Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1916-10-27

COllSLlluIlO1 IL dppIONNN w q H40.
such election, or by four-sevenths
Of the electors voting on the pro-
less than three-sevenths Of the
voted for the proposed amendment.
This section shall be construed as
a means in addition to Section 1,
Article IA, Of the state constitu-
lb) STATUTORY INITIATIVE.
When at any time prior to the
commencement of any session Of
the legislature there shall have
been filed with the secretary of
state, a petition proposing a lay,
electors Of the state, the secretary
Of state shall transmit the same
to the legislature not later than
ten (10) days after the commence
50 proposed be not passed by the
legislature at such session. or it
it be passed in an amended form,
then upon 4 further petition or
petitions, each signed BY six per
within six months after the adj
journment' Of the legislature, the
law proposed in the first petition
or one s or more or AMENDED ed t forms ms
Il oA1d4A OS ~ LIN
electors at the next general or spe-
cial statewide election, occurring
not less than ninety days after the
filing of n such further petition
majority of the electors voting
thereon, provided the vote in favor
of the proposed law be not less
than thirty-three per centum Of
h total number of votes east at
such election. the same shall be-
r0ma q axU and 90 info effect
thirty days after such election and
shall supersede any amended form
of such law which may have been
passed by the legiSlatpre; No law
and approved by the electors shall
be subject to the veto of the gov
ernor. The authority of the people
to enact laws, as provided in this
laws authorized by the provisions
of the constitution.
Co THE REFERENDUM. If
within ninety days after the final
adjournment of any session Of the
signed by. six per centum Of the
electors Of the state, shall be filed
with the secretary of state against
any law or any part, of a law,
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 fling Of said petition; If a
be in the negative, provided such
negative vote be not less than
thirty-three e centum of the. to-
tai number of votes cast at such
a law shall thereby be repealed.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
% Sa sasp seea Pet ptnainE Is the filed rs ssall
endum vote thereon. Provided the
same shall equal 33 per cent of III
votes Mt such election.
or appropriating money for the
current expenses of the state gov
eminent or state institutions, any
act of the legislature submitting
a. constitutional amendment or
necessary for the Immediate pres
ervation Of the public reace,
health, or safety, shall go into eff
feet Immediately upon it's passage
such laws, except emergency laws,
shall not be subject to a referen-
dunn vote. All other laws shall go
into effect ninety days after the
bill proposing an emergency law
setting forth the facts constitute
ing :he emergency. A separate
vote. shall be taken upon the pre-
sgaa an nd 7 nsgs, bill and Py if a t fsl' p Gf 5ne
BILE be adopted by a two-thirds vote
of ali the members of each house.
it shall be an emergency law.
(d) GENERAL PROVISIONS
All petitions provided for in this
eating the subject and purpose Of
the proposed law or constitutional
amendment, or the law, or part OF
a law to be referred, and if a
constitutional provision or statute,
Same. it Shall state the general
effect of the proposed change and
also the full text of the proposed
ton, or of the law or part Of a
law, to be referred. Any initia-
tive OF referendum petition may be
signed in separate parts but each
part shall conform to the PROV
tions shall be signed and verified
before a person authorized to ad-
minister an oath, and shall be in
such form that a person signing a
petition thereby states und his c .aassi.
dence, that he is a 1ualihe" cleo
tor, that he has not previously
signed any part of such petition,
and that he has signed the petlt1on
t Titn fnG W each Of part tn Of SUCH s9c1e pe5
tition shall be attached the afi-
davit of the person before whom
the same was signed, which aff1ee
davit shall contain a statement or
that each of the signatures at
tached to such part was made IN
the presence of the a%ffiant, that
to the best of his knowledge and
belief each signature is h gen
uine signature of the person whose
name it purports to be, that he be,
lieves the persons who have signed
such petition to be electors, that
they signed such petition with
knowledge Of the contents there1f,
same on the date stated opposite
his name. The circulation Of the
petition provided for herein, or
the prohibition of the circulation
thereof, may be regulated bye law,
petition is prohibited by law, the
any petition provided for in this
section shall be One-nalI OF tne
percentage specified in subdivl-
sions a, b and C Of this section.
The percentage in any a S shall
be based upon the total number Of
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
law or constitutional amendment,
electors who have signed the first
shall be qualified to sign the Sec
ond petition.
The suffciency Of all petitions
shall be decided by tn. secretary
of state subject to review by the
decides that any petition is irsuf-
ficient, he shall permit a teason-
able time for making corrections
or for fling additional signatures.
In the event of legal proceedings
in court to prevent giving effect to
any such petition on account OF
ipsuficiency, or any other ground,
the burden of proof shall be upon
the person attacking h petition.
No law or amendment to the con-