The Forrest City times., 1910-05-27
Proposed Amendmsnf No. 10.

Hhat tho following i~ hereby pg4pl>ell as 9H amendment f4 the tnstI tIiut i0u of he ~tate1f tAee eiesf0r~ 5f ihr ~1dfr for appros al or ry ies tIt8M a3 tit next general election Tor senator, and Ieare>e4lauze>. T n majority oi the electors voting at ~Hrh election adopt ~Ettb amendment thc same shah become part Of line Constitution of the rlafc of Arkansas. tDWi1t
 That section one. article five af the Cou~li- tatiou at tae ~1ate pt Arkansas hc amended ~u a~ oread a, follows.
 SECTION | The legislative powers of thi, state shati He vested =ln t,eucuai Assembly. which shall consist of the senate and House of Representative. bat the people of each mu- ulcipaliIN. each county and of the state. re- amendments to the Constitution and tO enact uf reject the same at the polls independent of the legislative assembly, aud also reserve power at theIr own option to approve or fe- feet al the polls any act of the legiSla- tive assembly. The first power reserved nv the people s the Initiative, and not more than per cent of the legal voters shall he required tu propose any measure ny such petition. and every such petition shall include the full tcNtof the measure SO proposed. In H5atiNe pei itious ~hali be filed with the Seere- tarv of ~t ate not less than four months hef0r. tHt5 plert iuu at which they are To he voted upon
 The second power k a Referendum and 1t may ncoIdeIrU ltNcePl d, to iaHN necessary for the immediate preservation of the public uearr- health Orsafety4 either hy the petition -isHrd hv ; per cent of the legal voters or by fats I,.-i-latiAt assembly as other bills are eu-
 
 with fhe Secretary of state not more than ninety. 5tay~ after th, tual adjournment of the session ol fHc legislative assembly which passed hcIlN Ngl which the referendum k de- naude.t 1Hr veto power of the Governor shall moi extend ,o measures referred 10 the neople NtItltefiOuS on measures referred tu inc ppapte at the >lais shall he had at the hi- enuiai rcErlitr 4eurfal elections. except when Gbt- lesi-iati#e assembly shall order special election Any measure fetclItd tu the people -HaIl tske eart5 #8d Heso# law when il is approved pY majority ~ the votes east fherean and uDr otherwise The style of all biil,-nall De 'tie + EHactrd ny the FoQpleui tho ~laI of srlsan>a7. Ilts section shalt not Gact..-t .l.d ID #autfNc 5HF member rf tbc lasl-taf4xr assembly at he fiEht tc Iutroduc. lffs .f4t=a-.iHg EHrNHHio rttfr perof votes east for the oAt.f ai G#ttHHal at ile t-ular eter tfaa la-t pe#e.iu- lHr hHB- Qt auY petition f4,. lh, Init .-..3. far Inc +. tsreudum shall Aa ttU ua-z- u= winch the u4mhrf Of jeeaI votes Hect ~~s4y t4 sim such pctItluu >hdit t5r .8uUtp1 Partitions and ordef~ faf the Initiative and tar the Referendum shalt hc tiled with th, ~at.rot7r,, 0t ~tafg. and n submitting the ~ams fathe. H.1uIe ht and al other officers shail bt ,1IIidaa nv f.p general IlW~ and The acfs suh- m{ffIrfz thf, amendment until legislation shall i.,. -peeiaiis provided therefor
 The above re-atatlOu was tledin the office Oi he ~pefetarv of -tatea February lA lAa
 Eaeh eIeefor may vote for or against the above amendment.
 Nitne,, my ofiglal signature this i=th day Oi
 q. C. LUDWIG.
 seal secretary 0f state 3-i-2>t