The Mena weekly star. (Mena, Ark.) 1904-1977, 1911-06-15
PROVISIONS OF
ENABLING ACT
Friends OF Pipkin Bill Say II Places
Machinery OF Initiative and Ref
erendum in Working Order
Provides for Petitions.

Little Rock, June ii.-The passage
of the pipkin enabling act through
both houses in the latter days of
last week places, friends Of the
measure claim, the machinery Of
the initiative and referendum in
working order. II provides for the
manner of drafting both initiative
and referendum petitions and speci-
lies the officers in whose charge
they are after the petitions are pre-
scented.
In the case of the referendum, )
per cent of the voters Of the slate
within 90 days from the date OF ad-
iournment of the legislature may
petition the referring to them for
approval of any measure at the next
general election. When the petition
has received the required number
of names it is filed with the Secre-
tary of the State, using the county
newspapers as media. When the
measure objected to is an ordinance
ii may be held up by the referen-
dun any time within 80 days from
its passage by the town or city
council, to be determined at the
municipal election. being advertised
in the town affected, and when the
law is an act of the legislature ap-
plicable locally to one or more coun-
ties it is advertised in those coun-
ties and is voted upon at the next
general election. The legislature
may also refer acts to the people as
has hitherto been the practice with
constitutional amendments. When
any referred law receives a major
ity Of the votes cast upon it at the
election in which it is voted upon,
it becomes an act and is entered
with the laws passed by the next
General Assembly.
Referendum Petition.
Following is the referendum petit
ton:
ITO the Honorable ...... Secretary
of State of the State of Arkansas /:
I'VE, the undersigned legal voters
of the state of Arkansas, or .....
county, Arkansas, or city Cor incor-
porated town of ...... Arkansas
las the case may be- respectfully
order, by this, our petition, that Act
No $50. of the General Assembly
of the State of Arkansas, approved
on the ..,...;. day of 80; $50. 10. /; j,
entitled An Act. ........ or Ordi-
nance No. passed by the city
(or town council of the city (or in
corporated town of ........, Ar
kansas, on the ...... day of ......,
10. -, entitled An Ordinance ...
....,' be referred to the people of
said state, county or municipality
Gas the case may be- to the end that
the same may be approved or re-
jected by the vote of the legal voters
of the state, or of said county or
municipality Gas the case may be-
at the biennial Tor annual, as the
case may be, if city ordinanccl reg
ulsr general election to be held on
the ..... day of ...., 10. ...; and
each of us for himself says: | ain
qualified voter of the state of Ar
kansas and my residence. postoillce
address and voting precinct are cor
rectly written after my name.
Name Residence. Postoffice
.... Voting preclnt. ......
Section Slight per cent of the
legal voters of the state may, at any
time more than four months before
any regular general election, pro-
pose an amendment to the constitu-
ton of the state or any measure.
While the matter is pending the
election in which il is to be decided
by vote, it is void. General laws re-
ferred will be decided in the general
election, as will county laws, and
ordinances in municipal elections.
May Propose Laws.
At any time more than four
months before any general election,
8 per cent of the voters Of the state
may propose an amendment to the
constitution or any general law by
the initiative, and 8 per cent Of the
voters of a county, city or town may
propose laws affecting those divis-
ions. In the latter case, however,
no law may be proposed inconsist-
tilt Will tht COHStlbuttOil, nUI may Il
county, city or town exempt itself
from the provisions of any existing
general law. After the petition has
been signed by the required number
it is filed with the Secretary Of
State and when it receives the ma
jority of votes cast upon it at The
election to which it is referred, ii
becomes a law.
Initiative Petition.
Following is the initiative petit
ton:
ITO the Honorable. ..........
Secretary Of State of the State Of
Arkansas:
We, the undersigned legal yoters
Of the state of Arkansas, or ---
county, Arkansas, or city of. ......
or incorporated town of ....
las the case may be-, respectfully
propose the following amendment to
the constitution of the state, or law,
Or ordinance las the case may be-
iowit: Here insert title and full
ext oil measure proposed ........
and by this, our petition, order that
he same be submitted to the pe0-
pie of the state, or county. or mu-
las the case may be-, to
he end that the same may be adop-
ed, enacted or rejected by the vote
1f the legal voters of said Estate.
county or municipality at the reg
liar cfaatfnn ~ Ia, holI in catd