▁Se an ad ▁could ▁demand ▁a ▁refer endum ▁on ▁the ▁bill . ▁The ▁refer endum ▁would ▁be ▁decided ▁by ▁a ▁majority ▁of ▁votes ▁cast ▁and ▁if ▁rejected ▁the ▁bill ▁would ▁not ▁become ▁law . ▁Article ▁ 4 7 ▁did ▁not ▁apply ▁to ▁money ▁b ills ▁or ▁b ills ▁declared ▁by ▁both ▁houses ▁to ▁be ▁" necess ary ▁for ▁the ▁immediate ▁pres ervation ▁of ▁the ▁public ▁peace , ▁health ▁or ▁safety ". ▁The ▁Constitution ▁( Am end ment ▁No . ▁ 1 0 ) ▁Act , ▁passed ▁on ▁ 1 2 ▁July ▁ 1 9 2 8 , ▁repe aled ▁Article ▁ 4 7 ▁in ▁its ▁entire ty , ▁along ▁with ▁Article ▁ 4 8 ▁which ▁provided ▁for ▁an ▁initi ative ▁process . ▁ ▁A ▁similar ▁power ▁given ▁to ▁the ▁Free ▁State ▁Se an ad ▁by ▁Article ▁ 4 7 ▁is ▁granted ▁to ▁the ▁modern ▁Se an ad ▁by ▁the ▁ 1 9 3 7 ▁Constitution ▁of ▁Ireland . ▁Under ▁the ▁current ▁constitution , ▁a ▁simple ▁majority ▁of ▁sen ators ▁( with ▁the ▁agreement ▁of ▁one - third ▁of ▁the ▁D á il ) ▁can ▁request ▁that ▁the ▁President ▁of ▁Ireland ▁refer ▁a ▁bill ▁to ▁the ▁people . ▁The ▁President ▁can ▁thus ▁refuse ▁to ▁sign ▁it ▁until ▁it ▁has ▁been ▁approved ▁either ▁in ▁an ▁ordinary ▁refer endum ▁or ▁by ▁the ▁D á il ▁after ▁it ▁has ▁re ass emble d ▁after ▁a ▁general ▁election . ▁This ▁power ▁has ▁never ▁been ▁used ▁because ▁the ▁modern ▁Se an ad ▁is ▁designed ▁in ▁such ▁a ▁way ▁as