The Nevada County picayune., 1916-08-17
Tn. Initi.tiv. and Referendum power.

hIld HeteTeuOum AR 10 thsir loChl ieklS-
 lstion. Petitions shall be nled with the
 county or city clerk Not more than
 ten (l0) per cent Of the legal voters of
 any county. city, or town may bs re more than fifteen G6) per cent of tho legal voters of any such county. city or 1 town, shall be required to propose any 1 measure by initiative petition.
 , In counties or municipalities the num- | Der of signatures required on a petition shall be computed upon the vote cast for | the office of county. judge or mayor a' | tho last preceding election.
 l Every extension enlargement, pur- ] chase, grant or conveyance of a fran | chise, or of any rights. property, ease
 ment, lease or occupation of or in any | road, street. alley or park. or any part | thereof in any real property, or interest | in any real property owned by a munich 1 pal corporation, whether the same be by ! statute, ordinance. resolution, or other wise, shall be subject to referendum and shall not be subject to emergency legis- l lation The time for filing referendum l petition against municipal or local | measures shall not be fixed at less than | thirty days after the passage thereof by municipal or local legislative bodies
 The word measure, as used herein means any law, bill, resolution ordi- nance, charter. or constitutional amend ment. or any other legislative measure. In the case of laws chiefly of local in 1 terest, as the creation of new or addi l tional judges. or other officers or offices. | referendum by petition shall be sub mitted for approval or rejection to the people of the district interested. All elections on general, local. dnd special measures referred to the peoph l of the State or of any locality shall be | held at the regular general election, e1- sept when the Governor. County Judge or Mayor shall order special election. State. counties, or municipalities may provide for special elections on local | Legislation.
 No limitation shall be placed upon the number of constitutional amend ments or other measures which may oe proposed and submitted to the people by either Initiative or Referendum peti- tons as provided in this section. nor shall this section be construed to con 1ict in any particular with Article ls. Section 22. of the Constitution provid- ing for the submission of constitutional amendments by the Legislative Assem- ply and their adoption by the people. This section shall not be construed to deprive any member of the Legislative Assembly of the right to introduce any mea sure. but no measure shall be sub | mitted to the people by the Legislative } Assembly except proposed constitu- 1 tional amendment. or amendment as pro vided for in Article 19. Section 22 of the Constitution.
 Any measure submitted to the people i by petition AS herein provided shall tane effect and became Il law when approved by majority of the votes cast there on and not otherwise, and shall not be required to receive a majority or the
 
 tion. Such measure shall be operative on and after the thirtieth day after the election at which tt ts approved. The veto power of the Governor or the Mayor shall not extend to measures in ltiated by or referred to the people.
 IT conflicting measures referred to the people shall be approved by majority of the votes severally cast for and against the same, the one receiving til" higher number of affirmative votes shall thereby become law.
 IHr tr1fa of he people shall be amended or repealed by the General Assembly or any City Council except by yea or nay vote upon roll call of three -fourths of all the mem bers elected, nor shall any such meas ure be set aside. in whole or in part, AS unconstitutional except Ny a unanimous decision of all the members or the Su- preme Court of the State
 Legal voters only shall be counted upon petitions. Petitions may be circu- lated and presented in parts, but each part of any petition shall have attached thereto the affidavit of the person cir culating the same, that all the sigma tures thereon were made In the pres ence of the sf1snt and that to the best of the affiant's knowledge and belief each signature is genuine. and that the person signing Is q legal voter. and no other affidavit or verihcation shall be re i Guired to establish the genulneness or such signatures.
 The sufrciency Of all statewide p.tt- tions shall be decided in the first in- stance by the Secretary or tne StAie and of municipal and local petitions by the City or County CtPrk. subject to re- view hy the Supreme Court of the state which shall have exclusive and orig'nsl jurisdiction over all such eases.
 IT the surtcienCy Of snY petition - chrnensed the question shall be tried st once wihoHt reference to term, time or vacation and sdtVdiCated without de isv. but the failure Of the courts to decide prior to the election. As to the surrciencv Of such petision. shall not prevent the question from helhs plsCe9 upon the ballot at the election named in such petition nor initiate against the validity or the measure If 1t shsll have been approved by vote of the peo- ple If the Secretary Of state, county Clerk. or City Clerk, shall decide any pc
 tion to he insufficient he shall, without delay notify the sponsors or me peti- tion and permit at least thirty days
 from the date of such notification for correction ar amendment In the event
 of legal proceedings to prevent elNlhF legal effect to any petition upon any
 grounds. the burden ot proof shali ne
 upon the person or persons attacking inc validity of the petition
 No law shall be passed requiring . distribution of signatures upon pell.
 tiuus in each of the counties or otuei . rolIttrsl divisions of the state, nor to
 prohibit anv person or persons from ElN'
 ins or receiving compensattoh Tor GIT
 cuIating petitions nor to prohlplt tht
 circulston of petitions, nor in any way
 t1 interfere with the freedom of the peo
 ple in securing petitions, but laws may
 be enacted prohibiting and penalEins
 rnN fraudulent practice, such as per iurv forgery, ar any other m'sdemeanoi
 iu tle securing or 0line of petitions All 1N,asures submitted to vote o'
 tAe people hy petitions under the pro
 visitors uf tuiS section shall be puollSh-
 cd as Is now or may hereafter be pro
 NlGc8 hN laW
 T1e style of all bills. initiated by the
 p4oplr gud subpitted under the proNls-
 iou' of .,ids section, shall be, Ike tt
 enacted hy the people of the state CT
 Arkat tsas" trruwcipality or county. as inc se may bel. In submitting meas.
 ures to he people. the secretary or
 State and aN other officials shall De
 guided by tho general laws until ad,
 ditioual legislation shall be provided therefor.
 S.ate. measure shall be declared by the ! State Noard nf Election tomml SSlonets
 ,ar t... .h>'tt'to th'Ht ttnr'. and the re
 ,..it of I, vote ryr a-.> city or town meas.
 rr. ..au '. dr,}ar,a hy the city Cen tr3l Eoruit #. ar Town Council tor
 nr. substitute thereforl.
 'f,tr .'r,'t,l. l..ul .h'N he Selt-eNt-
 cuaur. tut the LegislatiNe Assembly
 rrql cuart 'ev~ to 'tcNitate its "peT-