Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1916-10-27

form, submittod to the electors ~
the legislature or by . further Pc
titlon, st,sn become !. part x e ,t tas
s Ssissy e Oh. esR
81 the electors ,vofine on tho pro:
posed amendment; provided. not
less than throD-seventha OF the
electors voting ut said election
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Az! Act,ci: =! q {hs t st:ts Sensta
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tie is9isiatare there shall have
been died with the secretary OF
state: petition proposing 1n.ntI14g = =, le =:
Of state shall transmit the same
70 the legislatYfes not later than
ten {le2 d ~ aftsiE The Sen r" 's
g ..::ea z 8 ri !;
i s. paired In IN. amended form, 4:
then. UPON .. further petition or
Il :ss a:e q IL. g. .ts.
disd Win the sseFsfary Of state
within ak months. after. the ed-
3ournmsnt Of the le8tslature, the
~ Rse,sss1 g II: s ass: P.9s at
Thereof shall b submitted 70. the
eisi stste.wsds 'sisetion.' ecearIlns
s1 ':s taae s;;e, a4k: .f esst tas
majority Of fAQ electors voting
t1sreon. Drev19eA t1e vote A f.ve1
q he Rr:1e2sa s:W b. nst lss92
tle: total s.s1Ssr & Votes east st
s1eh .saeetSea. the same shall be:
sea- Z ~. 1aw ~. ena e Int eject
s g such ~ i3' may have 1 eesa
S p.sssd 81 - 1sitistiS: pst,tioa
and approved by the electors shall
s:nss {: ~: = 81;
subdi1isien. shall extend only to
laws authorised By the provisions
OF the constitution. w
!(e) THE REFERENDUM. - II
within ninety days after the ANAL
ed3ovrnmene -o9 any session Of the
iss,sisstqnrs a. rstssendTm pe IT On
sleetors 81 the state. shall be MED
with NE secretary OF state against
eny i,W or any Re'r To, ;of e Law:
!. law shall $ So :uSmitted 70 The
special .tate:viae election. occur
ring net less than ninety day ~ after
maj ority Of tho votes cast thereon
Be in the negative, provided such
negative vote 10 not less than
thlFty-three per centum Of the to-
T., so.ans, sf vote: east ,cb At It,. sas =
q law shall thereby be repealed.
Provided. that II q referendum Pc
tition is signed by fifteen per CEN
tum of the electors Of the state,
which such petition IL fled shall
endum vote thereon. Provided tho
same shall equal s3 per cent Of ths
votes ut such election.
Any law providing for a tax levy
or appropriating money for the
- current expenses Of the state gov
act Of the legislature Submitting
other question to the electors Of
the state, Or any any emergency eag;s4cy law
esSeon d9r The he paSe
feet Immediately upon It's passage
and approval by the governor. and
such laws. except emergency laws,
nm v 19t All aueSe1 ' to
into effect ninety days after the
adjournment Of the legislature. A
bin proposing an emergency lew
setting forth the facts constitut-
vote shall be taken upon the pre-
amble of such bill by a cau Of the
BE be adopted by a two thirds vote
Of all the members Of each house,
it 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 lazy or constitutional
engagement fa ~ or tie laT or part Of
change is proposed in an existing
constitutional provision or statute,
In addition to referring to the
same. it shall state. the general
also the fui1 P text Of the proposad
law or amendment to the constitu-
ton, or of the law or. part Of 4
law, to be referred. Any initia-
signed in separate parts but each
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 a person signing q
petition thereby states under oath.
the date Of his signature: his resi-
dence, that he is q qualified elec-
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 Il be attached the affi-
davit Of the person before whom
the came was signed, which afh.
davit shah contain = statement Of
the number Of siE1ers thereon.
tached to such part was made IL
the presence Of tho amant, that
to the best Of his knowledge and
belief each signature ia the gem
uine signature Of tho person whose
name It purports to be. that he be.
such petition to BE- electors. that
they signed such petition with
knowledge Of the contents thereof.
and that each person signed the
same on the date stated opposite
his nane. The CIRCULATION of tho
tie proh1bition Of tie circulation
and in case the circulation Of any
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-
The percentage in any case shall
be based upon the total number Of
votes cast for governor at the next