The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1918-10-31
Proposed Constitutional
Amendments,

10. 1SZS.
Proposed Constitutional
Amendments.
,.s ~ Of p; b sns sssss ss S SSaasle6S .s stss.
Of over twenty-five 9 cent
Of the legal voterv in ZACH Of more
:asai DO i.rses q pr eSs s's sRe fo,i % Ing
amendments to h constitution OF this
state; And W request that the caIe
E s,t g,ae; q s Z as III SsI'G si.cs T ;: Il 's Z.
state ~. the next general election fSr
sSSCIa o. Win .ies''t the Hrev ~ sa'' (
s s:s.aa !. sss a z Aft,s'' ~ y % & e 0i is Il
the general Avs Of + the State IN SUCH
cases made and provided; . a.
.. rass s By Rnt,e 81 Il e Of 4I Htl@esnamens:;
Section 81 In Article 2; Section 202 "a
Article Il as amended BY Article 10
Il :. Hn smeadsd Sy s Article 70 20 Of Z Amsnd-
ton lss in Article u; n Section lSs
q Article y as amended by Article
Of the State. shall be and the same
are hereby amended to cad a. foi-
BY Article IL Of amendment. The leg
vested in a legislature consisting OF
{ tiv senate rh and people, z neoi So% % eseFs ssser1.
the power, nrst. to propose measures
and to enact or reject the same q
the polls; second, to approve or reject
section. part or parts Of n measure
enacted by the Legislature.
The first power reserved 10 the mi
tiative. Ten thousand electors at large
-A~ usrnnnaA AAv ~Am1mRA nv fnftfAx tive
contain the fail text Of the measure
and shall be filed with h secretary
before the election ut which 1t - t.
10 voted upon.
IN. sss0nd power !. ]ss s;,.,ss ! X tn:
:. .sif icsSe may. ' b. %1efsseada% s.titso.'
suspend the operation OF any neasur>
enaeted by the lesisletuTe. ezsspt q y
measure. shall not prevent the re-
mainder from going into enect. y
tary Of state not later than ninety
days after tho adjournment Of the
session Of h legislature 1t which
such measure was snaesed a. 49, refer
rod to the electors, shall be submitted
by it's ballet title. which shall he Dlae-.
ed upon h ballot By the secretary OF
oIoVS AAO 0A0I1 UC VRVA ~ ~
s~tate-vide election designated In the
petition, or ut a special election called
by the governor. The result Of the
vote %p ona any Sscl mes;o bs tse or oe DO Q,
Any measure. except an emergency
measure, submitted to the electors OF
approved by a majority Of the votes
cast thereon. And such law shall go
into effect on the soth day after the
election. unless otherwise specined In
III . referendum petition IL nlsd
against an emergency MEASURE s1ce
measure shall be . law Until voted
rejected by a majority Of the votes
cast thereon, 1t shall be thereby re-
pealed. Any such measure shall b
election IL 70 ordered by he gover.er.
or IL the referendum petition hled
against it shall be siEned ~ thirty
thousand electors at large. Such spec
go1ernor, and. shall be held not less
tnan one nunored nor ns0fe than ohe
ment Of the session Of the lesisiature.
The secretary Of state shall pass
upon zach petition, and II he hnds 1t
m nnalneif for the he I Pstitio ooeily t and allow
twenty days for correction or amend
ment. ALI decisions Of the secretary
Of state in regard to n such petition
preme court. But If the suficiency OF
such petitions Is being reviewed at the
time the ballot is prepared, the secre-
ey the o. b sants and no s sub sec d.
cision shall invalidate such measure
If 1t is at uch election approved by
4 majority Of the votes cast thereon.
II proceedings are brought against n
petition upon any ground, the burden
OF proof shall be upon the party At
tacking 1t.
nu.ber Of copies Of . petition which
may be circulated. Suck copies shall
become part Of the original petition
when hled y attacked thereto. Nor
sonpsnsatio. Tor Circulating the %
titions, nor In any manner interfering
With the freedom N securing sigma
Each petition shall have printed
" represent the subject matter Of the
I'VE electors who shall CONSTITUTES the
COMMITTEES Tor the p~etittoners" M
who shall represent and act for the
Ali Submitted to tie eIse-
tors shall be published By b state AZ
follows ~The secretary Of state shall
Sause to be printed anA mailed TO each
sasstor 2 so.ae.sy psn.s.s.. s 1870
WITH its ballot tide. - be submitted
ut any election. Any citi&ea, OF the
enee.s e z oE~...is:tse.: ny s.s-
lleatiOn IN such pamphlet. @aEgumsnts
s~eaeerning any neasure 'thsrein, saDon
Arst subscrihing their names and -
t srsso ~ries. ..ssl a1sS
y the l~egislatuFs, shall b HI 49,
~ - hundred dollars Der Dagen