Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1918-09-05

The word measure as used herein.
shall include any law or amendment
or enactment of any character.
The veto power of the governor shall
no not extend fd to the measures initiated
measure ennct-d or approved by . vote
OF the electors shall Tx repealed OF
amended a..l by the Legislature, except
call of twG-thirds Of ali the ;ne hers
elected to each house.
This section shall be self executing
ed as mandatory. Laws may be enact
ed to facilitate its operation, but no
laws shall be enacted to hamper re-
right herein reserved to the people.
-, Section, 50 in Article, 2. No act OF
erect en-. s.u untia July LIST after the close OF
present and voting. in each house.
shall declare it an emergency meas
forth in the aet prS.,asG Ao Ss sso
that no net granting u franchise or
special privilege. OF act crentinx any
vested right or interest other than II
the state. shall be declared an smefd
Rency measure. An emergency measl
ure shall take effect and lie in forced
from and after it's passage and ap;
Section 202 in Article 10 as Amended
by Article lG of Amendment. Any
amendment or amendments to the con-
stitution of the state may be proposed
II the same shall he agreed to upon
roll call by majority of the members
elected to each housc, 1t shall he sub
mftted to the electors and II 81 MAJ
tority Of the votes east thereon nrs
affirmative. such amendment shall he
part Of this constitution.
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the state may also be proposed by an
initiative petition of the electors; such
petition shall he siRnrd by twenty
Thousand e'ectors ut Inrge and shall
least one hundred twenty days prior
to the election at which they are to
De e, voted i e, upon. and any amendment, or
mitted to the electors and become a
part of the constitution. If IA majority
Of the votes cast thereon are affirma-
tion relating to the submission and
adoption Of measures by initiative pc
tition, and ON referendum petition
shall apply to the submission and
stitution of the state.
Section 176. IN Article ] as Amend
ed by Article 20 of Amendment. Taxes
shall be uniform upon the same class
in the territorial limits of the author
ity levying the tax. The Legislature
may by law exempt amy OF all classes
Of personal property from taxation and
within the meaning of this section.
hxtures: buildings and improvements Of
every character. Whatsoever. upon land
The. property of the United States and
of the state. county and municipal cor
porations and property used exclusive
liable or other public purposes shall
be exempt from taxation. Except as
restricted by this Article. the leglsla-
the purpose Of taxation. Provided that
all taxes and exemptions In force
remain in force until otherwise pro-
vided by statute.
Section III in Article II. The le,xts-
lnture mny by law provide for the levy
lands within the .tnte in addition to
the limitation" specified In section 17A
In Article II of the Constitution. The
indemnify the owners of growing crops
against damages by hail. provided that
land. used exclusively for public roads.
may be exempt from such, tnx.
Section 1872 in Article ~. The
state may issue or guarantee the pay
In excess Of two million dollars shall
lie secured by first mortgages upon reau
estate In amounts not to exceed one
personnl property of state-owned util-
amo o.: not exceeding 8. value. ana:
not issue or guarantee bonds upon
property of stnte-owned utilities, ems
terprlses or industries In excess Of
No future Indebtedness shall be in.
Cured by the state unless evidenced
b; "a bond issue. which shall be an-
tn be CLEARLY by law ae fGp ertaE a
authorizing a bond issue shall provide
for levying an annual tax, or make
other provisions. sufficient to pay tho
interest semi-annually, and the prin-
cipal within thirty years from the
passage of such law. and shall spec
tally appropriate the proceeds of such
the payment of said principal and in.
terest. and. such appropriation shall
not be repealed nor the tax or other
debt. both principal and interest. snail
have been paid. No debt in excess of
the limit named herein shall be in
polling Invasion. suppressing insur--
rection, defending the state in time Of
war or to provide for the public. de-
Section ls5 in Article IL as Amend
ed by Article 10 of Amendment The
state. any county or city may make
s"se IN amy ,na%.srs. en-: s%t.9 %sk es or
business. not prohibited by Article 20
state nor any political subdivision
thereof shall otherwise loan or give
its credit or make donations to or In
aid of any individual, association or
corporation except for reasonable sup
port of the poor, nor subscribe to or
become the owner of capital stock in
any association or corporation.
We. the undersigned, do hereby cer-.
tify that we are qualified electors OF
..................... County of the
State of North Dakota.