Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-11-01

LEGAL NOTICES.


sSss.@IS " 1o81DlAt100s
amended BY Article Is of Amendments
10 as to read as follows:
Section IS In Article 2 as. Amended by
tive pcwersof this state shall be vested
ina Legislature consisting Of q senate
and q house of representatives. The
neoP Rssn heweyers 5eserve sn ne power snsc nrs ..
reject the same at the polls; second, to
approve or reject at the polls any meas
ure or any Item, section. part or parts
The nrst power reserved is the initia-
tive. Ter. thousand electors at large
petition. Every|such petition shall con.
tain the full text of the measure n
shall. be filed with the secretary OF state
not less ! than @n,o ninety 1t y q, days Is l before nn the
The second power reserved Is the ref
erendum. Seven thousand electors at
large may, by referendum petition. sus-
acted by the legislature. except an emer-
gency measure. But the filing of a ref
erendum petition against one or more
shall not prevent the remainder from
going into effect. Such petition shall
be filed with the secretary Of state not
later than ninety days after the adjourn
ment of the session of the Legislatures
at which such measure was enacted.
Each measure initiated BY or referred
to the electors, shall be submitted by Its
ballot title. which shall be placed upon
the ballot by the secretary of state n
shall be voted Upon at any statewide
election designated In the petition. or at
The result of the vote upon any meas
ure shall be canvassed and declared by
the board of canvassers.
Any measure. except an emergency
she state. shall become q law when ap.
proved by a majority, of the votes cast
thereon. And such law shall go into
unless otherwise specified in the meas
ure:
II a referendum petition is nled
measure shan be a law until voted Upon
BY the electors. And If 1t is then re-
5ected by a majority Of the votes east
thereon, it shall be thereby repealed:
to the electors at n special election If
SO ordered by the governor, or If the
referendum petition filed against it shall
be signed by thirty thousand electors at
large: Such special election shall be
called by the governor. and shall be
held not less than one hundred nor more
h one hundred thirty days after the
adjournment Of the session of the leg
islature.
The secretary Of state shall pass upon
a petition. and If he finds 1t insult
for the petitioners" and allow twenty
days for correction or amendment. All
decisions of the secretary. Of state in
subject to review by the supreme court.
But II the sufficiency of such petition
Is being reviewed at the time the ballot
place the measure on the ballot and no
subsequent decision shall invalidate
such measure II 1T is at u election
approved by 2 majority of the votes
against any petition upon any ground.
the burden OF proof shall be upon the
party attaching it. ,-
may b circulated. Such copies shall
become part Of the original petition
shall any law be enacted proh,,atins
eompensstion for Circulating the petit
siS1s' th nof fre IN any y m a.cnpsrr interfering I,saf ring
Each petition shall have printed
thereon . ballot title, which shall fairly
measure, and the names OF at least FIVE
electors who shall constitute the COM
nnittee for the petitioners" and who
An measures submitted to the cleo
tors shall be published by the state as
cause to be- Printed and mailed ma se1t to each a
elector a publicity. pamphlet. contain
ing . 9 Of each measure together
Win It's ballot title, 10 be submitted
ncers of any organization. may submit
70 the secretary Of state for the pub
lication. in such pamphlet, arguments
nrst subscribing their names and ad-
dresses thereto and paying the fee
therefor. which, until otherwise fixed
BY the legislature, hall be the sum Of
The enacting clause OF all measures
initiated by the electors. shall be: BE
i enscted by the people OF the State OF
state and all other officials shall be
guided by the election laws until addi-
tional legislation shall be provided.
II conflicting measures initiated by or
referred to the electors shall be approx
ed by q majority of the votes cast there
on. the one receiving the highest num-
Der OF votes shall become the
The word measure" az used herein,
shall include n law or anendmen,
thereto. resolution. legislative proposal
The veto power of the governor shall
not extend to the measures initiated by
or referred to the electors. No Measure
electors shall be repeated or amended
by the legislature. except upon a yea
and q 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 shall be treated
rs Laws may be enacted to
be enacted to hamper. restrict or Inn
pair the exercise Of the rights herein
reserved to the people. "