The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1918-11-02

upon each petition, and If he finds it
! Insufficient, he shall notify the Com
mittee for the Petitioners and allow
| twenty days for correction or amend
ment Ali decisions of the secretary
Of state in regard to any such petition
shall be subject to review by the
supreme court But IL the sufffctency
/ of such petitoin is being reviewed at
| the time the ballot is prepared. the
secretary OF state shall place the
measure on the ballot and no subse-
i uuent decision shall inValfdate such
/ measure If IL is at such election ap-
proved by majority of the votes cast
1 thereon. If proceedings are brought
against any petition upon any ground,
the burden OF proof shall be upon the
party attacking IL.
1 No law shall be enacted limiting the
number of copies of a petition winch
may be circulated, Such copies shall
| become part of the original petition
when fled or attached thereto: Nor
/ shall any law be enacted prohlpltins
any person from giving or receiving
compensation for circulating the. peti-
| tfons, nor in any manner interferlns
with the freedom in securing sigma
lures to petitions
| Each petition shall have printed
thereon a ballot title, which shall
| fairly represent the subject matter
| of the measure, and the names OF at
least five electors who shall constl-
| tute the Committee for the petitionz-
1
| for the petitioners.
| All measures submitted to the cleo
tors shall be published by the state
| shall cause to be printed and mailed
| to each e1ector publicity pampnIet'
containing a copy OF each measure 70
| gether with it's ballot, title, to be SUD
mitted at any election. Any citizen citizen
may submit to the secretary OF STATE
| for publication in such pamphlet,
| arguments concerning any. measure
| therein, upon a1rst subscribing their
names and addresses thereto and pay
! ing the fee therefor, which, until oEn-
| erWise fixed by the Legislature, shall
be the sum of two hundred dollars per
The enacting clause of all meas,
| ures initiated by the electors, shall
| be: BE it enacted by the people OF
/ the State of North Dakota" IN SUP
mitting measures to the electors, the
secretary of state and ali other ON
cials shall be guided by the electlon
| laws until additional legislation snail
| be provided.
In conflicting measures initiated by
or referred to the electors shall be
approved by a majority OF the votes
| cast thereon, the one receiving the
| highest number of affirmative votes
shall become the law.
The word measure" as used hereln,
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 tnl-
tiated by or referred to the electors.
| No measure enacted or approved by q
vote of the electors shall be repealed
or amended by the legislature, except
call Of tworthirds Of all the members
elected to each house.
This section shall be self executing
| and all of its provisions snail pc
treated as mandatory. Laws may. pe
enacted to facilitate it's operation, but
restrict or impair the exercise OF the
rights herein reserved to the people.
To amend Section 81 in Article by
adding the words: Provided, 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-
from and after Its passage and ap-
proval by the Governor.
Shall Section 81 in Article 2 De
amended to read as follows: 80
Section 81 in Article 2. No act OF
the legislative assembly shall take
effect until July 1st after the close or
the session., unless the legislature py
vote of two-thirds of the members
Shall declare it an emergency meas
ure. which declaration shall be set
forth in the act, provided, however,
that no act granting Iranchise OF
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 its passage ana ap-
provaI by the governor.
TO Amend Section 202 in Article 10
as amended by Article To- OF Amend
Changes method of adopting ameni-
nents to the constitution proposed by
the legislative assembly. Provides
that when such amendment Is agreed
TO by q majority of the members
elected to each house, it shall be SUD
mitted to the electors. omtts provision
that proposed amendments shall De
advertised for three months and re-
ferred to the next legislative assem-
bly, Omits provision that amend
ments shall be submitted IN sucn
manner that. the electors shall vote
for or against each of such amend
ments separately.
reduces the humber of signers re-
ouired to initiative petition to amend
ty-five per cent of the legal voters in
each of not less than one-half OF the
counties of the state, to, twenty
thousand electors at large.
Changes the time Of fling the petl77
tion from at least six months, to, at
least one hundred and twenty days
prior to the day of election.
Omits requirement that after being
approved by the people amendment
shall be submitted to the legislative
Provides that, all provisions Of the
constitution relating to the submls-
sion and adoption of measures by mi
tfative petition, and on referendum
petition shall apply to the SUBMISSION
ana adoption OF amendments to the
constitution of the state.
Shall Section 202 in Article 10 as
amended BY Article 16 of amendments
he amended to read as follows:
Section 202 in Article 10 as Amend
ed by Article Is of Amendment. any
amendment or appointments TO the
constitution of the state may be pro-
noae,l in either house OF the legisla-
ture, and If the same shall be agreed
to upon roll call by majority OF the
members elected to each house, II
shall be submitted to the electors and
r. J. majority of the votes cast thereon
are afFirnative such amendment snail
be a part of this constitution.
Amendments to the constitution or
the state may also be proposed py an
Initiative petition of the electorsi
such petition shall be signed by tWen--
ty thousand electors at large and
shall be filed with the secretary or
state at least one hundred twenty
days prior to the election at which
thew are to be voted upon, and any
an1sndment, or amendments so pro-
nosed, shall be submitted to the cleo
tors and become a part of the constl-
tution. If a majority Of the votes cast
thereon are affirmative. All provisions
of the constitution relating to the
submission ana adoption of measures
by initiative petition. and on referen-
dln petition shall apply to the sub
mission and adoption of amendments
To- the constitution of the state.
TO amend Section 176 of Article II
as amended by Article. 20 of Amend
ments by omitting 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