Pocahontas star herald., 1910-07-22
Proposed Amendment No. 10

That the following is hereby proposed
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
tor senators and representatives. II 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-wit:
Thatsection one. article five. of the Con
stltution OF the State Of Arkansas be amen.
ded so as to read as follows:
Section /. The legislative OF this State
shall be vested in General Assemby,which
shall consist OF the Senate and House of Rep.
resentatiyes. but the people of each muni
clpallty' 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 approye
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-
tion. and every such petition shall include
the full text OF the measure so proposed.
Initiative petitions shall be filed with the
Secretary ofState not less than four months
before the election at which they, ,are 10 he
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
petltlon signed by per cent OF the legal
voters or by the legislative assembly as
other bills are enacted. Referendum peti
Glons shall be filed with the Secretary OF
state not more than ninety days after the
hnal adjournment Of the session Of the legis-
lative assembly which passed the bill on
winch the referendum Is demanded. The
veto power Of the Governor shall not extend
70 measures referred TO the people, All cleo
tlons on measures referred to the people of
Jne 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 10 Is approved
by majority of the votes cast thereon and
not otherwise. The style OF all bills sh all be,
BE IL Enacted by the People Of the State OF
Arkansas" This section shall not be con
strued TO deprive any member OF the legis-
latiyp assembly OF the right 10 introduce
any measure The whole number OF votes
cast for the office OF Governor az the regular
election last proceeding the filing OF any
petition.for the Initiative or for the Refer
endum shall be the basis on which the num-
her OF legal votes necessary TO sign such
petitiOn shall be counted. Petitions and
orders for the Initiative ana for the Referen-
dum shall be filed with the Secretary of
State and in submitting the same to the
people he anu all UJhef OiuctrS snail De guld-
ed by the general laws and the acts submit
ting this amendment until legislation shall
be specially provided therefor.
The above resolution was fled 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
(sebD Secretary Of State.