Pocahontas star herald., 1910-05-27
Proposed Amendment No. 10

Ihat the following Is hereby proposed
an amendment to the Constitution OF tba
State OF Arkansas. and the same being sub
ihltted TO the electors OF the State for appro-
val or rejection at the next general election
ror senators and representatives. II a majori.
ty OF the electors voting at such election
adopt such amendment the same shall be-.
come part OF the Constitution OF the State
or Arkansas, to-wit:
Ihatsectlon one, article FIVE. OF the Con
stitution OF the State OF Arkansas be amen.
ded SO as to read as follows:
Section l. The legislative of this state
snail be vested in General Assembly, which
snail consist OF the Senate and House Of Ran.
resentatives. but the people of each muni.
cipallty, each county and OF the State. re-
serve to themselves power to propose laws
ana amendments TO the constitution and to
enact or reject the same at the polls indie.
pendent OF the legislative assembly. and also
reserve power at their own option to approye
or reject at the polls any act of the leeisla-
1--WE assembly The first power reserved by
.he people is the Initiative. and not more
than per cent OF the legal voters shall be re-
aulreo 70 propose any measure by such peti.
tion' and every such petition shall include
the full text OF the measure so proposed
initiative petitions shall be Hled with The
secretary ofState not less than four month
before the election at which they ara 20 ha
voted upon.
Inc second power is a Referendum, and
IL may be ordered Except as to laws neces.
Sary Tor the Immediate preservation OF the
public peace. health or safety either by the
petltionl signed by per cent OF the legal
voters or by the legislative assembly AZ
other bills are enacted. Referendum nett.
tlons snail be hled with the Secretary of
state not more than ninety days after tho
nnal adjournment OF the session OF the legis-
iauVe assembly which passed the bill ON
"nich the referendum is demanded. The
veto power OF the Governor shall not extend
10 measures referred to the people, All cleo.
lions on measures referred to the people of
the state shall be had at the biennial regular
general elections except when the legislative
assembly snail order special election. Any
measure referred to the people shall take
erect and become law when 1t is approved
by majority OF the votes cast thereon and
not otherwise. The style OF all bills sh ali he.
SSSN W OnC tOplB OF tne state of
Arkansas" This section shall not be con.
strued to deprive any member of the legls.
lative assembly OF the right to Introduce
any measure. The whole number of votes
cast for the office OF Governor at the regular
eiectlon last preceding the filing OF any
petltlonsfor the Initiative or for the Refer
endum shall be the basis .on which the num-
Der 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 and all other officers shall be guild
eu Dy the general laws and the acts submit
ting this amendment until legislation shall
De specially provided therefor.
The above resolution was filed 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.
OC. LUDWIG,
NeaU Secretary Of State.