The Forrest City times., 1910-03-11
Proposed Amendment No. 10.

That the following is hereby proposed as an amendment tO the Constitution of the state of Arkansas, and thc same being submitted to the electors of the state for approval or rclec- ton al the next general election for senators and representatives, if majority of the electors voting al such election adopt such amendment the same shall become a part of the Constitution of the state of Arkansas, towt
 That section one, article five of the Constf- tuition of the state Of Arkansas he amended aS to read as follows
 SECTION | The legislative powers of this state shall be vested in General \ SSembly which shall consist of the senate and House of Representatives, but the people of each mu- ncipality, each county and of the state, re serve to themselves power to propose laws and amendments to the Constitution and to enact or reject the same at the polls independent of the legislative assembly, and also reserve power al their own option to approve or re- lect at the polls any act of the lcgisla- tive assembly The first power reserved by the people is the Initiative. and not more than per cent of the legal voters shall he required to propose any measure by sucn petition and every such petition shall include the full text of the measure so proposed. h. itiatiVe petitions shall be filed with the Se,.re- tary of state not less than four months before the election al which they are 10 be voted upon
 The second power k t Referendum and il may be ordered except as to laws necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health or safety either by the petition signed by , Der cent of the legal voters or by the legislative assembly aS other bills are en-
 
 with the Secretary Of state mol more than uuety days after he final adjournment of the session of the legislative assembly which passed the bill on which the referendum k de- manded- The veto power Of the Governor shall moi extend to measures referred to the people, All elections on measures referred To the people of the state shall he had at the bl- cnuial re gular genrral elections. except when the legislative assembly shall Urdti a special election Any measure referred to the people shall take effect and hecone a law when il k approved by q majority of the votes east thereon and not otherwise The style If all bills shall be 'Reit Enacted hy the People of the state of Arkansas. This section sha not ue construed to deprive any member Uf the legislative assembly of the right to introduce any measure. The whole number Of votes east for the otlice of Governor at the feguiaFelee ton la~t preceding the hiipg 0t any petition for the Initiative of for the Referendum shalt lac the basis on which inc number If legal votes necessary n 9igu such petition shalt be reunited. Petitions and orders fotthc Initiative and for the Referendum shall be filed Wlth the ~ecrctaHx If taft. aud in submitting the same tothr peaplt he aud all other officers shall he guided ny tu" -lueral laWs and the acts sub- mittiu4 thl- amendment uBfil legislation snail he specially provided therefor
 The above resolution Was filed ib the oHiac 0i thc Secretary of stale on chwarY la lop.
 Each =rleetDt may vote for OF against he above amendment
 Mitup~. my uhisial signature this l4tl day oi February l"i3
 o= c. LUDWIG. seal Secretary of stale }-f-2~l