The Lexington advertiser., 1914-10-16

to state IN such section the facts con-
shtuting such emergency. Provided.
that an emergency shall not be de-
clared on any franchise or Bpeeial pri-
vilege or act creating any vested right
OF interest. or alternating any property
Of the State. II a referendum petition
is filed against such emergency meas.
ure, such measure shall be law until
il is voted upon by the people. and If
it is then rejected by q majority Of the
voters voting thereon. it shall be
thereby repealed.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
tion. ANY measure submitted to the
people as herein provided shall take
effect and become law when approved
by majority of the votes cast there
on and not otherwise. Such measure
shall be in operation on and after the
30th day after the election at which it
is approved. The veto power of the
Governor shall not extend 10 measures
initiated by or referred to the people.
If conflicting measures submitted to
the people shall be approved by ma
jority 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 a 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shall be amended or repealed by the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. Petitions
may be circulated and presented in
parts, but each part of any petition
shall have attached thereto the affidavit
of the person circulating the same that
all of the signatures thereon were
made in the presence of the affiant and
that to the best of the atlantis know
ledge and belief, each signature is ge-
nuine and that the person signing is
qualified elector and no other affidavit
or verifcation shall be- required. The
sutficiency of all petitions shall be de-
cided by the secretary of state. In the
event that the sufficiency of the petit
tion is challenged. the question shall
be tried at once in term time or in va
cation, and such cause shall be pre-
ference cause over all other causes. Ii
the secretary of state shall decide any
petition to be insufficient, he shall
without delay. notify the sponsors of
the petition 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 grounds, the
burden of proof shall be upon the per-
son 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 intro
duce any bill, The style of all of the
bills initiated by petition shall be, BE
it enacted by tie people of the State
of Mississippi. K In submitting the
measures, the secretary of state and
all other officials shall be guided by
the general election laws until addi-
tional legislation may be provided
therefor, but no legislation shall be en-
acted tending to impair or hamper the
exercise of the rights herein reserved
to the people.
Sec q That this amendment be sub
mltted to the qualified electors of the
State for approval or rejection at an
election to be held on the first Tuesday
after the first Monday in November,
1914. in accordance with the provisions
of Section 273 of the State Constitu-
ton.
Passed the House of Representative
on the 9th, 9th and 10th of March,
1914
Passed the Senate on the 18th, 10Th
and Goth of March. 1914.
A Concurrent Resolution proposing an
amendment to Section 255 of the
Constitution relating to apportion-
ment Of Senators.
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 submitted to the quail
fed electors of the State for ratifica-
tion or rejection at an election to be
held on the first Tuesday after the first
Monday in November, 1919:
Amend Section 255 of the Constitu-
tion so as to read as follows:
First--The County of Harrison shall
constitute the first district and elect
one Senator.
Second The Counties of Wayne and
Jones, the second district. and elect
one Senator.
Third-The Counties of Jasper and
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