Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1916-10-25
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form. submitted to the electors by
s tue legislature or by a turIher pes
CON institution, if approved by ma
sjor1ly OF the electors voting at
s9cn election or by four-seyenths
Of she yqtng the pro
less than three-sevenths OF the
electors voting at said election
Voted for the proposed amendment.
9 means in addition to Section /.
Article IA. Of the state constitu-
ton, Tor anenIin9 the same.
(b) STATUTORY INITIATIVE.
When at any time prior to the
the legislature there s shall have
been filed with the secretary OF
state, a petition proposing a law,
signed by two per centum of the
of state shall transmit the same
to the legislature not later than
ten (1O) days after the commence
ment Of the session. If the. law
lsgislature at such session, or il
It be passed in an amended form. 4
then. upon a further petition or
petitions, each signed BY six per
filed with the secretary Of state
within six months after the adj
3ournment Of the legislature, the
law proposed In the first petition
thereof, shall be submitted to the
electors at the next general or spe-
cial statewide election, occurring
not less than ninety days after the.
filing Of any such further petition.
majority Of the electors. voting
thereon, provided the vote In favor
Of the proposed law be not less
than tsl;rty-three per centu1a of
such election, the same shall be-.
come a law and go into effect
shall supersede any amended form
passed by the legislature. No law
passed by the initiative petition
ana approved Nv the electors shall
be subject to tho veto Of the gov
e er oa The authority Of the people
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, = referendum petition,
electors Of the State, shall be fled
with the secretary Of state against
any law or any part of law,
passed by the legislature at such
.. law shall be submitted to the
electors at the next general or
special statewide election, occur
ring not less than ninety days after
the niifng - ct fhs SAID ha+p ettian It
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
h Ia n~H,n l. 90 %
9 law shall thereby be repealed.
Provided, that IL referendum pc.
t1tion is signed by fifteen per CEN.
tutn OF the electors Of the state,
witch such petition is 4 fiied d's shall
be suspended pending the refer-
endum vote thereon. Provided the
same shall equal s3 per cent Of the
or ANY ayn 1nw G3s99;Xidtng for tax levy
current expenses Of the state gov
act Of the legislature submitting
other question to the electors Of
t the state, or any emergency law
erSstony fer e} the he nnSie pres
health, or safety shall go into ef-
a e1n6l, approval, by the governor. and
ouC! law D. eAcepI emergency laws,
dunn vote. All other laws shall go !.
into effect ninety days after the
adjournment of tine legislatures. A
ehap r eantain an yr, lev
setting forth the facts, CONSTITUTE
Ing the emergency. A separate
vote, shall be taken upon the pre-
amble Of such bill by a call Of tho
yeas and nays, and if the pream-
Bile be adopted by two-thirds vote
Of all the members Of each house,
1t shall be an emergency law.
(d) GENERAL PROVISIONS
All petitions provided for in this
,eection shall contain a. title indi-
eating the subject and purpose Of
the proposed law or constitutional
q. law to be referred, and if q
change is proposed in an existing
constitutional provision or statute,
In addition to referring to tho
same i shall state, the general
also the full text Of the proposed
law or amendment to the constitu-
ton, or OF the law or part Of q
law, to he referred. Amy dnitia-
signed in separate parts but each
part shall conform to the provi-
sions herein contained. All petit
lions shall be signed and verified
before q person authorized to adj
4 such form that a person signing a
petition thereby states under oath,
the date Of his signature, his resi-.
dence: that he is a qualified cleo
tor, that he has not previously
signed any part of such petition.
and that he hiss signed the petition
with knowledge of the contents
thereof. To each part of such pe-
tition shall be attached the afa-
, hof NH