The Southern herald., 1912-11-01

i've ana Tor lle AelefeA4AA @AAA +S
fned With the Secretary q the State
and addressed to the GoyeFnor Of
the state. Who shall submit the same
70 the people. The Legislature 70
make suitable provision for carrying
lntO effect the provisions Of this ar
dele.
Sec. 4. The Referendum may be
demanded BY the people against one
N more items. sections or parts Of
my Act Of the Legislature. in the
same manner Ia which such power
nav be exercised against q com
olete Act The filing Of referen-
ium petition against one or more
tens, sections or part Of an Act
hall not delay the remainder OF
iaeh Act from becoming operative
: sec: Sr.-The powsrs Of the lnitiar
i've and Referendum reserved to the
leople by this Constitution for the
;tate at large are hereby further re-
seved to the legal voters Of every
county, district and municipality there
n as to all local legislation or action
n the administration Of county, dis.
.rict and municipal government N
nd for their respective counties, dis
riots and municipalities. The man
Ter Of exercising said powers shall
,e prescribed by general laws ex-
iept that boards al. supervisors may
)royide for the time Of exercising
he Initiative and Referendum pow
RS as to local legislation in their
espectlye counties and districts. The
'equisite number of petitioners for
he invocation Of the Initiative and
referendum in counties and districts
hall bear twice or double the ratio
the whole number Of legal voters
such county or district as herein
rolided therefor in the State at
arge.
Sec. s. Any measure rejected by
ne people through the power OF the
initiative and Referendum can not
9 again proposed by the Initiative
ilthin three years thereafter by less
han thirty per centum of the legal
oters.
Sec. Z. The reservation OF the pow
,rs Of the Initiative and Referendum
this Article shall not deprive the
legislature of the right to repeal any
aw, propose or pass any measure
which may be consistent with the
constitution of the State and thC
Constitution of the United States.
Sec. 8. Laws shall be provided t
prevent corruption in making, procur
y ,ng and submitting Initiative an'
: referendum petitions.
4 Passed by the Senate February 81
n 1912. THEo. G. BILBo,
g President of the Senate
. Passed the House of Representative
March 16. 1919. II. M. QUlN
\, speaker Of House of Representatives
S s. c. r. No. 8.
A Concurrent Resolution proposing a
Ell amendment to Article A, Section
It to the Constitution of the State G
D Mississippi, changing the style G
gt bills.
st Resolved by the Legislature Of tn
Ii State of Mississippi, twothirds {
le Zach House concurring therein, ths
&C the following amendment to th
vt state Constitution be submitted I
D the qualified electors of the Stat
ts for ratification or rejection, at a
election to be held on the first TueI
I'd day. after the first Monday in NJ
en vember, 1912, viz:
III Amend Article 4, Section Sc of tn
e Constitution of the State of Missi
N sippi so as to read as follows;
We The style OF all bills shall be "B
to it enacted by the people of the Stat
" Of Mississippi"
iii Adopted by the Senate, Februar
ID 21st, 1912.
tb THE0. G. BILB0,
an President of the Senate
al Adopted by the House of Reepr,
sentatives March is, 1919.
N. H. M. QUIN,
ut Speaker of House of Representative
To- And the same Is published an
ce will be submitted as required by Sc
on ton 70 Of the State Constitution.
he Given under my hand and ii
re Great Seal OF the State Of Missi
"a sippi. this Sd day of October. 1919
rs JOSEPH w. POWER,
lp- Secretary of State
a. DEMOCRATIC PRESIDENTIAL