Pocahontas star herald., 1910-09-09
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
for senators and representatives. IL a MAORI.
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
stitution OF the State Of Arkansas be amen
ded so as to reaG as follows.
Section 1, The legislative OF his State
shall be vested In a General Assem-. bly,wbicb
shall consist OF thu Senate and House OF Rem
resentatives. but the people OF each mum.
cipality. 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 approve
or reject at the polls any act OF the lerisla-
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-
aulreo 70 propose any measure by such peti-
tion' ana every such petition shall include
the tull text OF the measure 80 proposed.
Initiative petitions shall be filed with the
secretary OF State not less than four months
before the election at which they are to be
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
petition signed by per cent OF the legal
voters OF by the legislative assembly as
other bills are enacted. Referendum peti.
lions shall be filed with the Secretary OF
state not more than ninety days after the
| tinal adjournment OF the session of the legis.
lative assembly which passed the bill on
which the referendum Is demanded. The
veto power OF the Governor shall not extend
I TO 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 shall order special election, ANY
measure referred to the people shall take
erect and become law when IL Is approved
by a majority Of the votes cast thereon and
n0t otherwise. The style OF all bills shall 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-
lative assembly OF the right to introduce
any measure. The whole number of votes
cast for the office OF Governor at the regular
election last preceding the fling OF any
petitionsfor the Initiative or for the Refer
endum shall be the basis on which the num-
Der OF legal votes necessary 70 sign such
] DtBblOH SHdll DC COunJeus reunions ana
orders for the Initiative ana for the Referen-
DUN shall be filed with the Secretary OF
state. and in submitting the same TO the
people be and all other officers shall be guild
ed By the general laws and the acts submit
ting this amendment until legislation shall
be 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.
O.C. LUDWIG.
(SeaQ Secretary OF State.