The Mena weekly star., 1910-05-26
LEGAL NOTICES
Proposed Amendment to the
 ton of the State of Arl. ~onsiiiu.


 Proposed Amendment to ,h.
 ton ot the State of Arkanss.' ''s'u- Notice is hereby given that tba ,,' joint resolution, proposing an ama.s s,'''osing the State Constitution, was nassss aent h General Assembly at its regular ss.'' 'As l9oa, and that the same VIII be bss'0n subns,.'nl q the electors of the State, at the pev, '"'''ed a election. to be held Monday, sen,eu'' ssAetal 1910, for adoption or rejection.
 Proposed Amendment N
 That the following Is hereby nro,., amenomcnt to the Constitution of ,,eu ,sa as an of Arkansas, and the same be,n. n1 slaie to the electors of the State for an,,,.o ''''l'i jection at the next general election v To. tors and representatives, If a malor,t., sla electors voting at such election adns. V '@e amendment the same shall become such the Constitution of the State of r.n Fa''R to-wlt: AAlsas That section one. article five. ofth c tution ofthe State of Arkan ba sp'saE so as to read as follows: eaad section I. The legislative po,,.r.
 state shall be vested in a Genera, A,., ls which shall consist Of the Senate and '4 of Representatives, but the peenlo ', ,'0'* municipality each county and of ,hs s' '4't reserve to themselves power to propo.s'.' s's' and amendments to the Constitu,,on 'a'. ..s enact or reject the same at the nol,. pendent of the legislative assemblv a. '''s reserve power at their own option toas- or reject at the polls any act of tho XIV '.-.' | tive assembly. The first power res.rrs,'' the people is the Initiative. ana m, :, than per cent Of the legal voters shal, k. KY quired to propose any measure by sueA ;. tition, and every such petition shall lp.las the full text Of the measure so proposed ,' | ltiative petitions shall ho filed win tho s,- tary of State not less than four months ,,s' the election at which they are to ts y,s', upon.
 .The second power Is a Referendum ,oA. may be ordered except as Co laws neees,.. for the immediate preservation Of the nnss peace, health or safety either by the ,.,,a,. signed by per cent of the legal voters x, \. the legislative assembly as other HlI. ,. enacted. Referendum petitions shall hes1s with the Secretary Of state not nore ,A.. ninety days after the final adjournmen, X the session Of the legislative assembly wA,1 passed the bill on which the refcrepdar demanded. Tho veto power of the tio,smv shall not extend to measures referred to il. people. All elections on measures reIers to the people of the State shall be had atA biennial regular general elections e,u. when the legislative assembly shah ordr special election. Any measure .referr,sh < the people shall take effect and become a X, when it Is approved by a majority of us votes cast thereon and not otherwlse m. style Of ali hiils shaii be. "Be 1t Enacted m the People 0f. the State of ArkansaSr ns section shall not be construed t0 depflys ,m member Of the legislative assembly of n. right to introduce any measure. Tine vhA number of votes cast for the office of tioges or at the regular election last preceding t. filing of any petition for the Initiative ot ts the Referendum shall be the basis on whst the number of legal votes necessary to aa such petition shall he counted. Petitions aH orders for the Initiative and for the Rtffts dun sball be filed with tho Secretary of fshs and In submitting the same to the peeps s and all other officers shall be guided by is general laws and the acts submitting hs amendment until legislation shall Dc spdd ly provided therefor The above resolution was filed in the ona of Secretary of State on February ia Ie
 Each clcctor may vote for or agalns ts above amendment.
 Witness my official signature this isn aH February, ioi0
 c. c. LUDWIG (Seal.l Secretary ofssas