Arizona republican., 1910-10-18
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preserve the public peace, health, or safety, or may be appropriations for the support and maintenance of the de- partments of state and state institutions, and are designated in their text as re- quiring such earlier operation, for such reason, and no bill containing an emergency clause shall be considered as passed unless it shall have received the affirmative votes of at least two thirds of the entire membership of She general assembly, and if any such law shall be vetoed by the governor, it shall not become a law unless it shall re- ceive the affirmative vote of three fOurths of the entire membership of the general assembly. The veto power of the governor shall not extend to meas ures initiated by or referred to the peG- pie. All elections on measures referred tO the people of the state shall be held at the biennial, regular, general cleo ton, and all such measures shall be- come the law or part of the consti- tuition when approved by a majority of the votes cast thereon, and not other wise, and shall take effect from and after the date of the official declara- tiOn of the vote thereon by proclama- ton of the governor, but not later than thirty days after the vote has been canvassed. This section shall not be construed to deprive the general assembly of the right to enact any measure. The whole number of votes cast for governor at the regular, gen eTal election last preceding the filing of any petition for the initiative or ref erendum shall be the basis on which the number of legal voters necessary shall be counted.
 "The secretary of state shall submit all measures initiated by or referred to the people for adoption or rejection at the polls in compliance herewith.
 The petitions shall consist of sheets having such general form printed or written at the top thereof as shall be designated or prescribed by the secre- tary of state. Such petitions shall be signed by qualified electors in their own proper person only, to which shall be attached the residence address of such persons and the date of signing the same. To each of such petitions |
 
 some qualified elector that each sigma l ture thereon is the signature of the | person whose name it purports to be( | and that, to the best knowledge and | belief of the affiant, each of the per | sons signing said petition so verified, | shall be prima facie evidence that the | signatures thereon are genuine and | true, and that the persons signing the
 
 of all measures to be submitted shall l be published as constitutional amend ments are published and in submitting the same and in all matters pertaining to the form of all petitions. the secre- tary of state and all other officers shall be guided by the general law until legislation shall be especially provided therefor.
 The enacting clause of every law shall be as follows: Be it enacted by the general assembly of the state of Arizona or, when the initiative is used: Be it enacted by the people of the state of Arizona
 The initiative and referendum pow CTS reserved to the people by this sec tion are hereby further reserved to the legal voters of every city, town, and as to all local. special, and municipal legislation of every character in or for their respective The manHer of exer- cising said powers shall be prescribed by general laws, except that cities, towns and municipalities may provide for the manner of exercising the initi- ative and referendum power as to their municipal legislation. Not more than 10 per cent of the legal voters may be required to order the referendum, nor more than 15 per cent to propose any measure by the initiative in any city, town or municipality.
 This section of the constitution shall be, in all respects, self -execut- ing"
 Other direct legislation propositions were introduced by MT Cassidy of Maricopa and MT. Cunniff of Yavapai. The former provides for a petition of 10 per cent for the initiative, and for the referendum per cent. This propO- sition deals also with the organization of legislatures and contains among other things a prohibition of the "cau- GUS"
 MT. Cunniff's proposition provides for an initiative on 10 per cent and a referendum on per cent.
 Five other propositions were submit ted by MT. Cunniff: One validating for the state of Arizona several of the ter rltorlal statutes; one establishing an eight hour law; one prohibiting the loaning of the states credit for private one prohibiting the exemp- ton of private or corporate property from taxation, except the property of religious, educational and charitable in stitutions, and one relating to the of the constitution, amend ments to be proposed on a petition signed by 20 per cent of the voters.
 MT. Webb of Graham presented a proposition looking to the prohibition