The Carlisle independent., 1915-02-18

Proposed Amendment No. II. T will be submitted to the people at th, election in September, 1916, mas beer initiated by the Federation of Labor proposes to make radical changes il the sent Initiative and Referendum law.
 One of the most important is tha 1t removes the limit to the number q amendments that may be submirl at any one election, the present II mum being three. Among the o' important provisions are tue lowing:
 Prohibition of the veto power the governor of any measure ado by the people under the initiatiye referendum; prohibits the legisla unless by three-fourths vote, to re or set aside any measure becomi law in this manner; prohibits measure adopted by the people u declared unconstitutional unless unanimous decision of all membe] the Supreme Court, and provides all measures, both amendments acts, shall become law when a jority of the votes cast for an am ment is polled, instead of maj of all the votes boiled at an elect also that a petition of 10000 na shall be required to initiate and 600 to refer, instead of per cen hn tln eral election.
 The amendment also would gre limit the power of the legislature attach the emergency clause to and thus prevent their being refei to the legislature. A two-thirds would be necessary to declare emergency. It would prohibit the claring of an emergency on any fl chise or special privilege act creati any vested right or interest or alif ating any property of the state. If referendum is filed against any emt gency measure, the measure would k law until it could be voted on by tf{ people, who would then decide its ful .ther fate. The provisions of this sud section also would apply to city cou1 cils.
 The initiative and referendum pow CTS of the people are reserved to tn legal voters of each municipality an, county. who may provide for local leg islation by initiative petition contain ing 15 per cent of the legal voters o the county, city or town affected. Rel erendum petitions in cities and town would require only 10 per cent of tn legal votes, which shall be based upol the vote cast for judge or mayor at tn last election.
 Every extension, enlargement, puI chase, grant or conveyance of a fran chise, or of any rights, property easement, lease or occupation of or il any road, street, alley or park, or an, part thereof. in any real property, o interest in any real property oY ned b municipal corporation, whether b statute, ordinance, resolution or otb II wise, would be subject to referendum s.hA "ouAd hoI OC ouDJCSI IO Cul6IR6l cy legislation. The time for filing referendum petition against municipa or local measures could not be es than 30 days after the passage there of by municipal or local legislativ bodies.
 No limitation could be placed upo the number of constitutional ament ments or other measures which ma be proposed and submitted to the pe6 pie by either initiative or referendum petitions.
 No measure could be submitted t the people by the legislature except proposed constitutional amendment c amendments as provided for in ArlIcI IS. Section P, of the constitution.
 Any measure submitted to the pet pie by petition would become a la, when approved by a majority of tn votes cast and not be required to rs ceive majority of the votes cast fo candidates in such election. Sue measures would be operative on an after the thirtieth day after the eles tion at which it is approved.
 The veto power of the governor O mayor would not extend to measure initiated by or referred to the people. The Senate has passed the Lund ! anti-pass bill, which prohibits railroad from issuing passes to any but eu ! ployes.
 Representative Johnson has intrf duced bill for the regulation of tels phone rates, containing the "physics i connection" clause that has caused s much controversy in the past.
 The Adamson municipal court biI which has passed the Senate, will pr the justices of the peace out of bus ness in Little Rock and Argenta
 Representative Beeson has intr duced a bill to declare all roads traye ed by rural mail carriers first cIas roads, to facilitate the service.