Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-09-06
Proposed Constitutional
Amendments.

Proposed Constitutional
Amendments.
We. the undersigned qualified cleo
tors Of the State Of North Dakota,
cens,sting Of over twenty-hyesper lent
than one-half. of the counties of the
state. do hereby propose the following
amendments to the constitution Of this
st, STATE ni.ca And DIVE we tss ssaio that s6d the he sane same
uitted to the qualified electors of the
state at the. next general election for
approval or rejection. We do this IN
tuition as amended by Article 16 Of
Amendments, and in accordance with
the general laws Of the state in such
amended BY Article is Of Amendments;
Section 81 in Asticle 2; Section 2o2 In
a. Amen IL as ;n seeaion rs y A IN Hre,c is
ments: Section 1T in Article II; Sec
ticn 1872 in Article IL; and Section 1855
1s Of Amendments of the Constitution
of the State, shall be n the same
are hereby amended to read as fol-
Section IS in Article 2 a.. amended
islative power of this state shall pc
vested in a. legislature consisting OF
tives. The people. however. reserve
the power, first, to propose measures
and to a or reject sha same at
the polls; second. to approve or reject
at the polls any measure or any item,
section, part or parts. Of any measure
by the legislature.
The first power reserved is the ini-
may propose any MEASURE By initiative
petition. Every such petition shall
contain the full text OF h mensur
and shall be filed with the secretary
Of state not less than ninety days
before the election at which 1t In to
The second power reserved is the
referendum: seven thou.and eIee1ors
suspend the operation of any measure
enacted by the legislature, except nm
emergency @easure; But the fling Of
more, items. sections or parts Of any
measure. shall not prevent the re-
mainder from going into effect. Such
petition shall be FLED with the n sernv
session Of the iegislature at which
such measure was enacted.
red to the electors. shal be submitted
by it's ballot title. which shall be plae-
ed upon the ballot by b ~secretary Of
state and shall be voted upon at any
- uSSA0 AA -
petition, or at a special election called
by the governor. The result of the
vote upon any shall be cam
vassed and declared by the board of
Any measure, except an emergency
measure. submitted to the electors of
the state, shall, become law when
approved by a majority OF the. votes
cast thereon. And such law shall go
into effect on the 3Oth day after the
election, unless otherwise specified IN
the measure. ~
iii a referendum petition is filed
against an emergency measure. such
measure shall! be n law until voted
upon by the electors. And II it is then
cast thereon. it shall be thereby re-
pealed. Any such measure shall be
submitted to the electors Mt n special
election II SO Srasrsd by the Eover a'.5
against 1t shall be signed by thirty
thousand electors at large. Such spec
Ijal election shall be called BY the
governor, and shall be held not less
h one hundred nor more han one
hundred thirty days'after the adjourn
ment of the session of the legislature.
;,n The .s ssers eatton Of .s state e. Sa f1ni pass !,
insu fhcie he shall notify. the Com
twenty days for correction or amend
Of state in regard to any such petition
shall be subject to review by the SUI
preme court. But il the suft1ciency OF
such petitions is being reviewed at the
time the ballot is prepared the secre7
tary of state shall place the measure
on the ballot n no subsequent de-
cision shall invalidate such measure
a majority of the votes cast thereon
If proceedings are brought against any
petition upon any ground, the burden
Of proof shall be upon the party at
No law shall be enacted limiting the
number of copies ola petition which
may be circulated. Such copies shall
become az, Part +. Of The Sriganel petitio a
shall any law be enacted prohibiting
any person from giving d receiving
compensation for circulating the Pc
with tho freedom in securing sigma
lures to petitions.
Each ] pe si5Iea , SHAH ub have ), prt 1.,s
IN iSe repres 8 nai the t saSjje whi mat fealt II fa II,
measure. and the names Of at, leas,
five electors who shall constitute tn.
! committee for the petitioners" ant
petitioners.
All measures submitted to the cleo
tor. shall he Publi.he4 sy b state Al
follows, "The secretary Of state shall
%elsctor . publicity pamphIet, contain.
ing . COPY ef each measure togethe,
with its ballot title, to be submitted
omeers Of Any orsanisation. may sub.
nit to the secretary Of state for pub.
%licatlon In such pamphlet. arEunentl
! concerning any measure therein, upoI
hrst subscribing their names and ad.
dresses thereto and paying the fe,
therefor which, uAtl otherwise nxe,
by the lcEfslatlre. shall be the sun
The .enacting clause Of ali measure
Initiated by the electors, shall be
he it enacted by the people Of tn
state OF. North Dakota" In submitting
OF state ana all other officials shat
be guided by the election laws unit
additional ~leEislatfon shall DO pro
vided..
II conflicting measures initiated b;
or, referred to the electors shall b
\ approved by 2 majority OF the vote
east thereon, the one receiving ~
shall become h laW.