Morris tribune., 1916-10-13

of the electors voting on the pro-
poseU amendment; provided not
electors voting at said election
voted for the proposed amendment.
This section shall be construed as
a means in addition to Section l.
tion. for amending the same.
(b) STATUTORY INITIATIVE.
When at any time prior to the
commencement Of any session OF
the then ed there her shell nave
state, a petition proposing a law,
signed by. two per centum of the
electors of the state, the secretary
to- t f6e legisiature not later tn than
ten (1O) days after the commence
ment Of the session. If the law
so proposed be not passed by the
IIeegislature at such session. e or If
then upon a further petition or
Petitions each signed by six per
centum of the electors of the state,
hled with the 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 statewide election, occurring
not less than ninety days after the
fling of any such further petition
or petitions, and II approved by a
majority Of The electors voting
of the proposed law be not less
than thirty-three per centum of
the total number of votes cast at
such election, the same shall be
thirty days after such election, and
shall supersede any amended form
Of such law which may have been
passed by the legislature. No law
pas by the i4 1b petitio1n
be subject to the veto of the gov
ernor. The authority of the people
to enact laws, az provided in this
avs authorized by the provisions
of the constitution.
.(c) THE REFERENDUM. - If
within ninety days after the final
legislature, a referendum petition,
signed by six per centum of the
electors of the state, shall be filed
with the secretary of state against
passed by the legislature at such
session, such law, or such part of
a. law shall be submitted to the
electors at the. next general or
ing not less than ninety days after
the, filing of said petition IF a
majority Of the votes cast thereon
be in the negative, provided si"n
thirty-three Per centum of the to-
tai number of votes cast at such
election, such law or such part Of
law shall thereby be repealed.
tton is s fRae Il b2 ftee9 6er cc
tum of the electors of the site,
the law, or part Of law, ag&:..-t
which such petition is filed shall
be suspended pending the refer
same shall equal 83 per cent of Tie
votes at such election.
Any law providing for a tax levy
current expenses of the state gov
eminent or state institutions. anv
act Of the legislature submittjn;
a. constitutional amendment Or
other question to the electors Of
necessary for the immediate pres
ervation of the public peace,
health, or safety, shall go into eff
feet Immediately upon it's passage
such laws, except emergency laws,
shall not be subject to a referen-
dunn vote. All other laws shall go
into effect ninety days after the
bill proposing an emergency law
setting forth the facts constitut-
Ing the :, emergency. A separate
H 6 Of such be t Eli by upon e, the e. re
yeas and nays, and if the pream-
BILE be adopted by a 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-
the proposed law or constitutional
amendment, or the law, or part Of
law to be referred, and If q
change is proposed in an existing
constitutional provision or statute,
same, it shall state The the general
effect of the proposed change and
also the full text of the proposed
law or amendment to the oonstitu-
tt59n' or of of the E6faI lay or part r Gf
tive or referendum petition may be
signed in separate parts but each
part shall conform to the provi-
sions herein contained. All petit
before a person, AUTHORIZED to ad-
minister an oath, and shall be in
such form that a person signing a
petition thereby states under oath,
the date Of bis sisnature, his resi-
tor, that he has not previously
signed any part of such petition,
and that he has signed the petition
with knowledge of the contents
th there :b: TO each part Of such fS Pc
davit Of the person before whom
the same was signed, which af1-
davit shall contain a statement Of
the number of signers thereon,
tached to such part was made in
the presence Of the aff1ant, that
to the best Of his knowledge and
belief each signature is the gem
uine signature of the person whose
pane it purports to be, that he be:
such petition to be electors, that
they signed such petition with
knowledge Of the contents thereof,
and that each person signed the
same on the date stated opposite
petition provided for herein, or
the prohibition of the circulation
thereof. may be regulated by. law,
and in case the circulation Of any
petition is prohibited by law, the
any petition provided for in this
section shall be one-half Of the
percentage specified in subdivi-
siQns a, b and Of this section.
The percentage In any case shall
1oe cast For sSS r0a at the next
provided for in this section shall
contain the signature Of not less
than one-half Of the designated
less than one-fourt6 FIFTH Of the e cou uOe
ties of the state: In initiating a
electors who have signed the first
shall be. qualified to sign the seq