The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1916-10-20

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
setting forth the facts CONSTITUTE
ing the emergency. A separate
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
of all the members of each house,
1T shall be an emergency law.
(d) GENERAL PROVISIONS
section shall contain a title indi-
eating the subject and purpose of
the proposed law or constitutional
amendment, or the law. 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
effect of the proposed change and
also the full text of the proposed
law or amendment to the constitu-
ton, or of the law or part of a
law, to be referred. Any initia-
signed in separate parts but each
part shall conform to the provi-
sions herein contained. All petit
tions shall be signed and verified
minister an oath, and shall be in
such form that person signing
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 affi-
davit Of the person before whom
the same was signed, which affi-
davit shall contain statement of
the, number of signers thereon.
tached to such part was made, in
the presence of the affiant, that
to the best of his knowledge and
belief each signature is the gem
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
sn9wlsdge Of the contents thsre t5s
same on the date. stated opposite
petition provided for herein, or
the prohibition of the 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
percentage specified in subdivi-
sions a, and Of this section.
The percentage in any case shall
be based upon the total number OF
p9ees fas f eecs All At ea
provided for in this section shall
contain the signature of not less
than one-half Of the designated
percentage of the electors in not
law or constitutional amendment,
electors who have signed the first
shall be. qualified to sign the Sec
ond petition.
The sufficiency 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 fling additional signatures.
In the event of legal proceedings
in court to prevent giving effect to
any such petition on Nae account Hrot,n 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,
shall be held unconstitutional or
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 inSuftlcienCY,
All initiative laws and consti-
tutional amendments shall be SO
submitted to the electors as to
permit an affirmative or negative
vote upon each measure submit
ted. II conflicting proposed laws
or conflicting proposed amend
ments- to the constitution be APP
proved at the same election, the
one receiving the highest number
of affirmative votes shall prevail
as to conflicting provisions.
The style Of all legislative meas
ures and amendments to the con-
stitution initiated by the people
under this section shall be: BE
it enacted by the. People Of the
State of Minnesota"
The provisions of this section
may be enforced by appropriate
legislation, but until such legisla-
shall be self executing.
THE PURPOSE AND EFFECT o
his amendment, If adopted, will b
(a) 1t will permit the voters to pro
ose amendments to the state cOnstitu
ion, for adoption, without action b
he legislature. Under the constitution
4 n
nents can be proposed only by the leg
stature.
OBJ So, too, If adopted, the amend
nent will permit electors to prOpos
avs for enactment and If not enacte
~ the legislatures, the voters may b
ufiiciont petition, require the questiO
# the enactment of the proposed In,
o be submitted to the voters. II mp
proved by a majority of the eIectOr
avor of the proposed law In not les
han thirty-three per cent of the tots
lumber of votes cast at such election
he same becomes law with the sam
Orce and effect as though passed b
he legislature. The governor Wi
lave no power to veto a law SO passet
tut the people cannot SO pass any In,
which il prohibited by the cor
titutiOn.
(c) So too, IL adopted, the amend
neat will permit the voters by prOpe
,etitiOn to require vote on the aues
ion of whether or not any law or par
hereof, of certain classes of law
PASSED by the legislature shall be re
'ealed. If the petition asking for tn
is signed by fifteen pc
,ent of the voters of the stnte, the mum
Der OF whom is to he determined b
he number of votes cast for GOvernO
1t the preceding election, the law 8
referred to the voters will not tax
Eject pending the referendum vot
hereon. The vote required to repeal
aw passed by the Legislature and I'll
classes of laws which cannot be .
are specified In SubdivfsiO
&C" of the proposed amendment q
above printed.
PROPOSED AMENDMENT NO. 8.
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