The Tomahawk., 1916-10-12

form, SuUiAllLLeu ~ the electors Dy
tilion. snail become part Of the
constitution, ii approved by a ma
Jorily OF The electors voting at
such election. or by tour-sevenths
OF The electors VotlHg on the pro-
posed amendment; provided, not
less than three-SeVenths or the
electors voting at said election
voted tor the proposed amendment.
rms section snail be construed as
a means in addition to Section !,
Artlcle IA. of the state constitu-
l4O4l, lor amending the same.
CD STATUTORY INITIATIVE.
the legislature there shall have
been filed with the secretary of
state. a petition proposing law,
electors of the state. the secretary
of state shall transmit the same
to the legislature not later than
ten l0) days after the commence
so proposed be not passed by the
Legislature at such session, or IT
it be passed in an. amended form.
then UPON fnrtheG Psttien n or
centur Of the electors of the state.
filed with the secretary Of state
within six months after the ad-
55ournment Of the ~, leg d,st the the
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
filing of any such further petition
or petitions, and if approved by a
majority Of the electors voting
thereon provided the vote In fnvor
than thirty-three per ccntum OF
the total number of votes cast mt
such election, the same shall be.
Sty GAYS 2w af and su gG ee nG e and
shall supersede any amended form
of such law which may have been
passed by the legisslla9ture: No lay
ana PdSa apprS roy de 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.
(c) THE REFERENDUM. - If
within ninety days after the final
legislature, q referendum petition,
signed by six per centum of the
electors of the state, shall be filed
with the secretary of state against
passed by the Legislature at such
session, such law, or such part OF
a law shall be submitted to- the
special statewide election. occur
ring not less than ninety days after
the, fling of said petition. If
majority of the votes cast thereon
negative vote be not less than
thirty-three per centum of the to-
tnl number OF votes cnst mt such
election, such law or such part Of
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 lazy; against
be suspended pending the refer
cndum vote thereon. Provided the
Same shall equal 80 per cent of the
votes mt such election.
Any law providing for a tax levy
current expenses OF the state gov
ernment or state institutions; any
other question to the electors of
the state, or any emergency law
necessary for the immediate pres
health a1tt or Safety. shall go into eff:
feet Immediately upon its passage
and approval by the governor, and
such laws, except emergency ,a laws.
dunn vote. All other. laws shall go
into effect ninety days after the
adjournment Of the legislature, A
blll propotsing an emergency yr, lay
ing the emergency. A separate
vote shall be thhen ~ upon the Pre- re-
yeas and nays. and If the pream-
BILE be adopted by a two-thirds vote
Of all the members OF each house,
it shall be an emergency law.
(d) GENERAL PROVISIONS
All petitions provided for in this
section shall contain a title indi-
eating the subject and PURPOSE OF
amendment, or the law, or part Of
a law to be referred, and II a
change is proposed in an existing
constitutional provision or statute.
sam aooi It Shall IL state the general
effect Of tho 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 pr rovi
lions shall be signed and verified
before q person authorized to ad-
minister an oath. and shall be in
such form that a person signing
pelltlOH tHcIcDy StdIcS uiuCi CA.''
the date Of his signature; his resi-
tor. that he has not previously
signed any part Of such petition.
and that he has signed the petition
with knowledge o. the. contents
thereof. TO each part OF such Pc
tition shall be attached the am
davit Of the person before whom
the same, was signed. which ahi..
davit shall contain q statement or
the number of signers thereon,
that each of the signatures at
tached to such part was made IN
the presence of the afhant, ina!
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 signed
such petition to be electors, that
they signed such petition, with
knowledge Of the contents Thereon,
and that each person. signed the
his name. The CIRCULATION of the
petition provided for herein. or
the prohibition Of tire circulation
thereof, may be regulated by law,
and in case the circulation OF any
petition is prohibite by law, the
percentage Of signers required on
section shall be one-half Of the
percentage specified in snbdiVi-
sions q, b and Of this section.
The percentage in any case shall
be based upon the total number OF
votes cast for governor at the next
preceding election. All .petitions
provided for in this section snail
than one-half of the designated
nercentape Of the electors In not