Pocahontas star herald., 1910-04-22

N''NO 10 norooS given Uhat Jne following
Joint resolution, proposing an amendment
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
election. to be held Monday. September 1s,
1910 for adoption 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 sub
mitted to the electors Of the State for appro-
val or rejection at the next general election
tor senator's and representatives. II a majori-
W 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;
Thatsection one, article FIVE. of the Con
stltution OF the State of Arkansas be amen.
ded so as to read as follows:
section l, The legislative of this State
snail be vested In General Assembly which
shall consist of the Senate and House of Rem.
resentatives. but the people of each mum.
clpallty each county and of the State. re-
serve 10 themselves power to propose laws
ana amendments to the constitution and to
enact or reject the same at the polls indie.
pendent OF the legislative assembly. and also
reserve power at their own option to approye
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
thah per cent OF the legal voters shall be re-
qulred to propose any measure by such peti /.
tlon 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 month
before the election at which they are to be
voted upon.
The second power is Referendum, and
II may be ordered Except as to laws neces.
sary for the immediate preservation. of the
public peace. health or safety either by the
petitionI signed by per cent OF the legal
voters or by the legislative assembly as
other bills are enacted. Referendum peti.
tions shall be filed with the Secretary OF
state not more than ninety days after the
hnal 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
py 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.
lative assembly of the right to introduce
any measure. The whole number OF vote,
cast for the Office Of Governor at the regular
election last proceeding the filing of anN
petitionsfor the Initiative or for the Refer
endum shall be the basis on which the mum
Der Of legal votes necessary to sign sucl
petition shall be counted, Petitions anC
orders for the Initiative ana 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 sha
/ 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 1911
day of February. 1910.
O.C. LUDWIG.
(seaD Secretary of State.