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such election, or by four-sevenths
Of the electors voting on the pro-
/, posed amendment; provided. not
t elssto than vot thres-sevenths Of the
Xoted for the proposed amendment.
This section shall be construed as
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81 STATUTORY INITIATIVE.
When at any time prior to the
the legislature there shall have
state aep pe Mea 1ae a% St
signed by two per centum Of the
electors Of the state. the secretary
OF state, shall transmit the same
ten GO. days after the commence
ment of the session. If the law
SO proposed be not passed by the
iieegi Isl tu re- at such session, or If
then ppon fu a9 petifio form or
petitions. each signed BY six per
filed with the secretary OF state
within Within six n months 1, after the a.
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-
net less than ninety days after the
fling 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
than thirty-three per centum OF
the total number Of votes cast ut
such election, the same shall be-
thirty days after such election, and
shall supersede any amended form
OF such law which may have been
passed by the legislature. No law
and approved by the, electors shall
be subject to the veto Of the gov
ernor. The authority of the people
10 enact laws; as provided in this
laws authorized by the provisions
OF the constitution.
60 THE REFERENDUM. - If
within ninety days after the final
legislature, g referendum petition.
signed by six per centum of the
ELECTORS OF the state. shall be filed
with the secretary Of state against
PASSED BY q the n} eeRl s ee at s sa%
session, such law, or such part Of
a law shall be submitted to the
e e6ectors 1T at the next general or
ring not less than ninety days after
the. filing Of said petition. II q
majority Of the votes cast thereon
De IN the negative, provided such
thirty-three Per centum of the to-
tai number OF votes cast at such
election, such law or such part of
lay snail thereby be repealed.
tition is signed by fifteen per cen
tum of the electors Of the state.
the law, or part Of law, against
which such petition is filed shall
endum vote thereon. Provided the
same shall equal 80 per cent Of the
votes at such election.
or appropriating money Tor the
current expenses Of the state gov
eminent or state institutions, any
act Of the legislature submitting
atber aesGm Il am Of
h naS SsaFS e law
ervation of the public peace,
, health, or safety, A1all go into eff
and approval BY the governors eS and
such laws, except emergency laws,
shall not be subject to a referen-
qua vote. All other laws shall go
i i1to effect e IT. ninety days after the
, bill proposing an emergency law
setting forth the facts. constitut-
ing the emergency. A separate
amble Of such bill by a call of the
yeas and nays. and If the pream-
BILE be adopted by a 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-
eeaating the subject and purpose Of
amendment, or the law, or part Of
a. law to be referred, and if a
change is proposed in an existing
?enstitutional provision or statute,
Same sa0'oR eha II Fsassr tie 60 tf
effect of the proposed change and
also the full text of the proposed
law or amendment to the constitu-
} fiqn' % or 6 of t fafeIlT aX or Part s.
. tive or referendum petition may BE-
part Shall S Genfef pa to the eu1 pr eSin
slons herein contained. All petit
5SfGss pc person SON auth9ri7sd to al;
such form that a person signing a
petition thereby states under oath,
the date Of his signature, his resi-
dence, that he is a qualified cleo
! tor, that he has not previously
sighed any part OF such petition,
and that he has signed the petition
t Mith ffnoT Td Of the
tition shall be attached the affi-
davit Of the person before whom
the same was signed, which affi-
davit shall contain 8 staten nt Of
the number Of SIGN ers thereon.
that each Of the signatures at
the presence Of tie al" affia insof chat at
to the best Of his knowledge and
belief each signature is tf1e gem
uine signature of the person Nhoss
name 1T purp0rts to be, that he Bee
ieves the persons who have signed
such petition to be electors, that
they signed such petition with
and that each person signed the
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,
petition is 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 subdivi-
sions a, b and Of this section.
The percentage in any case shall
be based upon the total number OF
provided for in this section shall
contain the signature of not less