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proved by a majority OF the votes east
thereon If proceedings arc bFouRht
against any petition upon any GROUND.
the burden of proof shall be upon the
party attacking It.
No law shall be enacted limiting the
number of copies of a petition wnlS'a wn'i
may be circulated, Such copies stall
become part of the original petition
when filed or attached thereto: Nor
shall any law be enacted pFnhlplLinb
any person from giving or receiving
compensation for circulating the petl~
tions nor in any manner interfering
with the freedom in securing sigma
lures to petitions.
Each petition shall have printeSd,
thereon ballot title. which SHAH
fairly represent the subject matter
Of the measure. and the names or at
least Ave electors who snail conatl-
tute the committee for the petitiop1'
era" and who shall represent and act
All measures submitted TO the e!eC-
tors shall be published by the state
as follows: FThe secretary OF state
shall cause to be printed and maiie3 male:
10 each elecbor a publicity pamphIet'
Containing a copy OF each measure 10
Fether with it's ballot. title, 10 he SUD
mitted at any election. ANY cltttzIsn'
or the officers OF any organlzatioh, y,
NAV submit to the secretary OF efate
for publication in such pamphlet,
arguments concerning any. MEASURE
therein. upon frst subscribing their
names and addresses thereto ana pay
inr the fee therefor, which, until othI
erwise liked by the Legislature, shall
be the sum Of two hundred dollars per
page" 49, .,o,,no ~ oil n,eas-
ures initiated by the electors, snaig ~
the state of North Dakota" In SUP
hitting measures to the electors. me
secretary of state and all other pm pm,
J cfals shall be guided by the eieciloii
laws until additional legislation snail
In conflicting measures initiated by
or referred to the electors shall De
approved by a majority of the Votes
cast thereon, the one receiving the
highest number of Affirmative votes
shall become the law.
The word measure" as used herein.
shall Include any law or amendment
thereto, resolution, legislative propoS-
al or enactment of any character.
The veto power OF the governor
shall not extend to the measures mi
tiated by or referred to the electors.
No measure enacted or approved py
vote of the electors shall be repeated
or amended by the Legislature, e1cept
upon a yea and nay vote upon ron
call of two-thiris Of all the members
elected to each house.
|. This section shall be self executing
and all Of its provisions shau pc
J.
enacted TO facilitate its operation, but
no laws shall be enacted TO hamper, !,
restrict or impair the exercise or the
rights herein reserved TO the peopLe.
To amend Section CT in Article ny
adding the words: Provided, however,
that no act granting franchise or
special privilege, or act creating any
vested right or interest other than IN
the state, shall be declared an emer-
gency measure. An emergency meaB-
ure Shall take effect and be in force
from and after it's passage ana &p-
provaI by the Governor.
Shall Section CT in Article 2 De
amended to read as follows; o. ~
Section 81 in Article 2. NO act or
the legislative assembly shall take
effect until July 1st after the close or
the session, unless the legislature ny
a vote of two-thirds of the members
present and voting, in each house
shall declare IL an emergency meas
ure, which declaration shall! be set
forth in the act, PROVIDED, however.
that no act granting francnlse oE
vested right or interest other than IN
the state, shall be declared an emeE-
penCy measure. An emergency meas
Tre shall take effect and be in Iorce
from and after It's passage ana aP-
proval by the governor
To Amend Section 202 in Article ID
as amended by Article l6, of Amend
Changes method Of adopting amenI-
ments to the constitution proposed py
the legislative assembly. FroV!osSs ,tssS
that when such amendment is agreed
10 by @a-maj ajeFity Of the mempeES
elected to each house, II SHAH be sun
Tnitted to the electors, omlts pFoVislVn
that proposed amendments snaI De
adyertised for three months and re-
ferred 10 the next Legislative assem-
biy, Omits provision that amend
ments shall be submitted in. such
manner that the electors shall vote
for or against each OF such
Reduces the number of signers re-
.nuIred to initiative petition to amend
the constitution, from. at least TWEEN
ty-five per cent of the legal voters IN IN
each of not less than one-hait or the
counties of the state, to, twenty
thousand electors at large.
Changes the time of filing the pett--
tion from at least six months, TO, al
least one hundred ana twenty NayS
prior to the day of election: ,.
OmltB requirement that after being
approved by the people amendment
shall be submitted to the Legislative
assembly. -,-,- - -.
constitution relating to the submls-
aIon and adoption OF measures by inl-
tiatiye petition. and on referendum
petition shall apply. to the supmtssllSon ION
and adoption !, Of fne amenemeh'S atate % '
Shall Section 202 in Article 10 as
amended by Article Is of amendments
he. amended to read as follows:
Section 202 in Article 10 as Anhenu- u
od by' Article 16 Of Amendment. ANY
Amendment or amendments 10 the
constitution of the state may be pro
nosed in either house OF the IeBislh-S
lure, and If the same shall be agreed
to upon roll call by majority OF tns
TnernberE elected TO each house, II
shall be submitted to the electors ana
III a majority of the votes cast thereon
are Affirmative, such amendment shaiA
be part Of this constituti92in,. ~
Amendments to the constitution on
the state may also be proposed oy an
Initiative petition Of the electors
such petition shall be siBned ~ tNSn
tv thousand electors at large An9
shali be hled with the secretary OF
state Al least one hundred twenty
days prior 20 the election al Whlch
thew are to be voted upon, ana any
amendment, or amendments 80 Pto
Tosed. shall be submitted to the cleo
~. ana hecorne a part of the consti-
+ution. If a majority Of the votes cast
Fheraon are Affirmative. All proVtAlonS
Of the constitution relating 70 the
ggtbmisgiou and adoption OF measures
hy initiative petition, and on refeFen-
aim petition shall apply to the sub
rnisgion and adoption of amendments
10 the constitution of the state;
To amend Section l7e of ArMcle Il
n amended DE ANLlL45 ~ va SN4tA~tAN,
Tnents by omitting the words, ana
Ehau be fevied and collected for pub
lie purposes only, and by adding tne
words. the Legislature may ny law
s-rsy1yst anv or all classes of personal
nroparty from taxation and within
ke meaning of this section fixtures,
huildIngs, and improvements OF eV-
cry character. Whatsoever upon iata iat.e
ghaiI be deemed personal property
and. except as restricted by this arti-
Gle the legislature may provide tIor
raIsing revenue and fixing the situs OF
ali property for the purpose OK taxa
Shall Section iT6 in Article II as
snaended by Article 20 of Amend
ments be amended to read as follows:
SECTION 176, in Article, II as Amend
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