The Bismarck tribune., 1918-10-30
PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO THE
CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE
Z OF NORTH DAKOTA -


shall any law he enacted prohibiting any person
! from giving or receiving compensation for cir.
| culating the petitions. nor i'll any manner III.
terfering with the, freedom in securing sigma
t~Fes to petitions. r.;
Each petition. shall have printed thereon "a
sabsct aS % o hs sa neasre at and e s,es
''committee for the petitioners and who shall
represent and act for the petitioners.
All measures submitted to the electors shall
secretary of state shall cause TO be printed and
mailed. to each elector publicity pamphlet,
containing cory of EACH measure together
election. Any citizen, or the officers of any
organization, may. submit TO the secretary OF
state for publication in such pamphlet, argu.
mentss CONCERNING any measure therein. upon
first subscribing their names and addresses
thereto Aany paving the fee therefor. which,
until otherwise fixed bv the legislature. shall
be- the sum oftwo2 hundred dollars per page"
by the electors, shall be: BE It enacted by
the people of the State OF North Dakota" In
submitting measures to the electors, the secre-
tary. Of state and all other officials shall he
guided by the election laws until additional
legislation shall be provided. -.
If conflicting measures initiated by or re-
ferred1to the electors shall be approved by a
majority Of the votes cast thereon the one
votes shall become the law.
The word measure as. used herein, shall
include any law or amendment thereto, resoll-
ton, legislative proposal or enactment of any
character. . --.-. 80. ~: N 49,
" The veto power of the governor shall not
extend to the measures initiated by or re-
ferred to the electors. No measure enacted
or approved by vote Of the electors shall be
repealed or amended by the legislature, except
upon 4 yea and nay vote upon roll call of two
thirds OF all> the members elected to each
house. -.. 1880 -. g 4. II r.. " r. .t =
This section shall-be self executing. and all
Of its provisions shall be treated as mandatory.
Laws-nlay be enacted TO facilitate its operation,
but laws shall be enacted to hamper re-
strict or impair the exercise of the rights here
in reserved to the people. - h ,sG@ 4 = ( o..
TO amend Section 81 in .srticle ? by adding
the words: Provided however that no act
granting franchise or special privilege, or
act creating any vested right or interest other
than in the state. shall BE declared an emer:
take effect and be in force from and after
its passage and approved by the Governor.
/ Shall Section g. in Article be amended to
read as follows: "s.'.n>s' ~. :
'> Section 81 in Article 2. No act of the legis.
lative assembly shall take effect until July lst,
after the close of the session unless the legis-
iatute by a vote of two.thirds of the members
present ndtvoting, in each house, shall declare
it an emergency measure, which declaration
shall be set forth in the act. provided, however,
that no act granting a franchise or special
privilege, or act creating, any vested right or
interest other than in the state, shall be >de.
cyarcd an emergency measure. An emergency
measure shall take effect and be in force from
and after its passage and approval by the gov:
ernor. - .--re 1.T7a- ~ ~ '~~ ~ - W.
T To Amend Section 2o2 in Article Is as
loJ -, A., s,1a 7 of av1y
= Changes method of adopting amendments to
the constitution. proposed by the Legislative as
sembly. Provides that when such amendment
is agreed to by q majority Of the members M r!
the electors, onits provision that proposed
amendments shall be advertised for three
months and referred 70 the1next legislative as
scmbly. Omits provision that amendments
shall be submitted in such manner, that the
electors shall vote for or against each of such
amendments separately. rs
Reduces the number Of signers required to
initiative petition to amend the constitution:
from at least twenty five per cent Of the legal
voters in each of not less than one-half of the
counties OF the, state, te, twenty thousand
Changes the, time of filing The petition from
at least six months. to, az least one hundred
and twenty days prior to the day. OF election;
Omts requirement that after. being approved
by thel people amendment shall be submitted
to the legislative assembly: .::. 4fs;:...:.. =
Provides that all provisions Of the constitu.
ktion relating to the submission and adoption OF
measures BY initiative petition and on refer
er,drm ] petition shall apply to the submission
and adoption Of amendments to the constitu-
ton Of the state. II sf = =
Shah Section sOs in Article l5 as amended
by Article 16 of amendments be amended to
Section eOs in Article Is as Amended by
Article l6 of Amendment. Any amendment or
amendments to the constitution OF M tue stat state
lature, andlif the same shall be agreed TO- upon
roll call by majority of the members elected
to- each house, it shall be submitted to the
electors andtif a majority of the votes cast
thereon are affirmative, such amendment shall
be a part of this constitution.
u Amendments to the constitution Of the state
may also be proposed BY an initiative petition
of the electors; such petition shall be signed by
twenty thousand electors at large and shall be
filed Will, the secretary of state at least one
hundred twenty days prior to the election at
which they are to be voted uron, and any
be submitted to the electors and become part
of the constitution, If a majority OF the votes
cast thereon affirmative. kAll provisions OF
the constitution relating to the. submission and
adoption Of measures by initiative petition, and
on referendum petition shall apply to the sub
mission and adoption of amendments to the
constitution of>the state. aa
To amend Section re of Article II as
onitting the words and shall be levied and
collected for public purposes only, and by .ad-
ding the words the legislature may by law
exempt any or all classes Of personal property
from, taxation and within the meaning. Of this
section; fixtures buildings. and Improvements S
of every character. whatsoever upon land shall
be deemed personal property, and, except as
restricted by this article, the legislature may
provide for raising revenue and fixing the
situs. Of all property for the purpose of tax
|ation.
Shall Section 176 in Article II as amended
|by Article 20 Of Amendments be amended to
read as follows:
Section l76,. in Article II as Amended by
Article 20 Of Amendment Taxes shall be uni
form upon the same class of property includ
ing franchises within the territorial limits of
the authority levying the tax. The legisla:
tureS NAV by law exempt amy or all classes of