Pocahontas star herald., 1910-03-04
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 sub.
mltted to the electors of the State for apprc-
val or rejection at the next general election
for senators and representatives. II MAORI.
ty 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-wit
That section one, article five. OF the Con-
stltution Of the State of Arkansas be amen.
ded so as to read as follows:
Section |, The leglsl ative of this State
shall be vested in a General Assembly,which
shall consist of the Senate and House Of Rep.
resentatiyeS. but the people of each muni.
cipality. each county and of the State. re-
| serve to themselves power to propose laws
and amendments to the constitution and to
enact or reject the same at the polls inde-
pendent 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 by
the people is the Initiative, and not more
than per cent of the legal voters shall be re-
duired to propose any measure by such peti.
tion. and every such petition shall include
the full text of the measure so proposed.
Initiative petitions shall be filed with the
Secretary ofState not less than four months
before the election at which they are to be
voted upon.
THE second power is a Referendum. and
1t may be ordered Except as to laws neces.
sary for the immediate preservation of the
public peace. health or safety either by the
petition signed by per cent of the legal
voters or by the legislative ass emily as
other bills are enacted. Referendum petit
| tions shall be filed with the Secretary OF
state not more than ninety days after the
final adjournment of the session of the legis-
| lative assembly which passed the bill on
which the referendum is demanded. The
veto power of the Governor shall not extend
to measures referred TO the people, All elec
tions on measures referred to the people OF
the State shall be had at the biennial regular
general elections except when the legislative
/ assembly shall order a special election Any
measure referred TO the people Shall take
effect and become law when it is approved
/ by a majority Of the votes cast thereon and
not otherwise. The style of all bills sh all be-
BE 1t Enacted by the People Of the State OF
Arkansas" This section shall not be con-
strued to deprive any member OF the legis
lattve assembly of the right to introduce
any measure. The whole number Of votes
cast for the office of Governor at the regular
election last preceding the filing of any
petitionsfor the Initiative or for the Refer
endum shall be the basis on which the mum.
Der Of legal votes necessary to sign sucf
petition shall be counted. Petitions anC
orders for the Initiative and for the Referen
dun shall be filed with the Secretary o.
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 shal
be specially provided therefor.
The above resolution was filed in the offic,
Of the Secretary of State on February 10, 1909
Each elector may vote for or against tn,
above amendment.
Witness my official signature this the l2tl
day of February. 1910.
O.C. LUDWIG.
(SeaD Secretary of State.