The Forrest City times., 1910-08-26
Proposed Amendment No. 10.

That the following is hereby proposed as an amendment te the Constitution or the state or Arkansas and the same being submitted 10 the electors Of the state for approval or relec- ton at the next general election Tor senators and represent atiyes. II majority or the electors voting al such election auOpt Suti amendment The same shall become part Of the Constitution Of the state of Arkansas, towit;
 That section one, article five Of the Consti- td;t0a = he state of Arkansas he amended sO aS 10 read as follows
 SECTION | The legislative powers of this State shall be vested in a General Assembly which shall consist of the senate and House of Representatives, but the people Uf each mu- nicipality, each county and of the state re, serve 10 themselves pOWertO propose laws ana amendments to the Constitution ana 10 eHact | or re ject the same al the polls independent or the legislative assembly. and also reserve power at their own option to approve or re- ject 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 required to propose any measure by such petition and every such petition shall include the full teNtOf the measure 50 proposed. h. itiative petitions shall be filed with the >ecre- tary of state not less than four months before the election al which they are to be voted upon.
 "The second power k a Referendum, and 1t may be ordered, (eNcept as to laws necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health or safetyl either by the petition signed by , per cent of the legal voters or by the legislative assembly as other bills are en- acted. Referendum petitions snail be nleu with the Secretary of state not more than ninety days after the final adjournment of the session of the legislative assembly which passed the bill on which the referendum k de- handed. The veto power of the Governor shall not extend to measures referred to the people. All elections on measures referred To the people of the state shall be had al the bi ennal 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 it is approved by majority of the votes cast thereon and not otherwise. The style of all bills shall be- Re it Enacted by the People of the state of Arkansas. This section shall not be construed to deprive any member of the legislative assembly of the right To introduce any measure. The whole number of votes cast for the office of Governor at the regular cleo tion last preceding the filing of any petition for the Initiative or for the Referendum shall be the basis on which the number of legal votes necessary to sign such petition shall be counted. Petitions and orders for the Initiative and for the Referendum shall be filed with the Secretary of state, and in submitting the same to the people he and all other officers shall be guided by the general laws and the acts sub hitting this amendment until legislation shall be specially provided therefor"
 The above resolution was filed in the office of the secretary of state on February 1e 1909
 Each electOr may vote for or against the above amendment.
 Witness my official signature this f2th day of February, lale
 Q. C. LUDWIG, seal Secretary of state 3-4-2St