The Hattiesburg news., 1914-10-08

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measures passed by the legislature
shall be filed with the secretary of
state not later than ninety 1907 days
after the final adjournment of the ses-
sion Of the legislature at which such
measures were passed, except when
adjournment shall be taken temporari-
ly for a longer period than ninety (90)
days, In which case such petition shall
be filed not later than ninety 800
days after such temporary adjourn.
ment. All measures referred to a vote
Of the people by referendum petitions
shall remain in allegiance until such
vote is taken.
3. II 1t shall be necessary for the
immediate preservation of the public
peace, health or safety, then a meas
ure shall become effective without de-
lay, such necessity shall be stated in
one section, and II upon a yea and nay
vote, three-fourths of those voting in
each House shall vote in favor of the
measure going into immediate opera
tion, such measure shall become oper-
ative at once. 1t shall be necessary
to state in such section the facts con-
stituting such emergency. Provided,
that any emergency shall not be de-
clared on any franchise or special
privilege or act creating any vested
right or interest, or alternating any
property of the State. If referendum
| petition is filed against such emer-
| gency measure, such measure shall be
law until it is voted upon by the
! people, and If 1t is then rejected by
| majority of the voters voting thereon,
1t shall be thereby repealed.
4. The word measure" as used
herein means any law, bill, resolution,
constitutional amendment or any
other legislative measure. All elec-
| tions on general, local and special
State shall be held at the general
State or congressional elections, ex,
cept when the legislature shall order
a special election. Any measure sub
mitted to the people as herein pro
vided shall take effect and become
law when approved by majority Of
| the votes cast thereon and not other
wise. Such measure shall be in oper-
alton on and after the 30th day after
the election at which 1t Is approved.
The veto power Of the Governor shall
not extend to measures initiated by or
referred to the people. II conflicting
measures submitted to the people
shall be approved by majority Of
the votes severally cast for and
against the same, the one having the
highest number of affirmative votes
shall thereby become law. No meas
ure enacted by vote of the people
shall be amended or repealed by the
lgislature except by yea and nay
votes, upon roll call, of three-fourths
of the members of each House voting
thereon. Qualified electors only shall
be counted upon petitions. Petitions
may be circulated and presented in
parts, but each part of any petition
shall have attached thereto the affi-
davit of the person circulating the
same that all of the signatures there
on we're made in the presence of the
affiant and that to the best of the
atlantis knowledge and belief, each
signature is genuine and that the per
son signing is qualified elector and
no other affidavit or verification shall
be required. The sufficiency of all
petitions shall be decided by the sec
retary of state. In the event that the
sufficiency of the petition is chal-
lenged, the question shall be tried at
once in term time or in vacation, and
such cause shall be preference cause
over all other causes. If the secretary
of state shall decide any petition to
be insufficient, he shall, without de-
lay, notify the sponsors Of the petit
tion and permit at least thirty (30)
days for correction or amendment. In
the event of legal proceedings, in any
court, to prevent giving effect to any
petition, upon any ground, the bur
den Of proof shall be upon the person
! or persons attacking the validity OF
the petition. This section shall not
be construed to deprive any member
of the legislature of the right to in
troduce any bill. The style Of all ol
the bills initiated by petition shall be
BE 1t enacted by the people Of the
State Of Mississippi" In submitting
the measures, the secretary Of state
and all other officials shall be guided
by the general election laws unit
! additional legislation may be provided
| lucIclOI, Uul uO lc6lSidtiOu ohdi w
: enacted tending to impair or hampe
: the exercise of the rights herein re
E served to the people.
+ Sec. 2. That this amendment b,
submitted to the qualified electors o
the State for approval or rejection a
e an election to be held on the frs
Tuesday after the first Monday in Nc
vember, 1914, in accordance with tn
t provisions of Section 273 of the Stat
n Constitution.
# Passed the House of Represents
:, tives on the 9Th, 9th and 10th O
e March, 1914.
d Passed the Senate on the 18th, lot
d and Goth of March, 1914.
It A Concurrent Resolution proposing a
n amendment to Section 255 of tn
y Constitution relating to apportiol
. II