Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1918-09-05

this Second day ANU Of sE May, x Yerc asls me
(SeaD GEO. "A. TOTrEN,
Cass County. N. d.
June 16, 1928.
Proposed Constitutional
Amendments.
We. the undersigned qualified cleo
consisting Of over Twenty-Five per cent
Of the legal voters in each of more
than one-half of the counties OF the
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 sub
mitted to the qualified electors of the
approval or rejection. We do this in
accordance with the provisions OF
Section 202 in Article Is Of the Consti-.
tuition as amended. by Article l6 of
the general laws of the. state in such
cases made and provided.
That Section Is in Article as
SECTION g in Article 2; Section 2o2 IL
Of Amendments; Section 17G in Article
ments; Section III in Article II; Sec
ton 1872 in Article ~; and Section 1856
N Article IL as amended by Article
1S of Amendments of the Constitution
Of the State, shall be and the same
are hereby amended to read as fol-
lows:
Section Is in Article 2 as Amended
islatiye power of this state shall be
vested in a legislature consisting of
a Senate and a house Of representa-
tives. The people. however, reserve
and and to enact or reject the same ne, at At
at the polls any measure or any item,
enacted f BY the he P legislatur es "''AeN
The first power reserved is the. mi
tiative. Ten thousand electors at large
may propo:s amy measure ~ initiative
contain the full text of the measure
and xhall be filed with the secretary
Of state not less than ninety days
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enacted by the legislature, except an
emergency measure. But the filing of
a referendum petition against one or
measure. shall not prevent the re-
mainder from going into effect. Such
petition shall be filed with the secre-
session Of the legislature at which
such measure was enacted.
Each measure initiated by or refer
red to the electors, shall be submitted
by it's ballot title. which shall be plac-
ed upon the ballot by the secretary of
state and shall be voted upon ut any
petition. or at u special election called
by the governor. The result Of the
vote upon any measure shall be can
vassed and declared by the board OF
Any measure. except an emergency
measure. submitted to the electors, OF
the state, Shall become law when
into effect on the Goth day after the
election, unless otherwise specified in
the measure.
IL a referendum petition is filed
against an emergency measure. such
measure shall be a law until voted
upon by the electors. And II il is then
east thereon. It shall be thereby re-
penled. Any such measure shall be
submitted to the electors mt special
or Il the .efsrendu@ petition Med
against 1t shall be signed by thirty
thousand electors at large. Such spec
taI election shall he called by thu
than one hundred nor more than one
hundred thirty days after the adjourn
ment of the session of the legislature.
upon each petition, and il he finds it
mittee for the Petitioners and allow
ment. All iy' decisions Oft. Of the u secretary
81 be subject to }. review By the su.
preme court. But II the sufttciency OF
time the ballot is prepared. the secre-
tary of state shall place the measure
on the ballot and no subsequent de-
G!si4n shall inyaidate such measure
a majority of the votes cast thereon.
II proceedings are brought against any
petition upon any ground. the burden
tnckinE 1t.
No lay. shall be enacted limiting the
number Of copies of petition which
pn OF the
when filed or attached thereto. Nor
shall any law be enacted prohibiting
any person from giving or receiving
titlons. nor i'm my manner Interfering
lures to petitions.
thereon a ballot title, which shall fair
ly represent the subject matter of the
measure, and the names of at least
se fo %ho ha
who shall represent and act for the
All measures submitted to the cleo
tOFh ouulA Uc VuU1hDuCQ ny Tue Ut00S AZ
follows, "The secretary of state shall
cause to be printed and mailed to each
elector q publicity pamphlet, contain
Ing copy Of each mea.ure together
with it's ballot title, to be submitted
at any election. Any citizen, or the
officers Of any organization. may sub
NIT to the secretary of state for pub
concernlng any measure therein, upon
nrst subscrjbing their names and ad-
dresses thereto and paying the fee
~ the Iesisistnre. shall be tie sun.
The enacting clause Of all measures
initiated by the electors. shall be:
state Of North Dskota." In submitting
measures to the electors the secretary
of state ami all other officials shall
additional Legislation shall be pro-
vided.
If conflicting measures Initiated by