Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-11-04

1--WE power OF THIS state snail De veeIeo
and q house Of representatives. The
people, however. reserve the power. hrst.
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 legtsia-l]
The frst power. reserved is the initia-
tive. Ten Thousand electors at large
may propose any measure by initiative
RsiIat'e ene f Eyfry sss saea p tse mes snare e snd
shall be filed with the secretary Of state
not less than ninety days before the
ELECTION at whichlit:is to be voted upon.
erendum. Seven thousand electors At
large may, by referendum petition, sug-
pend the operation OF any measure en-
gencY. measure. But the filing Of q ref
erendum petition against one or more
Items. sections Or parts Of any measure.
going into effect. Such petition shall
be fled with the secretary of state not
later h ninety days after the adjourn
IT %en which Si the sscs se1 msaau of the the i sgaeteG.
Each measure initiated by or referred
to the electors, shall be submitted by it's
ballot title: which shall be placed upon
the ballot by the secretary Of state and
shall. DO voted upon at any statewide
election designated ! n the petition, or at
e special election called by the governor.
~ AV0AAS VI LAG NOkc uROl1 ally 4AlOOS'r
ure shall be canvassed n declared by
the board Of canvassers.
Any measure. except an emergency
measure. submitted to the electors Of
proved By a majority Of the votes asD cast
thereon. And such law shall go into
effect on the 30th day after the election,
unless otherYtse specified in HI meas
II q referendum petition Is filed
against an emergency measure such
measure shall be a law until voted upon
BY 5sct the h electors 6 t s,o, A1a II y it. i is yo then, .a Re,
thereon, it shall be thereby repealed.
Any such measure shall be submitted
tossthe electors at a special election II
referendum petition f 6HxIi against ST It T. shall aa1
be signed by thirty thousand electors at
large; Such special election shall be
held not less h al one hundred nor more
than one hundred thirty days after the
adjournment Of the session Of the leg
islature.
each aae p effasas's ana ID i Il he sa aads sDn Il in nRan
acient. he shall notify the Committee
for the petitioners and allow twenty
decisions Of the secretary of state in
regard to any such petition shall be
subject to review by the supreme court.
is being reviewed at the ,rme the ballot
is prepared, the secretary Of state shall
place the 8 on the ballot n no
such measure il it is at such election
approved by 9 majority Of the votes
cast thereon. II proceedings are brought
AGAINST a6a hs',d any = petition ntdo9 upon any groun md.
party attacking it.
No law shall. be enacted limiting the
number mum ps Of a;rs copies Of a P%etitiSn which
become part Of the original petition
when dled or attached thereto. Nor
shall any law be enacted prohibiting
compensation for Circulating the petit
tons. nor in any ann interfering
with the freedom in securing signatures
Each petition shall have printed
represent the subject matter Of the
e de 6 w ans s hs1l ne eonstt 9u at the isss aco ane
mittee for the petitioners" and who
shall represent n act for the petition
All measures submitted to the cleo
tors shall be published by the state as
cause to be printed and mailed to each
ing. a copy Of each measure together
at any election. Any citizen. or the Of
to the secretary Of state for the pub
LEGATION in such pamphlet, arguments
concerning any measure therein, upon
HASl S0OSCIiOluS LlelE udHeS anu AOs
therefor, which. until otherwise fixed
by the legislature. shall be the sup Of
two hundred dollars per page"
The enacting clause OF all measures
initiated by the electors, shall be: BE
It enacted. by the people Of the State Of
North Dakota" In submitting meas
ures to the electors, the secretary Of
state and all other officials shall be
guided by, the election laws untik addt-
tional legislation shall be provided. :
referred to h electors shall be approWr
ed by a majority Of the votes cast there
on, the one receiving the highest numII
Der of affirmative votes shall become the
The word "measure'' az used hereiH,
shall include any law or amendment
thereto. resolution, legislative proposal
y The veto power Of the governor shall
not extend to the measures initiated by
or referred to the electors. No measure
enacted or approved by a vote Of the
electors shall be repealed or amended
by the legislature, except upon a yea
and nay vote upon roll call of two-thirds
Of all the members elected to each
house. ~
This section shall be self executing
as mandatory. Laws may be enacted to
be enacted to hamper, restrict or i'm.
pair the exercise of the rights herein
reserved to the people.
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