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CONSTITUTION OF 1867
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PROPOSED CONSTITUTION OF 1968
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Section 9.06. Natural Resources.
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The General Assembly shall provide by
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law for the conservation, enhancement, im-
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provement, and protection of the natural en-
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vironment, natural resources, and natural
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beauty of the State.
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Section 9.07. Consumer Protection.
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The General Assembly shall provide by
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law for the protection and education of the
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citizens of the State against harmful and un-
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fair business practices.
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Section 9.08. Sovereign Immunity.
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Sovereign immunity may not be pleaded as
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a defense in a suit against the State or any
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unit of local government, or any of their de-
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partments or agencies, except to the extent
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and in the manner prescribed by law.
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Section 9.09. Intergovernmental Coopera-
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tion.
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The State or any unit of local government,
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except as limited by any law, may cooperate
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or agree with one or more other governmen-
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tal unit or units, whether within or without
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the boundaries of the State, including the
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federal and state governments, for the exer-
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cise of any of its powers and functions.
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ARTICLE XVI. THE REFERENDUM.
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Section 1. (a) The people reserve to
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Section 2.10. Referendum.
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themselves power known as The Referendum,
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The people reserve to themselves the
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by petition to have submitted to the
registered voters of the State, to approve
or reject at the polls, any Act, or part
of any Act of the General Assembly, if
approved by the Governor, or, if passed
by the General Assembly over the veto of
the Governor;
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power of referendum. Any law enacted by
the General Assembly may be petitioned to
referendum except laws for legislative appor-
tionment and districting, or congressional
districting, or imposing a tax, or making an
appropriation for the state government or
any public institution.
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(b) The provisions of this Article shall
be self-executing; provided that additional
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Section 2.11. Manner of Referral.
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legislation in furtherance thereof and not
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A law, other than a law applicable in only
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in conflict therewith may be enacted.
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one county, shall be referred to a vote of the
people after a petition has been signed by a
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Sec. 2. No law enacted by the General
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number of qualified voters equal to at least
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Assembly shall take effect until the first
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five per cent of the total votes cast for gover-
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day of June next after the session at which
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nor in the most recent gubernatorial elec-
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it may be passed, unless it contain a Section
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tion. Not more than one-half of the required
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declaring such law an emergency law and
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number of signatures shall be those of quali-
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necessary for the immediate preservation
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fied voters residing in any one county. If the
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of the public health or safety, and passed
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total number of required signatures is filed
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upon a yea and nay vote supported by
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with the governor within sixty days after the
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three-fifths of all the members elected to
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bill becomes law, it shall be submitted to a
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each of the two Houses of the General
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vote of the people at the next general elec-
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Assembly; provided, however, that said
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tion held not less than four months after the
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period of suspension may be extended as
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bill becomes law.
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