Pocahontas star herald., 1910-06-24
Proposed Amendment No. 10

'"PVSCu HWCHuWCHt NO. lU
That the following is hereby proposed
an amendment to the Constitution of tho
state or Arkansas. and the same being sub.
mitted to the electors of the State for appro-
val or rejection at the next general election
for senators and representatives. n maiori.
~ OF the electors voting at such election
ADOPT such amendment the same shall be.
come part OF the Constitution OF the state
OF Arkansas, to-wlt:
Ihatsection one. article ave OF the Con
sltution OF the State OF Arkansas be amen.
ded so as to read as follows;
Section |. The legislative OF this stato
shall be vested in General ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
shall consist OF the Senate and House OF Ran.
resentatlves' but the people OF each muni
cipaiity' each county and OF the State. re-
serve TO themselves power to propose Iaws
ana amendments to the constitution and to
enact or reject the same at the polls ind.
pehuent OF the legislative assembly. and also
reserve power at their own option TO approve
or reject at the polls any act OF the legisla-
tive assembly The first power reserved NV
the people Is the Initiative. and not mora
than per cent OF the legal voters shall be ra-
dulred to propose any measure by sucb nett.
tion' and every such petition shall include
the full text OF the measure SO pronosad
Ihiuative petitions shall be filed with the
secretary ofstate not less than four month
before the election at which they ;are TO be
voted upon. " "
The second power is a Referendum ana
IL may be ordered Except as to laws neces.
sary for the Immediate preservation OF the
puoiic peace. health or safety either by the
petltloni signed by per cent OF the legal
voters or by the legislative assemble as
other Dills are enacted. Referendum netis
LIONS snail be filed with the Secretarv ~
SSIe snui d41 more than ninety days after the
nal hnal suJournment OF the session OF the legis-
lative assembly which passed the biIj on
whlch the referendum Is demanded. The
veto power OF the Governor shall moi extend
,io 70 measures referred to the people. All cleo
~, LIONS on measures referred TO the people OF
the state shall be had at the biennial rerulsr
general elections except when the legislative
assembly shall order special election. ANY
measure measure referred to the people shall take
veou bv n,a ano pecome law when II Is approved
not otherwise; The style OF ali bills sh ali be.
ne IL Enacted by the People OF the state az
Arkansas. This section shall not be con.
sa.,l 1se.ueu 70 deprive any member OF the legis-
lative 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 any
petltion;for the Initiative or for the Refer
endum shall be the basis on which the NUM-
Der OF legal votes necessary to sign such
petition 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 to the
people he and all other officers shall be guild
ed by 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,
loeau' Secretary Of State.