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

Notary , Public. S ny com. y; expires
Proposed Constitutional
Amendments.
We. the undersigned ,aualife% cleo
consisting Of over Twenty-Five per cent
q the vo OF the IN o. he
,Aate. do hereby propose the following
amendments to the constitution Of this
state; And We request that the same
mttted to the qualified electors of the
state ut the next general election for
approval or rejection. We Dc this IN
Section 2o2 in Article Is Of the Consti.
tuition as amended by Article 16 81
amendments. and in accordance with
cases sen made ana ana p pro 's e " 'u'N
That Section 25 in Article 2 as
amended by Article Is of Amendments;
Aee e as Aa1ss Sy arte sSs
Of Amendments: section l76 in Article
II as amended BY Article 20 Of Amend
en sf a tds IL a Ancs liz is
in Article IL as amended by Article
Is Of Amendments of the Constitution
of the State. shall be and the same
Section IS in Article 2 as Amended
by Article Is Of Amendment. The leg
vested in a legislature consisting Of
senate and house of representa-
tives. The people. however. reserve
ana 70 enact or to eect the at
the polls; second. to approve or reject
at the polls any measure or any item,
part By tSe
The first power reserved is the ini-
tiative. Ten thousand electors at large
may propo.e any measure BY initiative
Contain the full text OF the Measure
and shall be filed with the secretary
of state not less than ninety days
hs !syss as
tss e 81
enacted by the Legislature, except an
emergency measure: But the filing Of
or parss OF
measure. shall not prevent the re-
mainder from going into effect. Such
petition shall be tiled with the secre.
s session Of the legislature at which
such measure was enacted.
red to the electors, shall he submitted
by it's ballot title. which shall be Dlac-
ed upon the ballot by the secretary OF
statewide election designated i'm the
petition, or at q special election called
by the governor. The result OF the
vote upon any measure snail pc can.
Any measure, except an emergency
measure. submitted to the electors g,s Of
approved by majority Of the votes les
into effect on the sOth day after the
the measure.
against an emergency measure, such
nson ss the eiee Ss ASa II It I. ssea
east thereon. It shall be thereby re-
to the see at special
election II 30 ordered By the governor,
or II the referendum petition aled
against IT . shall be sisned BY By thirty
ial election shall be called BY thsl
governor. and shall be held not less
than one hundred nor more than one
ment Of the session of the leslslature.
upon each petition, and II he finds it
mittee for the Petitioners and allow
twenty days for correction or amend
ment. Ali decisions Of the secretary
shall be subject to review Sy he 81,
such petitions is being reviewed at the
tn the ballot Is lit tine
on the ballot and no subsequent de-
cision shall invalidate such measure
if it is at such election approved by
a majority of the votes cast thereon.
II proceedings are brought against any
81 proof shall Ss Upon ' the 'I party s at
No law shall be enacted limiting the
number Of copies of a petition which
may be circulated: Such copies shall
when filed or attached thereto. Nor
shall any law be enacted prohibiting
any person from giving or receiving
titions, NOT i'm may manner Interfering
| with the freedom In securing sigma
lures to petitions.
Each petition shall have printed
ly represent the subject matter Of the
measure. and the names of, at least
Dr ho ths
who shall represent and act for the
petitionerst
All meaaures submitted to the cleo
follows. ''The secretary of state shall
cause to be printed and mailed to ench
elector a publicity pamphlet. contains
with Its ballot title. to be submitted
at any election. Any citixen, or the
omcers Of any organisation, may sub
NIT to the secretary of state for pub
lication in such pamphlet. arguments
concernlnE any measure therein, upon
first subscribing their names and adj
dresses thereto and paying the Zee
by the legislature, shall be the sunl
Of two hundred. dollars per pnge.n
The enacting clause Of all measures
initiated by the electors, shall be;
BE it enacted by the people ~ the
State Of North Dakota" In subm.:.inR
measures to the electors. the secretary
be guided BY the election laws until
vided. go
II CONFLICTING measures initiated ,,
approved BY q majority Of the vote.
cast thereon. the one neceivin4 thu