The Harrison times., 1912-05-18

tuIes to his initiative petit on This
is the act that was passed by the
last House with only four votes
against it, and in 1909 with only
six negative votes, each time being
chlorotormcd in the Senate, 1t pro-
vides for a state bank commissioner,
a system of bank inspection, an OPP
tional guaranty Of depostors, and
stockholders liability,
The Republicans are behind a pc.
tition bearing 1852 signatures
which seeks to amend the election
laws in such a manner as TO insure
a greater amount of representation
in the election machinery for the
minority party, 1t provides that
the election commissioners for the
various counties shall be selected
from lists to be furnished the State
Election Commission by the chair
man of the state committees OF each
party, and the county commissioners
shall select Judges from lists furnish
ed by the chairmen Of the county
| political organizations 1t provides,
also, for watchers at the polls,
An act that was initiated by the
Federation Of Labor is the Recall,
providing that Every elective public
officer in the State Of Arkansas may
be removed from office by the elect
ors entitled to vote for successor
Of such incumbent, through the pro.
ccdure and in the manner herein pro-
yided for, which procedure shall be
known as the recall, and is in adj
dition to any other 'emovaI provid-
cd by law" This includes members
Of the judiciary, Petitions asking for
a recall election shall be signed by
not less than - per cent Of those
entitled to vote for the officer to be
recalled, Reasons for the recall to
the extent of 200 words and the
officers justification, TO the extent
Of 800 words, shall be printed on
the ballots,
The Federation Of labor also pro.
yided for the submission Of apropos.
cd state text book commission, to
be selected by the teachers of the
state, 20 select uniform text books
for the state,
The proposed act that will cause
the greatest amount Of controversy
is that initiated by the Anti.saloon
League, submitting the question Of
statewide prohibition to the people,
Over twenty thousand names were
secured to the petition, and elabo.
rate plans have been made for a
state campaign between now and
the election in September
1t is probable, however that
various complications will arise aG
l2cting the validity Of the proposed
bill under constructions of the | q Il
Amendment and the enabling act,
Judge Fulk in Pulaski circuit court,
in hearing Il Dallas county seat re-
moyal cusc on petition for mandom.
us, made the significant but porcn.
thctical remark,
"Whuteycr credit is due anybody
for the enabling act is due the Pro,
hibition people, But in passing the
enabling act they have thwartcd
the very purpose for which they
wanted it passed For under n
strict Interpretation Of the act, the
proposed statewide bin is unconsti.
tutionaI, being in conflict with It's
expressed provisions
That portion Of the enabling act
held 10 be in conflict with the amend.
ment, because limiting It's powers, is
as follows, such provisions not be-
ing included in the original amend.
mcnt,
Eight per cent Of the legal voters
may propose any measure, not in-
consistent with the general laws or
constitution of the State, applicable
only to such county or municipality,
provided, that net shall not be con.
strucd to allow the initlion of any
measure 70 set aside or revoke any
three mile petition order made by
any OF the county courts of this state
prohibiting the sale Of liquor under
Scclions5l2S.5l32o Of Kirby's Digest
or local option liquor laws proyid.
ing methods Of determining whether
the sale Of Intoxicating liquors shall
he prohib ted etc ;"
Judge l'ulk in the Dallas county
ease granted the mundOmus, which
has the effect of nullihing the re,
strictions of the enabling act, and
throwing wide open the gates of
local legislation, whether or not in !
conflict with the general laws lie
holds that that j. clearly what the
provided aud that the
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