The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1910-04-02
LEGAL NOTICES
PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO THE CON-
STlTUTl0M OF THE STATE OF
ARKANSAS

Notice is hereby given that the follow
ing joint resolution. proposing an "a
mendm ent to the State Constitution,
was passed by the General Assembly at
its regular session of 1909, and that the
same will be submitted to the electors
of the State at the next general cleo
ton, to be held Monday, September IL,
1910, for adoption or rejection.
Proposed AMENDMENT NO OF ass s..
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 majority 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 OF Arkansas
be amended so as to read as follows:
Section / 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 St 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 a Referendum,
and it 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 by 5
per cent of the legal voters or by the
legislative assembly as other bills are
enacted. Referendum petitions shall
DE 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
Dill on which the referendum is demand
ed. The veto power of the Governor
shall net extend to measures referred
to the people All elections on meas
res referred to the people of the State
shall be had at the biennial regular gen
aral elections, except when the legisla-
i1,a ON, lNlXr cboll prIar cnpojal aloe
lion. Any me sure referred to the
people shall take effect and become
law When it is approved by majority
Of the votes cas- 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 eprive any men,
ger OF the legislative assembly of the
light o introduce any measure. The
y hole number of votes cast for Office
IF Governor at the regular election
asst proceeding the filing of any petition
tor the Initiative or fol the Referen /
Ium shall be the basis on which the /.
aumbtr of legal votes necessary to sign /
,uch petition shall be counted. Petit |
ions and orders for the initiative and
Tor the Referendum shall be filed with |
he Secretary of State, and IN submit
ing the same to the people he and all
other officers shall be guided by the
general laws and the acts submitting
his amendment until legislation shall
ne spe cially provided therefor.
: The above esolution was filed in the |
)ffice of the Secretary of State on
February 10, 1909.
Each elector may vote for or against
he above amendment
Witness my official signature this II
lay of February, 1910.
O. c. LUDWIG,
Seal) Secretary of State. |