Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1916-10-13

constitution, II approved ny a ma
jority Of the eiectors voting at
Of the electors voting on the pro
posed amendment; provided; not
less than three-sevenths Of the
electors voting at said election
voted for the proposed amendment.
This section shall be construed as
a means in addition to Section 1,
Article IA, of the state constitu-
ton, for amending the same.
CD STATUTORY INITIATIVE.
When at any time prior to the
fpmm 1egisiature ii the any sh heif'oh have 9e
been filed with the. secretary Of
state, a petition proposing a law,
signed by two per centum of the
electors Of the state, the secretary
to the legislature not later than
ten (10) days after the commence
ment Of the session. If the law
SO proposed be not passed by the
legislature at such session, or if
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
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-
cial statewide election, occurring
not less than ninety days after the
or PETITIONS, and if approved by a
majority of the electors voting
thereon, provided b vote in favor
of the proposed Jaw be not less
than thirty-three per centum Of
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 Initiative petition
and approved by the electors shall
be subject to the veto of the gov
ernor. The authority of the people
to enact laws, as provided in this
laws authorized by the provisions
of the constitution.
Co THE REFERENDUM. - If
within ninety days after the final
adjournment of n session Of the
legislatqre' q referendum petitiG on
with the secretary of state against
any law or any part of a law,
passed by the legislature at such
session, such law, or such part Of
electors at the next general or
special statewide election, occur-
ring not less than ninety days after
the fling of said petition. If a
majority of the votes cast thereon
negative vote be not less than
thirty-three per centum of b to-
tai number of votes asst at such
election, SUCH law or such part Of
q law shall thereby be repealed.
Provided, that If a referendum pc
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 BIB per cent of the
votes Mt such election.
Any law providing for a tax levy
or appropriating money for the
current expenses of the state gov
act of the legislature submitting
a constitutional amendment or
other question to the electors of
the stase, or any emergency law
necessary for the Immediate pres
sryatton Of the n1 public lie fea ICE
feet Immediately upon its 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
adjournment of the legislature. A
bill proposing an emergency law
shall contain a preamble briefly
setting forth the facts CONSTITUTE
ing the emergency. A separate
S Sm6le and nd s ns5s, 0i AID Py if a t fsl' p Ge ane
BILE be adopted by a two-thirds vote
of ali the members of each house,
it shall be an emergency law.
(d) GENERAL PROVISIONS
All petitions provided for in this
eating the subject and purpose Of
the proposed law or constitutional
amendment, or the law, or part OF
a law to be referred, and II
c coa9ge IL Rli0P provisilo a an or s Status,
same. it Shall state the general
effect of the proposed change and
also the full text of the proposed
law or amendment to the constitu.
law, to be referred. Any initia-
tive or referendum petition may be
signed in separate parts but each
part shall conform to the proyi-
sions herein contained. All petl,
before a person authorized to ad-
minister an oath, and shall be in
such form that a person signing a
petition thereby states under catn'
the date Of his signature, MS ~esl-
tor, that he has not previously
and that he has signed the petition
with knowledge Of the. contents
thereof. To each part OF such Pc
tition shall be attached the aftl-
the same was signed, which aft,
davit shall contain. a statement OF
the number of signers thereon,
that each Of the signatures at
tached to such part was made IN
to the best of his knowledge and
belief each signature is the gen
uine signature Of the person whose
name it purports to be, that he be,
lieves the persons who have slgned
they Signed such petition with
knowledge of the contents thereof,
and that each person signed the
same on the date stated opposite
his name. The circulation of the
Pet nrobi Rff2iTlded o. f the e cfreu1atio on
thereof, may be regulated by. law.
and in case the circulation of any
petition is prohibited by law, n
percentage Of sisners required on
any petition provided for in this
section shall be one-half OF n
percentage specified in subdivl-
sions a, b and c of this section.
The percentage in any case sha
be based upon the total number OF
votes cast for governor at tha next
preceding election. All petitions
provided for in this section shall
contain the signature of not less
than one-half of the designated
percentage of the electors in not
less than on%e-fourth of the coun-
ties Of the state. In initiating a
law or constitutional amendment,
electors who have signed the first
shall be qualified to sign the Sec
ond petition.
shall ale be eut decided by y IT, h. Secretary
of state subject to review by the
court. # the secretary Of state
fcient,. he shall permit a sesSon.
able time for making, corfect,ons
or for filing, additional signatHre IS
In the event of legal proceedings
in court to prevent giving ERECT TO
any such petition on OF
insuficiency, or any other GROUND,
the burden of proof shall be upon
the person attacking the petition.
No law or amendment to the con-
stitution initiated and approved by