Der Nordstern. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1874-1931, 1916-11-02

shall supersede any amended form
Of such law which may have been /,
passed by the legislature. No law
passed sas 3 sanr by the e. i9 nit aieetoTps et absn !
ernor. The authority Of the people
to enact laws. as provided in This
subdivision, shall extend only. to
Of the constitution.
(o) THE REFERENDUM. - Il
within ninety days after the final
legislature. q referendum petition.
electors Of the state, shall be filed
with the secretary OF state against
aaz : aiT By or the sny ieER} aiEt ct !. + a 1aS;
q law shall be- submitted to the
electors at the next general or
special statewide election, occur
ring Tin. 9 not less Is, than ss3d ninety nstIt; days after +
majority Of the votes cast thereon
be in tho negative, provided such
negative vote be not less than
t th5 Int,ssr pf 3 x ssntu na. o. :. the .n to.
election, such law or such part OF
q law shall thereby be repealed.
Provided, that If a referendum Pc
tition is signed by fifteen pei cen.
the law, or part Of a law, against
which such petition is fled shall
be suspended pending the refer.
endum vote thereon. Provided tho
Same shall equal 33 per cen Of the
votes at suck election.
Any law providing for q tax levy
or appropriating money for h
current expenses Of the state gov.
Ut see" 81 tho : is ,Ei; asss'a saS%ittinss
ether question to the eieetor. of
the state. or any emerEeney law
%ss. sSst;:sa5 d cf t r.. 'm paS1io p gsss.
health, or safety. shall go into Of:
feet Immediately upon its passage
and approval by the governor, ana
such laws. except emergency laws,
$ ;aaal 7 a2s - All iiu e9 ! Avs : s sSsifIe 20
1nto effect ninety days after the
Adjournment Of the legislature A
bill proposing an emergency law
: :sah eo forth the p fsstn eons eHasa.
Ing: the emergency. A separate
vote. shall be taken upon the Pre-.
amble Of such bill by q call OF the
yeas and nays, and It the pream.
Of all the members Of each house,
It shall be. an emergency law.
(d) GENERAL PRov1s1oNs;-
All saatt patis sSaif eSo 51ttadisd a f9 9it1s IN in nj:
eating tho subject and purpose Of
the proposed law or constitutional
amendment, or the law, or part OF
q law to be referred, n II
constitutional provision or statute,
same, it shall state the general
effect Of the proposed change and
;aw o the sm 6ell 1:at e e the the apo 51PatSo
law, to be referred. Any initia.
tive or referendum petition may be
signed in separate parts but each
part part shall ha1a,g conform ndDfa}nt tS th a., pT peti:
lions shall be signed and verified
before g. person authorized to d
minister an oath, and shall DO IN
suoh form that a person signing =
the date Of his signature, his resi-
denoe, that he is a qualified. cleo
tor, that he has not previously
signed any part OF such petitl6n:
with knowledse Of the contents
tition shall be attached the afh.
davit Of the person before whem
the same was signed, when am
the number of signers thereon.
that each of. the signatures at
the presence Of the afnant, that
70 the bet Of his l kno ~ fSg g ana
vine signature Of the ~erson whose
name It purports to be, that he be:
lieves tho persons who have signed
{ {SeR p eifnaS s to be p s1aiffons' w 1aas
knowledge Of the contents thereof.
and that each person signed the
same on the date stated opposite
his name. The circulation Of the
thereof. may be regulated by law,
and in case the circulation Of any
petition is prohibited lar. by law; t on
s say pasiFioa Of proH i .fef in this Sa
section shall be one-half Of b
Hons Hsas' a. S and . Of this section.
The percentage in any case sheL
precedinE election. All petition?
provided for in this section shall
contain the stgnsture Of not ies3
less than one-fourth Of the coun-
law or constituAonal amendment7
: :|sGtoF r. who gns,, h:d' 70 oif sasa the i sso.
ond petition.
The sumcieneY Of all petitions
shall be decided by the secretary
Of state subject to review by The
Sssids. that IF th an; 'f ps:ltteSH e e ,a ssss:
fcient, he shall permit q reason.
able time, for making corrections
or for filing additional signatures
IN the event Of legal proceedings
In court to prevent giving effect to
any such petition on account OF
tnsufflciency, o. any other ground,
the burden Of proof shall be upon
tho person attacking the petition.
No law or amendment to the con.
stltution initiated and approved by
the electors a. herein provided
shall be held unccpstitutienal OF
Of any initiative petition; MOI shall
the repeal Of any law submitted
Valid Tor such 1nsudicienoy.
.,AtI1nln.i 'n't sma,3n ,:T: : snS c on !:
submitted to the electors as to
permit an Affirmative or negative
vote upon each measure submit.
ted. II conflicting proposed laws
OF conflicting proposed amend.
ments to tho constitution be ap.
proved at the same election, the