The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1932-02-16

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BE 1t Enacted BY the People OF the
! state OF North Dakota
| Sec. Is. The legislative power Of this
state shall be vested In q Legislature
OF and house se Q.
ever, reserve the power, first. to pro-
pose measures and to enact or reject
the same at the polls; second. to ap-
prove or reject at the polls any mea-
parts OF any measure enacted by the
legislature.
I The first power reserved is the
initiative. Thirty thousand electors
initiative. petition. Every such petit
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 is to be voted upon.
The second power reserved is the
referendum. Twenty-Five thousand
electors at large may, by referendum
the me OF any
except an emergency measure. But
the filing of a referendum petition
against one. or more items, sections
or parts of any measure shall not
to effect. Such petition shall be filed
with the Secretary Of State not later
| than ninety days after the adjourn
ment OF the session OF the Legislature
at which such measure was enacted.
| No initiative or referendum petition
shall be circulated or filed during "A
regular or special session of the leg
| fSlature.
Each measure initiated by or re-
ferred 10 the electors. shall be sub
mitted by it's ballot title, which shall
be placed upon the ballot by the
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
1 by the board of canvassers.
Any measure, except an emergency
measure submitted to the electors Of
the state shall become law when
! approved by a majority of the votes
into effect on the thirtieth day after
| the election, unless otherwise speci-
fled in the measure.
| II a referendum petition is filed
against an emergency measure, such
upon by the electors. And if it is
then rejected by majority of the
votes cast thereon. it shall be thereby
repealed: Any such measure shall
be submitted to the electors at spe-
cial election il SO ordered by the
! 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
called by the Governor and shall be
held not less than one hundred nor
more than one hundred thirty days
after the adjournment of the session
| OF tho legislature.
The Secretary of state shall pass
upon each petition, and if he finds
it insufficient he shall notify the
! committee for the petitioners" and
allow twenty days for correction or
! amendment.
All decisions of the Secretary of
| state In regard to any such petition
shall be subject to review by the STU
preme Court. But il the sufficiency
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 "a majority of the votes
cast thereon. II proceedings are
brought against any petition upon
any ground, the burden Of proof
No law shall be enacted limiting
the. number of copies of a petition
w.lich may be circulated. Such CO.
pies shall become part of the
tachcd thereto. Nor shall any law be
enacted prohibiting any person from
giving or receiving compensation for
circulating tho petition. nor in any
manner interfering with the freedom
IN securing signatures to petitions.
Each petition shall have printed
thereon a ballot title which shall
fairly represent the subject matter
or the measure, and the names of at
least five electors who shall consti-
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TONERS" and who shall represent and
act for the petitioners.
| The enactinE clause of all measures
initiated BY the electors, shall be: BE
1t enacted by the people of the State
OF North Dakota in submitting mea-
sures to the electors, tho Secretary of
state and all other officials shall be
guided by the election laws until ad-
ditlonal legislation shall be provid-
ed.
If conflicting measures initiated by
or referred to the electors shall be
approved by majority of the votes
cast thereon. the one receiving the
highest number of affirmative votes
shall become the law.
| Tho 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 the Governor
shall not extend to the measures ini-
| tldtsu ny OF REFERRED TO the electors.
No measure enacted or approved by
q vote of the electors shall be re-
pealed or amended by the legislature
except upon yea and nay vote upon
toll call of two thirds of all the mem
| bers elected to each house.
This section shall be self-executing
and all of its provisions shall be
treated as mandatory Laws may be
enacted to facilitate its operation, but
no law shall be enacted to hamper
restrict or impair the exercise of the
rights herein reserved to the people.
REFERRED MEASURE
GASOLINE TAX
Referendum of Senate Bill No. 100,
| Session Laws 1891
approved by Governor, March II,
Submitted by referendum petition.
! An Act to amend and re-enact Sec
tons 2. and 5 of Chapter 166. SEES
sion Laws Of North Dakota for the
year 1929 and providing for a tax
OF four cents per gallon upon motor
vehicle fuels, and further providing
| for the distribution of the revenues
derived from said tax.
BE 1T ENACTED BY THE LEGIs-
L "a ITE; or ASSEMBLY ASST OF THE
Section of Chapter 166, Session Laws
OF North Dakota for the year 1929,
is hereby amended and re-enacted to
read as follows:
l oCSISOA 4udl edCH ana every
dealer in motor vehicle fuel as de-
fined in this Act. who is now en-
gagged. or who may hereafter engage
in his own name, or in the name OF
others, or in the name of his repre-
sentative or agents, in this state. in
the sale or use of motor vehicle fuel
as herein defined. shall. not later
than the 18th day of each calendar
month render to the State Auditor.
on forms prescribed, prepared, and
furnished by the State Auditor,
sworn statement of the number of
gallons OF motor vehicle fuel sold or
used by him or them during the pre-
cedtng calendar month, which state
ment shall be sworn to by one Of the
principal officers in case of domestic
| corporation; or by the resident gem
eral agent, or agents. or attorney-in-
fact. or by chief accountant or Of
ficer in case of foreign corpora
ton. by the managing agent or own
er in case of a firm, association or in
.dividual;. and shall contain a state
ment Of the quantities of motor
vehicle fuel sold or used within the
state OF North Dakota from his or
their respective places OF business,
and il any of such motor vehicle fuel
has. been sold and delivered by said
dealer to customers in the original