The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1916-10-12

lor1n,s sVb1nl1ted to the electors ~
the legislature or by a 1urliet PEE
luton, snall become a part o. the
Constitution, II approved ny d ma
Jo4A.J' OF tne electors EoIlnS at
su-A election, or by tuur-so entnS
or .Ae electors voting GA the pro-
posed amendment; provided, not
less than three-sevenths OF the
voted for the proposed amendment.
This section shall be construed as
a means in addition to Section l,
Article IA, of. the state constitu-
ton. for amending the same.
81 STATUTORY INITIATIVE.
comm encement Of any session Of
the Legislature there shall have
state, a petition proposing a law,
signed by two per centum of the
electors Of the state, the secretary
of state shall transmit the same
ten ~ {io> daSs after the c conn a1s4
ment of the session. If the law
SO proposed be not passed by the
legislature at such session, or it
fhe be Passed in f an amendgd form
petitions, each signed by six per
centum of the electors of the state.
filed with the secretary of state
within six months after the adj
law proposed in the first petition
or one or more amended forms
thereof, shall be submitted to the
electors e at the next general or spe-
not less. than ninety days after the
fling Of any such further petition
or petitions. and if approved by
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-
fRrfy GAYS aw aft aaa sR ee gtG eS n
shall supersedee any amended form
of such law which may have been
passed by the legislature. No law
passed by the initiative petition
be subject to the veto of the gov
ernor. The authority Of the people
to enact laws, as provided in this
laws authorized by the PROVISIONS
OF the constitution.
go THE REFERENDUM. - If
WITHIN ninety days after the final
legislature, q referendum petition,
signed by six per centum of the
electors of the state. shall be filed
with the secretary Of state against
passed by u the }eg Rsl a at 5 5aG;
session, such law, or such part Of
q. law shall be submitted to the
electors at the, next general or
ring not less than ninety days after
the fling of, said petition: If a
majority or the votes cast thereon
be in the negative, provided such
negative vote be not less than
thirty-three per centum Of the to-
tai number of votes cast at such
election, such law or such part Of
q law shall thereby be repealed.
tfon s feaf ha Tffeee Pc
tum of the electors of the state,
the law, or part Of a. law, against
which such petition is filed shall
e be snsp %a3d ding the refer
san:e shall equal 33 per cent of the
vGtes at such election.
Any law providing for a tax levy
current expenses of the state gov
eminent or state institutions, any
act of the legislature submitting
a constitutional amendment or
the state, or any emergen ey'' law "
necessary for the immediate pres
ervation of the public peace,
health, or safety, shall go into ef-
and approval by the governor, and
such laws. except emergency laws,
shall not be subject to a referen-
f4n y e9ect All ether laws shall 60
adjournment Of the legislature. 4
bill proposing an emergency law
shall contain a preamble briefly
setting forth the facts. constitut-
I inE the the, emergency M A separate
yeas and nays. and If the pream-
BILE be adopted by a two-thirds vote
of all the members Of each house,
1t shall be an emergency law.
(O GENERAL PROVISIONS
All petitions provided for in this
the proposed law or constitutional
amendment, or the law, or part Of
a, law to be referred, and if
cnangf is PToP0ssd in an existing
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 a
law, to be referred. Any initia-
tive or referendum petition may be
signed in separate parts but each
sions herein contained. All petit:
tons shall be signed and verified
before a person authorized to ad-
minister an oath, and shall be in
petition thereby states under oath,
dence, that he is a qualified. cleo
tor, that he has not previously
and that he has signed the petition
with knowledge of the contents
tition shall be attached the affi-
davit Of the person before whom
tho Sirno6 which q fl.
dav1t shall contain a statement OF
that each OF the signatures at
ttached to such part was made IN
to the best Of his knowledge and
belief each signature is the gen.
uine signature of the person whose
name it purports to be, that he be:
such petition to be electors, that
they signed such petition. with
knowledge Of the contents thereof,
and that each, person signed the
his name. The circulation of the
petition provided for herein, or
the prohibition Of the circulation
thereof, may be regulated by. law,
petition is prohibited by law, the
percentage Of signers required on
any petition provided Tor in, this
section shall be one half Of the
percentage SpeClAcu III
sions a, b and Of this section.
The percentage in any case shall
be based upon the total number Of
votes cast for governor at the next
preceding election. All petitions
provided for in this section shall
contain the signature of not les!
percentage of the electors in not
less than one-fourth of the coun-
ties of the state. In initiating
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