Pocahontas star herald., 1910-07-15
LEGAL ADS
Proposed Amendment to the Constitution Of
the State Of Arkansas

Notice Is hereby given that the following
Joint resolution. proposing an amendment
70 the state Constitution. was passed by tho
General Assembly at It's regular session OF
l~' andthat the same will be submitted 10
the electors OF the State at the next general
election. TO be held Monday. September ~
1910. for adoption or rejection.
Proposed Amendment No. 10
That the following Is hereby nronosad
an amendment TO the Constitution Of tho
state OF Arkansas and the same being sub.
nieeeu 10 the electors OF the State for appro-
val or rejection at the next general election
lor senators and representatives. II majori.
" OF the electors voting at such election
ADOPT such amendment the same shall he.
come part OF the Constitution OF the stata
OF Arkansas, to-wit:
Ihatsectlon one. article five. OF the Con
sttutlon OF the State OF Arkansas be anon.
ded so as TO read as follows:
section l. The legislat OF this State
shall be vested in General Assenlbl (which
snaii consist OF the Senate and House of Rem.
resentatiyes but the people OF each mimi.
cipauty' each county and OF the State. re-
serve to themselves power TO propose lave
ana amendments to the constitution and IN
enact or reject the same at the nolls irda.
ponuene Oh the legislative assembly, and also
reserVe power at their own option TO approve
or reject at the polls any act OF the legisla-
1--WE assembly. The first power reserved nv
the people is the Initiative, and not mora
than per cent OF the legal voters shall ba ra-
uulred to propose any measure by such nett.
uon' and every such petition shall inclndo
tne rull text OF the measure SO pronosad
initiative petitions shall be 6led with Tho
secretary ofState not less than four montbs
oelore the election at which they fare to be
voted upon. W
Ihe second power Is a Referendum and
IL may be ordered Except as TO laws neces.
sary for the immediate preservation az tho
public peace. health or safetyl eitbar hv ,ho
petltlOnl signed by per cent OF the 1agai
voters or by the legislative assemhlv az
otner t1 bills are enacted. Referendum petis
state Sns, nns % oe nled with the Secretary OF
nnal adjournment of the session of the iesisS
iAuVe assembly which passed the hill On
wa,o wnich 1.-The the referendum IS demanded. The
to ton power OF the Governor shall not extend
.ysures ~ measures referred TO the people. All elec-
uons on measures referred TO the people of
Cne state shall be had at the biennial rrrnfar
seheral electlonS except when the Legislative
assembly shall order special election. Any
measure referred to the people shall take
erect and become law when IL Is approved
Dy majority OF the votes cast thereon and
mot @ otherwise, The style OF all bills sh ali be.
be IL Enacted by the People OF the state Oh
hrkansas. This section shall not be con.
strued TO deprive any member of The legis-
latlye assembly OF the right 10 Introduce
any measure. The whole number OF votes
cast Tor the Office OF Governor at the regular
election, last preceding the filing OF anv
petltlon:for the Initiative or for the Refer,
endum shall be the basis on which the num-
Der OF legal votes necessary to sign such
petuon shall be counted, Petitions and
orders for the Initiative ana for the Referen-
DUN shall be filed with the Secretary OF
state. and In submitting the same 10 the
people he and all other officers shall be guild
ed Dy the general laws and the acts submit
ting this amendment until legislation shall
be specially provided therefor.
The above resolution was filed in the Office
OF the Secretary OF State on February 10, 1909.
Each elector may vote for or against the
above amendment
Witness my official signature this the 18th
day OF February. 1910.
O.C. LUDWIG,
Neao Secretary OF State.