The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-10-29


against any petition upon any GROUND.
the burden of proof shall be upon the
party attacking II,
No law shall be enacted limiting the
number of copies of q petition wnich
may be circulated. such copies shalI
become part OF the original petition
when filed or attached thereto; NoF
shall any law be enacted pFohipltln6
any person from giving or RECEIVING
compensation for circulating the peti-
tEong, nor in any manner interfering
with the freedom in securing sigma
lures TO petitions.
Each petition shall have printed
fairly represent the subject matter
of the measure, and the names OF AT
least 1--WE electors who snail constl-
tute the committee for the petitlop$
ers'' and who shall represent ano aet
All measures submitted TO the e!ec-
tors shall be published by the state
as follows: THE secretary or state
shall cause TO be p rintstd, and 1rn m5iie
containing q copy Of each measure 70
gether with its ballot, title, TO be SUD
mltted at any election. Any clttIen'
or the officers of any orgah .s - =
for publication in such pamphIet,
arguments concerning any. measure
therein. upon first subscribing thetF
names and addresses thereto and pay
erwise fixed by the Legislature. Shall
be the sum of two hundred dollars per
The enacting clause of all meas,
ures Initiated by the electors, shall
be: BE il enacted by the people OF
the state of North Dakota" In SUP
hitting measures to the electors me
secretary of state and all other ON
Gals shall be guided by the cIectio ~
la s until additional legislation snail
he provided
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 amenoneht
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 by
vote of the electors shall be repeated
or amended by the Legislature, e&cept
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 shall pc
treated as mandatory. Laws may De
enacted to facilitate its operation, but
no laws shall be enacted to hamper
restrict or impair the exercise OIL the
rights herein reserved to the people.
To amend Section 81 in Article by
adding the words: Provided. however,
that no act granting a franchise or
special privilege, or act creating any
vested right or interest other than IN
the state, shall be declared an etnsa-
gency measure An emergency meas
ure shall take effect and be in Iorce
from and after its passage and 2p-
prevail by the Governor.
Shall Section 81 in Article De
amended to read as follows:
Section CT in Article 2. No act OF
the legislative assembly shall take
effect until July list after the close on
the session, unless the legislature py
a vote of two-thirds OF the members
present and voting, in each house.
shall declare II an emergency meas
ure, which declaration shall be set
forth in the act, provided, however,
that no act granting tranchlse OF
special privilege, or act creating any
vested right or interest other than m
the state, shall be declared an emeT-
gency measure. An emergency meas
ure shall take effect and be IN torce
from and after its passage ana Ap-
prevail by the governor.
To Amend Section 202 in Article 10
as amended by Article 16, OF Amend
ments: .
Changes method Of adopting amer3-
ments to the constitution proposed oy
that when such amendment Is agreed
to by a majority OF the members
elected to each house, IT shall be SUB
mitted to the electors, omits PROVISION
advertiseJ for three months and re-
ferred to the next Legislative assem-
bly,. Omits provision that amend
ments shall be submitted IN such
manner that the electors shall Vo{e
for or against each OF SUCH amend
ments separately.
Reduces the number of signers re-
quired to initiative petition TO amend
the constitution, from, at least TWEEN
ty-five per cent of the legal voters IN
each OF not less than one-half Of the
counties of the state, to, twenty
thousand electors at large.
Changes the time of filing the petit
tion from at least six months, %, at
least one hundred ami twenty days
prior to the day of election:
Onaits requirement that after being
approved by the people amendment
shall be submitted TO the Legislative
Provides that, all provisions OF the
constitution relating TO the submits
sion and adoption of measures by inl-
tiative petition, and on referendum
and adoption Of amendments to the
constitution OF the state.
Shall Section 200 in Article Is As
amended by Article 16 of amendments
be AMENDED TO E6sAu aG AOtlV"os
Section 202 in Article IS as Amend
ed by Article 16 of Amendment. any
amendment or amendments TO the
constitution of the state may pc pro
posed in either house of the Iegisla.
ture, and IL the same shall be agreed
TO upon roll call by majority OF the
members elected to each house, u
shall be submitted to the electors ana
If a majority of the votes cast thereon
are Affirmative, such amendment snail
= NJ FnSn r0nRIituEl0n.
Amendments to the constitution OK
the state may also be proposed by an
initiative petition OF the electors;
such petition shall be signed by tWen7
ty thousand electors at large and
shall be filed with the secretary OF
state at least one hundred twenty
days prior TO the election at whicn
they are to be voted upon, and any
posed, shall be submitted to the cleo
tors and become a part of the constl-
tuition, IL a majority of the votes cast
thereon are affirmative. All provisions
Of the constitution relating 70 the
submission ana adoption of measures
by initiative petition, and on referen-
dunn petition shall apply TO the sub
mission and adoption OF amendments
to the constitution of the state;
TO amend Section 176 of Article II
az amended by Article 30 of Amend
ments by emitting the words. and
shall be levied and collected for pub
| lie purposes only, and by AIDING the
words, the legislature may by law
exempt any or all classes of personal
property from taxation and within
the meaning OF this section; fixtures,
buildings. and improvements Of eV-,
erv character, Whatsoever upon land
shall be deemed personal property,
and, except as restricted by this arti-
Gle. the legislature may provide Tor
| raising revenue and fixing the sttus OF
ali property for the purpose Of taxa
Shall Section i76 in Article II as
amended by Article 20 OF Amend
Ynents be amended to read as follows:
Section l76, I'm Article, IL as Amend
| ed by Article 20 Of Amendment. Taxes
shall be uniform upon the same class
of property including franchises with