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Notary Public. Ny com. expires
Proposed Constitutional
Amendments.
We. the undersigned qualified cleo
tors Of the State Of North Dakota,
consisting Of over twenty-five per cent
Of the legal voters in each OF more
state. do hereby propose the following
amendments to the constitution Of this
state. And we request that the same
be b R Raa ed upon o aas ballot %si. and be >, sq6e
state at the next general election for
sccordance with the provisions Of
s sssion as sss a N AGt,sl' ~ y % & aes cI e Of
the general laws Of the state in such
cases made and provided.
.m Taat s ss Rnt,d 4 IL e q 41 1msnamsnt Z:
Article il as amended BY Article. IS
II as amendsd ~ s Srtie1e 70 % Of Y A Aasasie
ments; Section TT in Article II; SEQ
ton 1872 in Article II; and Section lSs
in Article IL as amended by Article
Of the State. shall be n the same
are hereby amended to read a. fol-
BY Article is Of amendment. The leg
islative power Of this state shall pc
vested in q legislature consisting OF
2 senate and a U Of representa-
the power. hrst. to propose measure.
and to enact or reject the same at
the polls; second. to approve or reject
at the polls n measure or any item:
by the legislature.
The first power reserved 10 the mi
tiative. Ter thousand electors at large
may propose any measure b initiative
contain the full text Of the measure
shall be filed with the secretary
state not less than ninety days
be voted p
seven thou.and siectors
:a.n lsass the %e, :ps ez aeasr Of amy n %sa.Srs
enacted by the legislature, except an
measure: But the fling Of
a referendum petition against one or
shall not prevent the re-
from going into effect. Such
petition shall be filed with. the secre-
days after the adjournment Of the
session Of the legislature 1t which
such measure was enacted.
ach measure initiated by or refer.
Its ballot title. which shall be plac-
upon the ballot by the secretary Of
state and shall be voted upon at any
petition. or ut a special election called
governor. The result of the
vote upon any measure shall be cam
vassed and declared by the board Of
Any measure. except an emergency
measure, submitted to the electors OF
state, shall become a law when
east ON And mi's sueS law s shall go
into effect on the 30th day after the
election. unless otherwise specified In
II I referendum petition In filed
against an emergency measure. such
measure hall be a law until voted
by the electors. And If It IL then
cast thereon. it shali be thereby re-
pealed. Any such measure shat be
to the electors Mt a special
election Il so ordered BY the soverncr:
against It shall be signed ~ thirty
thousand electors at large. Sueh =
~ election shall be called by thu
and shall be held mol leu
hundred thirty lays after II .d5o.rn-
The secretary Of state shall pass
upon each petition, and i he nnds II