The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1916-10-17

form, submitted to the electors b
: tho legislature or by a further Re:
titao2 shall become 9abbs y ma.
jority Of, the electors voting Ct
Of the electors voting on the pro.
posed amendment; provided, ny 4S.
electors voting at said election
voted Tor the proposed amendment.
This section shall be construed -
q means in addition to section -
e ea. Tor i: :m Ct ths t iss' sa@
90 STATUTORY N1T1ATIvn.
When at any time prior r.t to tnSe
ths leEi.lat1rs there tsT s shall na0 oe
s Hssa 1 q pet Mea proposins = lay:
electors Of the state. the secretary
Of state shall transmit the same
to TIE 9 fSs
ment Of the session. If tho law
20 proposed DO not passed by the
legislature at. such session. or II
II be passed In an emendea torm.
eentum Of the electors Of the state.
within six months after tho e.
q III tn. the srs pstton
thereof, shall be submitted to the
electors at the next general or spe.
cial statewide election, occurrine
Ming Of any suoh further petition
ma o Siis1on 81 The tRs = electors voting
thereon. provided the vote I'm favor
th.1 ne '; Der &c eea n1n 81
the total number Of votes cast at
such election. tho same shall be-:
come g law and 60 into effect
thirty days after such election, and
Of such law which may have been
passed by the legislature. No law
passed by the Initiative petition
ana approved by the electors shall
oseH he to the ySto thu p!eps
subdivision, shall extend only to
laws authorized by the provisions
OF the constitution.
.(c) THE REFERENDUM. - II
within ninety days after the final
adjournment Of any session Of tho
legislature, . referendum petition,
s sasa By 81 ;a liz s gts gss Do Of s
with the secretary Of state against
PASSED by the }eeRisiatuSe at s :;
session. such law: or such part Of
electors at tho next general or
special statewide election, occur
ring not less than ninety days after
the, fling OF. said petition. II .
be in the negative. provided such
negative vote be not less than
thirty-three per centum Of the to.
tel number Of votes east ut sueh
ia% shall in th a% ST i Ss -s2p sadi
Provided. that II q referendum PEE
tition is signed by fifteen per cen.
tum Of the electors Of the state,
the law, or part Of q law, against
psed psnains the rs sha
endum vote thereon. Provided the
same shall equal b per cent Of the
votes at such election.
Any law providing for . tax levy
or appropriating money for tho
current expenses Of the state gov.
eminent or state institutions, any
act OF tho legislature submitting
ehsF 10 ss s1aSfor. ct
necessary for ths inmediate pres.
ervation Of tho public peace.
nealth. or safety, shall go into Of
ana approval By ths governor. and
such laws. except emergency laws,
shall not be subject to . referen-
DUN DUN vete: + All ether laws shall e.
bill proposing an. emergency law
. shall contain = preamble briefly
setting forth the facts. constitut-
Ing the :, emergency. A sssparats
amble Of such bill BY 4 Gall Of the
bic be adopted by q two-thirds vote
OF all the members Of each house,
1t shall b an emergency law.
(d) GENERAL PRov1s1oNs.-
section shall contain a title indi:
fSssttng the subject ana .p ,9I1p.;s Of
q law to Be referred, and IL q
change - proposed in an existing
constitutional provision or statute,
:e'te Shat. IL .tst: rs &C.
effect OF the proposed. change and
law or amendment to the oonstitu-
tor Or Of Of The tae.l lay or part q =
tive or referendum petition maybe
signed in separate parts but each
part shall conform to the provi-
. e!ons herein contained. All peti:
lions shall be signed ana verified
minister an oath. and shall be In
such form that q person signing .
petition thereby states under oath.
The date Of his signature, hiS resi-
h ta.t hs s' h:. n seeaa:3, ::S
signed any part Of such petition.
with knowledge Of the. contents
Thereof there TS - zach PET q f fSs r.
dsvit Of tho p person 6sfore whom
the same was signed, which an.
4avit shall contain q statement of
the number Of signers thereon.
t hss '. *a OF the hsrt sgn:tTrssa At +
the presence Of the afnant, that
to the best Of his knowledge and
belief each signature IL the gem
uins Signature Of the person whose
shs tS hsss sn:d
they signed such petition with
knowledge Of the contents thereof.
ana that each person signed the
s On tns ass stitsS oPRf9;tss Il:
the prohibition Of the circulation
thereof may BE- reguleted by law:
percentage 81 signers required On
any petitto3, provided f9r in this
Percentage specified in subdivi-
ATOMS Z, and OF this section.
The percentage IN any case shall
be based upon the total number Of
preceding election. All petitions
provided for IN this section shall
contain the signature Of not less