The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1916-10-14

form, submitted to the electors By
tn tson s or Sy p 5srn Of R:
constitution. II approved by ma:
jority OF the electors voting at
such election. or by four-seventhe
or the electors voting on tho pro.
less than thres-sevenths Of tho
electors voting At said election
,Tp tor the proposed amendment:
1r19eia in edition att to cto1 l.
aoa. Tor amsadias the same.
~ STATUTORY INITIATIVE.
when at any time prior to the
commencement Of any session Of
; legislature there raall have
sSa tep t@ p pro ssSastsrX a% w.
eiectors y Of the state. the aec G s
Of state shall transmit the same
ten tes days asr mt ae ate1 hsn
ment OF the session. II the law
so proposed be not passed by the
iieg is tursai at ~ such session. or It
pesi}ion eon each ts sshsd st';9n pei
centum Of the electors of the state,
filed with the secretary Of state
within six months after the adj
3ournment Of the legislature, ;he
Or one p or more Of 'a ame ad pe for%s
thereof, shall be submitted to the
electors at the next general or spe-
c1al .state-Wide election, occurring
not less than ninety days after the
or petitions: and if approved by
majority of the electors voting
thereon, provided the vote In favor
OF the propcscd law be not less
than tha It'll th'rt GmSs per csnt.m + Of
such election, the same shall be.
thirty days after such election, and
shall supcrsede any amended form
passed by the legislature. No law
passed by the Initiative petition
and approved by the electors shall
be subject to the veto Of the gov.
epnor: The authority Of the people
subdivision, shall extend only to
laws authorized by the provisions
OF the constitutions
go, THE R7FERFNDUM. - II
within ninety days fter the final
legislature, g referendum petition,
signed by. six per centum OF the
With the seeretary Of state a ee inst
passed by the iegisiature at suc M;
session. 81 % +. fuG + Ia law: Or syeh part Of
special statewide election, occur
ring not less than ninety days after
the fling Of said petition: II a
majority OF tho votes cast thereon
negative vote be mot less than
thirty-three Per centum Of the to-
tut number of votes cast ut such
election, such Jaw or such part *
P 8 lay shall thereby be repealed
tition is signed by hfteen per cen-
tum OF the electors Of the state,
the law. or part Of q law, against
which such petition IL hled shall
ssa,; SUSPENDED pending the refer
same shall equal 33 per cent Of the
votes at such election.
- Any law providing for = tax levy
current expenses Of the state gov
eminent or state institutions, any
act Of the legislature submitting
constitutional amendment OF
9th sts question tic to- the electors Of
necessary for the immediate pres.
ervation Of the public peace,
health. or safety, shall go into ef-
1ect Immediately upon tts passage
such laws, except emergency laws.
shall not be subject to q referen.
dum vote. All other. laws shall go
into effect ninety days after the
adjournment OF tho legislature. A
shall contain q preamble briefly
setting forth the facts constitut-
Ing the emergency. A separate
vote shall be taken upon the pre-
Seas and od mae; ns1s bill and BY S tho
Bile be adopted by two-thirds vote
OF all the n embers Of each house,
1t shall be an emergency law.
.td) GENERAL PROVISIONS
All petitions provided for in this
section shall contain title indi-
eating the subject and purpose Of
the proposed lazy or constitutional
ia% to b. or to- sd ar and part q
change is proposed in an existing
constitutional provision or statute.
In addition to referring to the
same, it shall state the general
s s't ct fhH eP 81 snanSs sad
law or amendment to the constitu-
law, to be referred. Any initia-
tive or referendum petition may BE-
paea sh an 70 th But sSia
sions herein contained. All petit
tions 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 eualiaed eiee-
tor, that he has not previously
signf% %,f any part Of suf petition
with knowledge of the. contents
thereof. To each part of such pe-
tition shall be attached the ah-
davit Of the person before whom
davit shall contain a statement Of
the. number OF stgners thereon.
that each Of the signatures at
tached to such part was made in
the. presence OF the aftiant, that
belief each signature IL the gen.
uine signature OF the person whose
name it purports to be, that he be:
1ieves the persons who have signed
f fpeh pHttGGn t to be that
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 tho circulation Of any
petition is prohibited by law the
percentage Of signers required on
any petition provided for in this
section shall be one-half Of the
percentage specified in subdivi-
sions a. b and G Of this section.
The percentage in any case shall
be based upon the total number Of
votes cost Tor governor at the next
preceding election. All petitions
provided for in this section shall
contain the signature Of not less
than one-half o: the designated
percentage Of the electors In not
less than one-fourth OF the coun-