The Nevada County picayune., 1920-09-16

the remainder from becoming opera | tive. Such petition shall be filed with | the Secretary of State not later than
 ninety days after the final adjournment | of the session at which such act was
 passed, except when a recess or ad- journment shall be taken temporarily
 for longer period than ninety days, | in which case such petition shall be file dnot later than ninety days after
 such recess or temporary adjournment. Any measure referred to the people by referendum petition shall remain In allowance until such vote is taken. The | total number of votes cast for the of | flee of Governor in the last preceding
 genera lelection shall be the basis upon
 which the number of signatures of legal 1 voters upon statewide initiative ana
 referendum petitions shall be cOmput' | ed.
 Epon all initiative or referendum
 petitions provided for in any of the sections of this article, it shall be neces- sary to file from at least fifteen of the
 counties of the State, petitions bearing the signature of not less than one-haif
 of the designated percentage of the | electors of such county.
 Emergency: If it shall be necessary | for the preservation of the pupilc
 peace. health or safety, that a measure
 shall become effective without delay such necessity shall be stated III one
 section, and if upon yea and nay vote | two-thirds of all the members elected to each house. or two-thirds of all the members elected 10 city or town coun cilS. shall vote upon separate roll call | i'll favor of the measure going lnto lnl-
 mediate operation, such emergency measure shall become effective without delay. It shall be necessary, however, to state the fact which constitutes
 such emergency Provided, however
 that an emergency shall. not be de elared on any franchise or special priv ilege or act creating any vested rlght or interest or alternating any property of the State. If a referendum IS hled
 against any emergency measure such
 measure shall be law until it is voted
 upon by the people, and if 1t is then
 rejected by a majority of the electors voting thereon, it shall be thereby re
 healed The provisions of this sub- section shall apply to city or town councils.
 Local for Municipalities and COul- ties: The initiative and referendum
 powers of the people are hereby further reserved to the legal voters or each municipality and county as to all local special, and municipal legislation every character in and for their re- spective municipalities and counties but no local legislation shall be enacted contrary to the Constitution or any general law of the State, and any gen eral law shall have the effect or repeal
 ing any local legislation which Is lh conflict herewith.
 Municipalities may provide for Tn exercise of the initiative and refer endum as to the;r local legislation | General laws shall be enacted proyid
 ing for the exercise. of the initiative and referendum as to counties. Fiftee
 per cent of the legal voters of any municipality or county may order Tn referendum. or invoke the lnitlatlF upon any local measure. nl munlclpai itieS the number of signatures re duircd upon any petition shall be com puted upon the tota lyote east Tor th office of mayor 1T the last preceding general election. in counties upon the office of circuit clerk. In municipall
 ties an counties the time for filing an
 initiative petition shall not be fixed
 at less than sixty days nor more than
 nineTy days before the election which it iS to he voted upon; for rt-
 ferendum petition at not less than thlr
 ty days nor more than ninety days ate
 the passage of such measure ny
 municipal council nor less than ninety
 days when filed against n local or Spe
 cial measure passed by the Genera
 Assembly.
 Every extension. enlargement grant
 or conveyance of franchise or any
 rights. property. easement, lease,
 occupation of or in any road, street
 alley or any part thereof in real prop
 erty or interest in real property owhe'
 by municipalities, exceeding in Valu
 three hundred dollars, whether Tn
 same be by statute, ordinance. resolll
 tion, or otherwise. shall be subject
 referendum and shall not hc subject
 emergency legislation.