The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1918-10-31
JUDICIARY BALLOT
Fol Judge Of Supreme Court
HARRY A. BRONSON. Grand Forks
CHARLES J. FISK, Minot
PROPOSED A1IENDNBNTs TO TEE
CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE
OF NO1TH DAKOTA

In accordance with Section 979. CUan
re following. proposed Amendments to
Dakota have beer proposed by Initla-
contains the signatures Of At least
B ls; nof ies: b.. Rss cent sn. q II u a't tss , sssn.
ties Of the state, and was fled in this
entos st least six month? before tAs
late Of the next general election:
u. Ses'i IN 1 soss1aans. WITH as' ss ss.es RHsI
ppon the official ballot submitted
voted upon at the next general election
x b held on the 9Th day Of November.
THOMAS HALL,
Secretary Of State.
PRoPosED AMENDMENT TO THE
81 NoRTH pr nA 1aH STATE
initiative and Referendum ~ Applied
to Legislation.
IT, s%e I'd s ssGtt9s 4 4 y y Art,o1: . ::
20 as to read ar follows:
Section Is in Article 3 - Amended by
Article Is Of Amendment. The legisla-
tive power Of this state shall be vested
IN 2 legislature consisting Of q senate
people, however, reserve the power,
FIRST. to propose measures and to enact
or reject the same at the polls; second,
measure or any Item, section. part or
parts OF many measure enacted by the
The drst power reserved is the initia-
tive. Ten Thousand electors at large
may propose any measure by initiative
petition. Every such petition hal con-
shall be be n led With vHi' the he s sSs Ms.So Of .t aae
election at which it il to Be voted upon.
seven S~ THOUSAND e]iectors at AZ
large may, by referendum petition, sus-
pend h operation of any measure
:naStsa Sy m the lssi'lHRs ;t ~ sx SEPT an n
z referendum petition against one or
items, sections or parts Of any
pleasure, shall not. prevent the remain
ton shall be filed with the secretary OF
state not later than ninety days after
the adjournment OF the session of the
Each mqeasure initiated BY, or referred
20 the electors, shall be submitted by
upon the ballot ~ BY the 1A secP re- R!1oe 81
state n shall be voted upon at any
state-wide election designated in the
81 s't the s % 81 'ps Tsa s rssa1e Of aai The
vassed and declared by the board Of
Any measure, except IN. emergency
the state. shall become = law when
e esD'0 thereon on ana ma'o sueK i Gr tn .sa x01 e
Into effect pm the 30th. day after the,
election, unless otherwise specified in
E .A ! referendum petition i. Med
against an emergency measure, such.
measure shall be q law until voted upon
iH sot sae e electors: Ana + i !: then e,
thereon. It shall be thereby repealed.
Az sSc c measure sha1l be submitt.d to
srendum petition aied against it il shah
Such special election shall be
hold not less t Ian on.: i hnnd seall n os
more than on hundred thirty days
.fter the adjournment Of the session of
The secretary Of state shall pass
npon sach petition, and S. AZ hnds It
incHmioisnt. he shall notify the 'Com-
twenty days Tor c~orrsotion Or amend.
ment. All decisions Of the secretary Of
n regard to any such petition
: :ap | e court sun,'ef But e L ri &. sun ~ e:
of such petition q being reviewed s.
the tine the ballot - prepared, the
urs on the ballot and p no ~su ubs
decision shall invalidate such measure
Z = u ct such election approved by 8
p snssSs,di g. are : v Srous fast a snsGs0n. III Z.
upon any ground, the burden OF
proof shall be upon b party attack
No law shall 30 enacted limiting the
number OF copies OF = petition which
bs circulated.@s Such copies shall
.sss als ssrt i e as 3: sss 'ats.s..ss. ss,ilS !
shall my law n enacted prohibitfne
cnx pss:en sr2% Styi7s IS ssesiyine