The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1918-10-17
Initiative and Referendum
as Applied to Legislation.

To amend Section rs in Article z
as amended by Article Is of Amend
Changing the number of electors re-
CURED to propose n measure by
initiative petition from. at least ten
cured in a majority Of the counties
p this state. To. ten cleo
tors at large, changing provision that
the secretary Of state not less than
Of the legislative ASSEMBLY, HE .shaii
transmit the same to the Legislative
requiring legislative action thereon,
to provision that petition, shall be aled
With the Secretary Of state mo- Less
st which it is to be voted upon. Re-
duces the number Of signers required
for referendum petition from ten per
seas Of tns ,sE3' q sot e. Of edu tas :t, sc'
seven thousand electors ut large.
Provides for referendum on emer-
Eency measures n for special cleo
''i Kslate sls To- circulation Of petitions,
phlet Of all measures submitted to the
s sssf.9fs; att seldas 0G pstielo M prG Prov uRea
that: No measure enacted or approved
By a vote Of the electors shall be
repealed OR amended by the legisla-
upon roll of two-thirds Of all he
members elected to each house
Emergency Measures.
To Amend Section 81 in Article .
sSer. that no act granting a franchise
or special privilege. or act creating
any vested right Or interest other tina
IN, the 4Ssn state; shall. be declared sms.a an
measure shall take effect and be I'm
force from and after it's passage and
approval by the Governor.
Constitutional Amendments.
To Amend Section 2o2 in Article Is
Is amended by Article 16 Of Amend
ments:
Changes method of adopting amend
the legislative assembly. Provides
to by . majority Of the members
m naSS.sq to % the Saee el ess; om ss'i provision >
that proposed amendments h be
advertised for three months and re-
Ter fsrfed to oott the next FL iesisas It'll re- assembly, n* sh.Y;
be submitted I'm such manner that the
electors shall vote for Or against each
Of such amendments separately.
CURED to initiative petition to. amend
the constitution, from. at least twenty
i've per cent Of the legal voters I'm
~ountie. Of the state, TO. twenty
thousand electors at large.
Changes the time Of fling the petit
sion from at least SIX month. TO; =.
prior to the day Of election.
Omits requirement hat after being
approved by the people amendm tans
-S ProvidIe;s that, all provisions of the
constitution relating to the submission
and adoption of measures by initiative
petition, and ON referendum petition
shall apply to the submissiOn and
adoption Of amendments to b con-
stitution Of he state.
Taxation.
To amend Section 176 Of Article II
% amended by. Article. 20 of Amend
ments, by emitting the words, and
shall be levied and solicited for public
words. the legislature may b. law ex-
any or all classes OF personal
property from taxation and within the
meaning Of this ssetlons nxtuEes. build
knEs. ana improvements or every .
ecter, w~hatsoever upon LIANT shall be
~ restricted by this article, the legis-
and fixing the situs OF all property for
the purpose Of taxation.
Hail Indemnity.
To amend Section III. in Article IL.
changes provision relating to assess
ment of improvements on land. to
Tor he purpose Of inriemnifyinE own
srs of growing crops against damages
Debt Limit.
changes ths debt limit from two han-
Ared thousand dollars exclusive Of