The Tomahawk., 1916-10-19

form. submitted to, the electors by
s snG 1ssa snai Become or part Of the
jority OF the electors voting at
such or 9y "n fSe pro
posed amendment; provided. not
less than three-sevenths OF the
electors voting at said election
This section shall be construed as
a means in addition to Section l,
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
the Legislature. there shall have
signed by two per centum Of the
electors OF the state, the secretary
of state shall transmit the same
to the legislature not later than
ten (10) days after the commence
ment Of the session. If the law
so proposed be not passed by the
bs 1assed at su an amsnded form
p pefh 9Pon each is Sighed By six per
centum Of the electors Of the state,
within six months after the ad-
journment Of the Legislature, the
) law proposed in the first petition
f Gr eos Shall Gr mS be- sabmtted to the
ciai Statewide election, occurring
not less than ninety days after the
or petitions. and if approved by
thereon, provided the vote in favor
of the proposed law be not less
the total humber Of votes cast at
such election, the same shall be.
come law and go into enect
shn GiS s uasT ater any n' amended form
of such law which may have been
passed by the legislature. Nc law
passed by the initiative petition
be subject to the veto of the goy-
ernor. The authority Of the people
to enact laws. as provided IN THIS
iaRa asthoriz ssi by e the proVsons
of the constitution.
(c) THE REFERENDUM. - II
sdjoarnm nnsty Of ea any session Of the
signed BY SIX per centum Of the
%S the 81 setr the stat 81 sanst
pay aiT by OF the e"} esR}siatuTe at such
session, such law: or , sHea5 part pa tS OF
electors at the next general or
special statewide election, occur
ring not less than ninety days after
the fling Of said petition; # a
be in the negative. provided such
negative vote be not less than
thirty-three Per centum OF tho TO-
e eSs aop Such ~ law or such part Of
a law shall thereby be repealed.
. Provided, that If referendum Pc
t9n u bs n siaa BY t 81 hRs sfsts
the law or Per; + Of 1aTi .S Sgs sha]f
BE- Suspended pending tho refer
sndu xGte .t ahsfeS a csnt d the the
votes Mt such election.
Any lay pr49,yiding tor a t tax l9 Ky
of fs s
eminent or state institutions, any
act Of the legislature submitting
necessary nee for the immediate pres
ervation Of the public peace,
ss 9r Safsty a sPe Is aso sE
and approval by the governor, and
such laws. except emergency laws,
shall not be subject to "a re n
into effect ninety days after tho
bill proposing an emergency law
s settinE eo forth the pfseta
vote shall be taken upon the pre-
amble Of such bill by ga call eth OF the
BE be adopted by a two thirds vote
Of all the members of each house,
1t shall be an emergency law.
(d) GENERAL PROVISIONS
sec oSs' shall Contain a title indi::
eating the subject and PURPOSE ,1il,.tSe n OF
a law to be referred, and II a
change Is proposed i'm in an e XXI tnfs
eonstituttiional+ proeffs19h or fo The
same, it shall state, the general
also the full text Of TIE PROPOSED posed
f f13n' to- E5 be- be- r reg ia Any initia-
tive or referendum petition may be
signed in separate parts but eaGn
sions Herein contained. Al gsti;;
lions shall be signed and verified
before q person authorized to az
minister an OATH and shal1 pc III
petition thereby states under oatn'
the date of his signature. his resi-
dence. that he is a qualified. cleo
tor, that he has not previously
signed any part of such petition,
and that he has signed the petition
with knowledge o" the. contents
tition shall be attached the am,
the same was signed, which aft.
davit shall contain a statement OF
the number of signers thereon
that each Of the signatures at
tached to such part was made IN
the presence Of the afhant, that
to the best of his knowledge ana
belief each signature Is the gen
uine signature Of the person whose
name It purports to be, that h ne 3D. be- sd
such petition to be electors, that
they Signed suoh petition with
knowledge Of the contents there9f,
and that each person signed the
same on the date stated opposite
his name. The circulation OF the
petition provided for herein, or
the prohibition Of tire circulation
thereof, may be regulated BY law,
and in case the circulation OF any
percentage Of sisners REQUIRED. , on
section shall be one-half Of the
nercentace specified in subdiv1-
sions q, b and of this section.
The percentage in any case shal!
be based upon the 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