The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1916-10-10

fem n 3ss sn Il to the electors b
t1tton, shall become q part of the
5ority of the electors voting at I.
Of ths electors ~ voting ION on the pro-
posed amendment; provided, not
less than three-ssvenths Of the
electors voting at said election
This section sSs SYv Be- c olas' g
means in addition, to Section 1.
ton. Tor amending the he's same.
(b) STATUTORY INITIATIVE.
at Any o dm snJ Priss to taf
the legislature there shall have
state. a petition proposing q law.
sas% tSs Fat te Se ses
Of state shall transmit the same
TO the legislature not later than
ten ll0) 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
1lsd with the secretary Of state
3ournment Of the legislature, the
law proposed in the frst petition.
sos Shall mere BE- a%snad to forms II:
electors at the next general or spe-
ei at ST, stateswide election. occurring
net net less than ninety days after the
rns q any s such further petition
majority Of the electors voting
thereon, provided the vote in favor
Of the proposed law be not less
than thirty-three per centum. Of
such election, the same shall be-
come law and go, into effect
thirty days after such election, and
shall supersede any amended form
% by T the wheh imax naY No a%
passed by the Initiative petition
and approved by the electors shall
be subject to the veto Of the gov
f9 or eraot The 1e authority Of the pe4Pi:
subdivision, shall extend only to
laws authorized by the provisions
Of the constitution.
(c) THE REFERENDUM. - If
within ninety days after the final
legislature, g referendum petition,
s s1gned by s FIX per centum of ths
with the secretary Of state against
any law or any part Of a law,
passed passed by vt, the legislature at such
, s@fh Ia isw Or such part Of
special statewide election, occur
ring not less than ninety days after
the fling Of said petition. II q
majority OF 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 ut suck
election, such law or such part Of
Provided, that If a referendum Pc
t1tion ic signed by fifteen per CEN
tum Of the electors Of the state,
the law, or part Of a. law, against
BE- snspended pending the led rs sha
endum vote thereon. Provided tho
same shall equal 33 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
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necessary Tor the s im nsKisae' pr re~
ervation of the public peace,
dssftsy a spa Es 1na sf
and approval by the governor, and
such laws, except emergency laws,
shall not be subject to a referen-
sSss nns Sfe'd da W. af sha tEEs
adjournment Of the legislature: A
bill proposing an emergency law
shall CONTAIN 2 preamble briefly
int he forth the facts
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 a two-thirds vote
Of al the members Of each house,
.(O GENERAL PROVISIONS
11d Pntt sSs g90d. for 3a in ,t ts
eating the subject and purpose Of
the proposed law or constitutional
amendment, or the law, or part Of
q. law to be referred, and If
Ri0PSsSd or stataess
Same. it shall state the general
effect of the proposed change. and
S9 the full text Of # the the
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. An peti:
lions shall be signed and verified
before q person authorized to adj
minister an oath, and shall be In
ped dnr tndt .{stes andsr os
the date Of his signature, his resi-
tor, that. he has not previously
signed any part of such petition,
with knowledge Of the contents
tties :h:A s Sc a{&aea.4 the Ssn r.
davit OF the person before WHOM
the same was signed, which an:
fsyit shall contain = sta statement 4%anto Of
that each Of tho signatures at
tached to such part was made tn
the presence Of the affant, that
to the best Of his knowledge and
belief each ssgn@ttSSs tyr !. the gea
name it purports to be, that he be:
Meves the persons who have signed
such petition to be ELECTORS, that
they signed such petition with
and that each person signed ths
same on the date? stated opposite
petition provided for herein, or
the prohibition Of the circulation
an sF1 IN cas a the he cizeuiation o. 81 any
petition 10 prohibited by law, the
percentage Of signers required on
any petition. provided for in this
section shall be one-half Of the
P.S: .naP Of this IN sec saea,V
The percentage IN any case shall
be based upon the total number Of
votes cast Tor governor ct the next
preceding election. All petitions
TIC tor II thu Sf @ot s 1ssa
than One.half of the DESIGNATED