The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1916-10-21

: form, submitted to the electors by
Tue legislature or by a further Pc
tItion, SlaII become a part Of the
jority or the electors voting at
such election, or by four-sevenths
OF the electors voting on the pro-
posed amendment; provided, not
less than three-sevenths Of the
elsctors voting at said election
Voted for the proposed amendment.
This section shall be construed as
q means in addition to Section /,
Article IA, Of the state constitu-
t1on, tor amending the same.
(b) STATUTORY INITIATIVE.
When ~ n at any time prior to the
the legislature there shall. have
been filed with the secretary Of
state, a petition proposing a law,
signed by two per centum of the
Of state shall transmit the same
to the legislature not later than
ten GO) days after the commence
ment OF the session. If the law
so proposed be not passed by the
If ha at ~ such session. or If
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
" AIA1A1 OLA 111OuIl1S dlIST the aUS
1ournment Of the legislature, the
law proposed in the first petition
or one or more amended forms
thereof, shall be submitted to the
electors at the next general or spe-
not less than ninety days after the
Ming Of any such further petition
or petitions, and If approved by a
majority Of the electors voting
thereon, provided the vote in favor
Of the proposed law be not less
the total number Of votes cast at
such election, the same shall be-
come g law and go into effect
thirty days after such election, and
snail supersede any amended form
passed by the iegislat 1g HA1 No o iaW
passed by the Initiative petition
and approved by the electors shall
be subject to the veto of the gov
ernor. The authority Of the people
subdivision, shall extend only to
laws authorized by the provisions
OF the constitution.
40 THE REFERENDUM. - If
within ninety days after the final
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
session, such law, or such part Of
a law shall be submitted to tie
electors at the next general or
special statewide election, occur
the fling of, said petition: If a
majority Of the votes cast thereon
be In the negative, provided such
negative vote be not less than
t I'M per centum Of the to-
election, such law or such part Of
g law shall thereby be repealed.
Provided, that If a referendum Pc
tition Is signed by fife en- per CEN
tum Of the electors of the state,
which such petition is fiied shall
be. suspended pending the refer
endum vote thereon. Provided tho
same shall equal 33 per cent of tho
votes ut such election.
or appropriating money for the
current expenses Of the state gov.
eminent, or state. institutions, any
act OF the legislature submitting
other question to the electors Of
necessary for the Immediate pres
-ervation Of the public peace,
fe sah 9r dHIaffety shall 20 into ef
and approval by the governor, and
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 4aw
shall contain a preamble briefly
setting forth the facts, CONSTITUTE
Ing the emer gency. A separate
vote t., shall be taken upon the pre-
yeas and nays. and If the pream-
BILE be adopted by 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
= law to be referred, and if
change is proposed in an existing
constitutional provision or statute,
In addition to referring to the
same, It shall state. the general
effect OF the proposed, change and
law or amendment to the constitu-
ton, or of the law or part Of q
law, to be referred. Any initia-
tive or referendum petition may be
signed In separate parts but each
Pant Pant. shall ha1G conform to the pr rs
lions shall be signed and verified
before a person authorized to adj
minister an oath, and shall be in
such form that person signing q
the date Of his signature. his resi-
dence, that. he is a qualified cleo
tor, that he has not previously
signed any part of such petition.
and that he has signed the petition
Iaraof w Of the cont
tition shall be attached the, afl-
davit of the person before whom
the same was signed, which afi-
davit shall contain g. statement Of
the number of signers thereon.
tached to such part was made in
the presence of the aff1ant, that
to the best of his knowledge and
belief each signature Is the gen.
uine signature of the person whose
iievss the PERSONS who have signed
such petition to be electors, that
they signed such petition with
knowledge Of the contents thereof,
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 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
section shall be one-half of the
percentage specified in subditi-
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. Ali petitions
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
law or constitutional amendment,
electors who have signed the first
shall be qualified to sign the SEQ
ond petition.
The sufficiency Of all petitions
shall be decided by: the secretary
of state subject to review by, the
court. + the secretary Of state
decides that any petition il insult
hcient,, he shall permit a reason
or for fling additional signatures.
In the event of legal proceedings
in court to prevent giving effect to
any such petition on account of
insufdciency, or any other ground.
the burden Of proof shall be upon
the person attacking the petition.