The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1918-11-02
Proposed Amendments to the COnafi-
tuition of the stnte of North Dakota.

Proposed Amendments to the COnaffr
tuition OF the State Of North Dakota.
To amend Section 1856 in Article
by adding the words: Provided, any
cooperative corporation may adopl
bylaws limiting the voting powers OF
Shall Section 135, of Article Z, o1
the Constitution of the State of NorIE
Dakota be amended to read as fo1-
| lows:
Section 135. In all elections fol
directors or managers of corpora
ton, each member or shareholder may
cast the whole number of his VOTES
for one candidate, or distribute then
| upon two or more candidates, as ne
may prefer, Provided, any co-opera-
| tive corporation may adopt by-IaWs
limiting the voting power OF lLS
| stockholders.
of North Dakota be amended by add
| ing the following Section:
The Legislative assembly may py
! law provide for the levy OF g tax upon
such lands as may be provided by law
of the state for the purpose Of Great
ing a. fund to insure the owners o.
growing crops against losses by nall
provided, that such tax shall not anscI
the tax of four mills levied by the
| Constitution. The legislative assem-
bly, may classify suoh lands of the
state as may be provided by law, ana
divide the state into districts on such
basis as shall seem just and neceS-
sary, and may vary the tax rates IN
such districts in accordance with the
risk, in order to secure an equitaD4e
distribution of the burden of such tax
among the owners of such land as
may be provided by law.
To amend Section SO by adding the
words: Provided, however, that in no
case shall any legislative enactment
or law of the state of North DaRota
be declared unconstitutional unless at
least four of the judges shall SO oe-
Shall Section SO of the Constitution
Of the State Of North Dakota be
amended to read as follows:
Section SO. The Supreme Court shaIl
| consist of Ave judges, majority OF
whom shall be necessary to form
quorum or pronounce q decision, put
one or more of said judges, may ad-
journ the court from day to day or TO
day certain, provided, however, that
| in no case shall any Legislative enact
ment or law Of the State of North
dakota be declared unconstltutional
unless at least four Of the judges
shall so decide.
| as amended by Arttcle-15 Of Amend
Changing the number of electors
required to propose any measure oy
| initiative petition, from, at least ten
per cent OF the legal voters to be
secured in majority of the counties
of this state, to, ten thousand electors
at large; changing provision thai tnt-
tiative petition shall be filed with the
secretary Of state not less than thirty
days before any regular session OF the
| legislative assembly; he shall trans
nit the same to the legislative assem-
bly, as soon as it convenes, ands re-
| quiring legislative action, thereon. to
provision that petition, shall be flled
with the Secretary of State not less
than ninety days before the election
at which it is to be voted upon. Re
duces the number of signers required
for referendum petition from ten per
cent of the legal voters Of the state
from a majority of the counties, to
seven thousand electors at large.
Provides for referendum on emer-
gency measures and for special cleo
Relates to circulation of petitions,
and to publication in publicity pamph-
let of all measures submitted to the
electors. Places burden OF proof upon
party attacking petition. Provides
that: No measure enacted or APP
proved by vote of the electors shall
| be repealed or amended by the legis-
upon roll call Of two-thirds of all
the members elected to each house.
Shall Section 25 in Article as
amended by Article 10 of Amendments
be amended to read as follows:
| by Article 15 of Amendment. The
legisIative power of this state shall
be vested in a Legislature consisting
of a senate and a house of represent
atives. The people, however, reserve
the power, first to propose measures
and to enact or reject the same at the
polls; second, to approve or reject at
the polls any measure or any item,
section, part or parts of any measure
enacted by the legislature
The first power reserved is the int-
tiative. Ten thousand electors at large
may propose any measure by initla-
tive petition. Every such petition
ure and shall be filed with the secre-
tary OF state not less than ninety days
before the election at which it is to
be voted upon,
referendum. Seven thousand electors
at large may, by referendum petition
suspend the operation Of any measure
enacted by the Legislature, except an
a referendum petition against one OF
more items, sections or parts of any
measure, shall not prevent the re-
mainder from going into effect. Such
tary of state not later than ninety
days after the adjournment OF the
session of the Legislature at which
such measure was enacted.
Each measure initiated by or re-
ferred to the electors, shall be submit
ted by It's ballot title, which shall be
placed upon the ballot by the secre-
tary of state and shall be voted upon
at any statewide election designated
in the petition or at a special election
called by the governor The resuSE of
the vote upon any measure shall be
canyassed and declared by the board
| of canYassers.
Any measure, except an emergency
measure. submitted to the electors OF
the state, shall become a law when
approved by a majority OF the votes
cast thereon. And such law shall so
Into effect on the 30th day after the
election, unless otherwise specified in
the measure.
If referendum petition is filed
against an emergency measure, such
measure shall be law until voted
upon by the electors. And il IL is then
rejected by a majority of the votes
cast thereon. Il shall be thereby re-
pealed Any such measure shall be
submitted to the electors at o special
election If so ordered by the governor
or if the referendum petition filed
against Ii shall be signed by thirty
/ thousand electors at large, Such spe-
ciaI alaetion HhAll be called by the