The Forrest City times., 1910-08-19
Proposed Amendment No. 10.

That the following Is hereby proposed as an amendment 10 the Constitution of the state of Arkansas, and the same being submitted to the electors of the state for approval OF re lec- ton al the next general election for senators and representatives, if a majority of the
 electors voting al such election adopt such amendment the same shall become part of the Constitution of the state of Arkansas. t0Wit
 Thai section one, article five of the Con,ti- tuition of the state of Arkansas be amended so a, to read as follows.
 SECTION The legislative powers of this
 state shall he vested in General Assembly. which shall consist of the senate and House of preseutative>, hut the people of each mu- ulClpai1iy, each county and of the state re- serve to themselves power to propose laNs and amendments ta the Constitution and taHenact or teJect the same at the polls independent ot
 the legislative assembly, and ai~j fe,trVe power al then own option to approve or rc- 4etf d the poll, any aet of the icEISla-
 tiFe assembly. The tf~t power reserved
 hN the people k Inc Initiative and mol more than per cent of the legal voters shall
 nr required lo propose any measure hy sucn petition. and every such petition shall include the full tcSt af The measure >u prupo,ed lt- ltlatlXe petitions shall be fled With the ~erre-
 tary of state uot less than four months before the election nj which they are to he voted ap0u.
 he second power k Referendum and it may be ordered (eNcept a. to laws necessary fal the immediate preservation of the nnbIf1. peace health Or safety either hy the petition signed hy per cent of the legal voters or by the leEl>latINe assembly ae other bills are cn- acted. 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 [ he bill on which the referendum i, de- mahded. The veto power of the Governor snail Hdl extend To measures referred To the
 people. All elections on measures referred 10
 lhe people uf the state shall be had al the bi-
 enulal regular general elections except when
 tHr ltElslallVe assembly shall order a special eltclOn. Any measure referred to the people s3ali take effect aud become a law when il fs approved hy aiority of the votes cast thereon and not otherwise. The style of all
 pills shall be 5Bv il Enacted by the Peopleuf lne >taie of AlAaasas.' This section shall not ht construed h deprive any member of the legislative assembly of the right To introduce any measure. The whole number of votes east Tor the otHce of tOVrruOr al the regular eler Ioh idst preceding the filing uf any petition Tor The Initiative Or for the Referendum shall He Inc ba~ls a1l which The number 0f legal votes necessary To siEn such petition shall be t0Hh trd tcltt2A~ and orders fOrtht Initiative at3d Tor lbt Referendum shall be filed with the secretary 0t >tate, and in submitting he same IA the people he aud all other officers shall be -ulucd ny the general laws and the acts sub IAlttlhg thiS amendment until legislation shall be specially provided therefor"
 he ao9fe resolution was filed in fbe office of tile secret taly of state on February la l99
 Eaeh eteclor may vote for or against the above amendment
 :, Witness my official signature this t2th day of February, l91e. 0' 5s., c. (. LUDWIG,
 2 s5. secretary of state.