Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1914-10-23

srendum petitions shall re@alR n
allegiance until such vote q taken
8. II It shall be necessary for the
immediate preservation Of the public
peace, health or safety, then q meas
ure shall become effective without as-
lay, such necessity shall bO stated u
one section, and II upon q pea and nay
vote, three-fourths Of those voting IN
each House shall VOte In Tavor OF the
measure going into immediate opera
tin. such measure shall become opera
tive at oncA' II shall be necessary 70
state In such section the facts consti-
tuting such emergency. Provldeo'
that an emergency shall not Be ee-
clarea on any franchise or apecial pElv-
ilege or act creating any vested right
or interest, or alternating any properly
Of the State. II q referendum petit
ton Is filed against such emergency
measure, such measure shall be Q laW
until It Is vOted upon by the people,
and II 1t is then rejected by q majority
Of the voters voting thereon, 1t shall Do
thereby repealed.
4. The word measure as nsed
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 On
gressional elections, except when the
legislature shall order . special cleo
ton. Any measure submitted to the
people as herein provided shall axe
effect and become law when approved
BY q majority Of the votes cast thereon
and not otherwise Such measure
shall be In operation on and after the
3Oth day after the election at which II
Is approved. The veto power OF tine
Governor shall not extend to meas
ures initiated by or referred to the
people. II conflicting measures SUP.
mitted to the people shall be approved
by q majority Of the votes ~severaliy
cast for and against the same, the one
having the highest number Of affirm
alive votes shall thereby become law
No measure enacted by a vote OF the
people shall be amended or repealed
by the legislature except by yea and
nav 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 DO circulated and present
ed In parts. but each part Of any pc
tition shall have attached thereto the
affidavit Of the person circulating the
same that all Of the signatures there
on were made In the presence OF the
affiant and that to the best OF the Of
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 s%ufficiency OF al
J petitions shall be decided by the sec
[ rotary Of state. In the event that TN
!, sufficiency of the petition Is chal
! lenged, the question shall be tried q
: once In term time OF In vacation, an
such cause shall be q preference caus'
over all other u II the secretar.
Of state shall decide any petition =
be insufficient, he shall, without delay
notify the sponsors Of the petition AM
permit at least thirty (30) days TO
l~correction or amendment. In the even
of legal proceedings, In any court, y
pr@ ent giving effect to any petition
. upon any grounds, the burden Of proc
] shall be upon the person or persons q
lacking the validity Of the petition
This section shall mot be construed Z
deprive any member Of the legislator
of the right to introduce any bill. IN
9 style Of all Of the bills initiated by pt
tition shall be, BE It enacted BY tn
d people of the State Of Mississippi" Il
submitting the measures, the secretar
n of state and all other officials shal
be guided by the general election law
until additional legislation may be prt
yided therefor, but no legislation sha'
be enacted tending to impair or han
y per the exercise Of the rights herei
reserved to the people.
Q Sec. 2. That this amendment b
submitted to the qualified electors q
the State for approval or rejection
d an election to be held on the firs
Tuesday after the first Monday In M
yember, 1914, in accordance with tn
d provisions Of Section 273 of the Stat
constitution.
h Passed the House of Representative
on the 9Th, 9Th and 10th OF Marcl
1914.
Passed the Senate OF the 18th. lot
and goth Of March, 1914.