The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1919-05-22
REFERENDUM REGISTERS
OVER $4,000 SlGNERS


pink papers Secretary State Hall Governor Frazier
doubt has begun wonder what all about simple explanation
may be in order.
The Independent Voters association when attacked the Nonpa
the deemed advisable to Offer the place Of some
the more important program acts substitutes which the association
Therefore when the association began the circulation petitions
for the referendum of the printing BILL educational bill immigration BILL
industrial commission BILL banking bill and judicial edstg bill
also circulated initiative petitions proposed mill and elevator BILL
building bill as substitutes for those passed by the legislative assembly,
These important assaed through the
were be eereded The only opportunity which could have been
given the people of ratifyng rejecting the of their legislative
The procedure would very simple voter
eved the substitute better than the original Legislative woud have
the assembly he would have voted against the substitute
nte!igently on the matter
Not so Governor Frazier.
about the revolt Which eveed the and w ven new
revolution which will destroy the organization deliberately
selves of the niatv aenmnt constitution strongly advo-
Gated by the league leaders of the valuable in
Initiative petitions containing more 10000 signatures Or over
the Secretary Of state early April They
over vred and certified the valid Since that time
pendent Voters Association Fargo $4,000 North Dako-
voters or more than third Of the whole number who
lots IN the last election have asked therefore, have an
opportunity to vote on the four initiated by the Independent
portuny The petitions call for special election uls governor
states that ne has pposey called election
qe ha ninety days must eapse between the filing Of the petitions
and the election which the questions initiated These
ninety days will not have elapsed June s6: .
In his haste to resort to old
OF oO electors expressed petitions
appears to have overlooked constitutional and statutory provisions
duty last week. respectfully called the attention. to % e Mes ae
hat the time allowed by the constitution referendum
ons Will not have elapsed until May 80 that the election laws re-
hat any question to be voted regular election
a DC ched to the county auditors least
election The date by the would allow but dav for
tins celhcaon and for the printing ballots and of
@ @ noooo publicity pamphlets containing the questions be
upon ana arguments for and against them
governor replies to Secretary of State Hall npertnent
sn m not chooiooys and bumpou in which he that
ne ows MS business and that the going outside
OF MS province in attempting remind individual as the
governor of his duty The governor states what mane not
TACT whe ne says that the constitutional provision that referendum
elections shall be held less than more than ,v M
loving the adjournment of the legislative assembly at Which the ea
aon referred adopted would violated were the thrv dav
qred by law tor certcation allowed The constitution provides that
ey gays after the adournmnt of the session. which in this in
stance would be- May 0 and this allow the governor orv d,
ana stu permit him to keep within the 15odays limit As
ne really wished to abide by spirit and the eter - I
winch ne very apparently does not. ~ W ~ '''
secretary OF State Hall not pleading behalf Of the initiative ~
ne accords the the
assumed TO deprive $4,000 electors the RIGHT accorded h h.
winch the league initiated AGO. He merely .ss +at
aoaae by the law clearly our courts and that
nc SCI the Gate TOR the referendum
ud vote on the initiative petitions but which wond 1ln M
uny Gays time which the statutes must elaDe between M f,
OF petllons and vote upon them. r ~ ie iiins
The governor has placed himself and his n,r+n - 1 I'LL
s oaesared laear his hgh-anded
puDnc WILL One need over-exert his naon,o ~
oa @ U indignation which would have swept the state had
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