Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1916-10-20

form, submitted to the electors hy
the legislature or by a further Pc
constitution, If approved by a ma.
jority Of the electors voting at
such election, or by four-sevenths
Of the electors voting on tho pro-
less than three-sevenths Of the
electors voting at said election
voted for the proposed amendment.
This section shall be construed as
Article IA, Of the state censtitu-
ton, for amending the same.
co. STATUTORY INITIATIVE.
When at any time prior to the
been bee '1 ffled With the the se ere Of
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 C1o) days after the commence
ment Of the session. If the law
so proposed be not passed by the
legislature ct such session, or II
Il then N p ppons' a II further t t petition or
petitions, each signed by. six per
centum of the electors of the state,
filed with the secretary of state
within six months after the 80 =
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-
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 favor
than thirty-three per centum Of
the total number of votes cast ut
such election, the same shall be-
come a law and go into effect
thirty thn, s days after ag gvch am eieeflGn, for n
of such law which may have been
passed by the legislature. No law
passed by the initiative petition
and approved by the ELECTORS shall
ernor. The authority of the people
to enact laws. as provided n this
subdivision, shall extend only to
laws authorized by the provisions
of the constitution.
Co THE REFERENDUM. - If
within ninety days after the final
adjournment of any session of the
legislature, a referendum petition.
signed by six e centum of the
with the secretary Of state against
passed by the legislature at such
session such law, Or sven 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 he net less than
thirty-three per centun of the to-
tai u1nbe of votes cast at such
election, such law or such part Of
a law shall thereby be repealed.
tition is signed by fifteen per CEN
tum of the electors of the state,
the law, or part of a law, against
which such petition is fled shall
endum vote thereon. Provided the
same shall equal 33 per cent of the
votes Mt such election.
or. appropriating money for the
current expenses of the state gov
eminent or state institutions, any
act of the legislature submitting
a. constitutional amendment or
the sta1e, or any emergency law
necessary for the Immediate pres
ervation Of the public Eeace,
health, or safety, shall go into eff
feet Immediately Upon its gass age
~ "pO4OV"A w SAS
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
bill proposing an emergency law
shall contain a preamble briefly
setting forth the facts. constitpt-
ing :he emergency. A separate
e sn5s s9 sf SUCH nS Slit bi1i by up a call fHe Of p the
yeas and nays, and if the pream-
BILE be adopted by a two-thirds vote
of ali the members Of each house,
1t shall be an emergency aW.
(d) GENERAL PROVISIONS
Ali petitions provided for in this
section shall contain a title indi.
eating the subject and purpose Of
the proposed law or constitutional
a law to be referred, and If a
change is proposed in an existing
constitutional provision or statute,
in addition to referring to the
same, it shall state, the general
also the full text of the proposed
law or amendment to the constitu-
ton, Or of the law or. part Of a
law, to be referred. Any iritia-
tive or referendum petition may be
sions herein contained. All reti;
tions shall be signed n verified
before a person 70 az.
such form that a person signing a
petition thereby states under cath,
the date Of his signature. his "esl-
dence. that he is a a4allre" o e1eGv
signed any part of SUCH petition.
and hat he has signed the petition
with knowledge of the. contents
thereof. To each part Of such Pc
tition shall be attached the ain
the same was signed, which affi.
davit shall contain a statement OF
the number of signers thereon,
that each of the signatures at
tached to such IL part tha was 3m, ,nadf fba m
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-,
such petition to be electors, that
they signed such petition with
knowledge of the contents thereof,
and that each; person signed the
his name. The sirea7ation Of ne
petition provided for herein. or
the prohibition of the circulation
thereof, may be regulated by. law,
and in Isl the circulation of n
~Percentage Of signers Required on
any petition provided for in this
section shall be one-half OF the
percentage specified in
sions a, b and c Of this section.
The percentage in any case shall
be based upon the total number Of
votes cast for governor at tins 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 one-fourth of the u
ties of the state. In initiating a
law or constitutional amendment,
electors who rave signed the first
shall be qualified to sign the Sec
ond petition.
The suficiency Of all petitions
shall be decided by tn, secretary
of state subject to review by the
court. If the secretary of state
decides that any petition rs i"suf-
fcient, he shall permit a 'eason-
able time for making corrections
or for filing additional signatures:
In the event of legal proceedings
in court to prevent giving effect to
any such petition on account OF