The Dermott news., 1915-02-18

proposed Amendment NO. IA, tnAe
VIII be submitted to the people at the
election in September, 1916, has been
initiated by the Federation of Labor.
proposes to make radical changes in
the present Initiative and Referendum
law.
One OF the most important is that
1t removes the limit to the number OF
amendments that may be submitted
1T any one election, the present max
tmum being three Among the other
important provisions are tue fol
lowing:
Prohibition OF the veto power OF
the governor OF any measure adopted
" The people under the initiative and
referendum: prohibits the legislature,
unless by three-tourths vote, to repeal
or set aside any measure becoming a
law in this manner; prohibits any
measure adopted by the people being
declared unconstitutional unless by
unanimous decision of ali members of
the Supreme Court, and provides that
all measures, both amendments and
acts. shall become law when a ma.
Jority OF the votes cast for an amend,
ment is polled, instead OF majority
Of all the votes polied at an election,
also that a petition OF 10000 names
shall be required to initiate and =
900 to refer, instead OF ) per cent OF
the vote east IN the preceding gen.
eral election
The amendment also would greatly
limit the power Of the legislature to
attach the emergency clause to bills
and thus prevent their being referred
10 the legislature \ tWojhirds vote
would be necessary to declare an
emergency Il would prohibit tho de-
eIaring OF an emergency en- any fran
chlse or special privilege act creating
any vested right or interest or alien
auug any property OF the state. II
referendum is filed against any emer.
geHcy measure. the measure would be
law until II could be voted on by the
people. WAo would then decide its fur
Their tate. The provisions OF this SUB
section also wodld apply to city coun
ellis.
The initiative and referendum pow
crs OF the people are reserved to the
legal voters OF each municipality and
county. Who may provide for local leg.
lslation by initiative petition contain
lng - per cent OF the legal voters OF
the county. city or town affected Ret
erendUm petitions III cities and towns
would require only 10 per cent of the
legal votes, which shall be based upon
the vote cast for Judge or mayor at the
last election
Every extension. enlargement, pur-
chase, grant or conveyance OF a fran.
ehlse 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
a HuG!etnal corporation. whether by
statute. ordinahce, resolution or other.
Wise, would be subject !, referendum
aud would not be subject to emrieen-
Cy legislation The time for filing A
referendum petition against municipal
or local measures could not be less
than 80 days after the passage there.
OF by municipal or local legislative
bodies.
No limitation could be placed upon
the number OF constitutional amend
inents or other measures which NAV
be proposed and submitted To the PEG.
pie by either initiative or referendum
petitions
No measure could be submitted 10
the people by the legislature except a
amendments - provided for in Article
~. Section -, of the constitution
Any measure submitted to the PEG
pie by petition would become a law
when approved by a majority OF the
votes cast and not be required to re-
ceIve a majority OF the votes cast for
candidates in such election Such
measures would be operative on and
after the thirtieth day after the cleo.
ton Al which It Is approved
The veto power OF the governor or
mayor would not extend to measures
initiated by or referred 10 the people.
Tho Senate has passed the Lund,
auti-pass bill which prohibits railroads
from issuing passes to any but EN-.
ployes
Representative johnson has intro
duced bill for the regulation OF teIe.