Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1918-10-03
Proposed Constitutional
Amendments.

Proposed Constitutional
Amendments.
We. the undersigned qualified cleo
!n Sf 81 o pea
Of the legal voters in each Of more
than one--half Of the counties OF the
STATE. do hereby propose the following
state; And We request that the same
be placed upon the ballot and be sub
mitted to the qualified electors Of the
approval or rejection. We do this in
section 2o2 in Article IL q the Consti.
and in ~ 's with
the general laws Of the state in such
cases made and provided.
rhat s ss A9,c e il q 4stes
Article i as amended 5 By %rtie &c il il
Of Amendments; Section 176 in Article
ments; Section III in Article II; Sec
ton 1872 in Article y; and Section 1855
in Article ~ as attended by Article
Of the State. shall be and the same
are hereby amended to read as fol-
lows:
by Artiele Z Is Of e. 4hs
lslative power Of this state shall be
vested in a legislature consisting OF
senate and ouss Of
the power. first. to propose measures
and to enact or reject the same at
the polls; second. to approve or reject
Section. part or parts Of any measure
enacted by the Legislature.
The first power reserved is the ini-
may propo.s any mea.sre y initiative
petition. Every suck petition shall
and shall be hisd With the sscretary
before the election at which It IL to
he voted upon.
The second power reserved Il the
MT large may by referendum petition,
suspend the operation Of any measure
enacted by the legislature. except an
a Referendum pstition. against ms one OF OF
measure. shall not prevent the re-
pasieion shaIa s. fed With s ss asn
tary of state not later than ninety
days after the adjournment Of the
Each measure initiated by or refer
red to the electors. shall be submitted
by its ballot title. which shall be plac-
state and shall be voted upon at any
statewide election Designated I'm the
petition. or at 9 special election called
vote tue upon sure be
vassed and declared by the board OF
canvassers. iE
measure e Submitted dee ee the eieetors 81
the state, shall become law when
approved by a majority Of the votes
:ast thereon. And . such law shall go GO
election, unless otherwise specified in
the measure.
upon by the electors. And II It IL then
rejected by majority Of the votes
pealea: Any such n..sure sh.il s
submitted to the electors Mt q special
election II SO ordered by the governor.
or Il the referendum petition aled
thousand electors at large. such spec
ial election shall be called By thsl
governor. and shall be held not less
hundred thirty days after the adjourn
The secretary Of state snail pass
mittee for the Petitioners" and allow
twenty days. for correction or amen1-
of State te anx such
preme court. But II the sutticiency OF
such petitaons is being reviewed eyi ss at the
tary of state shall place the measure
on the ballot and no subsequent de.
cision shall invalidate such measure
a majority of the votes cast thereon.
II proceedings are brought against any
petition upon any ground, the burden
Of proof shall be upon the party at
No law shall be enacted limiting the
number Of copies Of petition which
nay be earsui at Such soPie. saai,
when filed or attached thereto. Nor
shall any law De enacted prohibtting
any person from Eiving Or receivins
titions, nor in any manner interfering
with the freedom In securing signa-
lures to petitions.
thereon ballot title, which shall fatr-
ly represent the subject matter Of the
measure. and the names Of at least
Committee for the petitioners" and
who shall represent and act for the
tors shall be pubiished by the state q
followss "The secretary Of state shell
cause to be printed and mailed to each
elector publicity pamphlet, contain
with its ballot title, to be .ubmitted
ut any election. Any citizen; OF. the
omcers Of any organization, may sub
location In such pamphlet, arEunents
nrst aubscribinE their names aad ad-
therefor, which, untiT Otherwise Axed
By the legislature. shall be the snn
The enacting clause Of all measures
initiated by the. electors. shall 20:
BE 1t enacted by the people 81 tae
measures to the electors. the secretary
Of state ana all other officials shal
| be guided by the election laws until
vided. +3ss5i j