Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-10-28
PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO THE
CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE
OF NORTH DAKOTA.

Proposed AMENDMEMT TO TIE
coHsT5TgEE1oM OF T4G STATE
initiative and 7 7sf:E:1aa% as Applied to
amended by Article Is Of amendments
% Section as 9 io IS IS in as A itieis? 2 as Amended by
Article Is Of Amendment. The legisla-
tive power Of this state shall be vested
and a Legislature e. consisting ssnhsn Of ,e a sen Tte
people, however, reserve the power, first,
to. propose measures and to enact or
reject the e. same at the polls; second e to
ure or any item, section, part or parts
of any measure enacted by the legisla-
ture.
tive. Ten thousand electors at large
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 any measure en-
gency measure. But the filing Of a ref
erendums petition against one or more
items. sections or parts of any measure.
going sonat into eject SUI Such Petition shall
be filed with the secretary Of state not
later than ninety days after the adjOurn-
at me1 Which Sl t ssch aea meaaue o5 W sns i esacted.
Each measure initiated by or referred
to the electors, shall be submitted by it's
the ballot by the secretary Of state and
shall. be voted pom at any statewide
election designated in the petition, or at
= erh special scalaale election = called allied by the governor.
ure shall be canvassed am declared by
the board Of canvassers.
me Any me s1pmitte e1ce fp tb an e emergency Gy
the state, shall become a law when APP
proved by a majority, Of the votes cast
thereon: AND such lazy shall 60 into
unless otherwise specified in the meas
ure.
II a referendum petition is filed
measure shall be a law until voted upon
by the electors. And if 1t is then re-
jected by, a majority Of the votes cast
Any. such measure shall be submitted
to the electors at a special election If
so ordered by the governor. or If the
be signed by. thirty. thousand electors at
large. Such special election shall be
called by the governor. and shall be
more NOR than one ons hundred Saar pt Thirty Hua days after ter
the adjournment of the session Of the
legislature.
each ahe p ssi I n ID i Il he ss fad. Pass Il ,n np2n
fcient, he shall notify the "Committee
for the Petitioners" and allow twenty
days for correction or amendment. All
subject to review. BY the supreme court
But II the sufticiency Of such petition
is being reviewed at the time the ballot
is prepared. the secretary Of state sha
place the Measure on the ballot and no
subsequent decision shall invalidate
such measure If it is at such election
cast thereon. # proceedings are brought
against any petition upo n ground,
the burden Of proof shall be upon the
party attacking it.
number of copies Of a petition Which
may be circulated. Such copies shall
become part Of the original petition
T shs11 i'll, filed . OF at attashed thereto: No
In person from giving or receiving
compensation for circulating. the petit
tons. nor in any manner interfering
with the freedom In securing signatures
Each petition h have printed
thereon = ballot title, which shall fairly
represent the subject matter Of the
electors who shall Constitute the tsa: "co nne
mittee for the petitioners and who
shall represent and act for the petition
All submitted to the .,.c.
tors shall be published by the state as
follows: THE secretary Of state shall
cause to tbe printed and mailed to q
%eelector 9 publicity, pamphlet. contain
With it's ballot title. t to be- suipDmiitttteedd
ct any election. Any citizen. or the Of
ncers Of any orEanization, may submit
10 iae. the s &c 1'ch Of state for the pub.
concerning any Measure therein. upon
first subscribing their names and ne
dresses 'thersto and paying he fee