The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1916-10-19

1orm, submitted 60 the erecxor. ~
tne Legislatures or by further Pc
constitution. II approved by u ma.
1orIty or the electors voting at
such election, or by four-seventho
OF the electors voting on the pro- )
Posed Pos tb am'ndmsnt; provided; nSt
electors voting at said election
voted for the proposed amendment.
This section shall be construed az
q means in addition. to- Section /,
ton, for amending the same.
(b) STATUTORY INITIATIVE.
When at any time prior to the
COMMENCEMENT Of any session Of
been fled with the secretary Of
state. a petition proposing a law,
signed by two per. centum of the
electors Of the state, the secretary
to the lesisiature not later than than
ten (10) days after the commence
ment of the session. If the law
50 proposed be not passed by the
legislature at such session, or II
then upon a. further petition or
petitions, each signed by six per
centum Of the electors Of the state,
MED with the secretary Of state
3ournment Of the Legislature, thu
law proposed In the first petition
thereof: shall be submitted to tho
cial state wide election, occurring
not less than ninety days after the
ming Of any such further petition
or petitions. and il approved by 4
+ majority OF the electors voting
Of the proposed law be not les.
than thirty-three per ccntum OF
the total plumber Of votes cast at
such election the same shall be,
thirty days after such election, ana
shall supersede any amended form
OF such law which may have been
passed by the legislature. No law
and approved by the electors shall
ernor. The authority Of the people
to enact laws. as provided in this
laws authorized by the provisions
or the constitution.
So THE REFERENDUM. - II
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 against
passed by the Legislature at such a,
session, such law. or such bart OF
Z, law shall be submitted to tho
s sdectors at at thf next general or
ring not less than ninety days after
the, fling OF said petition. If
majority OF the votes cast thereon
be IN the negative, provided such
negative vote be not less than
thlrty-three per centum Of the to-
tai number OF votes cast mt such
election, SUCH law or such part of
g law shall thereby be repealed.
H t,t;N1 ed that II 9 referendum Pc
tun,. Of the electors Of the state,
the law, or part Of a law, against
which such petition Is filed shall
be suspended pe--ding the refer
sante shall equal IS per cent Of the
votes at such election.
& Any law providing for a tax levy
Of 9 the ,td afs e d1e
ernment or state institutions, any
act OF the legislature submitting
a constitutional amendment or
other question to the electors. Of
necessary tor the Immediate pres
health, or safety. shall go into ef-
fect Immediately upon its passage
and a }S9 by the ana
shall not be subject to a referen-
dun vote. All other laws shall 60
into effect ninety days after the
ad1ournment Of the legislature. A
.etting forth the facts constitut-
ing the emergency. A separate
vote IS,s shall "a BE. be t Ak; upon the pre-
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.
.(d) GENERAL PROvIsIONs.-
All petitions provided for in this
section shall contain a title indi-
eating the subject and purpose Of
the proposed law or constitutional
4 law to be referred, and If
change is proposed in an existing
i0nst adtion provision; or statute,
effect Of the proposed change and
also the full text of the proposed
law or amendment to the const1tu-
ton, or of the law or part Of q
llaw, to BE- referred: Any initia-
signed In separate parts but each
part shall conform to the provi-
eions herein contained. All petit
tons shall be signed and verified
minister an oath. and shall be In
such form that person signing =
petition thereby states under oath,
the date Of his signature: his resi-
tor, that he has not previously
signed any part of such petition.
and that he has signed the petition
with knowledge of the. contents
ttio@ shalt seen be attached Racf the ar
davit Of the person before whom
the same was signed, which aft1-
davit shall contain a statement OF
thst NUMBER ssnb Of sig1ers thsreeH
tached to such part was made in
the presence Of the affiant. that
to- the best Of his knowledge and
belief each signature is the gen.
ff 4f to b. tSee
1ieves the persons who have signed
such petition to be electors, that
they signed such petition with
knewlsdge Of the contents thereof,
his name. The Circulation Of the
petition Proyided for herein: or
and in case the circulation Of any
petition is prohibited by law. the
percentage OF sisners required. on
seX tsa be Of ths
percentage specified In subdivi-
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 less
than one-half Of the designated
percentage of the electors In not
less than one-fourth Of the coun-
ties of the state: In initiating a