Pocahontas star herald., 1910-07-01
LEGAL ADS
Proposed Amendment to the Constitution Of
the State Of Arkansas

Notice is hereby given that the following
JOINT resolution proposing an amendment
10 the state Constitution, was passed by tho
General Assembly at its regular session of
leV'' ana that the same will be submitted
the electors Of the State at the next gene
election to be held Monday. september
1910. for adoption or rejection.
Proposed Amendment No. 10
That the following Is hereby proposed
an amendment to the Constitution M tho
state OF Arkansas. and the same being sub.
mltteu TO the electors OF the State for apnro-
val or rejection at the next general electior
for senators and Representatives. n n matori.
ty OF the electors voting at sucb elec,io,,
auopt such amendment the same shall be.
come part OF the Constitution OF the state
OF Arkansas, to-wlt:
rhatsection one. article five. OF the oon
stltution OF the State OF Arkansas be amen.
ded so as to read as follows:
Section 1. The legisl ative OF this stato
shall be vested In General Assembly. which
shall consist OF the Senate and House of Ron.
reSentatiyes. but the people OF each mimi.
clpallty' each county and OF the State ra-
serve 10 themselves power to propose laws
ana amendments to the constitution and 30
enact or reject the same at the nolIs md.
pendent OF the legislative assembly and aIs,,
reserve power at their own option to approve
or orreIect at the polls any act OF the legisla-
1--WE assembly. The first power reserved nv
the people is the Initiative. and not moro
than per cent OF the legal voters shall be re-
duireo to propose any measure by such nett.
tion. and every such petition shall include
the full text OF the measure so pronoa,,d
Initiative petitions shall be 6led with ,ho
secretary ofstate not less than four month
oelore tne election at which they fare 10 be
voted upon. W w
rhe second power is q Referendum ana
IL may be ordered Except as to laws neces.
sary for the immediate preservation a, tho
public peace. health or safety) eltber NV tho
petitlonl signed by 8 per cent OF the 1aSsi
voters or by the legislative assemhlv a.
VIner .as 1lllS are enacted. Referendum peti.
s.n,s Sons snslI De died with the Secretary OF
hnal adjournment OF the session OF the iasis.
iativs assembly which passed the bill on
which the referendum Is demanded The
teIo te power OF the Governor shall not extend
70 measures referred to the people All eiac
lions on measures referred TO the peonle N
tne 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
erect ana become law when IL IL annrovad
Dy 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 ~
Arkansas.' This section shall not be con.
Strued 10 deprive any member OF the legis.
lative assembly OF the right TO introduco
any measure. The whole number OF VOTES
cast for the office of Governor at the regular
election last proceeding the filing of anv
petitionsfor the Initiative or for the Refer.
endum shall be the basis on which the num-
Der or legal votes necessary to sign such
petition shall be counted, Petitions and
orders for the Initiative ana for the Referan~
dun shall be filed with the Secretarv of
State. and In submitting the same to tho
people he and all other officers shall be euid~
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 of,3ce
OF the Secretary OF State on February 10, 1901
Each elector may vote for or against the
above amendment.
Witness my official signature this the 10Th
day of February. 1910
o. @. LUDWIG.
(SeaD Secretary Of State