The Nevada County picayune., 1920-07-29

the remainder from becoming opera tive. Such petition shall be filed with the Secretary of State not later thanl ninety days after the final adjournment of the session at which such act was passed, except when q recess or ad-I journment shall be taken temporarily for a longer period than ninety days, in which case such petition shall bel file dnot later than ninety days after such recess or temporary adjournment. Any measure referred to the people by referendum petition shall remain in abeyancc 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-halt 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 Il 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 .iI lo1 p in favor of the measure going into im- 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 filed against any emergency measure such measure shall be law until it iS voted upon by the people. and if 1t k then rejected by 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, spec'al and municipal legislation of 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 k Ill conflict herewith.
 Municipalities may provide for the exercise of the initiative ant refer cndrm as to their local legislation General laws shall be enacted proyId- ing for the exercise of the initiative and referendum as 10 counties. Fifteen per cent of the legal voters Of any municipality or county may order the referendum. or invoke the lmuatlVe upon any local measure. Ill munclpal ities the number of signatures re- muired upon any petition shall be com puted upon the t0ta lyote cast for the office of mayor at the last preceding general election ill 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- fcrendum petition at not less than thir- ty days nor more than ninety days after, the passage of such measure by municipal council nor less than ninety days when filed against a local or spe- cial measure passed by the General Assembly.
 Every extension. enlargement. grant, or conveyance of franchise or any rights property, easement, lease, or Occupation of or in any road, street. alley or any part thereof in real prop crty or interest in real property owned by municipalities. exceeding ill 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.
 GENERAL PROVISIONS
 Definition: The word measure as used herein includes any bill, law. re- solution, ordinance. charter. conStltu tional amendment or legislative pro pe>al or enactment of any character.
 No Veto: The veto power of the Governor OF mayor shal not extend tol measures initiated hy or referred To, the people.
 Amendment and Repeal: No meas, ure approved by q vote of the people shall be amended or repealed by the General Assembly or by any city coun eil, except upon a yea and nay vote