The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-10-04


are designated on the respective pei
lions, constitutes at least twenty-five
per cent Of the legal voters therel!l.
THIRD: That the counties ABOVE
ity Of the counties in the State OF
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his sseond day aS" Of 3 T$ly
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Cass County. N. D.
Notary Public. Ny com. expires
June 16. 1928.
Proposed Constitutional
Amendments.
We. the undersigned qualified cleo
tors of the. state Of North DAKOTA,
of tire legal voters in each of more
than one-half of the counties of the
state, do hereby propose the. following
amendments to the constitution it or s Inns
be placed upon the ballot and be SUB
mitted to the qualified electors Of the
state at the next general election FOR
approval or re3ecti tba nrev GG n'S Of
Section POP in Article Is OF the Consp-
tuition as amended by Article IL or
Amendments. and in accordance with
the general laws OF the state In SUCH
cases made ana provided.
) That Section rs in Article as
amended by Article Is Of Amendments;
section 81 in Article, ?; Section s02 IN
Of Amendments: Section 176 in Article
IL as amended by Article 20 OF Amend
ments; Section 1T in Article II; seq
ton 1872 in Article u; and Section lS5
in Article II as amended by Article
18 of Amendments Of the Constitution
Of the State, shall be and the same
are hereby amended to read as tol-
Section % in Article 2 as Amended
by Article Is of Amendment The leg
islative power OF this state shall pc
vested in a legislature consisting or
tives. 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
section, part or parts of any measure
enacted by the Legislature. -
The first power reserved is the. mi
tiative. Ten thousand electors at larGe
petition. Every such petition shall
contain the fuii text of the measure
and shall be filed with the secretary
of state not less than ninety days
the second power reserved i X the
at, large may. 10y referendum petition,
suspend the operation of any measure
enacted by the legislature, except an
emergency measure. But the filing Of
a referendum petition against one or
tss Shalt Sic hot pf pas tH He
mainder from going into effect. such
petition shall be filed with the secre-
tary Of state not later than ninety
SESSION aayS ait of the the iegislature 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.
cd upon the ballot by the secretary OF
state and shall he voted upon ut any
state-wide election desiEnnted in the
petition, or ut special election cailed
by the governor. The result Of the
vote upon any measure shall be can
vassed and declared by the board OF
canvassers.
measure, submitted to the electors, OF
the state, shall become law When
approved by majority of the votes
cast thereon. And, such law snail go
election, unless otherwise specified in
the measure.
IL referendum petition is filed
against an emergency measure, sucn
upon by the electors. And II it is then
rejected by majority of the votes
east thereon, it shall be thereby re-
peaIed. Any such measure shall be
submitted to the electors Mt special
election if SO ordered by the governor,
or II the referendum petition filed
against it shall be signed by thirty
thousand electors at large, Such spec
governor, and shall be held not less
than one hundrfd nor more than one
hundred thirty days after the adjourn
mcrt Of the session of the legislature.
caprpt9rV Of state. shall pass
upon each petition, and il ne fnds II
insufficient, he shall notify the Com
rnittee for the Petitioners and allow
Inent, Ali 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 sufticiency OF
time the ballot is, prepared. the secre.
tary Of state shall place thk measure
on the ballot. and no, subsequent de-
cision shall invalidate such measure
if it is at such election approved by
a majority Of the votes cast thereon.
If proceedings are brought against any
petition upon my ground. the burden
Of proof shall be upon the party at
No law shall be enacted limiting the
number of copies Of petition which
may he circulated: SUCK copies snall
when filed or attached thereto. Nor
shall any law be enacted prohibiting
any person from giving or receiving
compcnsatlOn for Circuit ting the Pc
with the freedom i'm securing sigma
lures to petitions.
Each petition shall have printed
thereon a ballot title, which shall far
" represent the subject matteT of the
measure, and the names Of at least st
five electors who shall constitute the
committee for the petitioners and
who shall represent and act for the
petitioners 49,
All measures submitted to the cleo
tors shall he published by the state as
follows: s'rhc secretary of state shall
elector- publicity pamphlet, contain
ing n copy Of each measure together
with its ballot title, to be submitted
at any election. Any citizen, or the
Officers OF any organization. mny sub
init to the secretary Of state for pub
licntiOn in such pamphlet, arguments
concerning amy measure therein, upon
first subscribing their names and adj
dresses thereto and paying the fee
therefor. which, until otherwise fixed
by the legislatufe, shall be the sum
The enacting clause of all measures
Initiated by the electors, shall be:
BE it enacted by the people of the
State of North Dakot a." In submitting
measures to the electors. the secretary
be guided by the election laws until
additional legislation shall be pro-
vided.
or referred to the electors shall be
approved by majority Of the votes
highest number Of Affirmative votes
shall become the law.