The American Jewish world. [volume] (Minneapolis ;) 1915-current, 1916-10-20

Ok tue eleclOrs VOliH6 oit InS Nv
less than three-sevenths Of the
electors voting at said election
voted for the proposed amendment.
This section shall be construed az
g. means in addition to Section !.
Article IA, of the state constitu.
ton, for amending the same.
(b) STATUTORY INITIATIVE.
when at any time prior to the
a teen ea with there se saa 5ao os
state. a petition proposing a law.
signed by two per centum OF the
electors Of the state, the secretary
Of state shall transmit the same
ten (10) days after the commence
ment Of the session. If the law
so proposed be not passed by tha
legislature at such session, or II
It be passed in an amended form.
petitions, each signed By six per
centum Of the electors Of the state.
filed with the secretary Of state
within six months after the adj
tournment Of the legislature t ;,,+ the
or one or more amended forms
thereof, shall be submitted to the
electors at the next general or spe-
cial statewide election, occurring
fling Of any such further petition
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 a. law and go into effect
thirty days after such election. and
shall sup2ersedeh any AMENDED form form
passed by the Initiative petition
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.
(c) THE REFERENDUM. = If
within ninety days after the final
adjournment Of any session of the
legislature, g referendum petition.
signed by six per centum of the
eleito rs Of the state shall shall be fled
passed by the legislature at such
session, such law, or such part OF
8. law shall be submitted to, the
special statewide election, occur
ring not less than ninety days after
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
thirty-three per centum Of the to-
tai number of votes cast Mt such
election, such law or such part OF
a law shall thereby be repealed.
Provided, that if a referendum Pc
tition is signed by fifteen per GEN.
tum Of the electors of the state,
the law, or part of a law, against
which such petition is filed shall
be suspended pending the refer
endum vote thereon. Provided the
same shall equal 33 per cent of the
votes ut such election.
Any law providing for q tax levy
or appropriating money for the
current expenses of the state gov
eminent or state institutions, any
act of the legislature submitting
q constitutional amendment or
other question to the electors of
the state, or any emergency law
necessary for the immediate pres
ervation Of the public peace,
health, or safety, shall go into eff
feet Immediately upon it's passage
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
adjournment Of the legislature. A
bill proposing an emergency law
shall contain a preamble briefly
setting forth the facts constitute