The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1916-10-21

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term. Submitted to the electors By
the legislature or by q further Pc Il
ttion, shall become q part OF the
Son.titasion, II approved BY a ma"
such election, or by four-sevenths =
posed amendment; provided. not
less than thrss-ssvsnthss Of the
s sssSi Tor t tSs proposed 20 da amsnamsSt.
8 means in addition to Section /.
Artiole II. Of the state constitu-
q, STATUTORY INITIATIVE.
when &C any time prior to the
Somm oncemsnt Of any session OF
1As leEis!aturS there shall hays
tSen dlsd With the secretary OF
s sss::a wo p. RrG assnsaa Of it x:
q state shsii transmit the Same
70 the legislature not later than
e: :nt q d a. session: ss:E the law
@ proposed be- not passed by th3
lsgfslature at such session, or II
Il be passed In an amended form.
then upon g further further petition s,9 or Or
esntum Of the electors Of the state.
Alsd with the secretary Of state
Nithfn six months after the "a.
teurnmsnt q the isgi:laturs; tn. tns
law o IN tnS Amended nads for%s
Gsrsof shall 30 submitted to the
electors ut the next general or spe-
sial statewide election. occurring
net less than ninety days after ,. the
% Ietition., and II approved BY z
thereon. provided the vote IN favor
= So ne . 1890 law W. Be s.. mot ie g
sss tst:i s..Ser q votes east At
0ueA el0etion, Ne same shall be:
thirty days after such election. ana
e.. such i:w Which sRy may have
passed BY the legislature. No law
basssd 81 the Initiative, petition
and approved BY the electors shall
;: IS. to e: isto 81 p the the
70 enact laws, 2. provided IN this
laws authorised by the provisions
q the constitution.
(s) THE REFERENDUM. - Il
within ninety days after the hnal
legislature. 2 referendum petition.
sisesSr. 81 & Il. sesats maui Do ei
with the secretary OF state against
PASSED By the iesisiature at such
:'': a% . snih IL s:w Or iass tn.
electors at the next general or
ring not less than ninety days after
the ding Of said petition; II =
81 in the negative. provided such
neGativs vote be not less than
thiRty-three Per centum Of the to.
tai number OF. votes cast ut such
' is% ;:h.i Sn thereby her be repealed.
Provided, that II . referendum PEE
tition - signed BY fifteen per CEN
tum Of the electors Of the state,
the law: or par; . OF iaWii Ala aga aha,S
Be- suspsndsd pending the refer
sndum vote thereon. Provided the
same shall equal 30 per cent Of the
Votes atf such election. q
Any law providing for tax levy
Or appropriating money for the
current expenses of the state gov
act 81 II: q
other question to the electors, Of
neoessary for the immsdiats pres
Srvatton OF the public Peacs.
Pea 9s di:,ssy upon sD iaaS
and approval by the governor, ana
such laws, except emergency laws.
shall not be subject to q rsfssTs =:
into effeCt ninety days after the
adjournment Of the Legislature. A
bill ,proposinS an emergency law
shall soptain preamble brieny
t a fo.tn tas 1.'t.
vote shall be taken upon the pre-.
yss. and nays and Il the Pr:s.n. !:
Of t' al RI t the members 81 Of each house
Il shall be an emergency law.
a, GENERAL PROVISIONS
All petitions provided for In this
eating the subject and purpose Of
the proposed law or constitutional
Q law to be referred. and II Q
soands Il on or statue.
u sam ssditi' sh.ii :tats e.. general
effect Of the proposed change and
tn: full ss1t G 20 the the
tion. or Of the law or part Of .
law, to be referred. Any initia.
tive or referendum petition may be
signed IN, separate parts but eaS s;
p ion. ' Ssl.in eoo ooStainsd. All peti:
lions shall be signed and verihed
before q person. authorized, to az.
minister an oath, and shall be IN
such form that person 1,n sisni nagtb Z
the date Of his signature, his resi-
6sncs, that he II q qualified elso.
tor, that he has not ,previouly
signed any part OF =. spc en- ps ntitsnn
With VT 'n fnowledse Of the contents
tition shall DO attached the am.
davit Of the person before whom
TIE s:% mn was nnt: :iisnsd; .tS WniSe q
the number of signers thereon.
that each Of. the signatures at
tachsd to such part was made i9
the presence Of the na affs1S t ma
belief each signature Is the gen.
uine signature of the person whose
name It purports to be. that no be:
Mevss the persons who have signed
tS Ss1 S SisnsS such petition with
knowledge Of the contents thereof
same on the date stated opposite
III. name; n: circulation SGl hsr., OF tn os
RI 't ppohiB iSsaso Of II. cireulstiSn
and in case the circulation OF any
petition II prohibited by law. ths
percentage Of sisners REQUIRED on
any pstitioS, provided for IN t ths
psrcentago specified in subdtvt'
sions ., 5 and Of this section.
The percentage In any case shall
be based upon the total number o.
precedinE election. All .petitioni
provided for in this section. shall
Contain the signature Of not les!
than ons-haif Of the designated
percentage Of the electors ct r.. IN ron mo.
ties Of the state: In initiating