The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1916-10-28

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tltlon, snail become part OF the
constitution, il approved by ma
9orlty OF tho e1ectOrs voting at
such election. or by four-sev snths
posed amendment; provided, not
less than three-sevenths Of the
electors voting at said election
HGteo LOT the proposed amendment.
rms section snail be construed as
Article IA, of the state constitu.
ton, for amending the same.
(b) STATUTORY INITIATIVE.
When at any time prior to the
commencement Of any session Of
tho legislature there shall have
state. a petition proposing a law.
signed by two per centum Of the
electors Of the state. the secretary
or state shall transmit the same
to the legislature not later than
ment OF the session. II. the law
So proposed be not passed by the
legislature at such session, or II
It be passed in an amended form,
then upon a. further petition or
centum OF the electors of the state,
Med with the secretary of state
within six months after the adj
3ournment Of the legislature, tho
law proposed in the first petition
thereof. shall be submitted to the
electors at the next general or spe-
ctal statewide election, occurring
not less than ninety days after the
ming 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, tho same shall be-
thirty days after such election, and
shall supersede any amended form
or 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
90 enac a;o laws, as provided in this
laws authorized by the provisions,
OF the constitution.
!(c) THE REFERENDUM. - II
within Within ninety days after the final
legislature, g referendum petition,
signed by six per centum of the
ELECTORS Of the state, shall be filed
with viii the secretary Of state against
p passed az by or tha Of a. law
session, such law, or such part Of
g. law shall be submitted to the
electors at the, next general or
the fling Of said petition: # a
majority OF the votes cast thereon
10 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
election. w
: e law shall thereby be repealed.
crowded, that If a referendum PEI
t1tion Is signed by fifteen per CEN
tum OF the electors of the state,
W 1ae iaw s,, or part nati+i OF laW against
be. suspended pending the refer
endum vote thereon. Provided the
same shall equal 33 per cent Of tho
votes Mt such election.
Any law providing for a tax levy
current expenses Of the state gov
eminent or state institutions, any
act OF the legislature submitting
other question to the electors Of
necessary for the Immediate pres
ervation of the public peace,
fh eet ison or dniafety shall e. into ct
and approval by the governor, and
such laws. except emergency laws,
snail not be subject to a referen-
8 DUN 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, constitut-
ing the emergency. A separate
amble Of such bill by b call Of the
yeas and nays, and If the pream.
Bile 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 title indi-
eating the subject and purpose of
the proposed law or constitutional
q law to be referred. and If
change is proposed in an existing
constitutional provision or statute,
In addition to referring to the
same same. It shall state the general
also the full text Of the proposed
law or amendment to the constitu-
t1on, or of the law or part Of q
law, to be referred. Any initia-
tive I've 81 Or ,refe enna petition may be
sions herein contained. All petit.
lions shall be signed and verified
before a person authorized to adj
minister an oath. and shall he in
such form that a person signing a
petition thereby states under oath.
the date Of his signature. his resi-
dence, that he is a qualified cleo.
Tor, that ne 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 pe-
tit1on shall be attached the aff1-
dav1t OF the person before whom
the same was signed, which aff1-
dayit shall contain statement Of
the numDer OF stgners thereon.
tnat eacn OF the signatures at
tacneo 20 sucn part was made IN
me presence OF the amant, that
nine s,ena4,ree ~ tha naraon me w Sea
name II n1,rnorfs To IA that he he.
ftaves the nersnna who have signed
auch nafjtfon r. ha e,ectnrs fhat
nav eienad swch natition lii
Encu1 edga ~ +ho aH+nn+s ~ .wanT
"nS +haf aocI parenn .;oraS +LS
save nn +ha dafe sta4ad ennrnsj4e
Si. n me Th u Ncjre',1e tinn ~ IN
4natftion nroviG.S fnr herein ~
fra nrnhih itinn ~ The nire'1.+,or
theranr nav n VI ne eddri h y u
ana in case the circ,,iatinn X eny
nefitinnS IN nrnhihited Nv lao fhs
percentaee of signera reni1ired on