The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-10-25
PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO THE
=: CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE (
> i OF NORTH DAKOTA

: 70 o7S' hr {in Nh e nERnTx 1A1H
10 amend Section 1s5 in Articlet7 by adding
the words: Provided, any cooperative corpora.
ton may ADOPT 1yiaTs limiting the voting
Shall Section 1856, of Article Z, Of the Con.
-stitution of the State of Norti, Rakota be
amended to read as follows: -. 49,.
OF SO Of 0 each hon memb es!O os
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. cooperative corporation may
stocsholders.f ~ -
= Shall the Constitution of the State of North
Dakota be amended by adding the following
\ The Legislative assembly may by law pro,
may be provided BY law of the state for the
purpose Of creating fund ia insure the own
ers ct growing crops against losses by hail;
provided that such tax shall not affect the
tax Of four mills levied by the Constitution.
The Legislative assembly may classify such lands
Of the state as may be provided by\ law, and
divide the state into districts on such basis as
shall seem just and necessary, and may vary
the. tax rates i'll such districts in accordance
with the risk, in order to secure an equitable
distribution OF the burden of such tax among
the owners of such land rs may be provided
by law. r. Ut
=. ."ga,st n va - - -, .N,.,
To amend Section 50 by adding the words:
legislative enactment. or, law of the state Of
North Dakota be: declared unconstitutional
unless at least four of the judges shall SO
Shall Section 50 of the Constitution Of the
State of North Dakota be amended to read as
Section So :'rhe 22supr enc Count shall con:
sist of five judges, majority, Of whom shall
decision, but one or more Of said judges,
may adjourn the court from day to day or to
day certain provided. however, that i'll no
case shall any legislative enactment or law of
stitutional unless at least four Of the judges
shall SO decide. s'-.. ..'-. III.
Z To amend Section 25 II. Articlcx2 rs amended
by Article Is OF. Amendments f =
/ Changing thellumbcr Of electors required TO
propose any measure by initiative petition from,
sec,lved in a majority of the: counties Of Xths
state, TO, ten thousand electors at large; chang
ing provision that initiative petition shall We
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 hled
days before the election, at which it is. to- be
voted upon. Reduces the numbcr-~of ,sgners
required for referendum petition from ten per
cent of the legal voters of the state from ma
jority of the counties, 10 seven thousand cleo
tors at large. - 5.'' -
- Provides fox referendum on emergency meas
urcs 2anf for special elections thereon. TT
Relates to cAeIa.ion Of getitions i, and 1n. to
sures1 submitted TO- the electors. places burden
of proof upon. party attacking petition. Fro,
vides that: No measure enacted or approved
by vote of the electors shall be repealed or
amended by the legislature except upon yea
and nay vote upon roll call Of two-t thirds Of al
the remembers elected to each house. -, =.
Shall Section 70 il, Article 2 as amended BY
Article Is ofFAincndmcuts be amended to read
as ifollows:I IS. IS.
! 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 house Of Representatives: The
propose measures and to enact or reject the
same at the polls; second, to approve or re
ject at the polls any 1neasuer oraany item, sec
ton. part OF parts Of any measure enacted by
b The first power reserved is the initiative. Ten
thousand electors at large may propose. any
measure BY initiative petition. ExeIy shea pc
and shall be filed with the secretary. Of state
not less than ninety days before the election al
which it is to be voted upon A., of..e,,
The second power reserved is the refeIen
dn Seven thousand electors at t., large may
Of any measure enacted by the Legislature r.,
except an emergency measure. But the MINI
of a referendum petition against one or mort
ITEMS, sections or parts Of any measure, sh a;,l
not preyen. the a III Ied o wisb n.
secretary of state not later than ninety day:
Alter the adjournment OF the session OF An IN
esslatre at which such measure was tn 81,
Each measure initiated py or !e1e,lea 70 IN: ~
electors, shall be submitted by its naiiot tltie
which shall be placed upons the Dallot by tn'
Secretary OF state and s1al! De vp.sa upon Ia;
any statewide election, designated ~ ING PEI.
ton, or q special election called Dy the gov
rffor. The result OF the vote upon any n ~
sure shall be .canvassed and declared oy 'h'
beard of canyassers..
Any measure, except an emergency measure