The Nevada County picayune., 1920-09-02

| the rema inder from becoming opera | tive. Such petition shall be filed with | the Secretary of State not later thar ninety days after the final adjournment of the session at which such act was passed, except when 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 II 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 sigma ture of not less than one-hali 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 q 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 inn 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 a referendum is filed against any emergency measure such measure shall be a law until it is voted upon by the people, and if it is then rejected by a ma jority of the electoYs 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 0 every character in and for their re, spective municipalities and counties ;,1o S1 ptpG 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 1T conflict herewith
 Municipalities may provide for the exercise of the initiative and refer endum as to their local legislation General laws shall be enacted provid 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 init!atlv upon any local measure. nI municipal ities the number of signatures re uuired 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 municipal 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- fercndum petition at not less than thir ty days nor more than ninety days after he passage of such measure by a municipal council; nor less than ninety days when filed against a local or spe- cial measure passed by the Genera Assembly.
 Every extension. enlargement. grant or conveyance of a franchise or any rights. property, easement lease, 0 occupation of or in any road, street alley or any part thereof in real prop crty or interest in real property owned hy municipalities, exceeding in valu three hundred ddlars, whether tn same he by statute. ordinance. resoIu tien or otherwise. shall be subject referendum and shall not be subject [ emergency legislation.
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