Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1910-08-10
Proposed Amendment No. 10.

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 Proposed Amendment No. 10. That the following is hereby pro- posed as an amendment to the Consti- tuition of the State of Arkansas. and the same being submitted to the cleo l tors of the State for approval or re- jection at the next general election for senators and representatives, if ma- jOrity of the electors voting at such election adopt such amendment the same shall become a part of the Con- stitution of the State of Arkansas, to- wit:
 That section one, article five, of the Constitution of the State of Arkansas be amended so as to read as follows:
 Section 1. The legislative powers of this State shall be vested in a Gen. eral Assembly, which shall consist of the Senate and House of Representa- tives, but the people of each munici- pality, each county and of the State, reserve to themselves power to pro- pose 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 at their own option to approve or reject at the polls any act of the legislative assembly. The first power reserved by the people is the Inil:a- tive, and not more than s per cent of t'... legal voters shall be required to propose any measure by such peti- ton, and every such petition shall in- clude the full text of the measure so proposed. Initiative petitions shall be filed with the Secretary of State not less than four months before the elec- tion at which they are to be voted up- on.
 "The second power is Referendum, and it 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 per cent of the legal vot- CTS or by the legislative assembly as other bills are enacted. Referendum petitions shall be filed with the Sec retary of State not more than ninety days after the final adjournment of the session of the legislative assembly which passed the bill on which the referendum is demanded The veto power of the Governor shall not ex- tend to measures referred to the peo- pie. All elections on measures re- ferred to the people of the State shall be had at the biennial regular gener- al elections, except when the legisla- tive assembly shall order a special election. Any measure referred tt the people shall take effect and be- come a law when it is approved by majority of the votes cast thereon ant not otherwise. The style of all bill: shall be, Be it Enacted by the Peo , pie of the State of Arkansas This : section shall not be construed to de , prive any member of the legislativ' . assembly of the right to introduce an, measure. The whole number of vote , cast for the office of Governor at tn , regular election last proceeding tn filing of any petition for the Initiativ or for the Referendum shall be tn basis on which the number of lega votes necessary to sign such petition : shall be counted. Petitions and or 3 ders for the Initiative and for the Ref 6 erendum shall be filed with the Secre ] tary of State, an din submitting tn | same to the people he and all othe officers shall be guided by the genera
 laws and the acts submitting thi
 amendment until legislation shall |
 specially provided therefor.
 The above resolution was filed j the office of the Secretary of State o February 19, 1909.
 , Each elector may vote for or agains
 the above amendment.
 2, Witness my official signature thi
 18th day of February, 1910. o. c. LUDWIG,
 (SeaD. Secretary of State.