The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-11-01

may adjourn the court from day TO day or to
day certain, provided, however, that in no
case shall any legislative enactment or law OF
the State Of North Dakota be declared uncon.
stitutional unless at least four of the Judges
shall SO decide. -
To amend Section rs in Article 2 as amended
by Article Is OF Amendments:
Changing the number Of electors required to
propose any measure by initiative petition from,
at least ten per cent Of the legal voters to be
Secured in a majority Of the counties OF this
ing provision that initiative petition shall be
filed With the secretary of state not less than
thirty days before any regular session OF the
legislative assembly; he shall transmit the same
to the Legislative assembly as soon as it CON
venes, and requiring legislative action there:
on, to provision that petition,, shall be filed
With the Secretary of State not less than ninety
days, before the election, at which it is to be
voted upon. Reduces the number of signers
required for referendum petition from ten per
cent Of the legal voters Of the state from a ma.
jority of the counties, to seven thousand cleo
tors at large.
Provides for referendum on emergency meas.
ures and for special elections thereon.
Relates to circulation of petitions, and to
publication in publicity pamphlet of az mea:
sures submitted to the electors. Naces burden
81, proof upon party attacking petition. Pro:
yidcs that: No measure enacted or approved
BY "a vote Of the electors shall be repealed or
amended by the legislature except upon yea
and nay vote upon roll call Of two-thirds Of all
the members elected to each house.
Shall Section rs in Article as amended by
Article Is Of Amendments be amended to read
Section Is in Article 2 as Amended by Article
Is of Amendment. The legislative power Of this
state shall be vested in a Legislature consisting
Of senate and a hoase of representatives The
ps and o p0 or the
same, at the polls; second, TO approve or re-
ject at the, polls any measuer or any item, sec
ton, part or parts OF any measure enacted BY
The first power reserved is the initiative. Ten
thousand ELECTORS at large may propose any
measure by initiative petition. Every such pc.
tition shall contain the full text OF the measure
not less than, ninety days before the election AZ
which it is to be voted upon. :l1r. H..
The second power reserved is the reteren!
DUN. Seven thousand electors at large may,
S. referendum petition, suspend the operation
Of any measure enacted by the legislature,
except an emergency measure. But the ming
Of a referendum petition against one or/1nore
items, sections or parts of any measure, shall
not prevent the rema nder from going into
effect Such petition shall be filed with the
secretary of state not later than ninety Gays
after the adjournment of the session OF me
Each measure initiated by or referred to the
electors shall be submitted by its ballot title,
which shall be placed upon the ballot by the
any statewide election, designated in the petit.
ton, or at q special election called by the gov,
eruor The result of the vote upon any mca-
sire shall be canvassed and declared by the
board of canvassers. s,as
Any measure, except an emergency measure,
submitted TO the electors Of the state shall DC.
conc law when approved by majority OF
the votes cast thereon. And such law shall go
into effect on the 30th day after the election,
unIess otherwise specified in the measure.
II referendum petition is filed against an
emergency measure, such measure shall be a law
until voted upon by the electors. And II it IS
then rejected by a majority of the votes cast
thereon, it shall be thereby repealed. Any such
measure shall be submitted to the electors at a
special election if so ordered by the governor,
or if the referendum petition filed against It
shall be signed by thirty thousand electors at
large Such special 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 adjournment Of the session OF
of the legislature.
The secreary of state shall pass upon each
pettion and II he finds 1t insufficient, he shall
notify the, COMMITTEE for the Petitioners and
allow twenty days for correction or amendment
to any such petition shall be subject to- review
by the supreme court. But if the sufficiency
Of such petition is being reviewed at the time
the ballot is ,pr1 pared, the secretary of state
shall place the measure on the ballot and no
subsequent decision shall invalidate such meas
majority of the votes cast thereon. If proceed.
! ines are brought against any petition upon any
ground. the burden of proof shall be upon
the party attacking it.
No law shall be enacted limiting the number
lof;copies of a petition which may be; circulated
cetition vhen 6led or attached thereto. MOI