The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-11-01
PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO THE
CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE
OF NORTH DAKOTA

". Of' Nun II DANOlA
shall any law be enacted prohibiting any person
from giving or receiving compensation for cir
culating the petitions, nor i'll any manner in
teriering with the freedom in securing sigma
lures to petitions. - ~
Each petition shall have printed thereon
ballot ,ite;T which shall fairly represent thu
subject matter OF the measure. and the names
OF at least five electors who shall constitute the
committee for the petitioners" and who shall
represent and act for the petitioners.
All measures submitted to the electors shall
be published by the state as follows: 1.-The
secretary OF state shall cause to be printed and
mailed to each elector a publicity pamphlet
containing a copy of each measure together
with its ballot title, to be submitted at any
election. Any citizen. or the officers of any
organiazton,s may submit to the secretary of
state for publication in such pamphlet, :argu.
ments concerning any measure therein, upon
first subscribing their nlrncs and addresses
thefcto any paving the fee therefor which,
until otherwise fixed by the legislature. shall
be the sum of two hundred dollars per page"
The enactng clause of all measures initiated
by the electors, shall he: BE it enacted by
the people of the State OF North Dakota In
submitting measures TO the electors. the secrc.
tary OF state and all other officials shall be
guided by the election laws until additional
legislation shall be provided.
If conflicting measures initiated by or re-
fcrred to the electors shall be approved by 4
majority Of the. votes cast thereon, the one
receiving the highest number of affirmative
votes shall become the law. T.
The word measure" used herein. shall
include any law or amendment thereto, resolu.
ton. legislative proposal or enactment OF any
character. '... ~ H. -
The. veto power. of the governor shall hot
extend to the measures initiated by or re-
ferrcd to the electors. No measure enacted
or approved by a, vote of the electors shall be
repealed or amended by the legislature, except
upon&a, yea and nay vote upon roll call of two
thirds of all the members elected to each
This section shall be self executing. and all
of its, provisions snail be treated as mandatory.
Laws may be enacted to facilitate its operation,
but no laws shall be enacted to hamper, re:
strict or impair"the exercise OF the rights here.
in reserved to the people. g..
To amend Section CT in Article ? by adding
the words: Provided, however that, no act
granting a franchise or special privilege or
act creating any vested right or interest other
eency measure, An emergency measure shall
take effect and be in force from and after
its passage and approved by the Governor.
Shall Section 81 in Article be amended to
read as follows: - :: -. r.. -. s&trIr ~ ~
! Section 81 in Article 2. No act Of the legis.
lative assembly shall take effect until July lst
q tier the close Of the session unless the legis-
lature by vote of two-thirds of the members
present VOtlIS, Ill cdSL nOuSG, SualI NCSIdAS
it an emergency measure, which declaration
shall be set forth in the act. provided, however,
that no act granting franchise or special
privilege, or act creating any vested right or
clared an emergency measure. An emergency
measure shall take effect and be in force from
and after its passage and approval by the gov
ernor.< ~. $3.50 Va, - 81"
To Amend Section aoo ii, Article Is as
:, Changes method of adopting amendments to
the constitution proposed by the legislative as.
sembly. Provides that when such amendment
is agreed to by majority Of the members rs
the electors, omits' provision. that proposed
amendments shall be advertised for three
months and referred to the next legislative as.
sembly. omits provision that amendments .1ia Mt
electors shall vote for or against each of Such
amendments separately.
q Reduces the number of signers required to-
Initiative. petition to amend the constitution;
from at Least twenty-five per cent of the legal
voters in each of not less than one-half of the
counties of the state, to, twenty thousand
electors at large.
at least six months, to, at least one hundred
and twenty days prior to the day of election
Omits requ irement that after being approved
by the people, amendment shall n submitted
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pi Divides that an provisions of the constitu:.
ton relating to the submission and adoption Of
measures by initiative petition, and on refer
cndun petition shall apply to the submission
and adoption eff amendments to the constltu.
ton of the state. $500 g..
, Shall Section 2O2 in Article Is as amended
by Article l6 of amendments be amended to
read as follows: .f
Section 2os iii Article Is as Amended by
Article 16 of Amendment. Any amendment or
amendments TO the constitution of the state
may be proposed in either house of the legis
lature, and if the same shall be agreed to upon
roll call by a ma iority Of the members elected
to each house, it shall be submitted Nto the
electors and if majority of the votes cast
thereon are affirmative. such amendment shall
be part of this constitution.
Amendments to the constitution OF the state
may also be proposed by AM, initiative petition
Of the electors; such petition shall be signed by
twenty thousand electors at large and shall be
flied with the secretary of state at least one
hundred twenty days prior to the election at
which they are to be voted upon,.> and any
amendment, or amendments so proposed. shall
Of the constitution. if a majority of the votes
cast thereon are affirmative. All provisions of
the constitution relating to the submission and
adoption Of measures by initiative petition, and
on referendum petition shall apply to the sub
mission and adoption of amendments to the
constitution Of the state.
70 amend Section 176 of Article IL as
amended by Article 90 of Amendments by
emitting the words, and shall be levied and
collected for public purposes only, and by ad-
ding the words, the legislature may by. law
exempt any or all classes of personal property
from taxation and within the meaning Of this
section; fixtures, buildings, and improvements
of every character, whatsoever upon land shall
be deemed personal property, and. except as
restricted by this article, the legislature may
provide. for raising revenue and fixing the
situs of all property for the purpose of tax
alton
Shall Section 176 in Article IL as amended
by Article 20 of Amendments be amended to
read as follows:
Section 176, in Article II as Amended by
Article 20 of Amendment. Taxes shall be uni
form upon the same class of property. includ.
the authority levying the tax The legisla-
ture may by law exempt any Or all classes OF
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