The Brinkley argus., 1910-06-03
Proposed Amendment No. 10.

That the following is hereby proposed a: an amendment to the Go institution of tht State of Arkansas, and the same being sub
 mitted to the ele ctors of the State for ap proval or rejection at the next general cleo ton for senators and represe tatives, if z majority of the erectors voting al such election adopt such amendment the same shall become part of the Constitution oi the State of Arkansas to-wt;
 That section one, article five, of the Con- stitution of the State of Arkansas be amend ed so as to read as follows:
 SECTION i. The legislative pow CTS of this State shall be vested in a General As sembly, which shall consist of the Senate and House of Representatives, but the peo pie of each municipality. each county and of the State, reserve 10 themselves power to propose laws and amendments to the Con stitution and 10 enact or Ject the same at the polls independent of the legislative as- sembly, 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 peo pie is the ln- itiatve, and not more than 8 per cent. of the legal voters shall be required to propose any measure by such petition, and every suc oh petition shall include tn e full text of the measure 50 proposed. Initiative ped- tons shal be filed with the Secretary State not less than four months before the cleo ton at which they are to be voted upon.
 "The second power is Referendum, and 1t may be ordered (except as to laws neces- sary 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 peti- tions shall be filed with the Seer etary of State not more than ninety days after the fin al adjournment of the session of the leg is atve assembly which passed the bill on which the referendum is demanded. The veto power of the Governor shall not ex- tend to measures referred 10 the people. All elections on measures referred 10 the people of the State shall be had at the bien niareguIar genera elections. except when the legislative assembly shall order spe- cial election. Any measure referred 10 the people shall take effect and become law when il is approved by a majority of the votes cast thereon and not otherwise. The style of all bills shall be, Be it Enacted by the People of the State of Arkansas. This section shall not be construed to deprive any m sm Der of the legislative assembly of the right 10 Introduce any measure. The whole number Of votes cast for the office of Governor at the regular election last pre- ceding the filing of any petition for the hi tiative or for the Referendum shall be the basis or which the number of legal votes necessary to sign such petition shall be Counted. Petitions and orders for the lni- tlative and for the Referendum shall be filed with th Secretary of State, and in submit tlng thes same to the people he and all other osncsfs hall be guided by the general laws a1i the acts submitting this amendment until legislation shall be SD pecially provided therefor.
 The abov resolution was filed in the of- flee of the Secretary of State on February i3 l309.
 Each elector may vote for or against the above amendment
 Witness my official signature this Eth day of February, 1910.
 0. C. LUDWIG, Seal. Secretary of State.