Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1916-10-26

Tue legislature or Dy IUFtnsE Pc
Triton, snail become a part OF the
constitution, If approved by ma
JorIty of the SECTORS voting at
such election, or by four-seEenths
or the electors voting on the pro
posed amendment; provided, not
less than three-sevenths of the
electors voting at said election
voted Tor the proposed amendment.
This section shall be construed as
means In addition to Section 1,
Article IA, of the state consutu-
ton, for amending the same.
tb) STATUTORY INITIATIVE.
When at any time prior to the
the legislature there shall have
been fled with the secretary Of
state, a petition proposing a law,
signed by two per centum OF the
OF state shall transmit the same
to the legislature not later than
ten I0) days after the commence
ment Of the session. If the law
SO proposed be not passed by the
legislature at. such session, or IL
It be passed in an amended form.
then upon a further petition or
petitions. each signed 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 f1rst 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
not less than ninety days after the
filing Of any such further petition
ma}ority Of the el sepsDSea vo III
thereon, provided the vote I'm favor
Of the proposed law he not less
than thirty-three per eentum Of
al m no
come a law and so into effect
thirty days after such election, and
shall supersede any amended form
Of such lazy which may have been
passed by the initiative petition
and approved by the electors shall
be subject to the veto of the gov
ernor. The authority Of the people
subdivision, shall extend only to
laws authorized by the provisions
OF the constitution.
(c) THE REFERENDUM. 49, If
within ninety days after the final
adjournment Of any session of the
legislature, a referendum petition,
signed by six per centum of the
with the secretary of state against
any law or any part OF a law.
passed by the legislature at such
session, such law. or such part of
electors at the next general or
special statewide election. occur
ring not less than ninety days after
the. Ming of said petition. If q
majority OF the votes cast thereon
be in the negative, provided such
negative vote be not less than
thirty-three per centum of the to-
tai number of votes cnst Mt such
a law shall thereby be repealed.
Provided. that If q referendum pc
tition IL signed by fifteen per CEN
tum of the electors of the state,
the law, or part nst,. Of laT ssa,nst
be suspended pending the refer
endum vote thereon. Provided tho
same shall equal 33 per cent Of the
votes mt such election.
Any law providing for tax levy
or appropriating money for the
current expenses of the state gov
eminent or state institutions, any
act of the legislature submitting
a constitutional amendment or
other question to the electors Of
the state, or any emergency law
necessary for the immediate pres
health. or safety. shall go into eff
feet Immediately upon it's passage
and approval by the governor, and
such laws, except emergency laws.
shall not be subject to a referen-
dunn vote. All other laws shall 60
into effect ninety days after the
adjournment of the legislature. A
bin proposing an emergency law
shall contain a preamble briefly
Ing the emergency. A separate
vote shall be taken upon the pre-
amble OF such bill by a call of the
yfeas - and tSor nays and If the greamo
Of all the members Of each house,
1t shall be an emergency law.
(d) GENERAL PROVISIONS
section shall contain a title indi-
eating the subject and purpose of
the proposed law or constitutional
inw tn h. or ehs laT or ond pa OF
change is proposed in an existing
constitutional provision or statute,
in addition to referring to the
same. IT shall state the general
also the fun text OF the proposed
law or amendment to the constitu-
ton, or of the law or part OF
law. to be referred. Any tnitia-
tive or referendum petition may be
signed in separate parts but each
part shall conform TO the provi-
sions herein contained. All petit
tons shall be signed and verified
minister an oath. and shall be in
such form that person signing q
petition thereby states under oath.
the date of his signature, his resi-
tor. that he has not previously
signed any part OF such petition.
and that he has signed the petition
with knowledge OF the. contents
thereof. To each part of such Pc
titton shall be attached the am
davit OF the person before whom
the same was signed, which affl-
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 affiant. that
to the best OF his knowledge and
belief each signature is the gem
uine signature of the person whose
name Ii purports to be, that he be-
levss 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
and in case the circulation of any
petition is prohibited by law, the
percentage of sisners required on
any, petition, provided fer In this
percentage specified in suhdivi-
sions a. 5 and Of this section.
: The percentage in any case shall
\ he 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 lass
than one-half OF the designated
percentage OF the electors in not
less than one-fourth OF the caun-
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.