The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1916-10-14

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form. submitted TO the electors by
t the 1eslsl si Sao or by 2 further Pc
CONSTITUTION, ii approved by a ma
]orlty or the electors voting at
such election. or by four-sevenths
OF the electors voting on the pro-
less than three-sevenths OF the
electors voting at said election
voted for the proposed amendment.
rms section shall be construed as
means in addition to- Section l.
ton. tor amending the same.
(b) STATUTORY INITIATIVE.
when at any time prior to the
commencement of any session Of
the legislature there shall have
s 1een Med d.t With the secretary Of
signed by. two per centum Of the
electors of the state, the secretary
Of state shall transmit the same
to the Legislature not later than
ment Of the session 1s ne # foT the law
50 proposed be not passed by the
legislature at such session, or If
It be passed in an amended form,
then upon a further petition or
eentum Of the electors Of the state.
filed with the secretary Of state
within six months after the adj
3ournment Of the legislature, the
law proposed In the first petition
thereof, shall be submitted to the
electors at the next general or spe-
c1al statewide election, occurring
not less than ninety days after the
Ming Of any such further petition
%aRory 81 a tho If eeggayS 1d by
thereon, provided the vote In favor
Of the proposed law be not less
than thirty-three per centum Of
the total number Of votes cast at
come law ana 1ae Sc GENE int snal eff eet
thirty days after such election, and
shall supersede any amended form
OF such law which 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
TO enact laws, as provided in this
SUBDIVISION, shall! extend only to
laws authorized by the provisions
q the constitution.
&C., THE REFERENDUM. - If
Within ninety days after the final
n1 ac3iu3a 1; OF any session Of the
signed by. six per, centum of the
electors of the state, shall be flied
with the secretary Of state against
ea nsse iaW y, or r., any part OF q law.
session, such law, or such part Of
O. law shall be submitted to the
electors at the next general or
special statewide election, occur
ring not less than ninety days after
majority Of the votes cast thereon
be In the negative, provided such
negative vote be not less than
thirty-three per centum of the to-
tai number Of votes cast at such
z law shall thereby be repealed.
Provided, that If referendum Pc
t1tion Is signed by fifteen per cen.
tum of the electors of the state,
tn, the Ia law, or part Of a law; against
be, suspended pending the leu re eta:.
endum vote thereon. Provided tho
same shall equal 33 per cent of the
votes at such election.
Any law providing for a tax levy
Or appropriating money for the
current expenses of the state gov.
: eminent or state institutions, any
act OF OF It the legislature submitting
other question to the electors Of
necessary for the Immediate pres
ervation of the public peace,
nea!th. or safety, shall go into ef-
and approval by the governor, and
such laws. except emergency laws,
shall not be subject to a. referen-
dunn vote. All other laws shall. go
adjournment Of the iegislatur , "A A
bill proposing an emergency law
shall contain a preamble briefly
setting forth the facts. constitut-
Ing the emergency. A separate
amble Of such bill by 4 call Of the
yeas and nays. and II the pream1
BILE be adopted by a 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
= law to be referred, and il
change Is proposed in an existing
constitutional provision or statute,
IN addition to referring to the
same, it shall state the general
also tho fuil text Of the propo ad
law or amendment to the constitu-
ton, or of the law or part of q
law. to be referred. Any initia-
tive or referendum petition may be
part shall conform to the provi-
sions herein contained. All petit
tions shall be signed and verified
before person authorized to adj
minister an oath. and shall be in
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
signed any part of such petition.
with knowledge Of the contents
thereof. To each part Of such Pc
titton shall be attached the afr
davit OF the person before whom
f the sane sps was cnn+ signed Which a
that each Of the signatures at
tached to such part was made in
the presence Of the afflant, that
to the best Of his knowledge and
uine signature of the person whose
name it purports to be, that he be.
Heyss the persons who have signed
such petition to be electors, that
knowledge Of the contents thereof
and that each person signed the
same on the date stated opposite
his name. The circulation OF the
petition provided Tor herein, or
the prohibition Of the circulation
thereof, may be regulated by law.
: and in case the circulation Of any ;
petition IL 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 subditi--
Aons a. b and Of this section.
The percentage in any case shall
Z be based upon the total number OF
votes cast for governor at the next
preceding election. All petitions
provided for ii this section shall
contain the signature of not lesg
than one-half Of the designated
7 percentage Of the electors In not
less than one-fourth of the coun-
ties Of the staNe. In initiating a
law or constitutional amendment
electors who have signed the first
shall be qualified to sign the SEQ
ond petition.
The suflciency Of all petitions
shall be decided by the secretary
court. II the secretary Of state
decides that any petition 10 insult
f1cient, he shall permit reason.
able time for making corrections
or for fling additional signatures.
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