The Monticellonian., 1915-02-18

initiated by the Federation of Labor, proposes to make radical changes in the present Initiative and Referendum 1 law.
 One of the most important is that It removes the limit to the number Of amenuments that may be submitted at any one election, the present max mum being three. Among the other important provisions are tue fol- lowing:
 Prohibition of the veto power of the governor of any measure adopted l by the people under the initiative and referendum. prohibits tho legislature. unless by threefourths vote. 10 repeal or set aside any measure becoming a law in this manner; prohibits any measure adopted by the people being 1 declared unconstitutional unless by unanimous decision of all members of the Supreme Court, and provides that all measures, both amendments and acts, shall become law when a ma jority Of the votes east for an amend ment Is boiled, instead of majority of all the votes polled at an election, also that q petition of 10.000 names shall be required to initiate and r. OO0 10 refer, instead Of $ per cent of the vote east ill the preceding gen eral election.
 The amendment also would greatly l limit the power of the legislature to attach the emergency clause to bills and thus prevent their being referred to the legislature. A two=thirds vote would be necessary to declare an emergency. 1t would prohibit the de- claring of an emergency on any fran chise or special privilege act creating any vested right or interest or alien ating any property of the state If a referendum is filed against any emer- gency measure. the measure would be law until 1t could be voted on by the people, who would then decide it's fur ther fate. The provisions of this SUD. section also Woald apply to city coun. cils.
 The initiative and referendum pow CTS of the people are reserved to the 1 legal voters of each municipality and county, who may provide for local leg i lslation by initiative petition contain ing l5 per cent of the legal voters Of ] the county. city or town affected Ref erendum petitions in cities and towns would require only 10 per cent of the l legal votes. which shall be based upon i the vote cast for judge or mayor at the last election.
 Every extension. enlargement. pur- chase, grant or conveyance Of q fran chise, or Of any rights. property, easement, lease or occupation of or in any road, street alley or park, or any part thereof, in any real property, or interest in any real property O ned by municipal corporation, whether by statute, ordinance, resolution or other wise, would be subject to referendum and would not be subject to emergen- i cy legislation. The time for filing a referendum petition against municipal or local measures could not be less than 30 days after the passage there Of by municipal or local legislative bodies.
 No limitation could be placed upon the number of constitutional amend. ments or other measures which may be proposed and submitted to the peo- pie by either initiative or referendum petitions.
 No measure could be submitted to the people by the legislature except a proposed constitutional amendment or amendments as provided for in Article l9, Section 22, of the constitution
 Any measure submitted to the peo- pie by petition would become law when approved by majority of the votes cast and not be required to re- ceive majority of the votes cast for candidates in such election. Such measures would be operative on and after the thirtieth day after the cleo tion at which it is approved.
 The veto power of the governor or mayor would not extend to measures initiated by or referred to the people.
 The Senate has passed the Lundy anti-pass bill, which prohibits railroads from issuing passes to any but em- ployes.
 Representative Johnson has intro- duced a bill for the regulation of tele.