The Nevada County picayune., 1920-08-05

the femal lHuef rom Dec0mlnS OpeTd- 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 q 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 i'll 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. ii 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 fhc preservation of the public peace health or safety. that u 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-thifds of all the members elected to city or town coun CilS shall vote upon separate roll call | in favor of the measure going into im- mediate operation. such emergency measure shall become effective without delay. IL 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 alternating any property of the State. If Il referendum IS filed against any emergency measure such measure shall be d law until it is voted upon hy the people. and if it k then rejected by ma tority of the electors voting thereon. it shall be thereby fe 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, spcc;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
 II l FD14 cral 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 and refer endum as to their local legislation General laws shall he enacted proyfd ing for the exercise of the initiative and referendum as to counties. Fifteen upr cent of the legal voters of any municipality or county may order the referendum. or invoke the initiative upon any local measure. Ill municipal itieS the number of signatures re quired upon any petition shall be com putcd upon the tOta lv0te east for the office of mayor at the last preceding general election, in counties upon the office of c5rcuit 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- fercndum petition at not less than thir- " day, nor more than ninety days after the passage of such measure by a municipal council nor less than ninety I, ,,.!,, afraipst local cial measure passed by the General Assembly.
 Every extension. enlargement grant. or conveyance of a franchise or any rights, property, easement. lease, or occupat on of OF in any road. street, alley or any part thereof in real prop erty or interest ill real property owned by municipalities. exceeding in value three hundred dollars. whether the same he by statute, ordinance. rcsolu- tion. or otherwise. shall he subject 10 referendum and shall not hc subject 10 emergency legislation.
 GTNERAi. PROVISIONS
 Definition: The word measure" as used herein includes any bill. law, re i solution ordinance. charter. constitu tional amendment or legislative pro pO~al or enactment of any character
 No Veto: The veto power of the Governor CT mayor Shal not extend to measures initiated hy or referred to, the people.
 Amendment and Repeal: No meas ure approved by vote of tue people shall he amended or repealed by the General Assembly OF by any city coun cil, except upon q yea and nay votet on rol call of two-thirdS of all the