enactment is not complete until, as ex-
plained by the Chairman of the Commit-
tee, it has received the governor's signa-
ture.
DELEGATE GILCHRIST: Enactment is
a legislative process as I said. My point is
that the whole thing could be taken care
of by using some other wording which re-
lates to the time at which the bill becomes
law as was done in the draft constitution.
Then you resolve all of these problems.
THE CHAIRMAN: Any further ques-
tions? Delegate Storm.
DELEGATE STORM: Mr. Chairman, I
wonder if the Style Committee could as-
sure us that they will review this. The
contention of the Committee has been ex-
pressed, and I think we all understand
what they mean and I believe we all ap-
prove it. Maybe we could pass on it if we
are assured by Style that they will ex-
amine this and make sure that it is stylish.
THE CHAIRMAN: Would the Chair-
man of the Committee on Style care to an-
swer that question?
DELEGATE PENNIMAN: I so assure
you.
THE CHAIRMAN: If there are no
amendments or further questions, we can
pass on to section 6. We have here Minority
Report No. S&E-IC. There are added addi-
tional sections so that consideration of sec-
tion 6 is the first order of business. Dele-
gate Cardin.
DELEGATE CARDIN: Mr. Chairman,
I have an amendment to introduce to sec-
tion 6 of the Committee Report. It is let-
tered at present J, Amendment J.
THE CHAIRMAN: The Clerk will read
the amendment. This will be no 10.
READING CLERK: Amendment no. 10
to Committee Recommendation S&E-1 by
Delegate Cardin: On page 3, lines 5 and 6,
delete subsection (b)e
THE CHAIRMAN: The Chair recog-
nizes Delegate Cardin.
DELEGATE CARDIN: I would like to
state I believe subsection (b) is additional
verbiage which is unnecessary in that a
law which has remained in effect, not sus-
pended at any time, need not be stated to
continue in effect.
I would also like to state that although
it was not included in the amendment, this
would require minor change in that sub- |
section (a) would no longer be a separate
subsection and the capital A in line 50
would become a small a.
Then it would read in line 48, "If the
law is not so repealed then a law which
has been suspended shall take effect thirty
days after the referendum or as provided
therein, whichever is later."
THE CHAIRMAN: Does anyone wish
to be heard on Amendment No. 10? Does
everyone have copies of amendment sub-
section (b) on page 3?
The question arises on adoption of
Amendment No. 10. All in favor, say Aye;
contrary, No. The Ayes have it. It is so
ordered. Amendment No. 10 is adopted.
Are there any further amendments to
section 6? If there are no further amend-
ments to section 6, I call on Delegate
Byrnes for his Minority Report S&E-IC.
Delegate Hutchinson.
DELEGATE HUTCHINSON: Mr.
Chairman, I have an amendment to offer
on the referendum. It does not pertain to
any of the sections that are included in
the committee report. It is in the form of
an addition. I wondered whether it would
be better to do it now or wait until after
the Minority Report, but it is germane to
the referendum issue. It has the no. 7, added
article, section (y).
THE CHAIRMAN: I would think it
would be in order to wait until after the
Minority Report is presented and then all
sections will be open to amendment. Dele-
gate Byrnes, you may proceed.
DELEGATE BYRNES: Thank you, Mr.
Chairman. Ladies and gentlemen of the
Convention, I stand before you this eve-
ning to discuss with you a concept with
which I do not think all of us are very
familiar. That is the concept of indirect
initiative. What is indirect initiative? This
is simply the power which the people re-
serve much like referendum, but it is a
positive power. It gives the people the op-
portunity to go directly to the legislature
with a proposed law and say that the
people think the legislature should, in the
interest of the public, pass this piece of
legislation.
The legislature then has the opportunity
in full glare of public light to discuss and
deliberate over this piece of proposed legis-
lation. If they decide that it is not in the
best interests of the people, it will not pass
it. If they decide that it has substantial |
