Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1916-10-12

constitution, IL approved 81 Ina-
]ority OF The electors voting at
suGh election, OF by four-sev entns
h OF the electors voting ou the pro-
posed amendment; provided, not
less than thfee-sevenths Of the
electors voting at said election
2 Ih4a section snail be construed as
a means in addition to Section 1,
Arucie IA, of the state cons,itu-
ton, 1or amending the SAME.
tb> STATUTORY INITIATIVE.
When at any time prior to the
commencement of any session OF
the legislature there shall have
been fled with the secretary of
state. a petition proposing law.
electors Of the state, the secretary
of state shall transmit the same
to the legislature not later than
ten lO days after the commence
SO proposed be not passed by the
legislature at such session, or TX
II be passed in an amended form.
then upon a further petition or
centum Of the electors of the state.
filed with the secretary of state
within six months after the ad-
tournment Of the legislature. the
or one or more amended forms
thereof, shall be submitted to the
electors at the next general or spe-
cial state wide election, occurring
fling Of any such further petition
or petitions, and IL approved by
majority OF the electors voting
thereon. provided the vote In favor
Of the proposed law be not les.
the total number Of votes cast at
auch election, the same shall be-
come . law and go into effect
t thirty day. after such election, and
OF such law which may have been
passed by the legislature. No law
passed by the Initiative petition
and approved by the ELECTORS shall
ernor. The authority OF the people
to enact laws. az provided In this
subdivision, shall extend only to
laws authorized by the provisions
OF the constitution.
tc) THE REFERENDUM. - II
within ninety days after the final
I aa5HIsnmsnt OF any session Of the
signed by. six per centum Of the
electors Of the state, shall be flied
with the secretary Of state against,
pay aT BY or the any ..R sIs ef a aT
session. such law. or such part Of
a law shall be submitted to tho
electors at the next general or
special statewide election. occur
ring not less than ninety days after
the, filing Of said petition. If
majority Of the votes cast thereon
be in the negative. provided such
negative vote be not less than
thirty-thres per centum Of the to-
tai number of votes cast At such
election, such law or such part Of
2 law shall thereby be repealed.
Provided, that II q referendum Pc
tum Of the electors OF the state,
the law. or part Of q law, against
which such petition is nied shall
be suspended pending the refer
same shall equal ~ Per cent Of the
Votes at such election.
Any law providing for a tax levy
eurrent sspsnses Of the state sov e
eminent or state institutions, any
act OF the legislature submitting
q constitutional amendment or
ahe state or anS ns slseeSr' law w
ervation of the public peace.
health. or safety. shall go into eff
and approval BY the governor, and
such laws. except emergency laws.
shall not be subject to a referen-
dunn vote. All other laws shall 80
adjournment Of the legislature. A
bill proposing an emergency law
shall contain a preamble briefly
setting forth the facts constitut-
voe shan ps taKsn upon tse
amble OF such bill by a call of the
yeas and nays. and II the pream-
BILE be adopted by two-thirds vote
OF all the members of each house,
1T shall be an emergency law.
tO GENERAL PROVISIONS
All petitions provided for in this
s ssft1on t ssa eSntan ana 5,ls ind
the proposed law or constitutional
amendment, or the law. or part OF
a law to b referred, and II
c change y proposed in In an .aistins
in addition tc referring to the
effect OF the proposed change and
also the fun text Of the Proposed
law. to be referred. Any initia-
tive or referendum petition may be
signed in separate parts but each
sions herein contained. All petit
tions shall be signed and verified
before q person authorized to adj
minister an oath. and shall be in
petition thereby states under oath.
the date of his signature, his resi-
dence, that he is a qualified elec-
tor. that he has not previously
and that he has signed the petition
with knowledge OF the contents
thereof. To each part of such Pc
tition shall be attached the attn
the same was signed, which affi-
davit shall contain statement OF
the number of signers thereon.
that each Of the signatures at
IA rH a N0 OF trSa a n
the presence Of the afriant. 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.
same on the date stated opposite
his name. The circulation of the
petition provided for herein, or
the prohibition OF the circulation
sna n m.s ss e ef ANY,
petition Is prohibited by law. the
percentage Of signers required on
any petition provided for In this
percentage specified in snbdivi-
sions a, b and Of this section.
The percentage In any case shall
be based upon tho 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
percentage of the electors In rot
less than one-fourth OF the coan-
ties OF the state. In initiating a
law or constitutional amendment.
electors who have signed the first
shall be qualified to sign the Sec
ond petition.