Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1918-10-31

are oesisnated on the respective petit
That s sEs s"assss
named constitute more chan major
William hfemke. Fargo, N. D.
H. H Il + EMl asat 'r Fargo. n n. = p.
George A. Totten. Jr.. Fargo. N. D.
Subscribed and sworn to before me
this lse sss0nd day Of Gh Nay A. r 3 rs1S:
Notary Public. S ny e CONN ez =; p;
Proposed Constitutional
Amendments.
We. the undersigned qualified cleo
tors Of the. State of North Dakota,
Of 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
mitted to the qualified electors Of the
state at the next general election for
or wS lon We G9 this
section 2o2 in Article Is Of the Gonsti-
tuition as amended by Article Is Of
Amendments and in accordance with
cases made and provided.
,m That SECTION &c Is in Article as
Article is as amended by Article IL
Of Amendments; Section 176 in Article
IL as amended by Article 70 Of Amend
ton 1872 in Article IL; and Section 1856
IN Article IL as amended by Article
u Of Amendments of the Constitution
are hereby amended to read as fol-
Section Is in Article 2 as Amended
islatiye power Of this state shall be
a;v senate En-, and house Of representa- ia
the power, first. to propose measures
the polls; second. to approve or reject
Section, p part a or PARTS s Of any meas u
ENACTED by the legislature.
The first power reserved Is the mi
petition. Every such petition shall
az .ate Ss h.n nnets
before the election at which It IL to
be voted upon.
deaond
suspend the operation Of any measure
BY tss ;ns m
referendum petition against one or
more items, sections or parts Of any
fr shall o mot ect the
petition shall be filed with. the secre-
tary Of state not later than ninety
says at of The The At Of
such measure was enacted.
Each measure initiated BY or refer
red .' to the electors. shall be submitted
ed upon the ballot by the secretary Of
state and shall he voted upon at any
statewide election designnted i'm the
by the governor. The result Of the
vote upon ON, any %ea;"ss shall be
suSmtts sd'f e th h eieetors q
the state. shall become law when
into effect on the 30th. day after the
election. unless otherwise specified in
against a. emergency measure. such
measure shall be q law until voted
east thereon. 1t shall be thereby re-
pealed. Any such measure shall be
election II so ordered by the governor,
| OF IL the referendum petition nled
against it shall be signed by thirty
&c
tal election shall be called by thej
governor. and shall be held not less
| than one hundred NOR more than one
q the NE
The secretary Of state shall pass
upon each petition. and il he finds it
mie5ee for the t ana aiow
ment. All decisions Of the I secretary
Of state in regard to any such petition
L subject
preme court. But il the sufticiency OF
such petitions is being reviewed at the
tary Of f. state shall place the MEASURE
on the ballot and no subsequent de-
cision shall invalidate such measure
majority e Of the ls Sotes cast thereon.
II proceedings are brought against any
petition upon any ground. the burden
Of sa.l proof - shall be upon the party at
No law shall be enacted limiting. the
number s Of copies Of petition which l,
become Ss para Of the S orieleot PETITION
when filed OF attacked thereto. Nor
shall any law be enacted prohibiting
tie
with the freedom in securing sigma
'oT Each 70 petition atieGn' Shall have printed
thereon a ballot title. which shall fair
~ represent the subject matter of the
| measure, ana the names OF at AedSt
five electors who shall constitute the
| COMMITTEE for the petitioners'' and
who shall represent and act for the
petitioners.
All measures submitted to the cleo
tors shall be published by the state aa
follows. 1.-THE secretary of state shall
cause to be printed and mailed to each
electOr q publicity pamphlet, contain
ing copy Of each measure together
with its ballot title, to be submitted
at any election. Any citizen, OF the
Officers Of any organization, may SUBJ
NIT to the secretary of state for pub
LEGATION In such pamphlet, aFEunenta
concerning any measure therein, upon
nrst subscribing their names and ad-
dresses thereto and paying the fes
therefor, which, until othefwise hxed
by the leEislature. shall be the sum
Of two hundred dollars per page"
initiated by. the. electors. shall be
BE it enacted by the people Of the
State Of North Dakota" In submitting
measures to the electors. the secretary
Of state ami all other officials shall
be guided by the election laws unit
additional legislation shall be pro-
II eonnietins measures. initiated 2,
approved by . majority Of the votes
least thsfson.. the one receiving tht
highest number Of Affirmative voter