Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-08-02
Proposed Constitutional
/. Amendments.

90 ~
We. the undersigned qualified eise@
consisting of over twenty-five per cent
Of the legal voters in each Of more
than one-half of the counties Of me
amendments to the constitution of thtf
state. And We. request that the same
be placed upon the ballot n be SUD 1be
uitted to the qualified electors OF t fnr
accordance with the provisions OF
section 202 in Article Is Of the const IL
Amendments, and in accordance with
cases made and provided.
.m That s sS RFtid e IL Il Of Af Hmsnanent s
Article Is as amended BY Article Is
of Amendments; Section, 176 in Article
inents; Section III in Article II; Sec
tion 1872 in Article IL; and Section lS5
! n Article II as amended by Article
Of the State, shall be and the same
lows: !.
Section rs in Article 2 as Amended
islatiye power Of this state shall be
a senate and a house Of representa.
tives. The people, however, reserve
and to enact or reject the same at
the polls; second, to approve or reject
at the polls n measure or any item,
s sastieni P by tS Hs Pagtsl Fl any measure
The first power reserved is the ini-
tiative. Ten thousand electors at large
May propose any measure By initiatiye
contain the full text Of the measure
and shall be filed with the secretary
of state not less thai ninety days
before the election at which 1T Is to
referendum. seven thousand %eleetor.
at large may. by referendum petition.
enacted by the legislature, except an
emergency measure. But the filing of
a referendum petition against n or
mess itsms Shaft Sfet hot p pr paats h He a rey
petition shall be filed with the secre-
tary of state not later h ninety
e Session 10, Of the the legislature at which
such measure was enacted.
Each measure initiated by or refer,
by its ballot title. which shall be pIac-
ed upon the ballot by the secretary OF
state and shall be voted upon at any
statewide election Designated in the
by the governor. The result of the
vote upon any measure shall be can
vassed and declared by h a OF
Any measure. except an emergency
measure, submitted to the electors OF
the state, shall become a law when
approved by a majority Of the votes
into effect on the Goth day after the
election, unless otherwise specified IN
the measure.
IL a referendum petition Is 'nled
against an emergency MEASURE, such
measure shall! be a law until voted
upon by the electors. And II it is thcn
rejected by a majority of h votes
cast thereon. 1t shall be thereby re
pealed. Any such measure shall BIZ
submitted to the electors at a special
election If so ordered by the governor
or IL the referendum petition flee
thousand eleetor. At large. such spec:
.tal election shall be called by the
governor, and shall be held not less
than one hundred nor more than on
ment OF the session of the 5leEislature
h secretary of state shall pas:
upon each petition, n il he finds i
m nsaene'ss or the he 1 Pstittone e1iy an. n ailov
twenty days for correction or amend
ment. All decisions Of the s~ecretar,
Of state in regard to any such petition
preme court. But il the suf1lciency O.
such petitions is being reviewed at tn
time the ballot is prepared, the secre-
CaTy OF state SNdll place. the McdSuI'
on the ballot. and no subsequent de.
cision shall invalidate such measure
If it is. at sue election approved b!
q majority of the votes east thereon
petition upon any ground, the buFdei
Of proof shall be upon the party Mt
taeking 1t.
No law shall be enacted limiting tn,
number Of copies of a petition whicl
may be circulated. Such copies shal
become part of the original petitiol
when fled or attached thereto. No
any person from Eivins or reeeivinl
compensation for Circulating the Pc
titions, MOI in any manner tnterferinl
with the freedom In securing sigma
Each petition shall have PIRATE
thereon a ballot title, which shall fair
ly represent the subject matter Of tn
five electors who shall CONSTITUTES tn
COMMITTEE FOR the p~stitioners' an
who .shall represent and act for tn
petitioners. - MI, 80
tors shall' be published by tn state !.
follews, "The secretary Of state shp
cause to be printed and mailed to eac
Ing = copy Of each Measure toEethe
with Its ballot title. to be subnitte
at any election. Any citixen, or II
ssft I. t & e. =.ssrs sasar. y ssss. '1 fey s sss
Meatisn In suck pamphlet. arEunasn,
! concerninr any neasnre therein, upu
arst sssscribins their na.es z g
therefor. whieh, until otherwise axe
by the lexislAture. SHALL be b IN
Of tive hundred dollars { page.n
Initiated by. the electors. shall. b
sts.. IL North Pskota.. "a sabnat.ih
4 %'s .s.s. e th sli rls sshar e sas sfsfs shs
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