The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-08-02

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per. cent of the legal voters the rel!
THIRD: That the counties anov
named constitute more than major
ity Of the counties in the State o
North Dakota.
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H. E. More, Fargo, N: D.
George A, Totem, Jr.. Fargo. N.
Subscribed and sWRrn to before m
This se SECOND day q fh NY =. T 3; rg1s
Notary Public. Ky com. expire
June IL, 1928.
Proposed Constitutional
Amendm ents.
w. the ,ndersisned qualified ,, e, y. =
consisting. Of over twenty-five per cen
pf the legal voters in each Of NOR
than one half Of the counties Of tn
amendments to the constitution of thi
state And We request that the same
be placed upon the ballot and be SUB,
mtted to the qualified electors Of tn
approval or rejection. We DO this il il
accordance with the provisions o
Section 203 in Article Is OF the Consti-
tuition as amended by. Article IL q
Amendments, and in accordance viii
cas- se made and and, provided.
That Section % in Article a:
mel ded b. Article l5s of Amendments
Section 81 in Artiele 2; Section 202 II
Article Is as amended by. Article u
II as amended ~ Article 90 Of Amend
ments; Section l77 in Article II; Sec
ton 1872 i'll Article u; and Section lSs
in Article II as amended by Article
Is OF Amendments Of the Constitution
Of the State shall be and the same
lows: rs.
by Article is Of amendment. The les
islative power of this state shall De
vested in legislature consisting OF
a senate and a house Of representa-
tives. The people, however, reserve
the power, first, to propose measures
a nd to enact or reject the same az
the polls; second, to approve or reJect
at the polls any measure or any n.y. ,se m
enacted by the legislature
The first power reserved is the mi
tiative. Ten thousand electors at large
may prOpose any measure ~ Initiative
petition. Every such petition shall
rontains the full text Of the measure
and shall be filed with the secretary
Ut state mot less than ninety days
before the election At which 1t Il to
be voted upon.
The. second power reserved i, the
ut large may. ~ referendun, petition.
suspend the operation Of any measure
enacted by the leEislature, except an
measure. But the filing OF
4 referendum petition against one or
more items sections Or parts Of Of any any
mainder from going tpto effect. Such
petition shall be filed with the score
tary of state not. later than ninety
days after. the adjournment of the
session Of the les ana ttnS' g which
Each measure Initiated BY or refer:
red to the electors, shalf be submittea
~ It's ballot title. which shall be pIae-
ID upon the ballot by the secretarygof
'tatee and shall be voted .n4o. at any
,etition, or 1t q special election called
~ 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
he state, shall become law when
approved by majority Of the votes
,ast thereon. And such law shall 80
INTO, effect on the .3oth. Day after. the
election. unless otherwise speclhed IN
III a. referendurn petition n hleA
sEainat an emergency neasnre, s.ca
measure shall be i law until voted
,pon by the electors. And II It - then
elected ny .sjSrsff 10 81 sss vo re.
,ealed. Any such measure shall be
.ubnltted. to the. electors, at, n special
election ifas0 ordered ny the goveHner.
II ~ the referepa1m petition Med
{ cs:ssd electoEs4 at larxe: such spec
III election shall be called BY thu
Governor, and shall be held not less
han one hundred nor more thai, one
sundrea thirty days after the ADJOURN
q q state tte sha pas;
Upon each petition, and il he finds 1t
insufficient. he shall notify the Com
1lItteeS for the, Petitioners'' and allow
twenty days for correction or amend
# state in regard to any such petition
saal1 be@subject to review by the SUI
Dreme court. But if the, sutticiency OF
Iuch petitions Is. being. reviewed at the
time the ballot is prepared. the secre-
ary Of state shall PLACE ths measure s
,ision shall invalidate such measure
Il it is at such election approved BY
! majority OF the votes cast thereon.
II proceedings are brought nEainst any
:s. "s r. t1s
lacking 1t.
No law shall be enacted limiting the
.um Der Of copies Of a petition which
lpays he etrcniated: Ssch copies shalt
,e ssr: = s.s srr Ns
shall any law be enacted prohibttins
my person from giving ar receiving
rOmpensatiOn for circulating the Pc
tltiOns. Nor In any mahaer Interfering
with the freedom In acquiring signa-
tures to petitions.
Each petition shall have printed
thereon a ballot title, which shall fair
lykrepresent the subject matter Of the
measure, and the names of at least
COMMITTEE for the petitioners and
who shall >sepresent and act for the
petitioners. q IN aEs 4, b ~.
. All measures submitted to the elec-
ter. shall be published by the state, q
cause to be printed and nailed to each
elector publicity paMphlet, contain
Ing copy Of each measure together
with its ballot title. to be submitted
oMcers Of any orsantsatlos; may sub
nit to the secretary Of state for pub
ltcation In such pamphlet. afGunnents
any measure therelh. upon
Arst subscribinE their Names and ad-
dresses thereto and paving the fee
by, the legislature, shall be the sum,
% two hundred dollars per page
The enactinR clause, of all measures
initiated by the electors, shall be:
BE it enacted by the people OF the
State of North Dakota" In submitting
to the electors. the secretary
of state and all other officials shall
be guided by the election laws until
legislation shall be pros
vided. =: y II
\ IF conflicting measures. initiated by
or referred to the electors shall be
approved by majority. OF the votes
cast thereon, the one receiving the
highest number -of Affirmative votol
shall become the law.