The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1916-10-20
PROPOSED AMENDMENT NO. 2,

PROPOSED AMENDMENT NO. 2.
BY Chapter 3S5, Laws 1915, the legis.
electors, an amendment Of Section One
(1J. Of Article Four ca of the Consti'
tuition.
Section One az 1t now stands, read,
as follows,
Section 1. TWO HOUSES - SEES
S1ONS - The legislature shall consist
Of the senate and house of representa-.
tives, which shall meet biennially al
the seat of government of the state
at such time as shall be prescribed BY
law, but no session shall exceed the
term Of ninety legislative days, and ne
new bill shall be introduced in either
branch except on the written request
Of the governor, during the last TWEEN.
ty days of such session, except the at.
called to some important. matter OF
general interest by. special message
from the governor"
section will then read MS follows,
Sec. 1. TWO HOUsBS-sEs-
SIONS. - The legislature shall
consist of the senate and house of
biennially. at the seat of govern
ment of the state, at such time as
shall be prescribed by law, but no
session shall exceed the term of
ninety (99l legislative days, and
no bill shall be Introduced in either
branch, except on the written re-
guest of the governor, during the
last twenty days Of such session,
lature shall be called to some i'm
portant matter of general inter-
est by special message from the
to themselves direct power as fol-
lows:
(a) CONSTITUTIONAL INITIA-
T1VE.-When at any time prior. to
OF the legislature there shall have
been filed with the secretary of
state a petition, proposing an
amendment, to the constitution.
electors Of the state, the secretary
of state shall transmit the
same to the legislature not later
than ten (1o) days after the COM
mencement of the session. If the
amendment so proposed be not sub
mitted to the electors by the legis-
lature at, such session, or If it be
submitted in an amended form,
petitions, each signed by eight per
centum Of the electors Of the state,
filed with the secretary Of state
journment of the legislature, the
amendment proposed in the first
petition, or one or more amended
forms thereof. shall be submitted
or rejection at the next general or
special statewide election occur
ring not less than ninety days
after the fling of any such, fur
proposed by initiative petition and,
IN it's original or in an amended
form, submitted to the electors by
the legislature or by further Pc
constitution. If approved by ma
jority of the electors voting at
such election, or by four-sevenths
Of the electors voting on the pro.
less than three-sevenths of the
voted for the proposed amendment.
ah means IN a shi be to section
Article IA. of the state constitu-
ton, for amending the same.
CD STATUTORY INITIATIVE.
When at any time prior to the
commencement of any session Of
the legislature there shall have
signed by. two per centum Of the
electors Of the state, the secretary
of state shall transmit the same
to TIE not LATER 5han
ment of the session. If the law
so proposed be not passed by the
legislature at such session, or II
then upon a further petition or
petitions, each signed by six per
centum of the electors of the state,
filed with the secretary OF state
tournment Of the legislature. the
law proposed in the first petition
or one or more amended forms
thereof, shall be cubmitted to the
cial statewide election, occurring
not less than ninety days after the
filing Of any such further petition
or petitions; and If approved by
thereon, provided tho vote In favor
of the proposed law be not less
than thirty-three per centum OF
the total number of votes east at
come a law and go into enecI
thirty days after such election, and
shall supersede any amended form
OF sedh bH lay the wheh maY has a
passed by the initiative petltlon
and approved by the electors shall
be subject to the veto Of the gov
to enact laws, as provided in this
subdivision, shall extend only TO
laws authorized by the provisions
OF the constitution.
(e) THE REFERENDUM. :. #
within ninety days after the maj
adjournment of any session OF the
legislature, a referendum petition,
signed by six per centum OF the
electors of the state. shall be nled
with the secretary Of state against
any law or any part OF a law,
session. such law, or such part OF
a law shall be submitted to the
electors at the next general or
special statewide election, occur
ring not less than ninety Gays after
the, fling Of said petition; II
majority Of the votes cast thereon
be in the negative, provided such
negative vote be not less than
thfrty-three per centum of the to-
tai number Of votes cast at such
election, such law or such part OF
a law shall thereby be repealed
Provided, that II q referendum Pc
tition is signed BY dftsen th per .t cen
the law. or part Of q law, against
which such petition u nlsd shall