The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-11-02
PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO TIlE,
CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE
OF NORTH DAKOTA

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| Guns llt'llON VI lilE , TAI IL
or NORTH DAKOTA
lion NAV adnm bv.laws limiting the v',;n,
pnu.r> OF its stockholders,
| Shall Section 49, Of Article :. OF the Con-.
sti,uinn ii the State Of North Dakota be
amended to read As i,l!uvs:
Section 10, In all elections for directors
or ma,Iaycr, Of a cormnra,inn. each mrmhrr or
! Shareholder may cas-, the whole number OF hi,
votes for one candidate. or distribute them upon
five, or more ranIi,ln,r, =, h, NAV mr., Ter
! Provided, any cooperative corporation r,Iy
! ;ldort bylaw, limiting the voting power Of its
stockholders.
!
Shall the Constitution If tn, Stat, If North
Dakota be ann, ndcI by adding the i",lnvinr
| S,rcthpu
Du,,,o-e Of creating A fund to insure the. own.
trs of growing crops against lr>>,s bv hail:
| rr,vil.d that such tax shall no, affect the
:1y al lm;r mill, l,\irl hv the Cnn,ii,t,;:,n
| Ihc legislative assembly may classify such lan,!,
ii the state HAY be prov i'Iri by law. and
shall seem i,,,, and NECESSARY. aul may vary
/ he tax rates in such districts in accordance
with the risk. in order to secure AN .uritAhr
f;,,, ibui;.r, Of the burden Of >u>h tax a1.t,y
,ht nwnrI, OF such Iuri !, NAV he lrn>i, i
lhy law.
!
| To amend Section 50 hy adding the words
| Provided, however, that in NO shall any
legislative enactment or law Of the state Of
Nurlh Dakota be declared Unconstitutional
unless at least four OF the judges shall )"
decide.
Shall Section 50 Of the Constitution of the
State of North Dakota be amended to read as
follows:
Section So The Supreme Court shall con.
sst of five judges. majority Of whom shall
he necessary to form 4 quorum or pronounce
| a decision hu, one or of said judges
4 day certain, provided. however, that i'll no
| case shall any legislative enactment OF law OF
the State Of North Dakota be declared uncon
stutional unless at least TOUR OF the Judges
| shall decide.
|
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! To amend Section % i'll Article as amended
BY Article Is of Amendments:
| Changing the number OF electors required 10
propose any measure by initiative petition from,
at least ten per cent OF the legal to,ers 10 nr
| secured in majority of the counties OF ms
inc uruvision that initiative petition shall be
filed with the secretary Of state not less than
| thirty days before any regular session OF the
| legislative assembly; he shall transmit the same
~ 1hr legislative assembly as as it con.
yencs and requiring legislative action the'e,
on, to provision that petltlon', shai! De ilsu
| with the Secretary OF State not less than Ninety
| davs before the election at which it is to be
! vnte1 mon. Reduces the number Of signerS
! required for referendum petition IRON ten per
cent Of the legal voters OF the stare from ma
ioritv OF the counties, to seven thousand cfc-
Tors at large
referendum
ures and for special elections thereon
Rclates to circulation OF pcht'ons' ana 10
publication in publicity namphlct OF Al, ni''
sllrcs submitted to the electors. Places burden
al proof upun party attacking petition FRO.
yides that: No measure enacted or approved
by 4 vote Of ,lcgt!cctors shall be repealed or
! amended by the leg!Siaure eEcept upon ErI
and nav vote upon ro! call of two-thlrda OF all
the members elected to each house.
Shall Section - in Article 2 as amended hy
Article Is of Amendments be amended to read
as follows: ,.,
y Of Amendment The Legislative power OF tins
state shall be vested in legislature CONSISTING
OF :, senate and house OF renrcSChtat>FcS me
nconIc however, reserve the power, first. It"
n1n,u<r measures and to enact or reject the
s:,,nr j, the polls; second. to approve "r re-
i,,t at the polls any mcasiIcT or any 'c''' seq
ton. part or parts OF any measure enacted ny
tine legislature.
The first power reserved is the l,ltia'ivc en-
thousand electors at large may. propose any
,nea sure by initiative petition. Every S"'h pc
,i1ou shalt contain the full text OF the measure
.,I slIalI be filed with the tary OF state
not not, less ,han ninety days before the 'lc'''"" at
which it is TO be voted upon. ..~o.
The second power reserved is the rrfcT'h'
d,m Seven Thousand electors at large may
bv referendum petition, ,nSprHI 'hr "!' 'a' '.
- INV measure enacted by the legislature
rscem an emergency m,a>ure But the filing
IS :. referendum petition against one or more
;ttnIs. sections or parts Of any measure, shall
not prevent the remainder from going, INT"
Eject Such petition shall be filed with the
s.r-,t,rv OF state not later than ninety day
Alter tie Adjournment Of the session of the
esislature at which such measure was fna' co.
Eurh measure initiated by or referred to the
s,ar,ors shall be submitted by its ballot title,
which Shall be placed upon the ballot by the
secretary of state and shall be voted upon at
any statewide election. designated IN me pe,'
ton or at a special election called by the gov
ernor. The result OF the vote upon any N.Y.
sur. re-: shall be canvassed and declared by the
board of cahvasscrs ,,x,
-. .,oo.,r. exccDt an measure,