The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1916-10-25

form. submitted to the electors b;
the legislature or by further Pc
tALon, snail become q part Of the
constitution. II approved by q ma.
1otlty OF the electors voting at
the % 1oens our sss pro
posed amendment; provided, not
less than thrss-sevenths OF the
electors voting at said election
Rs , tSf 6n' Ss
= means In addition to Section !.
Article IA. OF the state constitu-
ton. tor amending the same.
~ STATUTORY INITIATIVE.
any .. 5m any Pr Session to- a o
the legislatursv-thers shall have
state, a petition proposing law.
ssnsa Rate es int Of hs
Of state shall transmit the same
ment Of the session. If the law
e' ,n nes gsssson by the
It be passed in an amended form.
petitions, each signed BY six per
e cent ,. Ct the electors Of the state.
tournment Of the Legislature, the
law proposed In the first petition
or one or more amended forms
electors at the next general or spe-
cial wide election, occurring
not less than ninety days after the
hling Of any such further petition
majority Of the electors voting
thereon, provided the vote in favor
Of the proposed law be not less
than thirty-three per centum Of
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 Initiative petition
and approved by the electors shall
be subject to the veto of the gov
ernor. The authority OF the people
subdivision, shall extend only to
laws authorized by the provisions
of the constitution.
(c) THE REFERENDUM. = If
within ninety days after the final
adjournment of any session Of the
legislature, a~referendum petition,
signed by six per centum of tho
with the secretary Of state against
passed by the legislature at such
session such law. or such part Of
electors at the next general or
special statewide election, occur
ring not less than ninety days after
the, fling of. said petition. If q
majority OF the votes cast thereon
negative vote be not less than
thirty-three per ceatum of the to-
tai number of votes cast at such
election. such law or such part Of
a law shall thereby be repealed.
Provided, that if a referend am pc
tition is signed by fifteen per CEN
tum of the electors of the state,
the law, or part OF law, against
which such petition is fled she'll
endum vote thereon. Provided the
same shall equal S3 per cent of the
votes Mt such election.
Any law providing for tax levy
or appropriating money for the
current expenses Of the state gov
eminent or state institutions, any
act of the Legislature submitting
other e9n Question to the eleetors Of
necessary for the immediate pres
ervation Of the public peace.
h fsct or Iafety shall 70 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 legislature. A
bill proposing an emergency law
shall contain a preamble briefly
setting forth the facts constitute
ing the emergency. A separate
amb b Sf such sri i 81 ue a cali 81 the,
yeas and nays, and.sif the .pEeaRl-
Bile be adopted BY a fwo-thifds v*ts
Of al the meSbers ct eaeh house,
(d) GENERAL PROVISIONS
All petitions provided for in this
section snail contain a, title indi-s
the proposeds law or onstitutional'
amendment, 4fsthe law, or part OF
a. law to be referred, and if. a
change is proposed IN an existing
in addition to referring to the
same, it. shall state the general
effect of the proposed change and
also the full text of the proposed
law. to be referred. Any initia-
tive or referendum petition may be
signed in separate parts but each
sions herein contained. All peti::
tions shall be signed and verified
before a person. authorized to adj
minister an oath, and shall be in
such form that a person signing a
petition thereby states under oath,
the date Of his signature. his resi-
dence, that he is 4 qualified cleo
tor, that he has not previously
signed any part OF such petition.
and that he has signed the petition
with knowledge Of the contents
thereof. To each part Of such Pc
davit Of the person before whom
the same was signed, which aft.
davit shall contain = 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-
lieves the persons who have signed
such petition to be electors, that
they signed such petition with
knowledge Of the contents thsre1f:
same on the date stated opposite
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 pfovided 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
votes cast for governor at the next
preceding election. All petitions
provided for in this section shall