The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1916-10-11

AOAAAt S0OA4kI0A " Ino electors 0y
the legislature o. by a fur Their Pc
tltiou, shall pec0use part 1Qf the
consSitnl!ol1, it approved bySa ma
lority OF me eiecsors, voting at,
such e1ection, or NY -sevenths
OF the electors voting on the pro-
posed amendment; provided. not
less than three-seven-hs, OF tho
electors voting at saiI election
voted for the proposed amendment.
a means IN addition to SecClOn i,
Artlc4e IA. OF TIE state eonstltu-
t4u4a, Aur s1aaadlAS tao sAnsct,
~ STATUTORY INITIATIVE.
When 1t any time prior to the
the iesisia q she any sS Ssii' haS Ss
been filed with the secretary Of
state, a petition proposing a law.
signed by two per cenlum Of the
electors Of the so%se. the secretary
to the legislature not later than
ten UO) days aft the commence
ment Of the session. If the law
so proposed be- not passed by the.
legisla ture at such session, or IL
then upon a. further petition or
petitions, each signed by six per
centum Of the electors Of the state,
W VITA VIII tx the @3Sr Of state
journment Of the legislature. the
law proposed in. the first petition
or one Or. more amended forms
cial state wide election, occurring
not less than ninety days after the
filing Of any such further petition
or petitions: and If approved by =
majority OF the electors voting
Of the proposed law be- not less
than thfrty-three per ceutum Of
the total number OF votes cast at
such election, the same shall be-
thirty days after such election, and
snail supersede any amended form
OF such law wi lch. may have been
passed by the legislature. No law
and approved by the electors shall
be subject to the veto OF the gov
ernor. The authority of the people
10 enact laws; as provided in this
subdivision, shall extend only to
laws authorized by: the provisions
OF the constitutions.
(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 shat he Submitted to the
electors at the next general or
ring not less than ninety days after
the. filing of said petition It a
majority Of the votes cast thereon
De IN the negative, provided such
NEGATIVE vote be not less than
tal number Of votes cast at such
election, such law or such part Of
a law shall thereby be- repealed.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
enduc1 vote thereon. Provided the
HssT.e nh-li equal S3 per cent Of the
votes Mt such election.
Any law providing for a tax levy
or appropriating money for the
act Of the legislature submitting
a constitutional amendment or
other question to the electors Of
fs for any pr 1ew
6eaIth' or Safety, shall iD go into Re~ ef:
feet Immediately upon its passage
and approval by the governor. and
shall not be. subject to a referen-
dunn vote. All other laws shall go
into effect ninety days after the
adjournment OF the legislature. A
shall contain5 a a. preamble 6tt:''b bri cav
setting forth the facts, constitut-
ing the emergency. A separate
vote, shall be taken upon the pre-
amble Of such bill by a call OF the
BILE be adopted by a tvo-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
the proposed law or constitutional
ia% to- be or ehs e% and an part #
change is proposed in an existing
constitutional provision or statute,
in addition to referring to the
same, it shall state the general
also the fui Pe1E Of the Se prepo aed
law or amendment to the constitu-
ton, or OF the law or part Of a
law, to be referred. Any initia-
tive or referendum petition may be
sions herein Contained. All petit
tions shall be signed and verified
before a person authorized to adj
such form that a person signing a
petition thereby states under oath,
the date of his signature, his resi-
dence. that he is qualified elec-
tor, that he has not previously
and that he has signed the petition
with knowledge of the. contents
thereof. TO each part Of such Pc
tition shall be attached the aff1-
N~Y NJ H@% vvv1
the same was signed, which aff1::
davit shall contain a statement OF
the number of signers thereon,
that each of the signatures at
tached to such part was made. in
to the best Of his knowledge and
belief each signature is the gen
uine signature of the person whose
name it purports to be, that he be,
such petition to be electors. that
knowledge of the contents thereof,
and that each person. signed the
his name. The circulation of the
petition provided for herein, or
the prohibition Of the circulation
thereof, may be regulated by. law.
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 a. and OF this section.
~
The percentage in any case shall
be based upon the total number Of
votes cast FOR governor at the next
preceding election. All petitions
;.pfovided for in this section shall
contain the signature Of not less
>;than one-ha1f Of the designated
percentage Of the electors in not
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