The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1916-11-04
If the amendment IL adopted, the
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If the amendment Is adopted, TIA
'ctiOn will then read as fOllOwsi
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consist of the senate and house of
representatives, which shall meet
bienntally at the seat of govern
ment of the state, at such time as
shall be prescribed by law, but no
ninety COO legislative days. and
no bill shall be introduced In either
branch, except on the written re-
quest OF the governor. during the
last twenty days of such session,
lature shall be called to some I'm
portant matter of general inter-
est by a special message from the
governor; but the people reserve
to themselves direct power as fol-
(a) CONSTITUTIONAL INITIA-
TlVE.-When at any time prior to
the commencement of any session
OF the legislature. there shall have
been filed with the secretary Of
state petition proposing an
signed by two per centum Of the
electors OF the state, the secretary
of state shall transmit the
same to the legislature not later
than ten (10) days after the COM
amendment so proposed be not sub
mitted to the electors by the. legis-
lature at such session, or if 1t be
submitted in an amended form,
then, upon a further petition or
petitions. each signed by eight per
filed with the secretary of state
within six months after the adj
Journment of the legislature, the
amendment proposed in the first
pet1tlon, or one or more AMENDED
to the electors for their approval
or rejection at the next general or
special statewide election occurs
ring not less than ninety days
after the filing of any such fur.
proposed by Initiative petition and,
n its original or in an amended
form, submitted to the electors by
the legislature or by a further Pc
tition, shall become a part of the
constitution. IL approved by ma
torfty of the electors voting at
such election. or by four seventhS
posed amendment; provided: not
less than three sevenths of the
electors voting at said election
voted for the proposed amendment.
This section shall be construed as
a means in addition to Section l,
ton, for amending the same.
(b) STATUTORY INITIATIVE.
When at any time prior to the
commencement 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
to the legislature not later than
ten (10) days after the commence
ment of the session. If the law
SO proposed be not passed by the
legislature at such session, or if
1t 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,
within six months after the adj
journment Of the legislature, the
law proposed in the first petition
or one or more amended forms
thereof, shall be submitted to the
electors at the next general or spe-
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
Cnefeon, PROVIDED Gne vote IN FAVOR
of the proposed law be not less
than thfrty-three per centum OF
the total number of votes cast at
such election, the same shall be-
come law and go into effect
thirty days after such election, and
of such law which may have been
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
ernor. Ths1authority. Of the people
subdivisions shall extend only to
laws authorized by the provisions
of the constitution.
tc) THE REFERENDUM. - II
within ninety days after the final
adjournment of any session of the
legislature, a referendum petition,
signed by six per centum of the
electors of the state, shall be filed
with the secretary of state aga INST
any law or. any part of a l.Cw,
passed by the legislature at such
a 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 a
ma jority of the votes cast thereon
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
a law shall thereby be repealed
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
which such petition is filed shall
be, suspended pending the refer
endum vote thereon. Provided the
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
act of the legislature submitting
a constitutional amendment OF
other question to the electors OF
the state, or any emergency law
necessary for the immediate pres
ervation Of the public peace
feet Immediately upon It's passage
and approval by the governor, and
such laws, except emergency laws
shall not be subject to a referen-
into effect ninety days. after the
adjournment Of the legislature. A
bill proposing an emergency law
shall contain a, preamble briefly
setting forth the facts constitut
ing the emergency. A separate
vote shall be taken upon the pre-.
amb1e of such. bill by a call of the
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.
Id GENERAL PROVISIONS -
All petitions provided for in this
section shall contain a title indi'
eating. the subject and purpose Of
the proposed law or constitutions,
amendment, or the law, or part OF
q law to be referred, and If q
change is proposed in an existing
constitutional provision or statute
in addition to referring to tht
same, 1t shall state the genera
effect of the proposed change and
also the full text of the proposed
law or amendment to the coastitu,
ton, or of the law or part CT q
law, to be referred. Any initia.
tive or referendum petition may b.
signed in separate parts but each
part shall conform to the provi.
sions herein contained. All petit,
tions shall be signed and verified
before z, person authorized to ad.
minister an oath, and shall be IL
such form that q person signing Z
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