The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1916-10-21
IT the amendment ia adopted, the
section Will then read as follows.

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II the amendment is adopted. II
ectiOn Will then read as follows:
Sec: l. TWO HoI1sEs-sEs-
SlONS. II The legislature Ashall
representatives, which shall meet
biennially. at the seat of govern
lnent of the state, at such time as
shali be prescribed by law, but no
n esson shall exeeedi the term Of
no bill shall be introduced In either
branch, except on the written re-
quest OF the governor. during the
last twenty days of such session,
except the attention of the legis-
portant matters of general inter-
est by a special message from the
governor: but the people reserve
to themselves direct power as fol-
lows:
(a) CONSTITUTIONAL. INITIA-
TlVE.-When at any time prior to,
the commencement of any session
OF the legislature, there shall have
been fled with the secretary OF
Def u the Pre eo3stitatlo an
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 (1O) days after the, com
amendment so proposed be not sub
mitted to the electors by the, legis-
lature at such session, or il it be
submitted in an amended form,
petitions, each signed by eight per
centum of the electors of the state,
f1led with, the secretary of state
within six months, after the ad
Journment Of the legislature, the
amendment proposed in the first
forms thereof. shall be submitted
to the electors for their approval
or rejection at the next general or
special statewide election occur4
after the fling of any such fur
ther petition. Any amendment
proposed by initiative petition and,
SM its original or in an amended
form. submitted to the electors by
the legislature or by further Pc
titior. shall become Part Of the
constitution. II approved by ma
1ority of the electors voting at
such election, or by four seventies
of the electors voting on the pro-
posed amendment; provided. not
less than three-seyenths of the
electors voting at said election
voted for the proposed amendment.
This section shall be construed as
a means in addition to Section |,
Article IA, of the state constitu-
ton, for amending the same.
OBJ STATUTORY INITIATIVE.
When at any time prior to the
commencement of any session OF
the legislature there shall have
been filed With the secretary II
state, a petition proposing law.
signed by. two per centum of the
of hn u l1n nNsn1p
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
legislature at such session, or il
1t be passed in an amended form.
then upon further petition or
petitions, each signed by six per
centum of the electors of the state,
filed with the secretary of state
within six months after the adj
journment of the legislature, the
law proposed in the first petition
or one or more amended forms
thereof, shall be submitted to the
electors at the next general or spe-
cial statewide election, occurring
filing of any such further petition
or petitions. and if approved by a
majority of the electors voting
thereon, provided the vote In favor
of the proposed law be not less
than thirty-three per centurn of
the total number OF votes cast at
such election, the same shall be-
come a law and go into effect
thirty days after such election, and
shall supersede any amended form
of such law which may have been
passed by the legislature. No law
and Approved by the electors shall
be subject to- the veto Of the gov
ernor. The authority of the people
to enact laws, as provided in this
subdivision, shall extend only to
laws authorized by the provisions
of the constitution.
(c) THE REFERENDUM. If
within ninety days after the final
adjournment of any session of the
signed by six per centum OF the
electors of the state, shall be filed
with the secretary of state aga INST
any law or+any part of a Nv,
passed by the legislature at such
session, such law, or such part Of
a law shall be submitted to the
electors at the next general or
special statewide election, occur
ring not less than ninety days after
the filing of said petition. If a
be 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, such law or such part of
a law shall thereby be repealed.
Provided, that If a referendum pc
tition is signed by fifteen per CEN
tum of the electors of the state,
the law, or part Of a law, against
which such petition is filed shall
endum vote thereon. Provided the
same shall equal 33 per cent of the
votes mt such election.
Any law providing for tax levy
er Of bs st for the
eminent or state institutions, any
act of the legislature submitting
a constitutional amendment or
other question to the electors of
necessary for the immediate pres
ervation of the public peace,
health, or safety, shall go into eff
feet Immediately upon It's passage
and approval by the governor. and
such laws, except emergency laws,
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, constitut-
ing the emergency. A separate
vote shall be taken upon the pre-
amble of such bill by call Of the
yeas and nays, and IL the pream-
BILE be adopted by a two-thirds vote
of all the members of each house,
it shall be an emergency law.
Cd) GENERAL PROVISIONS
All petitions provided for in this
section shall contain a title indi-
eating the subject and purpose of
the proposed law or constitutional
amendment, or the law, or part of
law to be referred, and IL a
change is proposed in an existing
constitutional provision or statute,
in addition to referring to the
same. 1t shall state the general
effect OF the proposed change and
also the full text OF the proposed
law or amendment to the coastitu-
ton, or of the law or part OF q
law, to be referred. Any initia-
tive or referendum petition may be
signed In separate parts but each
part shall conform to the provi-
sions herein contained. All petit
tions shall be signed and verified
before a person. AUTHORIZED to adj
minister an oath, and shall be in
such form that q person signing a
1aftfi0n fharphV states under oath.