Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1914-10-16

allegiance until SuCn vote Is laASh
3. II it shall be necessary for the
immediate preservation of the public
peace, health or safety. then q meas
ure shall become effective without de-
lay, such necessity shall be stated IN
one section, and if upon q yea and nay
vote. three-fourths Of those voting IN
each House shall vote In favor OF the
going into immediate opera
tin. such measure shall become opera
tive at once. 1t shall be necessary to
state in such section the facts constr
tuting such emergency. ProVldH'
that an emergency shall not be oe-
clared on any franchise or special priv
ilege or act creating any vested right
or interest, or alternating any property
of the State. If a referendum petit
ton is filed against such emergency
measure, such measure shall be a law
until 1t Is voted upon by the people
and if 1t Is then rejected by q majority
of the voters voting thereon, 1t h De
thereby repealed.
4. The word measure" as used
herein means any law, bill, resolution
constitutional amendment or any other
Legislative measure. All elections on
general. local and special measures re.
ferred to the people Of the State shall
be held at the general State or CON
gressional elections, except when the
legislature shall order a special cleo
ton. Any measure submitted to the
people as herein provided shall take
effect and become law when approved
by a majority of the votes cast thereon
and not otherwise. Such measure
shall be in operation on and after n
3Oth day after the election at which II
is approved. The veto power OF the
Governor shall not extend to meas
ures initiated by or referred to the
people. If conflicting measures sub
mitted to the people shall be approved
bv a majority of the votes severally
cast for and against the same. the one
having the highest number OF affirm
alive votes shall thereby become aw.
No measure enacted by q vote OF the
people shall be amended or repealed
by the legislature 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. re
titions may be circulated and present
ed in parts, but each part OF any pc
, tition shall have attached thereto the
affidavit of the person circulating tn
same that all Of the signatures there
/ on were made In the presence OF tne
} affiant and that to the best of the az
fiant's knowledge and belief, each sig
\ nature Is genuine and that the per
SON signing is q qualified elector ant
!, no other affidavit or verification snai
be required. The sufffciency OF al
s petitions shall be decided by the sec
I rotary Of state. In the event that tn.
sufficiency Of the petition Is chal
lenged. the question shall be tried a
once IN term time OF in vacation, AM
such cause shall be a preference caus
b over all other causes. II the secretar,
of state shall decide any petition t
s be insufficient, he shall, without delay
notify the sponsors Of the petition an
permit at least thirty 600 days 10
correction or amendment. In the ever
of legal proceedings, In any court,
9 prevent giving effect to any petition
o upon any grounds, the burden OF proc
- shall be upon the person or persons a
n lacking the validity Of the petition
This section shall not be construed I
deprive any member of the legislator
of the right to introduce any bill. Tn
10 style of all of the bills initiated by p
n tition shall be, "Be 1t enacted by u
ID people of the State Of Mississippi"
,r submitting the measures, the secretal
N of state and all other officials sha
n be guided by the general election Law
until additional legislation may be pr
u yided therefor, but no legislation sha
be enacted tending to impair or har
~ per the exercise Of the rights here
e. reserved to the people.
lie Sec. 2. That this amendment
IT. submitted to the qualified electors
the State for approval or rejection
Id al election to be held on the fir
Tuesday after the first Monday IN n
es vember, 1914, in accordance with u
provisions of Section 273 of the Sta
constitution.
tn Passed the House of Representativ
on the 9Th, 9th and 10th OF Marc
1914. :.
Passed the Senate on the 18th, ID
~ and goth Of March, 1914.