Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1918-10-24

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H. =. More, Fargo, N. D.
George A. Totten. Jr.. Fargo. N. D.
tht ese ssS0nd day Ct ah N.Y. A. A. r B. fsas
Notary Public. Ny com. expires
Proposed Constitutional
Amendments.
tors Of the. State Of North e Dakota,
consisting OF over twenty-five per cent
81 fhan the 1eEal, voters in each Of more
state, do hereby propose the following
amendments to the constitution Of this
state And We request that the same
mitted to the qualified electors Of the
state at the next general election for
OF rsjsct, ion We az this in
Section 202 in Article Is Of the Consti-
tuition as amended by Article 16 OF
Amendments Am and in accordance with
cases made and provided.
That Section Is in Article 2 as
amended BY Article Is Of Amendments;
q Amenamsnts 1zs IN &Fsc1s
II as amended by Article 20 of Amend
tion 1s2 in Article r. a and Section 1856 is
in Article IL as amended by Article
1s Of Amendments, Of the Constitution
are hereby amended to read as fol-
lows:
Section IS in Article 2 as Amended
hY Article Is Of The leg
vested in a Legislature Consisting of
2 senate and house Of representa-
t tiyes; The people however. reserve
and to enact or reject the same at
the polls. second. to approve or reject
at the polls any measure or any item.
enacted by the legislature.
The first power reserved is the tni-
tiative. Ten thousand electors at large
petition. Every such petition shall
contain the full text Of the measure
and shall be flied with the secretary
before the election At which Il X to
- The second power reserved I: the
at i.TEe may 1 By 9efe1endn% petition.
enacted by the liekislature, except an
Hst fns ns
Measure. Shall si'' not prevent the he re-
s eha s. e'a ed n %ts ss
tary Of state not later than ninety
session OF the legislature NJ WulSu
such measure was enacted.
Each measure initiated BY or refer.
red to the electors. shall be submitted
by it's ballot title. which shall be plac--
state and shall be voted upon ut any
statewide election designated In the
petition. or at a special election called
vote upon any measure shall be cam
vassed and declared by the board Of
49, ,na" s,ra a~.on+ m auar0oncv
measure. submitted d't e the he eiectors 81
a ana seS By majorty 81 the xotes
into effect on the soth day after the
election. unless otherwise specified in
the measure.
against an emergency measure. suck
upon 81 the eiecto... AID Il & I. tsen
cast thereon. It :a.ii be q thereby o rec
submitted to the electors at a special
the 50 BY tes e
against IT shall be signed By. thirty
thous:nd electors at large: ssch spse-
~ election shall be called y thu
than one hundred nor more than one
hundred thirty days after the adjourn
Of tas q o state ss snail pass
INSUFFICIENT. he shall notify. the Com.
ment. All decisions Of the secretary
shall be subject to review ~ the SUI u
such petitions is being reviewed at the
time the ballot is prepared. the secre-
tary Of state shall place the measure
cision shall invaiidate such measure
IL it is at such election approved by
a majority of the votes cast thereon.
petition upon any groand, the burden
Of proof shall be upon the party at
lacking 1t.
number Of copies Of a petition which
may be circulated: Suck copies shall
become part Of the original petition
sn:ii any s' law be enacted pres,b,tinE
eonpsn.stien for ecircai.tinx the PEE
the e' ss in
Each petition shall have printed
1 tSe aasee hGs II
Ave electors who, shall constitute the
"committee for the petitioners'' and
All measures submitted to the cleo
tors shall be published by the state AZ
cause to be printed and mailed to each
| elector q publicity pamphlet, contain
| Ing . copy Of each measure together
with its ballot title. to b submitted
oneeFs q any orEani.ation, may sub
mit to the secretary Of state for pub
location In such pamphlet, arguments
concerning any measure therein. upon
nrst subscribing their names and ad-
dresses thereto. and paying the fee
therefor. which. unt!l otherwise hxed
| By the legislature, shall be the sum
The enactinK clause Of all measures
state Of Moth Dakots IN ssb@ et
measures to the electors. the secretary
Of state ana all other ofhcials shall
be guided by the election laws until
additional legislation shall be pro-
vided.
or referred to the electors shall be
approved By : majority of The votes
highest number Of Affirmative votes
shall become the law.