The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1916-10-21

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fern. submitted to the electors By
the legislature or by a further Pc
ution, shall become q part OF the
Sonstitution, II approved by a ma.
sSss.' 81 sns or l1 sy a.ns 6
Of the electors voting on the pro.
posed amendment; provided, not
less than thres-se venths Of. the
electors voting At said election
This section sHslf be construed az
Q means in addition to Section /,
Article IL. OF the state constitu-
ten, for amending the same.
81 sTATuToRY INITIA.T1yn:
81 q m any ss..i 10
SEEN lied with the secretary Of
9sats. q petition proposing q Law:
sssossrs 4 sSS !Hs ss the
OI state shall transmit the same
e the legislature not later than
ten l1el days after the commence
isgfsisturs at such session, or II
y be passed In an amended form:
then upon q further petition or
3. s &c . :Soss q the 1 .l Pr
Sisd witt the secretary Of. state
Eithfn six months after the a. a.
3ournment Of the legislature: the
law proposed In the nrst petition
e. sr so: s e pS 81 .u anS to the
sisl statewide election, occurring
not less than ninety days after the
a!inS q any .uSh f1r rnrHvI pstiht Y
majority Of the electors voting
thereon. provided the vote In favor
q tie Yropcsed law be not less
sHsn tAirty-thsss Per peer csnt Hn.. q
s1eh election. Ne same shall be.
thirty days after such election. and
shall .uperssde any amended form
passed BY the iesislatlre. No law
passed 81 the Initiative petition
fnd approved BY the. electors shall
be subject to the veto Of the gov
enact Th i:.s pyyo Of as n
Subdivision. shall extend only. to
laws authorised by the provisions
(s) THE REFERENDUM. - II
within ninety days after the Anal
adjournment OF any session Of the
legislature. 2 referendum petition,
signed by SIX per. csntum of the
With In. secretary OF state against
p as b. u tn. ny esRi s at such
Ssssion, such law. or such part OF
sl.etcr. 'n a tho %eat general r or Or
special statewide election. occur
ring not less than ninety days after
the. hling Of, said petition. II .
psjSritX OF the ., vote: cast thereon ron
negative vote be not less than
thirty-thres Per centum Of the to-
tai number Of votes cast at such
election, such law or such part Of
Provided. that II q referendum Pc
tition 10 signed by fifteen per CEN
tum Of the electors Of the state,
the law, or part Of q Law; against
81 .ssa psnank the sd rs sha
sndum vote thereon. Provided the
same shall equal 81 per cent Of the
v0toS ut such election.
Any law providing for a tai levy
Or appropriating money for the
current expenses Of the state gov
eminent or state institutions, any
act Of the legislature submitting
other S1n ausstion to the eiectors Of
necessary tor the immediate pres
ofvation Of the public peace.
hs Pea d;stst UPON sDo r. nsS
and approval BY the governor, and
such laws, except emergency laws.
shall not be subject to referen-
Sn% , s.st All ns Ssh's da law: sf saa
adiournmsnt Of the legislature. 4
bill proposing an emergency law
shall eoptain = preamble briefly
!sttinS forth the facts constitutt.
'vof. shall be taken upon the PRE-:
amble Of such bill by a call Of the
yeas and nays. and II the pream-
BE be adopted by a two-thirds vote
II shall be an emergency law.
az GENERAL PROVISIONS
All petitions provided for In tins
section Sha nnS sGntai ma nu sle moi
the proposed law or constitutional
= law to be referred. and 4 .
change = propoSed in, in an n, e :t.th,!
In addition to referring to the
same, it shall state the genera!
Also the full text Of the proposed
law or amsndmspt to the constitu.
law. to Be referred. Any initia-
tive or referendum petition may be
signed In separate parts but eaeh
part shall conform to the provi-
lions shall be signed and verified
before q person, authorized to ad-
minister an oath, and shall be in
such form that . person signing Q
Rstition thereby state, under Ter G res
dsncs. that ne 10 a qualified. cleo.
tor, that he has not previously
signed any part of such petition:
and that he has signed the petition
thereon. 70 each part Of such Pc
tition shall BIO attached the am
davit Of the person before whom
the same was signed. which am.
the number OF signers thereon.
that each Of. the signatures at
tached to such part was made IN
the presence of the affiant, that
Il, the best Of his knowiedge ana
uinc signature Of the person whose
name It purports to be, that h.e be:
lievss the persons who have signeat
knowledge Of the contents thereof.
and that each. person signed the
Same on the date stated oppos.itt .
hi. name. tn: GIRO ulation OF the ne
it p1ohiD fSyiS'S ot f n. eirs
thereof. may be regulated by law:
and in case the circulation Of any
petition 10 prohibited by law, the
percentage Of signers required on
any pstitiol, provided for IN this M
percentage specified In subdivi-
sions q, and Q Of this section.
The percentage in any case shall
be based upon the total number OF
votes cast Tor governor at the next
nrecedinR election. All petition
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-
fiss Of the state. In initiating a