shall nave
been filed with the secretary on OF
amendment to the constitution
signed by two per centum OF the
electors of the state. the secTe-
tary of state shall transmit the
same to the legislature not later
than ten days after the commence
ment of the session. If the amend.
ment so proposed be not SUBMITTED
to the electors by the legislature
mitted in an smended form, then
upon further petition or petitions,
each signed by eight per centum
of the. electors Of the state, hled
with the secretary of state within
six months after the adjournment
of the legislature, the amendment
proposed In the first petition. or one
or more amended forms thereon,
shall be submitted to the electors
the next general or special state
wide election, occurring not less
than ninety days after the filing
of any such further petitions. Any
petition and. in Its original or in an
amended form, submitted to. the
electors by the legislature or by a
further petition; shall become
by a majority Of the electors vot-
ing at said election, or by four
seventies of the electors voting on
the proposed amendment: provided
not less than three-SeventhS OF the
electors voting at said election
voted for the proposed amendment.
This section shall be construed as
q means in addition to Section one,
Article fourteen of the state Con-
stttution 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
petition proposing a law. signed by
two per centum of the electors OF
the state, the secretary or state
shall transmit the same to the leg
after the commencement of the ses-
sion. If the law so proposed be not
passed by the legislature at such
session, or IL 1t be passed in an
amended form. then upon further
petition or petitions. each signed
by six per centum Of the electors
OF the state, filed with the secretary
of state within six months after
the law proposed in the first petit
ton, or one or more amended forms
thereof, shall be submitted to the
electors at the next general or spe-
cial state-wide election. occurring
not less than ninety days after the
filing of any such further petition
or petitions, and IL approved by
majority of the electors voting
thereon, the same shall become law
and go into effect thirty days after
such election, and shall supersede
any amended form of such law
which may have been passed by
the Legislature. No law proposed
by initiative petition and approved
the veto of the governor. The au-
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 the
legislature. referendum petition.
signed by six per centum of the
electors Of the state. shall be filed
with the secretary of state against
any law, or any part of law.
passed by the Legislature at such
session, such law. or such part OF
a law, shall be submitted to the
electors at the next general or spe-
cial statewide election. occurring
not less than ninety days after the
filing of said petition: If a ma
Jority of the vote cast thereon be
part Of q law, shall thereby be re-
pealed. Provided, that IL a ref
erendum petition is signed by If
teen per centum of the electors Of
against which such petition is filed
shall be suspended pending the
referendum vote thereon.
"Any law providing for q tax
levy or appropriating money for
the current expenses Of the state
act en- tb or
ting a constitutional amendment or
other question to the electors Of
the state, or any emergency law
necessary for the immediate pres
or safety, shall go into effect inn
mediately upon its passage and ap-
prevail by the governor. and such
laws, except emergency laws. shall
vote. All other laws shall go into
effect ninety days after the ad-
journment Of the legislature. A
bill proposing an emergency law
shall contain q preamble briefly set
ting forth the facts constituting
the emergency. A separate vote
shall be taken upon the preamble
Of such bill by a call of the yeas
and nays. and II the preamble be
adopted by two-thirds vote Of all
the members of each house. 1t shall
be an emergency law.
I'd. GENERAL PROVISIONS
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 a
, constitutional provision or statute.
in addition to referring to the same,
1T 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 law. to be
referred. Any initiative or refer
endum petition may be signed in
separate parts, but each part shall
contained. All petitions shall be
signed and verified before a person
authorized to administer an oath.
and shall be In such form that a
person signing a petition thereby
States under oath, the date of his
signature, his residence. that he is
q qualified electOr, that he has not
previously signed any part of such
petition, and that he has signed the
tents thereof. To each part of such
petition shall be attached the affi-
davit of the person before whom
the same was signed. which affida-
Wit shall contain a statement Of the
number of signers thereon, that
each of the signatures attached to
such part was made In the pres
ence Of the affiant. that to the best
of his knowledge and belief each
signature Is the genuine signature
of the person whose name it pur-
ports to be, that he believes the
persons who have signed such petit
ton to be electors, that they signed
such petition with knowledge Of
the contents thereof. and that each
person signed the same on the date
stated opposite his name. The cir
culation of the petitions provided
for herein, or the prohibition Of
the circulation thereof, may be
regulated by law. and in case the
circulation of any petition is pro-
hibited by law, the percentage OF
signers required on any petition
provided for in this section shall
be one-half Of the percentage speci.
al IN