The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1916-10-18

jorlly or the electors voting at
such election, or by four-sevenths
OF the electors voting on the pro-
Pos. posed "a amendmsnt; provided; not not
electors voting at said election
voted for tho proposed amendment.
This section shall be construed as
Q means In addition to Section l.
Article IA, OF the state constitu.
ton, tor amending the same
(b) STATUTORY INITIATIVE.
When at any time prior to the
commencement Of any session Of
the legislature there shall have
been filed with the secretary Of
signed by two per centum Of tn:
electors Of the state, the secretary
Of state shall transmit the same
to the legislature not later than
ten Go. days after the commence
so proposed be not passed by the
legislature at such session. or II
It be passed in an amended form,
then upon q further petition or
filed with the secretary Of state
within six months after the adj
3ournment Of the legislature, the
law proposed In the first petition
or one or more amended forms
VII
electors at the next general or spe-
cial state wide election, occurring
not less than ninety days after the
Ming ~ Of any such further petition
or ma Ro efiltt1ons a tha II ,approved by
thereon, provided the vote in favor
Of the proposed law be not less
than thirty-three per centum Of
the total number Of votes cast Mt
such election, the same shall be-
a n
thirty days after such election, and
shall supersede any amended form
OF such law which may have been
passed by the legislature. No law
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
subdivision, shall extend only. to
Of the constitution.
(c) THE REFERENDUM. - If
within ninety days after the final
adjournment of any session Of the
signed by. six per centum of the
electors Of the state, shall be filed
with the secretary Of state against
any law or any part OF law,
passed by the legislature at such
a law shall be submitted to the
electors at the next general or
special statewide election, occur
ring not less than ninety days after
the, fling of said petition. If
be in the negative, provided such
negative vote be not less than
thirty-three per centum of the to-
tai number of votes cast at such
a law shall thereby be repealed.
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 law, against
BE- snsp po e pending the ea rs sha
endum vote thereon. Provided tho
same shall equal 83 per cent Of the
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
atber aneson 70 fhs s1actor.
the state, or any emergency law
necessary for the immediate pres
ervation Of the public peace.
health, or safety. shall go into eff
and appreuai BY th eo gov es pass ana
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 constitut-
ing the emergency. A separate
vote, shall be taken upon the pre-
yeas and nays, and if the pream-
BILE be adopted by a two thirds vote
Of all the meEbers 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
the proposed law or constitutional
a law to be referred, and if q
change is proposed in an existing
constitutional provision or statute,
in addition to referring to the
same it + shall state the n general gel raj
also the full text Of the proposed
law or amendment to the constitu-
ton, or OF the law or part Of q
law. to be referred. Any initfa-
tive or referendum petition may be be
sions herein contained. All petit
lions shall be signed and verified
before a person authorized to ad-
lulIl6l0T III OASNs AAu NC LII
such form that a person signing q
petition thereby states under oath,
the date Of his signature. his resi-
dence, that. he IL q qualified, cleo
tor, that he has not previously
spe shas any sst .s. spfh
with knowledge Of the. contents
tition shall be attached the af1-
fayit Of the person before ricn wh9m
davit shall contain 4 statement Of
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:
neves the persons who have signed
knowledge Of tie contents thereof.
same on the date stated opposite
naten me nro ThdS for bene of the os
the prohibition Of the circulation
petition IS prohibited BY law, the
any pts{ion Of 1fssuF IN ts e.
percentage sp4t&hsd in subdivi-
sions a, b and 4 OF this section.
The percentage in any case shall
be based upon the total number Of
votes EAST fet st t the next
provided for II this section shall
contain the sf8A1ture Of not less
than one-half Of the designated
percentage Of The electors In not
less than one-f6urth of the coun-
law or constitv{l onaI amendment,
electors who n.y. signed the first