The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1932-03-07

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ne II Enacted By the People OF the
state Of North Dakota
Sec. Is. The legislative power OF TINS
state shall be vested In leglslatuaee
| consisting of a senate ana mouse ~
representatives. The people, now
ever, reserve the power, first, to pro.
pose measures and to enact or reJec'
the same at the polls; second, TO ap-
prove or reject at the polls any mea-
sure or any item. section, part +p %
parts Of any measure enacteo ny TAG
The first power reserved Is the
initiative. Thirty thousand electors
at large may propose eny measuIe ~
initiative, petition. Every such PEI,
measure and shall be filed with the
Secretary of State not less than nlne.
ty days before the election at WHICH
it is to be voted upon. >,
The second power reserved IS tns
electors at large may, by referendum
petition, suspend the operation OF any
measure enacted by the Legislature,
except an emergency measure. nus
the filing of referendum petitlon
against one or more items, sectlons
or parts Of any measure shall not
prevent the remainder from going IN
to effect. Such petition shall be filed
with the Secretary of State not later
than ninety days after the adlourn.
ment of the session OF the legls!atuLe
at which such measure was enacled.
No initiative or referendum petition
shall be circulated or filed during q
regular or special session OF the leg
islature.
Each measure initiated by or re-
- bo al
mitted by its ballot title. which shall
be placed upon the ballot by the
Secretary Of State and shall be voted
upon at any statewide election deslg-
mated In the petition. or at any spe-
cial election called by the governor.
The result Of the vote upon any mea,,
sure shall be canvassed and declared
by the board of canvassers.
ANY measure, except an emergency
measure submitted to the electors OF
approved by majority of the votes
cast thereon. And such law shall go
into effect on the thirtieth day after
the election, unless otherwise speci-
fled In the measure. ,
If a referendum petition is filed
measure shall be law until voted
upon by the electors. And II it is
then rejected by a majority of the
votes cast thereon, 1t shall be thereby
be submitted to the electors at spe-
Governor or If the referendum petit
ton filed against it shall be signed
by thirty-five thousand electors at
large; Such special election shall be
held not less than one hundred nor
more than one hundred thirty days
after the adjournment of the session
Of the legislature.
The See asKo Of State Stat shall al
it insufficient he shall notify the
committee for the petitioners and
allow twenty days for correction OF
amendment.
shall be subject to review by the su.
preme Court. But il the sufficiency
of such petition is being reviewed al
the time the ballot is prepared, the
Secretary of State shall place the
measure on the ballot and no subse.
measure If 1t is at such election ap.
proved by a majority of the votes
cast thereon. If proceedings are
brought against any petition upor
shall be upon the party attacking it
No law shall be enacted limiting
the number of copies of a petition
which may be circulated. Such co.
pies shall become a part of tht
original petition when filed or at.
enacted prohibiting any person from
giving or receiving compensation fol
| circulating the petition, nor in an,
! manner interfering with the freedom
in securing signatures to petitions.
thereon ballot title which shall
fairly represent the subject matter
of the measure, and the names Of a.
| least five electors who shall consti
| tute the committee for the petit
toners" and who shall represent ant
| act for the petitioners.
The enacting clause of all measure!
initiated by the electors, shall be: "B,
! it enacted by the people of the Stat,
of North Dakota" in submitting mea
! sures to the electors, the Secretary Of
guided by the election laws until ad
/, ditional legislation shall be provid.
ed.
II conflicting measures initiated b,
or referred to the electors shall be
approved by u majority of the vote:
cast thereon, the one receiving the
highest number OF affirmative vote!
shall become the law.
| The word measure" as used here
in shall include any law or amend
proposal or enactment Of any charac
ter.
! The veto power of the Govcrno
shall not extend to the measures mi
tiated by or referred to the electors
No measure enacted or approved b.
pealed or amended by the Legislature
except upon yea and nay vote upol
roll call of two thirds of all the mem
bers elected to each house.
and all of its provisions shall b
treated as mandatory. Laws may b
enacted to facilitate its operation. blu
no law shall be enacted to hamper
restrict or impair the exercise of tn
rights herein reserved to the people.
REFERRED MEASURE
GASOLINE TAX
Referendum OF Senate Bill No. 10t
Session Laws 1881
Approved by Governor, March II
Submitted by referendum petition:
An Act to amend and re-enact Sec
tons 2, 3 and 5 of Chapter 166, SEES
sion Laws of North Dakota for tn
year 1929. and providing for a ia
OF four cents pei, gallon upon motto
vehicle fuels, and further providin
for the distribution of the revenue
derived from said tax.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEG1s
| L "a ~, ASSEMBLY ASSEM-! OF TIL
ection : Of Chapter ies, Session sMo Law law
OF North Dakota for the year 1872!
is hereby amended and re-enacted t
read as follows:
4 Section 2. That each and ever
dealer in motor vehicle fuel, as dc
} fined in this Act. who is now en-
} gagged, or who may hereafter engag
in his own name, or in the name q
others, or In the name of his repre-
sentative or agents, in. this state. /
the sale or use of motor vehicle ful
as herein defined. shall, not late
! than the 18th day of each calenda
month render to the State Audito
ion forms prescribed, prepared, an
furnished by the State Auditor.
. sworn statement of the number {
gallons Of motor vehicle fuel sold q
used by him or them during the pre-
; ceding calendar month, which state
! ment shall be sworn to by one of tn
} principal officers in case of domesti
) corporation; or by the resident ger
eral agent, or agents, or attorney-in
) fact. or by a chief accountant or OF
ficer In case of a foreign corpora
{ ton; by the managing agent or Owr
: er in case Of a firm association or in
dividual; and shall contain a state
Z ment Of the quantities of mote
! vehicle fuel sold or used within til
{ State OF North Dakota from his !
their. respective places of bushes
1 and II any of such motor vehicle IN,
has been sold and delivered by sal