The Nevada County picayune., 1910-07-01
PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO THE CON- STITUTI0N 0F THE STATE OF
 ARKANSAS

ARKANSAS
 Noticei is herehX giXen.that the follam- ing Jont resolution. proposing an a. mendment to the Stat0 Constitution. was passed by he General Assembly at
 its regular session of 1909, and that the same will be submit' ed to the electors of the State at the next general elee- tion, to be held Monday, September l2 1910, for oradoption or rejection.
 PROPOSED 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 ma jority of the electors voting at such election adopt such amendment the same shall become a part of the Constitution of the State of Arkansas, to wit:
 That section one. article five, of the Constitution of the State or 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 Cons stitution and to enact or reject the same at the polls independent of the legislative as Sembly, and also res erVe power at their own option to approve or reject at the polls any act of the legislative assem ply. 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 shall 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 al which they are to be voted upon.
 The second power Is Referendum, and il may be ordered (eXcept as to laws necessary for the immediate preserva- ton of the public peace, health or safe ty) either by the petition signed hV , 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 iegIsla- live assembly shall order special cleo ton. Any me sure referred to the people shall take effect and become a law when 1t Is approved by a maiority of the votes cast thereon and not other wise. The style of all bills shall be. Be 1t 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 W 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 l number of legalVotes necessary to sign l such petition shall be counted Peti- l tions and orders for the Initiative and 1 for the Referendum shall be filed with 1 the Secretary Of state, and in submit. ting the same ;o the people he and all other officers shall be guided by the general laws and the acts submitting l this amendment until legislation shall | he specially provided therefor.
 The above resolution was filed in ths office of the Secretary of State on February l9, l909
 Each elector may vote for or against the above amendment
 Witness my official signature this F day of February, l9l0
 0. C. LUDWIG, lSealD Secretary of State.