Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1916-10-25

Term. suhnaatteA to the electors by
r.: lssaslafofe o BY q further Pc
sea:titasion, Il apr owed ii" BY a a MAJ aa:
such election. or BY four-sevsnths
Of the electors vosing on the pro-
less than thrso-ssvsnths OF the
xSt.d Tor e. p.ee 30 a.. :n.s stS1t'oa
m.:ss "a a =: 70 s:eiSa =
11 A. p, u, q ~. fas q! STAT: eenstita:
~ STATUTORY INITIATIVE.
When ct any Sne prior to THO
tx 1:ai: ssas. ss' .h ssii'P RaS ct
been hsd with tSs - erst.ry Of
signed b tEo per ee3tum Of the
TT tSs :sm,
ten iio> days sftsr tx oommen nee.
msnt Of tho session. II the law
, 20 pF9oRossd 30 net pass;d by th3
Il be passed in. an amended form,
petitions. eeck signed 81 six pr
csntum Of the electors Of tho state.
within six months after tho sd-
law proposed In the dret petition
tS,r eos or pS pr forms ms
electors at the next general or spe-
eial state wide election. occurring
net less than ninety days after tho
nlinE Of any such further petition
.Sst5 u ;5 To .l:epEoS: 7d SY
thereon. provided tho vote in {avo1
q the Propo.sd law be not less
nan th!rty-three Per centum Of
s -: 'o "'.at HHnb r. ct votes east at
thirty days after such election and
o ~ !,,o 5SuR}s s any amended form
passed BY the Initiative petition
DO subject to the veto Of tho gov
2rnor: The authority Of the people
suhdivisiqn, shall extend only to
lava authorised by the provisions
o3 the constitution.
-,{(22 THE RHTnRENDUM. - II
legislature. = referendum petition,
signed by six per. centrum Of THO
o1e6to ~ OF the state. shall be 1,led
PASSED By OF tho M eeRi :i11t 1e # ' 'a
seesion' suSP law, Or such part OF
'f: t +: ; ns4s ssa.t s ts 3:
special statewide election. OCCUR
ring not less than ninety days after
the Ming Of said petition. II 4
majority OF the votes cast thereon
negative vote be not less than
thirty-thres per centum OF the to-
tai number Of votes cast ut such
election, such law or such part Of
Provided that il 4 referendum Pc
tum of the electors Of the state.
the law, or part Of q law, against
% Sa sn.D osed etit1on is ne sd shall
endum vote thereon. Provided the
same shall equal 88 per cent Of the
votes at such election.
Any law providing for q tax levy
Or appropriating money for the
current expenses Of the state gov
eminent or state institutions, any
act OF the 'legt'laturs submitting
athsr aaestiea to t the s1esfof. Of Of
tho state, or any emergency law
srvatton Of the public peace,
feet Immediately upon is ks pass passage SEs
and approval by the governor, and
such laws, except emergency laws.
snail not % subject to a referen-
d nto y es:t All na ether sa2 2w, . shall
adjournment Of the legislature. A
bill proposing an emergency law
settinr }n1tS +. Srisy
vote shall BE- taken upon the pro-
amble Of such bin by q call of tho
yeas and nays. ana If the pream-
ble be adopted by z two-thirds vote
It shall be an emergency law.
,(d) GENERAL PROVISIONS
All petition; provided for in this
eating the subject and purpose Of
amendment, or the law, or part Of
a law to be referred. and If a
eoast{tutionai Pprovi.ion on or e statats
same. it shall state tho general
effect OF the proposed change and
a S9 o ths ds af e The
law, to be re{ erred. Any initia-
tive or referendum petition may be
signed In separate parts but each
sion. herein oontainsd. Al petit
tions shall be signed and verified
before q person authorized to adj
minister an oath. ana shall be in
snis andsr os
dence. that 10 10 q qualified cleo
tor, that he has not previously
:ad tas e9 Z. Sne spf the
. with knowlsde9 Of the. contents
tition shall b attached the am
davit Of the person before whom
davit shall contain a 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 ana
uine signature 81 the person whose
name It purports to be. that no be:
:Se6 petition g ,: electors, that
knowledge Of the contents thereof,
and that each person signed the
his name. $he CIRCULATION Of the
the prohibition Of the circulation
thereof. may b regulated by law:
sed IN 'i !: s tRs
any petition pFs7fdsd fet in this
sions 4, s and ! 81 this section.
The percentage IN any case shall
be based upon he total number Of
votes cast toy governor at the next
preceding election: All petition,
contain the s30nefure OF not less
than one-Aal9 RI the designated
less than ene-6ourth Of the coun-
ties Of the 49,: In initiating a
electors who have signed the first
shall b. quaNaoa 20 sign the Sec
ond petition.
The sumeieeaY ef all petitions
shall be decided b. the secretary
Of state 14usf:st e review by the y
decides that any petition 10 insult
f1cient. he Yha11 RsFmit a reason
or for flling. additional signatures.
In the event ef legal proceedings
in court to prevent giving effect to
any such pAtlfion on account of