The Nevada County picayune., 1910-05-20
POPOsEO AMENDMENT NO 10

That the following is hereby proposed as an amendment to the Constitution of the State of Arkansas, and the same being submitted to the electors of the State for approval or rejection at the next general election for senators and representatives, if a majority of the electors voting at such election adopt such amendment the same Shali become part of the Constitution 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 l. The legislative powers of this State shall be vested in a General Assembly, which shall consist of the Senate and House of Representatives, but the people of each municipality, each county and of the State, reserve 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 as sembly, and also reserve power at their own option to approve or reject at the polls any act of the legislative assem bly,. The first power reserved by the people Is the Initiative, and not more than per cent of the legal voters shall be required to propose any measure by such petition, and every such petition snail include the full text of the meas ure so proposed. Initiative, petitions shall be filed with the Secretary State not less than four months before the election at which they are to be voted upon.
 .'The second power is Referendum, and it may be ordered (except as to laws necessary for the immediate preserva- tion of the public peace, health or safe ty) either by the petition signed by , per cent of the legal voters or by the legislative assembly as other bills are enacted. Referendum petitions shall be filed with the Secretary 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 demand ed. The veto power of the Governor shall not extend to measures referred to the people All elections on meas ures referred to the people of the State shall be had at the biennial regular gen eral elections, except when the legisla- live assembly shall order especial cleo tion. Any me asure referred to the people shall take effect and become law when it is approved by a majority of the votes cast thereon and not other wise The style of all bills shall be, Be it Enacted by the People of the State of Arkansas. This section shall not be construed to deprive any mem- Der of the legislative assembly of the right to introduce any measure. The hole number of votes cast for office of Governor at the regular election last proceeding the filing of any petition for the Initiative or for the Referen- dunn shall be the basis on which the number of legal votes necessary to sign such petition shall be counted. Peti- tions and orders for the Initiative and for the Referendum shall be filed with the Secretary of State, and in submit. ting the same to the people he and all other officers shall be guided by the general laws and the acts submitting this amendment until legislation shall be specially provided therefor.
 The above resolution was filed in the office of the Secretary of State on February l9, 1909.
 Each elector may vote for or against the above amendment
 Witness my official signature this l2 day of February, 1910.
 o. C. LUDWIG,
 (Seal.) Secretary of State.