The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1916-10-25

form, SuDAllIteu ~ Lue electors py
the legislature o.. by a, fur tner Pc.
constitution, II approved Dy a ma.
: 9orlty OF the eAectors voting at
such election, or by four-sevenths
OF the electors voting on the pro-
posed amendment; provided, not
t elsstd than thrse-sevend Of the
voted tor the proposed eamendnent.
This section sha4l be construed as
a means in auuition to Sectione l,
Article IA, OF the state constltu-
90 STATUTORY INITIATIVE.
When at any time prior to the
commencement OF any session of
the legislature there shall have
been filed with the secretary of
state, a petition proposing law.
electors Of the state, the secretary
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
s SO Proposed pose be not passed passed by the
It 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.
aled with tn the non secretary Of state
journment Of the legislature. the
law proposed in the first petition
or one or more amended forms
thereof, shall be submitted to the
cial state wide 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
thereon, provided the vote In favor
I'm
than thirty-three per centum Of
the total number OF votes cast Mt
such election, the same shall be-
come a law and go into effect
thirty days after such election, and
snail supersede any amended form
of such law which may have been
passed by the Legislature. No law
passed by the initiative petition
ana approved by the electors shall
ernor. The authority Of the people S
to enact laws, as provided in this
subdivision, shall extend only to
law: authorized by the provisions
OF the constitution.
.(c) 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 against
any law or any part of a. law,
passed by the Legislature at such
session, such law, or such part Of
a. law shall be submitted to the
special statewide election, occur
ring not less than ninety days after
the. filing of said petition. If a
majority Of the votes cast thereon
pc 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
q law shall Thereby be repealed.
PROVIDED, that If a referendum Pc
tum of the electors Of the state,
the law, or part of law, against
which such petition is filed shall
be, suspended pending the refer
endum vote thereon. Provided the
votes Mt such election.
Any law providing for a tax levy
or appropriating money for the
current expenses Of the state gov
act Of the legislature submitting
a. constitutional amendment or
other question to the electors Of
the state, or any emergency law
necessary for the immediate pres
health, or safety, shall go into ef-
feet Immediately upon its passage
and approval by the governor, and
such laws, except emergency laws,
shall not be- subject to a referen-
into effect ninety days after the
adjournment of the legislature. A
bill proposing an emergency law
snail contain a preamble briefly
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 the
yeas and nays, and if the pream-
BILE be adopted by q 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
section shall contain a title indi-
eating the subject and purpose Of
amendment, or the law, or part of
a. law to be referred, and if a
change is proposed in an existing
constitutional, provision or statute,
in addition to referring to the
effect of the proposed change and
also the full text of the proposed
law or amendment to the constitu-
ton, or of the law or part Of a
law. to be referred. Any initia-
signed in separate parts but each
part shall conform to the provi-
sions herein contained. All petit
tions shall be signed and verified
before a person authorized to ad-
such form that 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
s sgfd 3D., any ~ part Of suf pettGn
with knowledge of the contents
thereof. To each part Of such Pc
tition shall be attached the atf1-
davit of the person before whom
davit shall contain statement Of
that each Of the signatures at
tached to such part was made in
the presence Of the affiant, that
to the best Of his knowledge and
uine signature Of the person whose
name it purports to be, that he be-
Ieves the persons who have signed
such petition to be electors, that
kn9wledge Of tho contents thereof.
and that each person signed the
same on the date stated opposite
his name: The CIRCULATION of the
the prohibition Of the circulation
thereof, may be regulated by. law,
and in case the circulation Of any
petition is prohibited by law the
percentage Of signers required on
any petition. provided for in this
section shall be one-half of the
percentage specified in subdivi-
sions q, and Of this section.
The percentage in any case shall
be based upon the total number OF
votes cast for governor at the next
TIM a. a m
provided for in this section shall
contain the signature Of not less
than one-half Of the designated
percentage Of the electors in not
less than one-fourth of the eoun
ties of the state. In initiating 4
law or con TT nti0nal amendment