Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1916-10-20

pose amendment; provided not
less than three-sevenths of the
electors voting at said election
This section shall be construed as
q means in addition to Section l,
Article IA, of the state constitu-
Eions for amending the same.
(b) STATUTORY INITIATIVE.
comm encement of any session Of
the Legislature there shall have
been filed with the secretary Of
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
r mgn Of q t6e SESSION aeF 5ne # the law
50 proposed be not passed by the
legislature at such session, or if
it be passed In an amended form,
then upon further uiheT Rstiti,0n or
centum of the electors of the state,
fled with the secretary of state
within six months after the ad-
law proposed in the lrgt petition
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 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 centum of
the total number Of votes cast at
such election, the same shall be-
come q 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
passed by the Initiative petition
and approved by the. electors shall
be subject to the veto Of the gov
ernrr, The authority Of the people
to enact laws, as provided in this
avs authorized by the provisions
Of the constitution.
(c) THE REFERENDUM. .- If
within ninety days after the flnal
adjournment of any session of the
lie, iSlature, a referendum petition,
signed by six per centum of the
electors of the state, shall be filed
with the secretary of state against
D1S~e 4 by the Legislature at such
session, such law, or such part Of
law shall be submitted to the
electors at the next general or
ring not less than ninety days after
tbs fling of said petition. If a
majority Of the votes cast thereon
be in the negative, provided s:-c!1
negative vote be not less than
thirty-three per centum of the to-
tai number of votes east at such
election, such law or such part Cf
a law shall thereby be repealed.
Provided, that If a referendum &c
tition is signed by fifteen per cra-
tum of the electors Of the st" t.,
the law, or part Of g. law, again t
which such petition is filed shall
be suspended pending the reL2l =
thpPnNn PrnyfHnI -
same shall equal 33 per cent of t.ss
votes at such election.
Any law providing for a tax levy
or apprOpriating money for the
current expenses of the state GOV
eminent or state institutions, any
act of the legislature submitting
othsf adeston to RS eiectofs
the state, or any emergency law
necessary for the immediate pres
ervation of the public peace,
hf sct 9r dTafsty sba Eo 1ato e5
and approval by the governor. and
such laws, except emergency laws,
shall not be subject to referen-
dunn vote. All other laws shall 60
adjournment Of the legislature A
bill proposing an emergency law
shall contain a preamble briefly
vote shall be taken upon the pre-
amble of such bill by a call Of the
yeas and nays, and if the prsam-
BILE be adopted by q two-thirds vote
of all the members Of each house,
it shall be an emergency law.
(d) GENERAL PROVISIONS
All petitions 175 provided for qit, in t6ia
eating the subject and purpose OF
the proposed law or constitutional
a@endmsnt, or the law, or part OF
a law to be referred and II
constitutional provision or statute,
same, it shall state the general
effect Of the proposed change ane
law or amendment to the constitu-
tlon, or of the law or. part Of
law, to be referred. Any initia-
tive or referendum petition may be
sions herein contained. All petit
tons shall be signed and verified
before q person authoriZed to ad-
such form that person signing q
petition thereby states under oath,
the date Of his signature, his resi-
dsnce, that he is a qualified. cleo
tor: hat he has not ei;o pr evtftisH
and that he has signed the petition
with knowledge Of the. contents
thereof. To each part Of such Pc
tition shall be attached the am.
davit Of the person before whom
davit shall contain q statement OF
the numbs of signers thereon
that each Of. the signatures at
tached to such part was made IN
the presence of the afnant, that
to the best Of his knowledge and
belief each signature is the gen.
uins signature of the person whose
name it purports to be, that he be.
Nsvss the persons who have signed
such petition to be electors, thai
they signed such petition VIII VIII
same on the date stated opposite
his name. The circulation of ths
petition provided for herein, OF
the prohibition of the circulation
t snd IN nay the be 81
petition 10 prohibited by law, the
percentage Of signers required on
any petition. provided for In this
section shall be one-half Of the
p piSSs and sPsoi of this IN ssoton
The percentage In any case shall
be based upon the total number Of
preceding election. All petition;
provided for In this section shall
contain the signatu1re Of not les fessd
percentage Of the electors IN not
less than one-fourth of the coun'
ties of the state: In initiating 9
law or constitutional amendment
electors who have signed the first
end petition.