The Bismarck tribune., 1918-10-31
PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO THE
= CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE
i - @E OF NORTH DAKOTA --.-

CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE
-; OF NORTH DAKOTA --.-
shall any law be enacted prohibiting any .persol
! from giving or receiving compensation Tor car
culating the petitions, nor in any manner in
teiering with the freedom in securing sigma
lures to petitions. !. ~ a.,
| Each petition shall haye| printed thereon ;
ballot title, which shall fairly represent th'
subject matter Of ,tie measure, and the names
of at least five electors who shall constitute the
committee for ,he petitioners" and who shall
represent and act for the petitioners. -.
| All measures submitted to the electors sl1a
| be published by the state as follows: The
secretary of state shall cause TO be printed anc
mailed to each elcctor 4 publicity pamphlet
With It's ballot title. to be submitted at an,
election. Any citizen, or the officers of any
organ'a ztiod, may subpit to the secretary OF
state for publication in such pamphlet, argu
FIRST subscribing their names and addresses
| thereto any paying the fec therefor, which
until otherwise fixed by the legislature shall
be the sum Of two 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.
fairy Of state and all other officials shall be
guided by the election laws until additional
legislation shall be provided.
If conflicting measures initiated by or re-
ferrel to the electors shall be approved by a
majority OF the votes cast thereon. ire one
receiving the highest number OF affirmative
votes shall become the law ,g,,
|. The word measure As used herein, shall
include any law amendment thereto, resolu.
tion, legislative proposal or enactment OF any
character.
The veto power of the governor shall not
extend to the measures initiated by or re,
fcrred to- the electors No measure enacted
or approved by a vote of the electors shall be
1aI ap,ap1ed hv the LEGISLATURE. exceOt
upon yea and nay vote upon roll call OF two
thirds of all the members elected to each
house. .-s>., .,..,. ....-.s, ., :,
Of its provisions shall be treated as mandatory.
Laws may be enacted to facilitate its operation,
but-no laws shall be enacted to hamper, re-
strict or impair the exercise of the rights here
in reserved to the people:
To amend Section g in article by adding Y:
granting a franchise or special privilege, or
Ict creating any vested right or interest other
Than in the state, shall be declared an emer.
Ssy Hs est I be az osee from snS saa
It's. passage and approved by the Governor.
Shall Section 81 in Article be amended t. to
read as follows: = =. ~
lative assembly shall take effect until July lst
after the close Of the session unless the legls'
lature by vote of two.thirds of the members
present and voting, in each house, shan declare
shall be set forth in the act, provided, however,
that no act granting "a franchise Or speclal
privilege, or act creating any vested r'ght or
interest other than in the state, shall be de-
measure shall take effect and be in force from
and after its passage and approval by the gov
ernor. H. r. 80, a.,
To Amend Section eos in Article Is as
amended by Article 10. Of Amendments: :.
the constitution proposed by the legislative as.
sembly. Provides that when, such amendment
lis agreed to by majority OF the members
elected to each house, it shall be submitted 70
amendments am shall be advertised for. three
months and referred to the next legislative as.
senbly. Omits provision. that amendments n
Shall be submitted in such manner that the
electors shall vote for or against each OF such
amendments separately. 5t~.
Reduces the number of sgners required. to
initiative petition to amend the constitution;
from at least twenty-five per cent OF the legal
voters in each Of not less tbau yone-half of the
counties of the, state, Ito, twenty thousand
electors at large. III. =.
| Changes the time of filing the petition from
at least six months, TO-, at least one hundiea
Omits requirement that after being approved q
bv the people amendment shall be submitted
to the legislative assembly: ~. ;, .Fs.1 ..gr
P, Divides that all provisions 4of the sconstitu-
ton relating to the submission and adoption Of
measures by Initiative petition, and on refer
endum petition shall apply to the submission
and adoption Of amendments to the const't"-
r. Shall Section 2Oa in Article Is as amended
by Article 10 of amendments be amended to
read as follows: -,
Section 2Oa in Article IS as Amended by
A.. e A,,1, afOpf,
amendments to the constitution of the state
may be proposed in, either house OF the legis-
lature and If the same shall be agreed to upon
ron call by a majority Of the members elected
to each house, it shall he submitted to the
electors and if a majority of the votes cast
thereon are affirmative, such amendment shall
be a part of this constitution!
Amendments to the constitution OF me stale
NAV also be proposed by initiative petition
ofsthe electors; such petition shall be signed by
twenty thousand electors at large and shall DC
filed with the secretary of state at least one
hundred twenty days PRIOR to the eieeIoh I.
amendment, or amendments so proposed, shall
be submitted TO the electors and become part
Of the constitution, if imajoritty OF the votes
cast thereon are affirmative. All provisions rot
ffr constitution relating to the submission and
adoption Of measures by initiative petition, and
on referendum petition shall apply to the SUP
mission and adoption of amendments to the
constitution Of the state.
/ q. i D. 81 d " . 4.
To amend Section 176 of Article II as
amended bySArticle 90 of Amendments by
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
lof 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.
alton.
Shall Section l76 in Article IL as amended
| by Article 90 of Amendments be amended to
read as follows:
! Section I76, 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 leEisla,
tire may by law exempt any or all classes OF
PERSONAL property from taxation and within the
meaning Of this section, fixtures, buildings and