The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-10-25


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For ..i..'..................
Against .....,.............
Proposed Amendments to the Constt-
tuition on the State of North Dakota
To amend Section 135 in Article z
by adding the words: Provided, any
cooperative corporation may adopt
bylaws limiting the voting powers OF
Shall Section 1875, of Article Z, of
the Constitution of the State of North
Dakota be amended to read as fot-
: Section is5. In ali elections for
directors or managers of q corpora
tion, each member or shareholder may
cast the whole number of his votes
for one candidate, or distribute them
upon two or more candidates, as he
may prefer, Provided, any co-opera-
tive corporation may adopt bylaws
limiting the voting power or lts
stockholders.
Snail the Constitution of the State
of North Dakota be amended by add
ing the following Section:
The Legislative assembly may by
law provide for the levy of tax upon
such lands as may be provided by law
of the state for the purpose of Great
ing a fund to insure the owners OF
growing crops against losses by nal;
provided, that such tax shall not anect
the tax OF 1our mills lSFica OS Gn0
Constitution. The Legislative assem-
bly, may classify such lands of the
state as may be provided by law, ana
divide the state into districts on such
basis as shall seem just and neces-
sary, and may vary the tax rates IN
such districts in accordance with the
risk, in order to secure an eouitaoIe
distribution of the burden of such tax
among the owners of such Land As
may be provided by law: a..
TO amend Section SO by adding the
words: Provided, however, that in no
case shall any Legislative onactmenE
or law of the state OF North Dakota
be declared unconstitutional unless AZ
least four OF the judges shall 30 os-
Shall Section SO Of the Consultation
of the State of North Dakota be
amended to read as follows:
Section SO, The supreme Court snail
consist of ave judges, a majority or
whom shall be necessary to form
quorum or pronounce a decision put
one or more Of said judges, may al
journ the court from day to day or TO
day certain. provided how :,s" sn as
ment or law OF the State OF North
Dakota be declared unconstttuttonal
unless at least four of the judges
shall 30 decide.
as amended by Article is OF Amen1-
Changing the number Of electors
lrequired..to propose any measure by
Initiative petition from, at least ten
per cent of the legal voters to be
secured In q majority Of the counties
of this state, to. ten thousand electors
at large; changing PROVISION that Inl-
tiatiye petition shall be fled with the
secretary of state not less than thirty
legislative assembly; he shall trans
nit the same to the legislative Assem-
bly, as soon as 10 convenes, and re-
quiring legislative action. thereon to
with the Secretary of State not less
than ninety days before the electIon
at which it In to be voted upon. Re-
;iuces the number Of siBners required
for referendum petition from ten per
cent of the legal voters OF the state
from a majority of the counties, to
seven thousand electors at large.
Provides for referendum on emer-
gency measures and for special cleo
tinns thereon.
Relates to circulation of petitions,
and to publication in publicity pamph-
let of all measures submitted TO the
electors. Places burden Of proof upon
party attacking petition; Provides
proved by vote OF the electors shall
be repealed or amended by the leBis-
lature except upon yea and nay vote
upon roll call OF two-thirds of all
Shall Section rs in Article 3 as
amended by Article Is OF Amendments
be amended to read as follows:
Section rs in Article as Amended
by Article is Of Amendment The
Legislative power of this state shall
be vested in a legislature consisting
of a senate and q house OF represent
atives The people, however, reserve
the power, first, TO propose measures
and to enact or reject the same at the
pCIIs. aecopd IN auproyA mr. refnrf at
the polls any measure or any item,
section, part or parts of any measure
enacted by the legislature. -.
The first power reserved is the tni-
tiatiYe Ten thousand electors at large
may propose any measure by militia
tive petition. Every such petition
shall contain the full text OF the meas
ure and shall be filed with the secre-
tary of state not less than ninety days
before the election at which it Is 10
be voted upon.
The second power reserved is the
referendum. Seven thousand electors
at large may, by referendum petition,
enacted by the legislature, except an
emergency measure. But the fling Of
o referendum petition against one or
more items, sections or parts of any
m nsi from going into effect. Such
petition shall be filed with the secre-
tary of state not later than ninety
days after the adjournment OF the
session Of the legislature sc which
such measure WAS enacted.
Each measure initiated by or re-
gerred to the electors, shall be submit
ted by its ballot title, which shall be
placed upon the ballot by the secre-
tary of state and shall be voted upon
at any statewide election designated
Ia the petition or at a special election
called by the governor. The result OF
the vote upon any measure shall be
canvassed and declared by the board
Any nv measure, except an emergency
measure, submitted to the electors OF
the state, shall become law when
approved by majority OF the votes
cast thereon, And such law snail 90
into effect on the 10th day after the
election, unless otherwise specified In
III a referendum petition ID filed
against an emergency measure, such
upon by the electors And if it is then
rejected by majority OF the votes
cast thereon, 1T shall be thereby re-
pealed Any such measure shall be
submitted TO the electors at apecial
election IL so ordered by the governor,
or If the referendum petition filed
against IL shall be signed BY thirty
thousand electors st large. Such spe-
ciai election shall be called by the
governor, and shall be held not less
than one hundred nor more than one
hundred thirty days after the adj
3ournment OF the session Of the legis-
The serretary Of state shall pass
upon each petltipa and iE he finds it
IngufIicient, he shall notify the Com
mittee for the Petitioners" and allow
twenty days for correction or amend
Yaent. Ali decisions OF the secretary
az state in regard to any such petition
shall be subject To review BY the
supreme court But Il the aulTiciency