Pocahontas star herald., 1910-03-11
Proposed Amendment to the Constitution Of
the State of Arkansas


Notice is hereby given that the following
Joint resolution proposing an amendment
TO the State Constitution. was passed by the
General Assembly at Its regular session OF
leO9' and that the same will be submitted "a
the electors of the State at the next general
election, TO be held Monday. September ~
1910. for adoption OF rejection.
Proposed Amendment No. 10
That the following is hereby proposed as
an amendment TO the Constitution OF the
state OF Arkansas. and the same being snb.
mltted to the electors Of the State for appro-
val or rejection at the next general election
tr senator's and Representatives. If malori.
ty OF the electors voting at such election
adopt such amendment the same shah be.
comea part OF the Constitution Of the State
OF Arkansas, to-wit:
That section one, article i've. OF the Com
stitution of the State of Arkansas be amen.
ded so as TO read as follows;
Section !, The legisl atiye OF this state
shall be vested In General Asscmbly,which
shall consist of the Senate and House of Rem.
resentatlves but the people of each mum.
cipality, each county and of the state. re-
serve TO themselves power to prSpose laws
and 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 egisla-
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-
duired to 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 filed with the
secretary ofState not less than four months
before the election at which they are to be
voted upon.
The second power Is a Referendum. and
IL may he ordered except as 10 laws neccs.
sary for the Immediate preservation of the
public peace health or safety either by the
petition signed by S per cent Of the legal
voters or by the legislative assembly as
other bills are enacted Referendum peti.
tions shall be fled with the Secretary OF
state not more than ninety days after the
final adjournment of the session Of the legis
7 latiye assembly which passed tho bin on
which The referendum is demanded. The
veto power of the Governor shall not extend
to measures referred othe people An elec
/ tions ON measures referred TO the people Of
the State Shall be had at the biennial regulai
! general elections except when the leglslativ,
assembly shall order a special election. Any
! measure referred to the people shall TAX,
effect and become law when It is approved
! by majority of the votes cast thereon an,
not otherwise. The style OF all bills sh all be
BE 1t Enacted by the People OF the State o
Arkansas" This section shall not be con
strued to deprive any member OF the legis
lative assembly Of the right TO introduc
any measure. The whole number Of vote
cast for the office Of Governor at the regula
election last preceding she filing Of an
petitlonsfOr the Initiative OF for the Refer
endum shall be the basis on which the mum
ber OF legal votes necessary to sign sue
petition Shall be counted, Petitions an
orders for the Initiative and for the Referen
dun shall be filed with the Secretary c
state, and in submitting the same to tn
people he and all other officers shall be guild
ed by the general laws and the acts submit
ting this amendment until legislation sha
be specially provided therefor.
The above resolution was filed in the offic
of the Secretary of State on February 49, 1870
Each elector may vote for or against I'll
above amendment.
Witness my official signature this the 1T
day Of February. 1910
o. c. LUDWIG,
lseaD Secretary Of State.