The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1932-03-08

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Re- ~ ENACTED h the People Of the
Sfate Of North Dakota
Sec. 25, The Legislative power OF In.s
state shall be vested In legislature
Consisting OF a senate and house Oh
representatives. The peopie' nu rc-
pose measures and to enact or reject
the same at the polls: second, to ap-
prove or reject at the polls any mea-
sure or any item. section, part Cs
parts Of any measure enacted py the
The first power reserved Is the
initiative. Thirty thousand electors
at large may propose any measure ~
initiative petition. Every such Pet.
ton shall contain the full text OF the
measure and shall be filed with the
Secretary Of State not less than nine
~ days before the election at which
1t 10 to be voted upon. = a.,
The second power reserved Is tns
referendum. Twenty-fitve .f tnousamu
=, asss %sy Of
measure enacted by the Legislature,
except an emergency measure. But
the filing of a referendum petltlon
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 fi!ea
with the Secretary of State not later
than ninety days after the adjourn
mentor the session of the legislature
Ne Initiative or referendum petition
shall be circulated or filed during
regular or special session Of the leg
islature.
Each measure initiated by or re-
ferred to the electors, shall be SUP,
mitted by its ballot title. which shall
Secretary Of State and shall be voted
upon at any statewide election desig-
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.
Amy measure, except an emergency
measure submitted to the electors OF
the state shall become law when
approved by majority of the votes
into effect on the thirtieth day after
the election, unless otherwise specl-
fled In the measure.
II referendum petition is filed
against an emergency measure. such
upon by the electors. And il it is
then rejected by q majority of the
votes cast thereon, 1t shall be thereby
repealed. Any such measure shall
be submitted to the electors at spe-
G Gov aeGt' or the pet
ton filed against 1t. shall be signed
by thirty-five thousand electors al
large. Such special election shall be
called by the Governor and shall be
more than one hundred thirty days
after the adjournment OF the session
of the legislature.
The Secretary Of state shall pass
upon each petition, and II ne finds
It. ins 5, he shall ,., notify the the
allow twenty days for correction OF
All decisions of tho Secretary OF
State in regard to any such petition
shall be subject to review b.. the Su.
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.
quent decision shall invalidate such
proved by majority Of the vote.
cast thereon. II proceedings are
brought against any petition upor
any ground. the burden of proof
shall be upon the party attacking it
No n law sha! be enacted %tn4
which may be circulated. Such CO.
original petition when filed or at.
tached thereto. Nor shall any law bt
enacted ivn any person from
circulating the petition, nor in any
manner interfering with the freedom
in securing signatures. to petitions.
Each petition shall have. printed
thereon q ballot title which shall
Of the measure, and the names of al
least five electors who shall consti.
tute the committee for the petit
TONERS" and who shall represent and
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 O.
State and all other officials shall b,
ditional legislation shall be provid
ed.
II conflicting measures initiated b.
or referred to the electors shall b.
approved by majority of the votes
east thereon, the one receiving tn
| shall become the law.
The word measure" as used here
! in shall include any law or amend
| ment thereto, resolution, Legislative
proposal or enactment of any charac
ter.
The veto power Of 4he Governo
shall not extend to the measures mi
| tiated by or referred to the electors
No. measure enacted or approved b.
a vote OF the electors shall be re
! except upon a yea and nay vote upol
roll call of.two thirds Of all the mem
bers elected to each house.
This section shall be self-executinl
| and all of it's provisions shall b.
enacted to facilitate its operation, bu
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. ION
| Session Laws 1891
,a approved by Governor. March II
Submitted by referendum petition:
tions 3. 3 and Of Chapter iss. SEES
sion Laws Of North Dakota for tn
year 1929. and providing for ta
| of four cents pei. gallon upon motto
vehicle fuels, and further providing
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGIs
LATIvE ASSEMBLY OF TIL
section i. AMENDMENT.) Tia
Section 2 of Chapter 166, Session Law
of North Dakota for the year 1872!
Is hereby amended and re- enacted t
read az follows:
Section 2. That each and ever
dealer in motor vehicle fuel, as de
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 fu<
as herein defined, shall, not late
than the 18th day of each calenda
month render to the State Audito
on forms prescribed, prepared, an
furnished by the state Auditor,
sworn statement of the number {
gallons of motor vehicle fuel sold G
used by him or them during the pre-
cedtng 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-ir
} fact, or by chief accountant or OF
ficer In case Of a foreign corpors
ton: by the managing agent or owr
; er In case of firm, association or ii
; dividual: and shall contain a state
ment Of the quantities of mote
vehicle fuel sold or used within til
State of North Dakota from his {
: their respective places Of bushes
! and II any of such motor vehicle flu
7 has been sold and delivered by sal
; dealer to customers in the origin,
package, whether in tank cars. bal
} relS or other packages and in tt