The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1916-10-24

'po1ods amendment; SsprOYtde d,j not,
less than three seventhsS OF the
for yeGhsnS asa
This section shall be construed e
Z means in addition to Section I.
Article II, Of the state constitu.'
ton, Tor amending the same.
~ STATUTORY 1N1T1AT1yn:
eommencement Of any session Of
the legislature there shall have
been fled with the secretary OF
state. a. petition proposing law,
By 81 te !Rfte he sas
Of state shall transmit the same
to the legislature not later than
ten (10) days after the commence
ment Of the session: II the lay tHs
legislature at such session, or If
# be passed in an amended form.
then upon a further petition or
petitions, each signed BY six per
Sg ad Of the he OF the tat
within six months after the adj
tournment Of the legislature, tho
law proposed In the first petition
or one or more amended forms
thereof thereof. shall I'll be submitted to tho
cial statewide election, occurring
not less than ninety days after the
Hing Of any such further petition
or petitions, and If approved by a
thereon pfov,d es the SteS Vofe in fsVoz
Of the proposed law be not less
than thirty-three per centum Of
the total number Of votes cast at
such election, the same shall be-.
f SS day aw attsr sueR elaeton eSS
shall supersede any amended form
of such law which may have been
passed by the legislature. No law
passed by the initiative petition
Be sub5eet to t H We: Veto e' Of the gov gov
ernor. The authority of the people
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
! siggnaa ire a. e referendum ec petitiGn:
ELECTORS Of the state, shall be filed
with the secretary Of state against
passed by the legislature at such
q law shall be submitted to tho
special statewide election, occur
ring not less than ninety days after
the tiling Of said petition: If q
be in the negative, provided such
negative vote be not less than
th1rty-three per centum Of the to-
tai number Of votes cast Mt such
election Il, .S such + law or such part Of
Provided, that If a referendum Pc
tition is signed, by fifteen per CEN
tum of the electors Of the state,
the law, or part Of a law, against
Se ed penang the thea re eha
endum vote thereon. Provided tho
same shall equal 33 Per cent of tho
votes at such election.
Any law providing for a tax levy
or appropriating money for the
current expenses of the state gov
eminent or state institutions, any
act Of the legislature submitting
a+hsr o.
the state, or any emergency law
necessary for the immediate pres
ervation Of tho public peace,
health, or safety, shall &c into ct:
ssSf ely upon Its
such laws, except emergency laws,
shall not be subject to g. referen-
dunn vote. All other laws shall go
into effect ninety days after the
adjournment Of the legislature, ~
setting forth. the facts constitut-
ing tho emergency. A separate
vote shall be taken upon the Pre-.
yea. and nays, and IL the pream-
BILE be adopted by a two-thirds vote
OF all the members Of each house,
1t 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
the proposed law or constitutional
is% to BE- or ens ,sd% and Paff
change 10 proposed in; an existing
constitutional provision or statute,
In addition to referring to tho
Same. it shall state the general
ESQ tho mi ef S seanSs ss
law or amendment to the constitu-
law, to be referred. Any initia-,
tive or referendum petition may b
part shail Conform to the proxi.
sions herein contained. All petit:
lions shall be signed and verified
before q person authorized to adj
minister an oath. and shall be in
petition thereby states under oath.
dence. that he IL q qualified cleo.
tor. that he has not previously
:aa fSa Rss spf fe
with knoyledge of the contents
thereof. TO each part Of such p.
tition shall be attached the am
davit Of the person before whom
davit shall ~ Contain i1n a statement e Of
the number of signers thereon.
that each Of the signatures at
tached to such part was made IN
the presence of the aff1ant, that
belief each signature is the gen
uine signature of the person whose
name it purports to be, that he be.
deves the persons who have signed
such petition to be electors, that
knowledge Of the contents thereof,
and that each person signed tho
same on the date stated opposite
his name, The circulation of the
e Rf6Eiaeo Of fG Se
thereof. may be regulated by. law,
and in case the circulation Of any
petition is prohibited by law, the
percentage Of signers required on
section shall be one-halt Of the
percentage specified in subdivi-
sions .. 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
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 coun-
ties, of the state: In initiating q
law or constitutional amendment,
electors who have signed the first
shall be qualified to sign the sec.
ond petition.
The suficiency of all petitions