The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1912-11-01

reference. Any measure referred
to the people by the initiative
shall take effect and be in force
when it shall have been approved
by the majority of the votes cast
in such election. Any measur re-
ferred to the people by the Refer
endum shall take effect and be in
force when it shall have been APP
proved by amajority of the votes
cast thereon and not otherwise.
Petitions and orders for the Ini-
tiati,e and for the Referendum
shall be filed with the Secretary
of the State and addressed to the
Governor of the State, who shall
submit the same to the people.
The Legislature to make suitable
provision for carrying into effect
the provisions of this Article.
Sec. a. The Referendum may
be demanded by the people
against one or more items. sec
tions or parts of any Act OF the
Legislature, in the same manner
in which such power may be ex-
ercised against a complete Act.
The filing of a Referendum petit
ton 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 Constitu-
ton for the State at large are
hereby further reserved to the le-
gal voters of every county, dis
trict and municipality therein as
to all local legislation or action
in the administration of county,
district and municipal govern.
ment in and for their respective
counties, districts and municipal
tiles. The manner of exercising
said powers shall be prescribed
by general laws except that
boards of supervisors may pro-
vide for the time of exercising
the Initiative and Referendum
powers as to local legislation in
their respective counties and dis
tricts. The requisite number of
petitioners for the invocation of
the Initiative and Referendum in
counties and districts shall bear
twice or double the ratio to the
whole number of legal voters 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
Initiative within three years there
after by less than thirty per CEN
tum of the legal voters.
Sec. 7. The reservation of the
powers of the Initiative and Ref
erendum in this Article shall not
deprive the Legislature of the
right to repeal any law, propose
or pass any measure which may
be consistent with the Constitu-
ton of the State and the Consti-
tuition 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
2Ist, 1912. THEo. G.. BILBo,
President of the Senate.
Passed the House of Repre-
%sentatives March 10. 1912.
H. M. GUN,
Speaker of the House of Repre-
sentatives.
S. c. R. No. 8.
A Concurrent Resolution propos-
ing an amendment to Article d,
Section So, 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 reiec-
ton, at an election to be held on
the first Tuesday after the first
Monday in November, 1912, viz:
Amend Article q, Section 6,
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 Febru-
airy FL, 1912. THEo. G. BILBo,
President of the Senate.
Adopted by the House of Rep
resentatives March I6, 1912.
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