The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1916-10-21
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the total number Of votes cast at
such election, the same shall BE-.
come. 9 law and go into effect
hy aays eer sych o ana
passed by the legislature. No law q,
passed by the Initiative petition
sset TO Se t Veto ef s
ernor. The authority Of the people
subdivision, shall extend only to
OF the constitution.
tc) THE REFERENDUM. - II
Within ninety days after the Anal
signed by. six per centum Of the
electors Of the state. shall he fled
with the secretary Of state against
eax az BY or the ekR siGt ct a.
. law shall DO submitted to the
electors at the, next general or
ring not less than ninety days after
the fling Of said petition. II q
majority OF the votes cast thereon
be IN the negative. provided such
thirty-thres per centum Of the to.
tai number Of votes cast at such
election, such law or such part Of
g lay shal Thereby BE- repealed.
t,tiSn e . tsss t:sn psr o es:
the law, Or part q . law, essinst
Thish .n oasa P'titIo1 y 1sd ,s shail
endum vote thereon. Provided The
same shall equal - per cent Of tie
votes at such election.
Any law providing for q tax levy
or appropriatinR money for the
current expenses Of the state sov-
ernment or state Institutions, any
IT, e
other question to d. electors q
asss::srs' fer az .@@sdI sssss pr =.
or e sstet ss' .a2 S1 ss into &;
and approval by the governor, and
such laws, except emergency laws
ass . sue}sst ' t. .s g.
aajournm.nt of *. i iesi.lst sS "a x
bill proposing an emergency law
.ttinF }orth tt. n ssesa eons eaiasay
ing the emergency. A separate
vote shall be taken upon the pre-
amble Of such bill BY 2 call Of the
b s adop assa by sna sha 1oe:
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 q title indi.
eating the subject and purpose Of
the proposed lazy or constitutional
= law to be referred. and il .
change IL proposed in an existing
constitutional. provision or statute,
In addition t9 referring to the
also the full text Of the PROPOSED
law or amendmsnt TO the constitu.
ton. or Of ths law or part of =
tw ref:rs ssdsan'S Petition may 5.
signed in sepafate parts but each
part shall conform t9 the provt-
before a person authorized to adj
minister an oath, ana shall be In
such form that q person signing .
petition thereby states under oath,
sac sat that Ct |. aa. ei efss:
tor, that he has not previously
signed any part of such petition.
ana that he has signed the petition
thereof. a' 70 each p part Of such Pc:
davit Of the person before whom
the same was signed. which am n
that each Of the .signatures at
tached to such part was made tn
the presence Of the af1aat. that hat
belief each signature IL the gen.
name It purports to be. that he Be:
Ms vS the Persons who , hay. sign Sst
they Signed such, petition. with
knowledge Of the contents thereof,
and that each person signed the
h ii name. m ing The aat CIRCULATION q the
petition. provided for herein. or
the prohibition Of the circulation
thereof, may be reguisted by law:
peto in . tas Sy iRs
any petition provided for in this
section shall be one-halt Of the
poSs IT, ana saP:ei N th. n ..csion
The percentage IN any case shall
s eas sss tS: tota II next
preceding sisetion. All petitions
contain the signature Of not less
ssn ensh 81 S ct the IN nes
less than one-fourth Of the coun-
law law 81 or CO. eon.titutionsi ameadmsnt,
sStof r. who sS' 70 sgn s1 Il: asst
end petition.
n TIL BE- S.aas3 81 q ~
Of state subject to review by the
decides that any pstition Is insuf:
ficient. he shall permit q reason.
able time for making corrections
or for Ming additional signatures
In court sas e 70 prevent ssiv,Rs eset +
any such petition on account Of
insuficiency. or any other ground,
the burden Of proof shall be, upon
No law Ry' or a aasSst to the On:
stitution initiated and approved by
the. electors as herein provided,
shall be held unconstitutional or
Of any " initiative petition; nor .hsil
the repeal of any law submitted
BY. referendum petition be held In
valid for such insufnciency.
AL, Al i,nitiativs laws and ccnsti:
submitted to the, electors AZ to
permit an Affirmative or negative
vote upon each measure submit
ted. II conflicting proposed laws
%.nts to thss s. aS:
proved at the Same election. the
one receiYing the highest number
Of afnrmative votes shall prevail
~ to conflicting provisions.
The style Of all legislative meas.
stitution initiated BY the psopie
under this section shall BE-: BE
II enacted by the People Of the
State Of Minnosote."
The. provisions Of this section
may b enforced BY appropriate
legislation. but until such lsEisla.
ton has been enacted, this section
shall be self executing.
THE PURH0SD AND EFFECT I
this aaenansnt, II adopted, will I
threo.fold.