The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1916-10-28

form. submitted to- the electors By
tttion, snail become part or the
constitution. If approved by ma.
1orlty 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 a.
Article IL. OF the state constitu.
ton. Tor amending the same.
o. STATUTORY INITIATIVE.
when At any time prior to the
&: k.a Win ss ss ssa hay;
state. . petition proposing a law,
signed by. two per centum Of the
electors OF the state. the secretary
IT state shall transmit the same
ten 10, Day: after the the co@menes.
ment Of the session. II the law
20 proposed be not passed by the
fegtslature at such session. or Il
p se:R upon each sisnsd .ia per
eentum Of the electors Of tho state.
alsd with the secretary Of state
Eithin six months after the ad.
Of the ,b lssai;isturs The
thereof. shall be submitted to the
electors at the next general or spe.
eial statewide election, occurring
net less than ninety days after the
or petitions, and il approved by .
majority OF the electors voting
thereon. provided the vote In favor
q the proposed law be not less
TN +: total q Fer vote: s..t
such election. Ne same shall be-
thirty days after such election. and
shall supersede any amended form
passed BY the legislature. No law
passed by the Initiative petition
and approved by tho electors shall
be subject to the veto Of the gov.
9rnor. The authority Of the people
:hs PsTt.ns only m tho to
laws authorized by the provisions
Of the constitution.
10 THE REFERENDuM. = II
adjournment Of any session Of the
legislature. u 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 iesR} sht re- at such saG;
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. II .
majority Of the votes cast thereon
be in the negative. provided such
negative vote be not less than
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tai 81 vcses cn. q .. sas susS
election, such law or such part OF
Q law shall thereby be repealed.
Provided, that II q referendum PEE
tition 10 signed by fifteen per cen-
tpm Of the eleetors Of the state
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 q tax levy
or appropriating money for the
current expenses Of the state gov.
:ce of the or ssts snz
a.. constitutional amendment or
other question to the electors Of
necessary for the immediate pres.
sh or 81 Sae the .haP H0 sS nPFs e;
feet Immediately upon rs passage
and approval by the governor, and
such laws, except emergency laws,
shall not be subject to a referen-
into effect ninety d days S" after tie
adjournment Of the legislature. A
bill proposing an emergency law
shall contain preamble brieny
setting forth the facts. CONSTITUTE
ros. :hs Ss tsfsn upon ssee pes
amble Of such bill by q call of the
yeas and nays. and II the pream.
BILE be adopted by a two-thirds vote
Of all the members Of each house,
(d) GENERAL PROVISIONS
All petitions provided for in this
section shall contain q title indi:
sss s tss suR a% or enS
. law to be referred. and il
constitutional provision or statute,
u ssdt'0. ha II s tSss e sai
effect Of the proposed change and
law or amendment to the constitu.
tion. or Of the law or part Of .
tive or referendum petition may 8:
part shall conform to the provi.
sions herein contained. All peti:
lions 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-.
dence, that he Is q Nqualified cleo:
signed any part of such petition.
and that ne has signed the petition
with knowledge Of the contents
thereof. To each part OF such Pc
titlon shall be attached the am,
the same was signed, which affi:
davit shall contain. q statement OF
the number of signers thereon,
that each Of the signatures at.
tsched to such part was MADE ~
to the best Of his knowledge and
belief each signature Is the gen:
uine signature Of the person whose
name 1t purports to be, that ne be:
such petition to be electors. that
knowledge Of the contents thereof,
and that each person signed the
same on the date stated Opposite
n nett nem' provided VIZ; for herein
the prohibition Of the circulation
thereof, may be regulated BY law.
and in case the circulation OF any
petition IL prohibited by law. the
percentage Of signers required on
any petition, provided for In this
percentage specified in subdivi-
sions q. B and of this section.
The percentage in any case shall
be based upon the total number OF
votes cast Tor governor at the next
precedinn 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-
law or constitutional amendment,
electors who have signed the first
shall be qualified to sign the Sec
ond petition.