The Harrison times., 1915-02-20
PETITIONS FILED BY Fedora.
TON OF LABOR INsUREs SUB.
MISSION OF AMENDMENT.
TAKES AWAY THE VETO POWER
One OF the Provisions OF Proposed
Amendment Is That It Removes
the Limit to Number.
Little Rock

initiated by the Federation Of Labor,
proposes to make radical changes in
the present Initiative and Referendum
law.
One OF the most important is that
it removes the limit to the number OF
amendments that may be submitted
at any one election, the present max
imum being three, Among the other
important provisions are tue fol-
lowing:
Prohibition OF the veto power Of
the governor Of any measure adopted
by the people under the initiative and
referendum; prohibits the legislature,
unless by three-tourths vote, to repeal
or set aside any measure becoming o
law in this manner prohibits any
measure adopted by the people being
declared unconstitutional unless by
unanimous decision Of all members of
all measures, both amendments and
acts, shall become law when a ma.
jority Of the votes cast for an amend.
ment is polled, instead Of majority
Of all the votes polled at an election;
also that q petition Of 10000 names
shall be required to initiate and T..
600 to refer, instead OF per cent OF
the vote cast in the preceding gen.
eral election
The amendment also would greatly
limit the power Of the legislature to
attach the emergency clause TO bills
and thus prevent their being referred
TO the legislature, A two.thirds vote
would be necessary TO declare an
emergency It would prohibit the de-
claring Of an emergency on any fran.
chise or special privilege act creating
any vested right or interest or alien.
ating any property Of the state. II a
referendum is filed against any emer.
gency measure, tho measure would be
law until II could be voted on by the
people, who would then decide It's fur.
ther fate The provisions of this sub.
section also would apply TO city coun'
cila
The initiative and referendum pow.
ers OF the people are reserved to the
legal voters of each municipality ana
county, who may provide for local log
islOtion by initiative petition contain
ing 10 per cent OF the legal voters or
the county city or town affected, Ref.
orendum petitions in cities and towns
would require only 10 per cent of the
legal votes, which shall bo based upon
the vote cast for Judge or mayor ut the
last election,
Every extension, enlargement, pur.
chase, grant or conveyance Of Il fran.
chise, or Of any rights, property,
easement lease or occupation OF or In
any road street alley or park, or any
part thereof, In any real property, or
interest IN any real property owned by
municipal corporation, whether by
statute ordinance, resolution or other.
wise, would be subject to referendum
and would not be subject TO omergen,
ey legislation, The time for filing Il
referendum petition against municipal
or local measures could not be less
than 80 days after the passage thore.
Of by municipal or local legislative
bodies,
No limitation could bo placed upon
tho number Of constitutional amend
ments or other measures which may
bo proposed and submitted TO the peo.
pie by either initiative or referendum
petitions,
No measure could be submitted to
the people by the legislature except n
proposed constitutional amendment or
amendments rs provided for in Article
~, Section ~, Of the constitution,
ANY measure submitted TO the poo,
pie by petition would become u law
when approved by q majority Of the
votes east ana not be required TO re-
eoye n majority OF the votes east for
candidates IN such election Such
measures would be operative on ana
after the thirtIoth day after the olce'
tion NJ which Il IL approved,
The veto power OF the governor or
mayor would not extend to measures
initiated by or referred TO the people,
Representative johnson has intro
duoed n bill Tor the regulation OF tole'
phone rates. containing the "phyeieal
connection" clause that has caused 30
much controversy IN tho past
A bin introduced by MIR Robertaon
OF Lee provides for the election of
members Of the &c. Francis Leyee
District Board, and TO reduce the
number from "a to 10,
Mombors Of both houses are roccly.
ing many petitions and memorials
for an increase OF the railroad pas
fenger rate TO 3 cents n mile,
state Auditor CoiIman fayofa the