The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1916-08-31
Direct Legislation

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constitution Of Idaho be amended to
read as follows:
The legislative power of this state
shall be vested in a senate and house
of representatives, but the people re-
serve to themselves the power to pro-
pose laws and amendments to the con-
stitution and to enact or reject the
same at the polls, independent of the
legislature; and also reserve the power
at their option, to reject at the polls
any measure, or any part of any meas
ure, enacted by the legislature.
No act or resolution passed by the
legislature shall take effect earlier than
600 niety days after the final adjourn
ment of the legislature passing the same |
excepting Appropriation bills authorizing |
expenditures from the treasury of the
state for the purposes authorized by |
existing laws, and the acts or reso-
buttons declared to be emergency meas
nres necessary for the immediate pres
ervation of the public peace, health or
safety.
An act or resolution declared. to be
an emergency measure shall contain a
preamble briefly setting forth the facts
constituting the said emergency. A
separate vote shall be taken on the pre-
amble Of such act or measure by call
of the yeas and nays, and, unless the
preamble is adopted by threefourths
vote of each house voting separately
on the measure, the act or resolution
shall not be an emergency measure.
Every initiative petition signed by
not less than $4,000 five thousand quail
fled electors of the state asking that
any proposed law or amendment to the
constitution shall be referred to the
electors, and duly filed with the Secre-
tary of State 600 ninety days prior
to any general election, shall be so re-
ferred by him at the next general elect
ion; and, if majority of those voting
thereon vote in the affirmative, said
measure shall become law 500 thirty
days therefrom; and, If majority of
those voting thereon vote against the
measure, it shall thereby be rejected.
Said petition shall include the full text
TO said law or amendment.
Every initiative petition signed by
not less than $4,000 five thousand duly
qualified electors Of the state, asking
that any proposed law or amendment
shall be referred to the legislature,
giving the full text of the measure and
filed with the Secretary of State at
least (10) ten days priod to the con
yention of the legislature in any reg
ular or special session, shah be so re-
ferred by him. The Secretary of State
shall transmit the same to the legisa-
ture as soon as it conyenes and organ
ICES Such proposed measure shall not
be amended by the legislature, except
by three fourths vote of each house
voting separately on the measure; and
such measure shall take precedence over
all other measures in the Legislature,
excepting appropriation and emergency
bills, and shall be voted on in each
house and either passed or rejected by
the legislature within (30) thirty days
following its introduction.
ANY measure which has been intro
duced by initiative petition and reject
ed by the legislature, shall be submit
ted to the voters at the next general
election.
ANY measure proposed by initiative
petition and passed by the legislature
shall become law without requiring
the Governors signature and the Gov
ernor shall not have power to veto
any such measure, nor shall and measure
approved by direct vote of the elect
ors Of the state be amended or re-
pcaled by the legislature except by a
three -tourths' vote Of each house vot-
ing scparatelv on the measure, or by
direct vote of the people.
The full text of any measure, pro-
posed by initiative or referendum pc
tition, as herein provided for, shall
No daubt the direct primary is some
what disagreeable to candidates, pro
fessional politicians and political bos'
be fled with the Secretary of State
not less than COO niety days before
the election at which it is to be re
ferred to the electors at the polls.
If within 900 niety days after fina
adjournment of the legislature, a ref
erendum petition signed by not less
than (3OO0) three thousand voters OF
the state shall be filed with the Secre
tary of State against any measure OF
item of a measure passed by the legis
lature emergency measures alone eN
cepted0 such measure or item of meas
ure shall not become a law until 60
thirty days after having been approved
by a ma ioritv of the votes east thereon
at a regular election.
ANY measure submitted to a vote o
the people and receiving the approva
of a ma iority of votes cast thereon
shall become u law $50 thirty day
theref'rom; and any measure, recevln
less than a majority of the votes cas-
thereon, shall be rejected; and, if law
it shall thereby be repealed (3o) thlrt
DAYS from the date of said election.
The full text of any measure submit
tel to a vote of the people under thi
article of the constitution shall ne
be printed on the official ballots bu
shall appear on said ballots as it al
pears on the title page of the PAM
hlcts as hereinafter provided for.
The enacting clause of all laws PR
,n;f lott
abe it enacted by the people of tn
State Of Idaho as follows:
If two or more measures that col
fict in part or in all of their essenti;
features, are submitted to the eleetol
at the same election. and more than OF
of them are approved by majority
ALo ,-oAarS Nafinu thereon. the mea