The Nevada County picayune., 1920-08-26

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 a 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 abeyance 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 voters upon statewide initiative and referendum petitions shall be comput- ed.
 Upon 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-half of the designated percentage of the electors of such county.
 Emergency: If it shall be necessary for the preservation of the public peace, health or safety, that measure shall become effective without delay such necessity shall be stated in 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 to city or town coun cils, shall vote upon separate roll call in favor of the measure going into i'm 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- clared on any franchise or special priv ilege or act creating any vested right or interest or alienating any property of the State. If referendum is filed against any emergency measure such measure shall be law until it is voted upon by the people, and if it is then rejected by a majority of the electors voting thereon, it shall be thereby re pealed. The provisions of this sub- section shall apply to city or town councils.
 Local for Municipalities and COun- ties: The initiative and referendum powers of the people are hereby further reserved to the legal voters of each municipality and county as to all local special, and municipal legislation or 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 Of repeal ing any local legislation which is Ill conflict herewith.
 Municipalities may provide for the exercise of the initiative and refer endum as to their local legislation General laws shall be enacted pr0vid ing for the exercise of the initiative and referendum as to counties. Fifteen per cent of the legal voters of any municipality or county may order the referendum, or invoke the initiative upon any local measure. nI municipal ities the number of signatures re 0uired upon any petition shall be com puted upon the tota lvote cast for the office of mayor at 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 at which it is to be voted upon; for re- ferendum petition at not less than thlr- ty days nor more than ninety days after the passage of such measure by municipal council nor less than ninety days when filed against Il local or spe- cial measure passed by the General Assembly.
 Every extension, enlargement, grant or conveyance of franchise or any rights, property, easement, lease, O occupation of or in any road, street alley or any part thereof in real prop erty or interest in real property owned by municipalities, exceeding in value three hundred dollars, whether the same be by statute. ordinance, resolu ton. or otherwise, shall be subject to referendum and shall not be subject to emergency legislation.
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