The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1916-10-13


act Of the legislature submitting
a constitutional amendment or
other question to the electors of
the state, or any emergency law
health. or safety. shall go into eff
feet Immediately upon it's passage
and approval by the governor, and
such laws. except emergency laws.
dunn vote. All other laws shall go
into effect ninety days after the
adjournment of the legislature. A
bill proposing an emergency law
setting 'G forth the facts eons sHasy
Ing the emergency. A separate
vote shall be taken upon the pre-
ambie of such bill by call of the
yeas and nays. and If the pream-
of all the members of each house,
1t shall be an emergency law.
(d) GENERAL PROVISIONS
section shall contain title indi-
eating the subject and purpose Of
the proposed law or constitutional
amendment, or the law, or part of
change is proposed in an existing
constitutional provision or statute.
in addition to referring to the
same. it shall state, the general
effect of the proposed change and
law or amendment to the constitu-
ton, or of the law or part of
law. to be referred. Any initia-
tive or referendum petition may be
signed In separate parts but each
sions herein contained. All petit.
tions shall be signed and verified
before person authorized to adj
minister an oath, and shall be in
fArrn hof OF or in
petition thereby states under oath,
the date of his signature, his resi-
dence. that he Is a qualified cleo
tor, that he has not previously
sgneG any ~ part OF suf che
with knowledge of the contents
thereof. To each part Of such Pc
tition shall be attached the affi-
davit of the person before whom
the same, was signed. which affi,
the number of signers thereon,
that each of the signatures. at
tached to such part was made IN
the presence of the affiant, that
belief each signature is the gem
uine signature of the person whose
name it purports to be, that he be,
lieves the persons who have signed
such petition to be ELECTORS w saa,
knowledge Of the contents thereof,
and that each person signed the
same on the date stated opposite
his name. The circulation of the
the prohibition Of the circulation
thereof. may be regulated by law.
and in case the circulation OF any
petition is prohibited by law, the
of sgnsrs required reg n tb Ga
section shall be one-half of the
percentage specified in subdivi-
sions a, b and Q Of this section.
The percentage in any case shall
be based upon the total number OF
preceding election. All .petitionss
provided for in this section shall
contain the signature of not less
than one-half of the designated
percentage of the electors In not
ties of the state: In initiating a
law or constitutional amendment,
electors who have signed the first
shall be qualified to sign the Sec
ond petition.
The sufficiency Of all petitions
shall be decided by the secretary
Of state subject to review by the
court. II the secretary OF state
decides that any petition is insult
fisient he shall Permit ng carr rsaions
or for filing additional signatures.
In the event of legal proceedings
in court to prevent giving effect to
any such petition on account OF
the burden of proof shall be upon
the person attacking the petition.
No law or amendment to the con-
stitution initiated and approved by
the electors as herein provided.
void on account of the insufficiency
of any initiative petition; nor shall
the repeal of any law submitted
by referendum petition be held in
valid for such fnsufhclency.
All initiative laws and consti-
tutional amendments shall be so
submitted to the electors as to
permit an affirmative or negative
vote upon each measure submit
ted. If conflicting proposed laws
or conflicting proposed amend
ments to the constitution be APP
proved at the same election, the
of affirmative votes shall prevail
as to conflicting provisions.
The style Of all legislative meas
ures and amendments to the con-
stitution initiated by the people
under this section shall be: BE
1t enacted by the People OF the
State of Minnesota"
The provisions of this section
legislation. but until such legisla-
ton has been enacted, this section
shall be self executing.
THE PURPOSE AND EFFECT o
his amendment, If adopted, will b
aree-fOld.
CAD 1t will permit the voters to pro
ose amendments to the state cOnstitu
lon, for adoption, without action b
he legislature. Under the cOnstitutiO
. It now stands constitutional amend
rents can be proposed only by the leg
Ilature.
OBJ So. too, II adopted, the amend
tent will permit electors to prOpOs
avs for enactment and IL not enacte
y the legislatures, the voters may b
uficient petition, require the questiO
I the enactment of the proposed Ia,
D be submitted to the voters. II mp
roved by q majority of the eIectOr
citing, thereon. provided the vote 1
avor of the proposed law II not les
lumber of votes cast at such election
he same becomes a law with the sam
Drce and effect rs though passed b
he legislature. The governor Wi
ave no power to veto a law SO passed
mt the people cannot so pass any la,
which il prohibited by the cor
titutiOn.
(c) So too, II adopted, the amend
rent will permit the voters by prope
etitiOn to require vote on the ques
lon of whether or not any law or par
hereof, of certain classes Of law
assed by the Legislature shall be re
called. II the petition asking for tn
il signed by fifteen Pc
emit of the voters of the state, the mum
eF of whom is to be determined b
he number of votes cast for GOvernO
{ the preceding election, the law .
eferred to the voters will not tax
feet pending the referendum vOt
hereon. The vote required to repeal
aw passed by the legislature and tn
lasses of laws which cannot be .
epealed are specified I'm SubdivisiO
G" of the proposed amendment q
b0ve printed.