The Nevada County picayune., 1922-07-20

herein provided shall take effect and become law when approved by majority of the wise, and shall not be required to receive a majority of the electors voting at such elections. Such measure shall be operative on and after the thirtieth day after the election at which it is approved unless other wise specified in the act.
 This section shall not be construed to de prive any member of the General Assembly of the right to introduce any measure. but no measure shall be submitted to the people by the General Assembly. except proposed constitutional amendment or amendments as provided for in this constitution.
 CANVASS AND DECLARATION OF RESULTS
 The result of the vote upon any State measure shall be canvassed and declared by the State Board of Election Commissioners Cor the legal substitute therefor) upon a municipal or county measure. by the County Election Commissioners Cor legal substitute therefor).
 CONFLICTING MEASURES
 If conflicting measures initiated or referred to the people shall be approved by majority the same at the same election. the one receiv- ing the highest number of affirmative votes shall become law.
 THE PETITION
 TITLE
 At the time of filing petitions the exact title to be used the ballot shall by the petitioners be submitted with the petition, and on statewide measures shall be submitted to the State Board of Election Commissioners who shall certify such title to the Secretary of State. to be placed upon the ballot; on county and municipal measures such title shall be submitted to the County Election Board. and shall by said board be placed upon the ballot in such county or municipal election.
 LIMITATIONS No limitations shall be placed upon the number of constitutional amendments. laws or other measures which may be proposed and submitted to the people by either Initia- tive or Referendum petition as provided in this section No petition shall be held invalid if it shall contain greater number of sigma lures than required herein. VERTIcArION
 Only legal votes shall be counted on peti- tions. Petitions may be circulated and pre- sented in parts, but each part of any petition shall have attached thereto the affidavit of ! the person circulating the same, that all signatures thereon were made in the presence of the afiant. and that to the best of the affiant's knowledge and belief each signature is genuine, and that the person signing Is a legal voter. and no other affidavit or veri- fication shall be required to establish the genuineness of such signatures. SurFIcIENcY The sufficiency of all statewide petitions shall be decided in the first instance by the Secretary of State. subject to review by the | Supreme Court of the State. which shall have original and exclusive Jurisdiction over all such causes. The sufEciency oi Ill iocai | petitions shall be decided in the first instance by the County Clerk or the City Clerk. ss the case may be, subject to review by the Chancery Court
 CoURr DECISIONS If the sufiiciency of any petition IS chal- lenged such cause shall be a preference cause and shall be tried at once. put the failure of the courts to decide prior to the election as to the suficiency of any such petition shall | not prevent the question from being placed upon the ballot at the election named in such petition. nor initiate against the validity of such measure. if it shall have been approved | by a vote of the people
 | AMENDMENT or PETITION | If the Secretary of State. County Clerk or City Clerk, as the may be, shall de eide any petition to be insufficient he shall without delay notify the sponsors of such petition and permit at least thirty days from the date of such notification. in the instance of a state petition or 10 days Tn the instance of a municipal or county petition, | for correction amendment. In the event of legal proceedings to prevent giving lega effect to any petition upon any grounds, the | burden of proof shall be upon the person 1 or persons attacking the validity of the | petition.
 UswAaRANrEp RESTRICTIONS PROHIBITED No law shall be passed to prohibit any person or persons from giving or receiving compensation for circulating petitions nor to prohibit the circulation of petitions, nor in any manner interfering with the freedom of the people in procuring petitions but laws shall be enacted prohibiting and penalizing perjury, forgery. and all other felonies or other fraudulent practices. in the securing of signatures filing of petitions. PUBLICATION All measures submitted to s vote of the people by petition under the provisions Of this section shall be published is now. or hereafter may be provided by law.