Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1910-04-27
Proposed Amendment to the COnStitu.
ton of the State of Arkansas.


Notice is hereby given that the fol-
lowing 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 gem
, eral election to be held Monday, Sep
TENDER l., 1910, for adoption or reiee-
ton
Proposed Amendment No. 10.
That the following is hereby pro-
posed as an amendment to the Consti-
tuition of the State of Arkansas, and
the same being submitted to the cleo
tors OF the State for approval or re-
lection at the next general election for
senators and representatives if a ma
iority ot the electors voting at such
election adopt such amendment the
same shall become a part OF the Con-
stitution of the State OF Arkansas, to-
wit:
That section one. article five, of the
Constitution of tie State of Arkansas
be amended so as to read as follows:
Section I. The Legislative powers
of this State shall be vested in a Cen
the Senate and House of Representa-
tives. bat the people of each munich
pality, each county and Of the STATE,
reserve to themselves power to pro-
pose laws and amendments to the
Constitution and to enact or reject the
same at the polls independent of the
legislative assembly. and also reserve
power at their own option to approve
or reject at the polls any act of the
legislative assembly. The first power
reserved by the people is the Initia-
tive, and not more than per cent of
the legal voters shall be required to
propose any measure by such petit
ton, and every such petition shall in
clude the full text Of the measure so
proposed. Initiative petitions shall be
filed with tie Secretary of State not
less than four months before the elec-
ton at which they are to be voted up
on.
THE second power is Referendum,
and it may be ordered Except as to
laws necessary for the immediate
preservation Of the public peace,
health or safety either by the petition
signed by per cent Of the legal vot-
ers or by the legislative assembly as
other bills are enacted Referendum
petitions shall be filed with the Sec
rotary of State rot more than ninety
days after the final adjournment IF
the session of the legislative assembly
which passed the bill on which the
referendum is demanded. The veto
power Of the Governor shall not eX-
tend to measures referred to the peo-
pie. All elections on measures
ferred to the people of the State
be had at the biennial regular ee VA
al elections, except when the leg W
tive assembly shall order spf
election. Any measure referred
the people shall take effect and
come a law when it is approved
majority of the votes cast thereon
not otherwise The style Of all ",
shall be, BE it Enacted by the
pie Of the State of Arkansas This
section shall not be construed to de-
prive ANY member of the legislative
assem- bly, of the right to introduce any
measure. The whole number of votes
cast for the office of Governor at the
regular election last proceeding the
filing Of any petition for the Initiative
or for the Referendum shall be the
basis ON Which the number OF legal
votes necessary to sign such petition
shall be counted Petitions and or
ders for the Initiative and for the Ref
erendum shall be filed with the Secre-
tary of State, an din submitting the
same to the people he and all other
officers shall be guided by the general
laws and the acts submitting 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
18th day of February, 1910.
o. G. LUDWIG,
(SeaO Secretary of State.