The Mena weekly star., 1910-07-28
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 submitted
to the electors of the State for approval or re-
lection at the next general election for sena-
tors and representatives, II a 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 Constl-
| tuition ofthe State OF Arkansas, be amended
so as to read as follows:
Section /. The legislative powers of this
State shall be vested In 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 indie
pendent OF the legislative assembly, and also
reserve power at their own option to approve
or reject at the polls any act OF the iegisa-
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-
quired to propose any measure by such pc
tition, and every such petition shall include
the full text OF the measure so proposed. In
itiative petitions shall be filed with the Secre-
tary of State 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 necessary
| 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 assembly as other bills are
enacted. 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 the bill on which the referendum Is
demanded. The veto power OF the Governor
shall not extend to measures referred to the
people. All elections ON measures referred
to the people of the State shall be had at the
biennial regular general elections, except
when the legislative assembly snail order a
special election. Any measure referred to
the people shall take effect and become a law
when It is approved by a majority OF the
votes cast thereon ana not otherwise. The
| style OF all bills shall be, BE 1t Enacted by
| the People of the State OF Arkansas This
| section shall not be construed TO deprive any
member of the legislative assembly of the
right to Introduce any measure. THE whole
mum Der of votes cast for the Office OF Govern
| or at the regular election last preceding the
ming OF any petition for the Initiative or for
| the Referendum shall be the basis ON which
| the numb Der of legal votes necessary to sign
| such petition shall be counted. Petitions and
orders for the Initiative and for the Referen-
| dunn shall be flied with the Secretary of State
| and in 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 special
| ly provided therefor.
| The above resolution was filed In the Office
| of Secretary OF State on February 10, 1909
| Each elector may vote for or against the
above amendment.
| Witness my official signature THIS 18th day
February, 1910.
o. G. LUDWIG,
| (Seal.) Secretary of State.