The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-10-28

by adding the words: Provided, any
cooperative corporation may adopt
bylaws limiting the voting powers OF
its stockholders.
Shall Section l35, Of Article 7. OF
the Constitution of the State Of North
Dakota be amended to read as IoE-
lows:
Section 1876. In all elections for
directors or managers OF corpora
tom each member or shareholder may
cast the whole number of his votes
for one candidate. or distribute them
upon two or more candidates, as ne
may prefer, Provided, any co-opefa-
tive corporation may adopt bylaws
limiting the voting power OF lts
Shall the Constitution of the State
of North Dakota be amended by aoo-
ing the following Section:
The Legislative assembly may oy
law provide for the levy of tax upon
such lands as may be provided oy Jaw
of the state for the purpose Of Great
ing a fund to insure the owners OF
growing crops against losses by hail;
provided, that such tax shall not ahect
the tax Of four mills levied by the
Constitution. The legislative assem-
bly, may classify such lands of the
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 WIN tne
risk, in order to secure an equitaple
distribution of the burden of such tax
among the owners of such land as
may be provided by law:
To amend Section 80 by adding the
words: Provided, however, that IN no
case shall any legislative cnaetment
or law of the state of North Dakota
be ,Ieclared unconstitutional unless at
least four of the judges shall 80 de-
eide.
of the State OF North Dakota ne
amended TO read as follows:
Section 49, The Supreme Court shall
consist of five judges. a majority OF
whom shall be necessary TO form q
quorum or pronounce a decision, put
one or more of said judges, may ad-
journ the court from day to day or to
a day certain, provided, however that
in no case shall any Legislative enact
ment or law of the State of North
Dakota be declared unconstitutional
unless at least four of the judges
shall 80 decide.
= To amend Section rs in Article 2
as amended by Article Is OF Ameni-
ments: a. O..
Changing the number Of electors
REQUIRED to propose any measure %, oy
per cent of the legal voters. 20 be
secured in a majority of the counties
of this state, to, ten thousand ELECTORS
at large; changing provision that ini-
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secretary of state not less than thirty
days before any regular session of the
legislative assembly; he shall trans
nit the same to the legislative assem-
bly, as soon as it convenes, and re-
Quiring legislative action thereon. to
provision that petition, shall be fled
with the Secretary of State not less
than ninety days before the election
at which it is to be voted upon. he,
Juices the number of signers required
e.. IN no
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
Relates to circulation of petitions,
and to publication In publicity panph-
let of all measures submitted to the
electors. Places burden Of proof upon
party attacking petition; Provides
proved by a vote of the electors shall
be repealed or amended by the legis-
Iature except upon yea and nay vote
upon roll call of two-thirds Of all
Shall Section rs in Article 2 as
amended by Article Is Of Amendments
be amended to read as follows:
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 house of represent
atives. The people, however. reserve
the power, first, to propose measures
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
enacted by the legislature,
The first power reserved ia the mi
tiative. Ten thousand electors at large
may propose any measure by initia-
tive petition. Every such petition
shall contain the full text of the meas
ure and shall be flied with the secre-
tary Of state not less than ninety days
before the election at which 1t is to
be voted upon.
The second power reserved is the
referendum Seven thousand electors
at large may, by referendum petition,
suspend the operation of any measure
enacted by the legislature, except an
emergency measure. But the fling of
referendum petition against one or
more items, sections or parts of any
measure, shall not prevent the re-
mainder from going into effect. Such
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 re-
ferred 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
in the petition or at special election
called by the governor. The result OF
the vote upon any measure shall be
canvassed and declared by the board
of canvasSers.
Any measure, except an emergency
measure, submitted 10 the electors Of
the state, shall become a law when
anproyed by a majority OF the votes
cast thereon. And such law shall go
into effect on the 30th day after the
election. unless otherwise specified In
the measure.
If a referendum petition is filed
against an emergency measure, such
measure shall be a law until voted
upon by the electors. And IL II is then
cast thereon. Il shall be thereby re-
peaied. Any such measure shall be
submitted TO the electors at a Bpeciai
election IL so ordered by the governor,
or ff the referendum petition filed
against IL shall be signed by thirty
thousand electors at large. Such spe-
cfaI 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
journment OF the session Of the Iegis-
The secretary Of state shall pass
upon each petition. and if he finds it
insufficient, he shall notify the Com
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twenty days for correction or amend
ment. Ali decisions of fFle secretary
OF state iii regard TO any such petition
shall be subject to review by the
supreme court, But if the gufncfsncy
Of such petition rs being reviewed az
the time the ballot is prepared, the
secretary OF state shall place the
measure on the ballot and no aubge-
uuent decision shall invaIidate auch
measure IL Il Is % such election ap-