Arizona republican., 1910-12-05
PROPOSED CONSTITUTION
 OF STATE OF ARIZONA
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section. or part of any Act. of the Legislature.
 The first of these reserved powers is the Initiative Under this power ten per centum of the qualified cleo tors shall have the right to propose any measure. and fifteen per centum shall have the right to propose any amendment to the Constitution.
 The second of these reserved powers is the Referendum. Under this pow CT the Legislature. or five per cent am Of the qualified electors. may or der the submission Jo the people at the polls of any measure. or item. sec lion. or part of any measure. enacted by the Legislature, except laws inn mediately necessary for the pTeSer- vatiOn of the public peace. health. or safety. or for the support and main tenance of the departments Of the State Government and State Institu- tions: but tO allow opportunity for Referendum Petitions. no Act passed by the Legislature shall be operative for ninety days after the close of the session of the Legislature enact ing such measure. except such as re- quire earlier operation to preserve 
 or appropriations for the support and maintenance of the Departments of the State and Of State institutions; Provided. that no such emergency measure shall be considered passed by the Legislature unless il shall state in separate section why it is necessary that it shall become immediately op- erative. and shall be approved by the .F ti fVHc nf members elected tO each House If the Legislature taken by roll call Of ayes and nays, and also approved by the Governor and should such measure be vetoed by the Governor it shall not become a law unless it shall be approved by the votes of three -fourths of the members elected to each House of the Legislature taken by roll call of ayes and nays.
 All petitions submitted under the power of the Initiative shall be known as Initiative Petitions. and shall be filed with the Secretary of State not less than four months preceding the date Of the election al which the measure so proposed are to be voted upon. All petitions submitted under the power Of the Referendum shall he known as Referendum Petitions. and shall be filed with the Secretary of State not more than ninety days after the final adjournment of the session of the Legislature which shall have passed the measure to which the Referendum is applied. The filing of a Referendum Petition against any item. section. or part of any measure shall not prevent the remainder of such measure from becoming opera tive
 Any measure or amendment to the Constitution proposed under the lnitia- tive and any measure which the Ref erendum is applied. shall be referred to a vote or the qualified electors, and shall become law when approved bv a majority of the votes cast there on and upon proclamation Of the Governor. and not otherwise.
 The veto power of the Governor shall not extend to Initiative Or Ref erendum measures approved by ma jority of the qualified electors.
 The whole number of votes cast for all candidates for Governor at the general election last preceding the filing of any Initiative or Referendum Petition on a State or County meas ure shall be the basis on which the number of qualified electors required 10 sign such petition shall be com puted.
 The powers of the Initiative and the Referendum are hereby further re- served to the qualified electors of every incorporated city. town, and county as 10 all local. city, town, or county matters on which such incOr- prated cities, towns, and counties are or shall be empowered by general laws to legislate. Such incorporated cities. towns, and counties may pre- scribe the manner of exercising said powers within the restrictions of gen. eral laws. Under the power of the Initiative fifteen per centum of the qualified electors may propose meas ures on such local, city, town or county matters. and ten per centum of the electors may order the Referen- dunn on legislation enacted within and by such city. town. or county.
 Until provided by general law, said cities and towns may prescribe the basis on which said percentage shall be computed.
 Every Initiative or Referendum Pe tition shall be addressed to the Sec retary of State in the case Of peIi- tions for or on State measures, and to the clerk of the board of super visors. city clerk. or corresponding officer in the case of petitions for or on county, city. or town measures; and shall contain the declaration of each petitioner. for himself. that he is qualified elector of the State i'm, ha nf on city. town. or county measures. of the city. town. or county affectedD his postoffice address. the street and number. if any, Of his residence, and the date on which he signed such pc tition. Each sheet containing peti- tioners signatures shall be attached tO full and correct copy of the title and text of the measure so proposed to be initiated or referred to the peo- pie. and every sheet of every such petition containing sgnaturs shall be verified by the affidavit of the person who circulated said sheet or petition. setting forth that each of the names on said sheet was signed in the presence of the affiant and that in the belief of the affiant each signer was a qualified elector of the State, or in the case of city, town. or county measure. of the city. town. or county affected by the measure so proposed to be initiated or referred to the people.
 When any Initiative or Referendum Petition or any measure referred to the people by the Legislature shah be filed. in accordance with this sec ton. with the Secretary of State. he shall cause to be printed on the of