The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-10-28

proved by majority Of the votes cas-
thereon, IL proceedings are brouGnl
against any petition upon any grounu
the burtfNa of proof shall be upon Shs
No law shall Be enacted limiting thu
Humber OF copies of a petition 'Waics
may be circulated. Such copies shat
| become part OF the original petlIloI
when fiied or attached thereto; 40
shall any law be enacted prohibiting
any person from giving or receiving
compensation for circulating the petit
tions, nor in any manner lnterLsrlne
with the freedom in securing sigma
Each pstition shall have printed
thereon a ballot title, which shall
fairly represent the subject MATES
OF the measure, and the names OF a.
least 1--WE electors who shall coatsSt-
ers" and who shall represent and ac'
for the petitioners,
All measures submitted TO the cleo
tors shall be published by the state
as follows: '@rhe secretary of state
shall. cause TO be printed and males
to each, eleotor q publicity pamphlet
containing a copy OF each measure To-
gether with it's ballot, title, TO be SUD-
rnitted ut any election: Any ni Sasi1o
may submit TO the secretary of seats
for publication in such pamphlet
arguments concerning any measure
therein, upon FIRST subscribing theif
names and addresses thereto and pay
ing the fee therefor, which, until 9th,
erWise liked by the Legislature, snail
be the sum OF two hundred dollars PEI
page"
ure1 Initiated by the electors, shall
be: BE IL enacted by the people OF
the State of North Dakota" In SUB
hitting measures TO the electors. the
secretary OF state anu all other ON
T. l.. 10 NnA The election
laws until additional legislation snail
In conflicting measures initiated by
or referred to the electors shall De
cast thereon, the one receiving the
highest number Of affirmative votes
shall become the law.
The word measure" as used herein,
shall include any law or amendment
thereto. resolution, Legislative propos~
al or enactment of any character.
The veto power Of the governor
shall not extend to the measures ini-
tiated by or referred to the electors
No measure enacted or approved by .
or amended by the Legislature, except
upon a yea and nay vote upon roll
call of two-thiris of all the members
elected to each house.
This section shall be self executing
and all OF its provisions shall De
enacted to facilitate it's operation, but
no laws shall be enacted TO hamper.
restrict or impair the exercise OF the
rights herein reserved to the people.
To amend Section 81 In Article by
adding the words: Provt3ed, however.
that no act granting a franchise or
special privilege, or act creating any
vested right or interest other than In
the state, shall be declared an emer-
gency measure. An emergency meas
typn uhaII tain HfFRPF nd ne IN TOTgE
from and after it's passage and ap-
prevail by the Governor.
Shall Section O. in Article be
amended to read as follows:
the legislative assembly shall take
effect until July list after the close OF
the session, unless the Legislature by
a vote of two-thirds of the mem beFs
Shall declare II an emergency meas
ure, 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 interest other than IN
the state, shall be declared an emer-
gency measure. An emergency meas
ure shall take effect and be IN force
from and after it's passage ana @p-
prevail by the governor, -.,.,. *
To Amend Section 202 in Article 10
as amended by Article 16. OF Amend
ments:
Changes method OF adopting amenj
ments to the constitution proposed py
the legislative assembly. ProYiaess
that when such amendment is agreed
10 by a majority OF the members
elected to each house, it shall be SUD
mittsd to the electors, on1its provision
that proposed amendments shall be
advertised for three months and re-
ferred to the next legislative assem-
bly,. Omits provision that amend
nents shall be submitted In such
manner that the electors shall vote
for or against each of such amend
Reduces the number of signers re-
uuired to initiative petition to amend
the constitution, from, at least TWEEN
ty-five per cent of the legal voters in
counties of the state, to. twenty
thousand electors at large.
Changes the time OF filing the petL-
ton from at least six months, 20, at
least one hundred ana twenty Gays
prior to the day OF election:
Omits requirement that after being
approved by the people amendment
shall be submitted to the legislative
assembly.
constitution relating to the submits
sion and adoption of measures by ini-
tiatiVe petition, and on refere ndum
petition shall apply TO the submission
and adoption OF amendments to the
Shall Section 202 in Article 10 as
amended by Article 16 of amendments
be amended to read as follows:
Section BOZ in Article Is as Amend
ed by Article 16 of Amendment. Any
amendment or amendments to the
constitution of the state may be pro
posed in either house of the leEiSla-
ture, and IL the same shall be agreed
to upon roll call by a majority OF the
shall be submitted to the electors and
If a majority of the votes cast thereon
are affirmative, such amendment shall
be a part Of this constitution.
Amendments to the constitution or
the state may also be proposed by an
initiative petition of the electors;
such petition shall be signed by TWEEN
ty thousand electors at large ana
shall be filed with the secretary or
days prior to the election at which
they are to be voted upon, and any
amendment, or amendments so pro-
posed, shall be submitted to the cleo
tors and become a part Of the constl-
tuition, If 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 FeTeren-
dun petition shall apply to the sub
mission and adoption of amendments
to the constitution OF the state.
To amend Section l76 of Article II
as amended by Article 20 of Amend
rnents by emitting the words, and
shall be levied and collected for pub
lie purposes only, and by adding 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 ev--
cry character, whatsoever upon land
shall be deemed personal property,
and, except as restricted by this arti-
Gle. the Legislature may provide Tor
All property for the purpose OF taxa
Shall Section 176 in Article II as
amended by Article 20 of Amend
mentg be amended TO read as follows:
Section 156, in Article, IL as Amend
ed by Article 20 OF Amendment. Taxes
shall be uniform upon the same class