The Nevada County picayune., 1920-09-09

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 recess or ad. I journment shall be taken temporarily
 for a longer period than ninety days,
 in which case such petition shall be l file dnot later than ninety days after such recess or temporary adjournment.
 Any measure referred to the people by
 referendum petition shall remain i'll I abeyance until such vote is taken. The I total number of votes cast for the or
 flee of Governor in the last preceding I genera lelection shall be the basis upon
 which the number of signatures of legal I voters upon statewide initiative and l referendum petitions shall be comput- I ed
 Upon all initiative or referendum petitions provided for in any of the sections of this article, it shall be neceS- i 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 l electors of such county.
 Emergency: If it shall be necessary for the preservation of the public 1 peace, health or safety, that q measure shall become effective without delay such necessity shall be stated in one l section, and if upon yea and nay vote 1 two-thirds of all the members elected l to each house, or tw0-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 lm- 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 l 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 referendum is i1led against any emergency measure such measure shall be q law until 1t Is voted upon by the people, and if it IS then rejected by q majority of the electors voting thereon, if shall be therepy re pealed The provisions of this sub section shall apply to city or town councils.
 Local for Municipalities and COuE- 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 every character ill and for their re- spective municipalities and counties but no local legislation shall be enacted contrary to the Constitution or any l general law of the State, and any gen eral law shall have the effect of repeal
 ing any local legislation which is in conflict herewith.
 Municipalities may provide for tn l exercise of the initiative and refer endum as to their local legislation 1 General laws shall be enacted provld
 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'atiy
 upon any local measure. nl municipal l ities the number of signatures re
 auired upon any petition shall be com
 puted upon the tota lyote cast for the office of mayor at the last preceding general election: ill 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 be voted upon; for re
 ferendum petition at not less than thlr
 fv days nor more than ninety days afte
 the passage of such measure ny municipal council nor less than ninety days when filed against local or sfe
 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
 artv or interest in real property oWne' hy municipalities. exceeding in Valu i three hundred dollars, whether in
 same hc by statute, ordinance, resoin tion. or otherwise, shall be subject
 referendum and shall not he subject emergency legislation.