The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1916-10-28

The percentage in any case shall
be based upon the total number OF
votes cast for governor at the next
preceding election. All petitions
provided for in this section shall
f fhan one ens nisn Of the % des ne1 less
percentage of the electors In not
less than one-fourth of III
ties of the state: In initiating a
electors who have signed the first
shall be qualified to sign the Sec
ond petition.
The suficiency OF all petitions
of state subject to review by the
court. II the secretary OF state
decides that any petition is insult
able time for making corrections
or for fling additional signatures.
In h event OF legal proceedings
IN court to prevent giving effect to
tnsumciency, or any other ground,
the burden of proof shall be upon
the person attacking the petition.
etitution Initiated and approved by
the electors a s. herein provided.
shall be held unconstitutional or
void on account Of the INSURGENCY
the repeal OF any law submitted
by referendum petition be held In
valid fee euch tnsunclency.
All initiative laws and consti-
tutional amendments shall be SO
submitted to the electors as to
permit an affirmative or negative
vote upon each measure submit
or conflicting proposed amend
ments. to h constitution be ap.
proved 40 the same election, the
one receiving the highest number
Of affirmative votes shall prevail
as to conflicting provisions
The style of all legislative meas
ures and amendments to the con-
g~titution initiated by the people
under this section shall be: BE
Il enacted by the People OF the
State Of Minnesota"
The provisions Of this section
may be enforced by appropriate
legislation, but until such legisla-
ton has been enacted, this section
shall BIO SELF executing.
THE PURPOSE AND EFFECT o
this amendment a. adopted will b
three-fold.
(a) 1t will permit the voters to pro
ton, for adoption, without action b
the legislature Under the constltutiO
as it now stands constitutional amend
ments can be proposed oA1y By the leg
fslnture.
OBJ So, too, IL adopted, the amend
ment will permit electors to prOpes
laws for enactment and IL mot enacte
by the legislatures, the voters may b
sufficient petition. require the questiO
of the enactment Of the proposed la,
to be submitted to the voters. If az
proved by a majority of the electOI
voting, thereon. provided the vote /
favor Of the proposed law il not les
than thirty-three per cent of the tot.
lumber of votes cast mt such election
the same becomes a law with the san
force and effect as though passed h
the legislature. The governor WI
have mo- power TO veto a law so passe,
but the people cannot SO pass any la,
which II prohibited by the COZ
stitutlOn.
(c) So too, IL adopted, the amen.
ment will permit the voters by prort
petition to require q vote ON the que,
tion of whether or mot any law or paI
thereof, of certain classes Of law
passed by the legislature shall be RI
pealed. If the petition asking for IL
referendum is signed by fifteen p'
cent of the voters of the state, the nuI.
Der of whom Ia to be determined i
the number of votes cas- for GOVerns
at the preceding election, the law .
referred to the voters will mot tnh
effect pending the referendum Wi
thereon. The vote required to repeal
law passed by the legislature and ii
classes of laws which cannot he .
repealed are specified I'm SubdivisiC
&C" of the proposed amendment
above printed.