The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1916-10-28

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Sec. /. TWO HoUsES-sEs.
consist of the senate and house Of
representatives, which shall meet
biennially. at the seat OF govern
s menf S St f naes state, az hv sn lsR. tf hnt a aS
session shall exceed the term OF
ninety C90) legislative days, and
no bill shall be introduced in either
branch, except on the written re-
guest of the governor. during the
last twenty days of such session,
except the attention of the legis-
lature shall be called to some m
portant matter of general inter-
est by a special message from the
governor but the people reserve
to themselves direct power as fol-
lows:
(a) CONSTITUTIONAL INITIA-
TlVE.-When at any time prior. to
of the legislature, there shall have
been filed with the secretary Of
state a petition proposing an
amendment to the constitution,
s1gctors by ~ t NO I per eerfum sec 81 sns
of state shall transmit the
same to the legislature not later
than ten (10) days after the COM
mencement of the session. II the
mitted to the electors by the legis-
lature at such session, or If 1t be
submitted in an amended form,
then. upon a further petition or
petitions, each signed by eight per
centum of the electors Of the state,
filed with the secretary Of state
within six months after the adj
3ournment of the legislature, the
amendment proposed in the first
petition, or one or more amended
TO the electors for their approval
or rejection at h next general or
special statewide election occur"
ring not less than ninety. days
t ther fas h6ing q Sns any am aefa 1ePt
proposed by initiative petition and,
IN Its original or in an amended
form, submitted to the electors by
the legislature or by g. further pc
tition, shall become a part OF the
constitution, II approved by ma.
euch election, or by four-sevenths
of the electors voting ON the pro-
posed amendment; provided. not
less than three-sevenths of the
e sisefpT for yt95t a at da a%qmenetdnnGotainotnl
This section shall be, construed as
a means IN addition to Section 1,
Article II, OF the state constitu-
ton, for amending the same.
OBJ STATUTORY INITIATIVE.
When at any time prior to the
commencement of any session OF
the legislature there shall have
been fled with the secretary Of
state, o. petition proposing a law,
signed by two per centum of tile
electors of the State, the secretary
of state shall transmit the same
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
1t be passed in an amended form,
then upon a further petition or
petitions, each signed by six per
centum of the electors of the state,
within six months after the adj
tournment. of the legislature, the
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
fling of any. such further petition
or petitions, and if approved by a
majority of the electors voting
of the proposed law be not less
than thirty-three per centum of
the total number of votes cast nj
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 Legislature. No law
passed by the Initiative petition
and appfovediby the electors shall
be subject to the veto of the gov
erno 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.
Co THE REFERENDUM. = If
within ninety days after the final
adjournment of any session of the
legislature, a. referendum petition,
signed by six per centum Of the
with the secretary of state aga INST
any law or any part of a 1..w,
passed. by the legislature at such
session, such law, or such part Of
a law shall be submitted to the
electors at the next general or
ring not less than ninety days after
the filing of said petition. If q
majority of the votes cast thereon
be in the negative, provided such
thirty-three per centum of the to-
tai number of votes cast at such
election, such law or such part of
a law shall thereby be repealed.
Provided, that if a ~referendum Pc
tuTT 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 33 per cent of the
votes mt such election.
- ~ E.E#F 7. -rasEH.- ..
Any law providing for a tax levy
or appropriating money for the
ssernment or state institutions, any
act of the legislature submitting
q constitutional amendment or
other question to the electors OF
the state, or n emergency law
ervation of the public peace,
health, Or safety, shall go into eff
feet Immediately upon its passage
and approval by the governor, and
such laws, except emergency laws
dunn vote. All other laws shall go
into effect ninety days after the
adjournment of the legislature. A
bill proposing an emergency law
setting forth the facts constitut-
ing the emergency. A separate
vote shall be taken upon the pre-
emble of such bill by a call of the
yeas II nays, ana IL the PreaHl-
bic be adopted by a two-thirds vote
of all the members Of each house,
it shall be an emergency law.
Id GENERAL PROVISIONS
All petitions provided for in this
SECTION shall contain 2 title ind;
eating the subject and purpose OF
the proposed law or constitutional
amendment, or the law. or part OF
a law to be referred, and If 9
change is proposed in an existing
constitutional provision or statute,
II ! addition to referring to thg
effect Of the proposed change and
also the full text of the prcpcsed
law or amendment to the co4st;tu-
ton, or Of the law or part CT g
law. to be referred. Any initia-
tive or referendum petition may Be
signed in separate parts but each
sions herein contained. All petf.
lions shall be signed \ veriaed
minister An oath, and shall be ir