The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1914-10-23

erendum petitions shall remain In
allegiance until such vote 10 aiken
3. II It shall be necessary for me
Immediate preservation OF the pubic
peace. health or safety, then q meas
ure shall become effective without 40
lay, such necessity shall be stated IN
one section, and II upon q yea and nay
vote. three-fourths Of those voting IN
each House shall vote In favor OF the
measure going into immediate opera
tin. such cas- shall become opera
tive at once. 1t shall be necessary 10
state In such section the facts constr
tuting such emergency. Provided
that an emergency shall not be de-
clared on any franchise or special PRIV
ilege or act creating any vested rignt
or interest, or alternating any. properly
of the State. II . referendum peti-
ton is filed against such emergency
measure, such measure shall be q Jaw
until II is voted upon BY the people,
and II It is then rejected by a ma1ority
of the voters voting thereon. It shall Dc
thereby repealed.
4. The word measure" as rsed
herein mean any law, bill. resolution.
constitutional amendment or my other
legislative measure. All elections on
general. local and special measures re.
ferred TO the people Of the State shah
he held at the general State or con-
gressional elections. except when the
legislature shall order a special cleo
ton. Any measure submitted 10 tho
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 the
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. II conflicting measures SUD-
mitted to the people shall be approved
by 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 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people shall be amended or repealed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 onlJ
shall be counted upon petitions. re
titions may be circulated and present
ed In parts. but each part OF a pc
tition shall have attached thereto tn
affidavit Of the person circulating tn
same that all Of the signatures there
on were made in h presence OF IN.
affiant and that to the best OF the al
fiant's knowledge and belief, each sic
nature is genuine and that he pei
son signing Is a qualified elector an.
, no other affidavit or verification shal
be required. The sufficiency OF q
petitions shall be decided by the SCI
I Rotary of state. In the event that tn
:, sufficiency Of the petition Is cha
l lenged, the question shall be tried q
once in term time or in vacation. an
such cause shall be a preference caus
over all other causes. X the secretar
of state shall decide any petition t
S be insufficient, he shall, without della!
notify the sponsors OF the petition an
permit at least thirty 500 days ft
correction or amendment. In the ever
of legal proceedings, in any court, I
prevent giving effect to any petition
0 upon any grounds, the burden Of pro-
s shall be upon the person or persons a
n lacking the validity Of the petitio
This section shall not be construed
II deprive any member OF the legislatul
- OIL tUt TlSlt W lhbiouoSS Uhs
e style Of all of the bills initiated by p
4 tition shall be. BE It enacted by Il
d people OF the State Of Mississippi"
'r submitting the measures. the secretal
n of state and all other officials shs
a. be guided by the general election lay
until additional legislation may be pr
u vided therefor. but no legislation shi
be enacted tending to impair or hal
" per the exercise of the rights here
& reserved to the people.
lie Sec. 2. That this amendment
r. submitted to the qualified electors
re the State for approval or rejection
Id an election to be held on the III
Tuesday after the first Monday In \
vember, 1914, In accordance with
Id provisions Of Section 273 Of the Sta
constitution.
Passed the House Of Representativ
on the 9th, 9th and 10th OF Mar
1914. .
n, Passed the Senate on the 18th. II
and goth OF March, 1914.