Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-10-29
LEGAL NOTICES
PROPOSED AxnMDMENT TO THu
CONTRIBUTION or THE STATE i.
or uo1T1 DAKOTA.
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~ anend SectlGn ~ IN Artlcle . .as
SO as to read as follows:
Section 26 In sArticle@2 as Amended by
Article it OF Amendment. The legisla-
in a Legislature consisting Of a senate
and a housS,yof Representatives. The
peoples however. reserve the power, first.
to propose measures and to enact or
approve or reject at the polls any meas
ure or any item, section, part or parts
of n measure enacted by the legisla-
The first power reserved is the initia-
may propose any measure by initiative
petition: Every such petition shall con;
shall be filed with the secretary of state
not less than. ninety days before the
election at which it is to be voted upon.
erendum. Seven thousand electors at
large may. by referendum petition, sus-
pend the operation of n measure en-
acted by the legislature. EXCEPT an emer-
erendum petition against one or more,
items, sections or parts of any measure,
sha not prevent the remainder from
be flied with the secretary Of state not
later h ninety days after the adjourn
ment Of the session of the legislature
at which such measure was enacted:
to the, electors, shall be submitted by it's
ballot title. which shall be placed upon
the ballot by the secretary of state and
election designated in the petition, or at
q special election called by the governor.
The result Of the vote upon any meas
ure shall be canvassed and declared by
the board OF ~canyassers. -
Any measure. except an emergency
measure. submitted to the electors Of
the state, shall become a law. when ap-:
thereon. And Such: law shall GO into
effect on the S0th day after the election,
unless otherwise specified in the meas
If a referendum petition is filed
against an emergency measure, such
easur shall be q law until voted upon
by the electors. And il it Is then. re-
thereon. it shall be thereby repealed:
Any. such. measure shall be- submitted
to the electors at a special election II
50 ordered by the governor; or Il the
be signed by thirty thousand electors at
large. Such special election shall be
called by the governor, and shall be
than o a hundred thirty 'daysNafter. the,
adjournment Of the, session Of the sleg-
The secretary. Of state shall pass upon
fcient, he h notify the Committee
for the petitioners and allow twenty
days for correction or amendment. IAal
OcC1SlOuS Vl l10 SGCISldTy De state ilR
regard, to any such petition shall be
subject to review by the supreme 1couFe
But If the sufftciency Of such petition
is being reviewed. at the time the ballot
place the measure on the ballot and no
subsequent decision shall invalidate
such measure If it is at such election
cast thereon. If proceedings are brought
the burden Of proof shall bs'upon thu,
party attacking it.
may he circulated. Such copies shall
become part Of the original petition
shall u Law be enacted proh,bltins
compensation for circulating. the petit
lions, nor in any manner interfering
with tho freedom in securing signatures
to petitions.
Each petition shall have printed
thereon a ballot title. which shall fairly
measure. and the names Of at least Ave
electors who shall constitute the Conn
mittee for the petitioners" and who
shall represent and act for the petition
All measures submitted to the cleo!
tors shall be published by the state as
foNows:E4 "The secretary Of state shall
~elector a publicity. pamphlet. contain
with its ballot title. to be submitted
Ct any oe election sa t nr~a Any any. citizen f,dn 2 Nor or the Of
to the secretary of state for the pub
LEGATION in such pamphlet, arguments
concerning any measure therein, upon
therefor, which. until otherwise faxed
by the legislature. shall be the sum Of
The enacting clause Of al measures
initiated by the electors. shall be: BE
II enacted by the people Of h State Of
North Dakota" In submitting meas
state and all other officials shall be
tional legislation shall be provided.
referred to the electors Shall be sp pT Y.
ed by q majority Of the votes cast there
on, the n receiving the highest num-
Der Of affirmative votes shall become the
The word -measure" as used herein,
shall include any law or amendment
thereto. resolution. legislative proposal
Or r snas Ssse Dover " any 81 t d%naI geSsrnor .h.l,
or referred to the electors. No measure
enacted or approved by.a vote Of the
by the legislature. except upon q yea
and nay vote upon roll call Of two-thirds
Of all the members elected to each
and all Of its provisions shall be treated
as mandatory. Laws may be enacted to
facilitate its operation.~but no laws shall
be enacted to hamper. restrict or im-
pAir h exercise of the rights herein
reserved to. the people. 4,%:i-
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