Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1916-10-11

form, submitted to the electors by
the legislature or by a further pes.
titton, shall become part of the
constitution, it approved by ma
such election. or by four evenths
of the electors voting on the pro-
posed amendme nt; provided, not
less than lhree-sevenths OF the
voted for s the Proposed pos dan amendment.
This section snail be construed as
q means in addition to Section !,
Article IA. of the state constitu-
ton. Tor amending the same.
lb)5 STATUTORY INITIATIVE.
comm mem s Of ' any pfl session 81
the legislature there shall have
been filed with the secretary Of
state, a petition proposing law,
signed signed by two te per centum Of the
Of state shall transmit the same
to the legislature not later than
ten (lO days after the commence
ment Of the session. If the law
legislature at. such session, or il
It be passed in an amended form,
then upon a. further petition or
petitions, each signed by six per
centum Of the electors of the state.
fled with the secretary Of state
within six months after the adj
1ournment Of the legislature, the
law proposed in the first petition
or one or more amended forms
thereof, shall be submitted to the
cial statewide election, occurring
not less than ninety days after the
filing Of any such further petition
or petitions, and If approved by a.
majority OF the electors voting
Of the proposed law be not less
than thirty-three per centum of
the total number Of votes cast at
such election, the same shall be-
rfy Gays Wv sftsr sue5 eie ntG s and
snail supersede any amended form
of such law which may have been
passed by the legislature. No law
passed by the initiative petition
6 be sabse 70 ~ Rete se ef e
ernor. The authority of the people
to enact laws, as provided in this
subdivision, shall extend only. to
laws authorized. by the provisions
Of the constitution.
(c) THE REFERENDUM. - If
within ninety days after the final
adjournment OF any session of the
!G;glslatqre, 2 referendum petition,
electors Of the state, shall be filed
with the secretary Of state against
any law or any part of g, law.
passed by the, legislature at such
q law shall be submitted to the
electors at the. next general or
special statewide election, occur
ring not less than ninety days after
the filing of, said petition. If
be in the negative, provided such
negative vote be not less than
thirty-three per centum of the to-
tai number of votes cast ut such
election, such law or such part Of
Provided, that If a referendum pc
tition is signed by fifteen per CEN
tum Of the electors of the state.
the law, or part Of a law, against
be suspended pending the refer
endum vote thereon. Provided the
same shall equal 23 per cent OF the
votes at such election.
Any law providing for a tax levy
or apprOpriating' money for the
current expenses Of the state gov
eminent or state institutions, any
act of the legislature submitting
a constitutional amendment or
f 4ther s+s question ito to the electors Of
necessary for the immediate pres
health, or safety, shall go into eff
feet Immediately upon its passage
and approval 2o by the governor, and
shall not be subject to a referen-
dunn vote. All other laws shall go
into effect ninety days after the
adjournment of the legislature. A
shall contain a preamble briefly
setting forth the facts. constitut-
ing the emergency. A separate
vote shall be taken upon the pre-
amble Of such bill by a call of tho
yeas and nays, and if the pream-
BILE be adopted by two-thirds vote
Of all the members Of each house,
1t shall be an emergency law.
cd GENERAL PROVISIONS
section shall contain a title indt-
the proposed law or constitutional
amendment, or the law, or part of
eha anW to e be ssfssrf I'd and Il
constitutional provision or statute,
in addition. to referring to the
same, it shall state. the general
effect OF the proposed change and
nls9 the du text Ct the
law, to be referred. Any initia-
tive or referendum petition may be
signed in separate parts but each
part shall conform to the proyii-
tons shall be signed and verified
before a person authorized. to adj
minister an oath, and shall be in
such form that a person signing q
petition thereby states under oath,
dence. that he is a qualified cleo
tor, that he has not previously
signed any part of such petition.
and that he hiss signed the petition
with knowledge Of the. contents
tition shall be attached the aft.
the same was signed, which afh--
davit shall contain a statement OF
the number of signers thereon,
tached to such part was made in
the presence Of the afflant, that
to the best Of his knowledge and
belief each signature is the gem
uine signature Of the person whose
iieves the persons who have signed
such petition to be electors, that
!, they signed such petition with
knowledge Of the contents thereof,
snd that S zach as :nta sdsaed as
his name. The circulation OF the
the prohibition Of tie cireuiation
thereof, may be regulated by. law.
s petton oi.' tS SFsSlaton a Sf iR
percentage Of sisners required on
any petition provided for in this
section shall be one-half Of the
percentage specified in subdivi-
1ions a. b and Of this section.
The percentage In any case shall
votes cast for governor at the next
preceding election. All petitions
provided for in this section shall
contain the signature Of not less
than one-half OF the designated
:. lass nna.fo11rth of tho f,n1ln-