Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-10-25

III AOLSG WITH Y 7tidil ldNG DCcll
approved by the majority of the
votes cast in such election. Any
measure referred to the people by
the referendum shall take effect
and be in force when it shallhave
been approved by a majority of the
votes cast thereon and not other
wise.
Petitions and orders for the mi
tiatlve and for the Referendum
shall be filed with the secretary Of
the s ate and addressed to the Gov
ernor Of the state, who shall sub
nit the same, to the people. The Lee
gislature to make suitable provision
for carrying into effect the provis-
ions of this. Article.
= Sec. 4. The referendum may be
demanded by the people against one
or more items, sections or parts o.
any Act of the Legislature, in the
same manner in which such power
may be exercised against a COM
plete Act, The filing Of d referen-
dunn petition against one or more
items. sections or part of an Act
shall not delay the remainder of
such act from becoming operative.
Sec. 5. The powers Of the mi
tiative and referendum reserved to
the people by this constitution for
the state at large are hereby fur
Their reserved to the legal voters Of
every county, district and munich
pallty therein as to all local legis-
latlon or action in the administra-
Clon OF county, district and muni-
cipal government in and for their
respect e counties, district and
municipalities. The manner of ex-
ercising said powers shall be pre-
scribed by general laws except that
boards Of supervisors may provide
for the time of exercising the ini-
tiative and referendum powers as
to local legislation in their respec-
tive counties and districts, The re-
quisite number Of petitioners for I'll e
invocation Of the Initiative and Re-
ferendum in counties and districts
shall bear twice or double ratio
to the whole number of legalvoters
in such county or district as herein
provided therefor in the state at
large.
Sec. 6. Any measure rejected by
the people through the power of
the Initiative and Referendum can
not be again proposed by the Initi-
alive within three years thereafter
by less than thirty per centum of.
the legal voters.
Sec. z. The reservation of the
powers of the Initiative and Refer
endum in this Article shall not de-
prlve the Legislature of the right
TO repeal any law. propose or pass
any measure which may be consis-
tent with the constitution of the
state and the C6nsfitution of the
United States.
Sec. s. Laws shall be provided
to prevent corruption in making
procuring and submitting Initia-
tive and Referendum petitions.
Passed by the Senate February
list 1912.
Thee. G. Bilbo.
President of the senate.
Passed the House of the Repre-
sentatives March 16, 1912.
Speaker of the House of Represent
tatiyes.
s. C. r. No. s.
A concurrent resolution propos-
ing an amendment to Article a
Section Sc, to the Constitution of
the state of Mississippi, changing
the style of bills,
Resolved by the Legislature of
the state of Mississippi, two-thirds
Of each House concurring therein,
that the following amendment to
the State Constitution be submit
ted to the qualified electors of the
state for ratification or rejection,
at an election to be held on the
first Tuesday after the first Mon
day in November 1912, viz:
Amend Article 4, Section Sc Of
the Constitution of the State Of
Mississippi so as to read as follows:
The style of all bills shall be-,
BE it enacted by the people of the
State of Mississippi,
Adopted by the Senate February
q, 1912.
Theo. G. Bilbo.
President of the Senate.
Adopted by the House of Repre-
sentattves, March is, 1912.
H. M Quin.
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