The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1932-03-12

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/ follows:
He II Enacted By the PcOpie Oh t"e
state Of North DAkofa4
Sec. 25. The legislative power OF TINS
| state shall be vested in Legislature
| ronsfating Of a senate and a mouse u
representatives.. The people, now
ever, reserve the power, first, 10 pro.
pose measures and to enact or reJecs
| the same at the polls: second. to APP
prove or reject at the polls any mea-
4 sure or any item, section, part or
parts of any measure enacted py tue
/ Legislature, =, A..
1 Initiative. Tkirty thousand electors
| at large may propose any measure Dy
/ initiative petition. Every such petit
| ton shall contain the full text OF tne
1 measure and shall be filed with the
! Secretary Of State not less than nine
| ty days before the election at which
| it is to be voted upon.
The second power reserved IS the
referendum. Twenty-Five thousand
electors at large may, by referendum
petition, suspend the operation or any
measure enacted by the legislature,
| except All emergency measure. but
| the filing of referendum petition
against one or more items, sections
or parts OF any measure snail not
prevent the remainder from going IN,
with the Secretary of State not later
than ninety days after the adjourn
1nent of the session of the Legislature
at which such measure was enacted.
No Initiative or Referendum petition
sha11 he, circulated or filed during n
regular or special session Of the leg
is1ature.
Each measure initiated by or re-
ferred to the electors, shall be sub.
mitted by its ballot title, which shall
pc placed upon the ballot by the
Secretary OF State and shall be voted
upon at any state wide election desig-
mated in the petition, or at any spe-
cial election called by the governor.
The result of the vote upon any lnea-
sure shall be canvassed and declared
by the board Of canvassers.
Any measure, except an emergency
measure submitted to the electors OF
the state shall become a law when
approved by majority of the votes
cast thereon. And such law shall go
into effect on the tlNrtieth day after
the election, unless otherwise speci-
fled in the measure.
IT referendum petition is filed
against an emergency measure, such
measure shall be law until voted
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repealed Any such measure shall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 II the referendum petit
ton filed against it shall be signed
by thirty-ffve 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 the legislature.
The Secretary OF State shall pass
No Na.
10 lnsufficiont he shall notify the
committee for the petitioners" and
allow twenty days for correction or
amendment.
state in regard to any such petition
snail be subject to review by the Su-
pren1e Court. But IL the sufficiency
OF such petition is being reviewed at
the time the ballot is prepared. the
Secretary OF State shall place the
quent decision shall invalidate such
measure IL it is at such election ap-
proved by majority Of the votes
cast thereon. IT proceedings are
brought against any petition upon
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.
PIE PIES s.,,, shail become part, of the
tached thereto. Nor shall any law be
enacted prohibiting any person from
giving or receiving compensation for
circulating the petition, nor in any
manner interfering with the freedom
IN securing signatures to petitions.
thereon ballot title which shall
fairly represent the subject natter
or the measure, and the names Of at
least tive electors who shall consti-
tute the committee for the petit
TONERS" and who shall represent and
act for the petitioners.
Inc enacting clause Of all measures
initiated by the electors, shall be: BE
It enacted by the people Of the State
OF north Dakota. In submitting mea-
state and all other officials shall be
guided by the election laws until ad.
ditional legislation shall be provid-
II conflicting measures Initiated by
or referred to the electors shall be
approved by a majority of the votes
cast thereon, the one receiving the
highest number OF affirmative votes
shall become the law
me word measure" as used here
ment thereto. resolution, legisfa alive
proposal Or enactment of any charac-
ter.
The veto power OF the Governor
snaIi not extend to the measures mi
t1ated by OR referred to the ELECTORS
No measure enacted or annroved i hv
a vote OF the electors shall be re-
pealed or amended by the legislature.
except upon yea and nay vote upon
roll call OF two thirds of all the mem
Ders elected to each house.
This section shall be self-executing
ana al OF Its provisions shall be
treated as mandatory. Laws NAV be
enacted to facilitate its operation. hut
no law shall be enacted to hammer.
restrlct or impair the exercise Of the
rights herein reserved to the people.
REFERRED MEAHURE
GASOLlNE TAX
Heferendem Of Senate Bill No. 100.
session Laws 1891
approved by Governor. March II.
by referendum petition:
An Act to amend and re-enact Sec.
tons 2. and s OF Chapter 168. SEES
sion Laws of North Dakota for the
~ ysa Fly as2s. and providing for tax
vehicle fuels, and further proyidinr
for the distribution OF tho reyenmes
derived from said tax.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGIs-
sTArN or A NoNTH bAKo Of THE
= section /. AMENDMENT.) That
Section 2 Of Chapter 1855, Session Laws
OF North Dakota for the year 1929.
II hereby anne ana re-enacted to
read AZ follows:
section 2. That each and every
dealer in motor vehicle fuel, as de-
fined In this Act, who is now en-
gagged. or who may thereafter engage
In his own name, or in the name of
others. or In tho name Of his repre-
sentative or agents. in this state, in
az herein defined. shall. not later
than tho 18TH day OF each calendar
month render to the State Auditor.
on forms prescribed, prepared, and
furnished by the State Auditor. a
sworn statement OF the number of
gallons Of motor vehicle fuel sold or
used by him or them during the pre-
ceding 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 4 chief accountant or Of
iicer 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 state
mcnt Of the quantities Of motor
vehicle fuel sold or used within tho
state OF North Dakota from his or
their respective places Of business.
And X any Of such motor vehicle fuel
has been sold and delivered by said
dealer to customers in the original
package, whether In tank cars. bar
rels or other packages and in the
same form ana condition in which the