Pocahontas star herald., 1910-05-06
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
for senators and representatives. II a majori.
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-wlt:
That section one, article FIVE. of the Con
stitution OF the State Of Arkansas be amen.
ded so as to read as follows:
Section l, The legislative OF this State
shall be vested in General Assembiy,whch
shall consist OF the Senate and House of Rep.
resentatlves. 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-
quired 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 of State not less than four month
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.
for tho ipnr 1fat
public peace. health or safety either by the
petitlon signed by per cent OF the legal
voters or by the legislative ass sembly as
other bills are enacted. Referendum peti
tions shall be filed with the Secretary Of
state not more than ninety days after the
final adjournment OF the session OF the legls
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 special election. Any
measure referred to the people shall take
effect and become law when IL Is approved
by 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 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 num-
Der of legal votes necessary to sign such
petition shall be counted. Petitions and
orders for the Initiative ana for the Referen-
dun shall be filed with the Secretary OF
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 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 the 18th
day Of February. 1910.
O.C LUDWIG.
(SeaD Secretary of State