The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1916-10-27

current expenses OF the state gov
eminent or state institutions, any
a constitutional amendment or
other question to the electors of
the state. or any emergency law
necessary for the immediate pres
health. or safety. shall go into eff,
feet Immediately upon it's passage
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
into effect ninety days after the
adjournment of the legislature. A
bill proposing an emergency law
shall contain a preamble briefly
setting forth the facts. constitute
vote shall be taken upon the pre-
amble of such bill by a call of the
yeas and nays, and If the pream-
BILE be adopted by two-thirds vote
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
change Is proposed in an existing
i GO daition provision or statute.
same, 1T shall state the general
effect of the proposed change and
also the full text Of the proposed
law or amendment to the constitu-
i i9n to be- 1es aM or AP Psft nita
tive or referendum petition may be
signed in separate parts but each
part shall conform to the provi-
sions herein contained. All petit
tions shall be signed and verified
before a person authorized to adj
minister an oath, and shall be in
such form that person signing a
petition thereby states under oath,
the date Of his signature, 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
tition shall be attached the afi-
davit of the person before whom
the same was signed, which affi-
davit shall contain statement OF
the number of signers thereon,
that each of the signatures at
the presence Of the affiant, that
to the best of his knowledge and
belief each signature is the gen.
uine signature of the person whose
iieves the persons who have signed
such petition to be electors, that
they signed such petition with
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,
and in case the circulation Of any
percentage Of signers required on
any petition provided for in this
section shall be one-half of the
percentage specified in subdivi-
sions a, b and of this section.
be based upon the total number Of
votes cast for governor at the next
preceding election. All petitions
provided for in this section shall
contain the signature of not less
than one-half Of the DESIGNATED
less than one-fourth of the coun-
ties of the state: In initiating q
law or constitutional amendment,
electors who have signed the first
shall be qualified to sign the Sec
ond petition.
The suf11ciency of all petitions
shall be decided by the secretary
Of state subject to review by the
court. If the secretary of state
decides that any petition Is insult
able time for making corrections
or for filing additional signatures.
In the event of legal proceedings
in court to prevent giving erect to
any such petition on account OF
the burden of proof shall be upon
the person attacking the petition.
No law or amendment to the con-
stitution initiated and approved by
the electors as herein provided,
void on account Of the insufficiency
of any initiative petition; nor shall
the repeal OF any law submitted
by referendum petition be held in
valid for such insufficiency.
All initiative laws and consti-
tutional amendments shall be SO
submitted to the electors as to
permit an affirmative or negative
ted. II conflicting proposed laws
or conflicting proposed amend
ments to the constitution be ap-
proved at the same election, the
one receiving the highest number
of affirmative votes shall prevail
a. to conflicting provisions.
The style of all legislative meas
ures and amendments to the con-
stitution initiated by the people
1t 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 be self executing.
THE PURPOSE, AND EFFECT q
lis amendment, IL adopted, will b
lree-foId.
(a) 1t will permit the voters to PRO
,se amendments to the state cOnstitu
On, for adoption, without action b
le legislature. Under the cOnrtitutiO
ents can be proposed only by the leg
lature.
CD So, too, If adopted, the amend
ent will permit electors to prOpos
WIS for enactment and IL not enacte
y the legislatures, the voters may b
inicient petition, require the questio
the enactment of the proposed Ia,
roved by . majority of the eIector
DtinH, thereon, provided the vote 4
lver Of the proposed law II not les
ian thirty-three per cent of the tOta
nmbeY Of votes cast Mt such election
10 same becomes a law with the sam
rec and effect as though passed b
le legislature. The governor will
ave NO power to veto a law so passed
Mt the people cannot SO pass any In,
-hich IL prohibited By the con
tuition.
(c) So too, If adopted. the amend
ent will permit the voters by prope
clifton to require a vote on the quea
on of whether or not any law or par
lereof, of certain classes of lawi
assed BY the legislature shall be re
called. II the petition asking for tn
IL signed by fifteen pc
mt of the voters of the state, the mum
Pr of whom In to be determined b
ae number of votes cast for GOvernO
the preceding election, the law .
.ferred to the voters Will not TAX
feet pending the referendum vOt
,ereon. The vote required to repeal
Nv passed by the legislature and tn
asses of laws which cannot be .
.peaIed are specified In Subdivisiol
9" Of the proposed amendment .
beve printed.