Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1916-10-18

t the lssislst'pEs Or by a further Hs:
sS1sS ehs v sx St
Of the siecsoss y vo II to on the pro.
Pose, h amsndmeat; provided: not
nsn von: :: :aa s St as
voted tor the proposed amendment.
This section shall be construed a.
Z mean: In addition to Section I.
1oa Tor q m: T.. is:t :aS ssn''itu
~ STATUTORY INITIATIVE.
-When 1t any time prior to the
the Legislature there shall have
state. = petition proposing law.
.isotor. 81 To- state. the secretarS
OF 4 state . shan ., transmit the same
ten 90 aes. after a e. es1sn snsn
mont of the session. II the law
81, 50 proposed be not passed by th9
iieE u.s. re- at such session, or IL
then upon q further petition or
petitions, eack signed by six per
centum Of the electors of the state.
hled with the secretary Of state
3ournment Of the legislature. the
law proposed in the first petition
t or one or more amended forms
not less than ninety days after tho
ming Of any such further petition
or petitions, and If approved by q
majority OF the el"ctors voting
Of the proposed law be not less
than thtrty-three per centum Of
the total number of votes cast at
suck election tho same shall be-
tSi2ty days att sao susS e1sstion s snd
shall supersede any amended form
OF such law which may have been
Sy th the p MS
and approved BY the electors shall
ernor The authority Of the people
laws: :bs Psxs1d ohv th to
laws authorized by tho provisions
Of the constitution.
81 THE REFERENDUM. - II
adjournment Of any session Of tho
legislature. q referendum petition,
signed by six Per centum Of the
ELECTORS OF the state. shall be filed
with iths . zee Of state against
passed BY tn: }es}si ht 20 at . .aG;
session. such law, or such part OF
law snail be submitted to the
s s1ecfoF' a. ct ths , ne :g general or
ring not less than ninety days after
the. fling Of said petition. II
majority OF the votes cast thereon
oe IN the negative provided :rch
thirty-thres Per centum of the to.
tai number Of votes cast ut such
election, SUCH law or such part Of
law shan Thereby be repealed.
tiSn that ~ sfsss ee:
tum OF the electors Of the state.
the law, or part Of Z law, against
which s.s such petition Is 3led shall
endum vote thereon. Provided the
same shall equal az per cent Of the
votes at such election.
or appropriating money Tor the
current expenses Of the state gov
eminent or state institutions, any
act OF ths Legislature submitting
otnsr o9e.tien to f fRs
the state. or any emergency law
necessary for the immediate pres
ervation Of the public peace,
9 health: or safety. shall 20 into ef-
and approval BY the governor, and
such laws, except emergency laws,
shall not be SUBJ ect to referen-
dunn vote. All other laws shall 60
adjournmenta t of tke q iegisla tSs 'n x
shall eoptaia = preambie briefiy
:etting forth tho facts. constitut-
1o E shs ps tsFsa upon ee pre
amble Of such bill by a call Of tho
yeas and nays. ana If the pream-
BILE be adopted by a two-thirds vote
Of all the membe\1 Of each house,
(d) GENERAL PROVISIONS
All petitions provided for in this
esft9n shall .S sGna M title indi
the proposed law or constitutional
amendment, or the law, or part Of
q. law to be referred. and II a
chanEe il PROPOSED in an existing
same, it shall state the general
effect Of the proposed change and
law iS to be RI .r red W. Any Rfi initia-
tive or referendum petition may be
signed in separate parts but each
sion. s Rerein oe1tainsa 'n An peti
tions shall be signed and verified
before person authorized. to ad-
minister an oath, and shall be in
psfh d1r sns .tRses an sdsp oa
dence. that he: II 4 qualified cleo
tor, that he has not previously
s sgnfd Saf a9y s . Of spf che PSs11
with knowledge Of the. contents
tition shall b attached the affi-
davit Of the person before whom
davit shall cont AN a statement Of
that each Of the signatures at
tached to such part was made, in
tn the rf best Of Fl. '9s and
belief each signature is the gen.
name It purports to be, that he be:
iiey s the persons WHO o,h have sigped
knowl edge Of the contents thereof.
and that each person signed the
Sis NAME Gn ing Th eeta af
petition. provided for herein, or
the prohibition Of the circulation
thereof, may bo regulated by law,
s eet in . BY a VI
percentage 81 Sisners Required on
any petition provided for in this
section shall BE- one-half of the
P9ions " ana P:'' q hi. s.c s''
The percentage IN any case shall
be based l. uRSn " total n NUMBER nh OF
preceding election. All petitions
provided for II: this section shall
than one-hai{ Of the designated
percentage Of tie electors In not
less than ono-eourth Of the coun-
ties of the state. In initiating a
law or constitutional amendment,
electors who have signed the first
shall b. qualified 70 sign the sec
ond petition.
The suffici>asy Of all petitions
shall be decided By the secretary
CT state II &: sss~ Of ey
decides that any petition IL insult
fieient: he :h.l1 permit s;I a reason son:
or for ding additional signatures.
In the event Of legal proceedings
in court to prevent giving effect to
any such petition on account Of
insufflciency, or any other ground,
h,yvAAn ~ nranf Rha10 no r,nnn