The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-09-06
Proposed Constitutional
Amendments.

tors of 1t the State of North Dakota
consisting of over twenty-five per cent
Of the legal:voters in each OF more
state, do hereby propose the following
amendments to the constitution Of this
! state. And We request that the same
be. placed upon the ballot and be SUD
mitted to the qualified electors of the
state at the next general election for
approval or rejection. We do this in
accordance with the provisions OF
Section 2O2 in Article Is of the Consti-.
tuition as amended by Article l6 OF
Amendments. and in accordance WIN
the general laws of the state in such
cases made and provided.
That Section % in Article as
amended by Article Is of Amendments:
section CT in Article .; Section 202 in
Article Is as amended by Article 10
Of Amendments: Section l76 in Article
II as amended BY Article 20 of Amend
ments; Section III in Article II; sec
ton lS2 in Article Il; and Section 1855
in Article II as amended by Article
IS Of Amendments Of the Gon ,ss esr,a
are hereby amended to read as iol-
lows:
Section IS in Article as Amended
islative power of this state shall be
vested in legislature consisting or
a senate and house of represe nta.
tives. The people, however, reserve
ne pc" CT, uISt, 70 pioPoSC AitSo' "a 10
and to enact or reject the same at
the polls; second. to approve or reject
at. the polls any measure or any item.
section. part or parts OF any measure
The first power reserved is the. mi
tiative. Ten thousand electors at lnrge
may propOHe any measure ny initiative
petition. Every such petition .haa!
and shall lie filed with the secretary
Of state not less than ninety days
before the election at which 1t II to
The second power reserved is the
referendum seven thousand electors
MT large may. by referendum petition.
suspend the operation Of my measure
cnncted by the Legislature, except In
emergency measure. But the filing Of
a referendum petition against one or
more items, sections Or parts of any
measure. shall not prevent the re re-
petition shall be filed with the secre-
tary of state not later than ninety
days after the adjournment of the
session of the legislature at which
such measure was enacted.
Each measure initiated by or refer:
red to the electors, shall he submitted
by it's ballot title. which shall he plac-
state and shall lie voted upon at any
statewide election desiKnated in the
petition, or Mt n special election called
by the governor. The result Of the
vassed and declared by the board OF
canvuSsers.
Any measure, except an emergency
measure. submitted to the electors OF
the state, shall become a law when
approved by majority Of the votes
cast thereon. And such law shall go
into effect on the Goth day after the
election. unless otherwise: specified IN
the measure.
II a referendum petition Is filed
against an emergency MEASURE, such
measure shall be law until voted
ny the Of the Is vote.
east thereon, 1t shall be thereby re-
penled. Any such measure shall be
ADMITTED to the electors Mt n special
or II the referendum petition filed
against it shall he signed by thirty
thousand electors Mt large. Such spec
ial election shall be called by thsl
governor. and shall he held not less
than one hundred nor more than one
Hundred thirty days after the nd iourn-
ment Of the session Of the legislature.
pne eaeh peon OF asd # he nds it
n1ittee for the Petitioners and allow
twenty days for correction or amenl-
ment. All decisions of the secretary
Of state in regard to any such petition
shall be subject to review by the su-
preme court. But if the suttlciency OF
such petitions is being eviewed at the
tary of state shall place the measure
on the ballot and no subsequent de-
cision shall invalidate such measure
if it is at such election approved by
majority of the votes cast thereon
IL proceedings are brought against any
petition upon any ground, the burden
OF proof shall be upon the party at
lacking 1t.
No law shall he enacted limiting the
number Of copies OF petition which
may be circulated. Such copies shalt
become part Of the orikinai petition
shall any law he enacted prokihlti.x
any person from giving or receiving
compensation for Circulating the Pc
titicn.. nor i'm any manner interferiaS
tures to petitions.
Each petition shall have printed
thereon ballot title, which shall fair
ly represent the subject matter Of the
measure, and the names Of at least
five electors who shall constitute the
committee for the petitioners" and
who shall represent and act for the
All measures submitted to the elee-
tors shall be published by the state NJ
follows: "The secretary OF state shall
cause to be printed and nailed to each
lag copy Of each measure together
with it's ballet title, to he submitted
at ANY election. Any citizen. or the
nit I. t - ,.y sf .t.;e 10y
licatiOn in suck pamphlet. argunents
e0aceRnin9 any measare therein. upon
Arst subscribing their MINES sad aa-
tsere f ~s,es. s.t,, ssner,-, see axe. ,es
by the leGlslatuFe, shall he the sun
q two hundred dollars per page"
The enacting clause Of all measures
Initiated by the electors, shall be:
BE it enacted by the people of the
State of North Dakota" In submitting
measures to the electors. the secretary
Of state AMI all other officials shall
additional legislation shall be pro-
vided
II conflicting measures initiated by
approved by a majority Of the votes
cast thereon the one receiVinR the