The Springdale news., 1916-08-18
Be it enacted by the people of the State

of Arkansas.
That Section l of Article 5 to inc
Constitution of the State of Arkansas
and Amendment No. 10 thereto be
amended so az TO read as follows:
Section J. Legislative authority OF
this STATE shall be Nestcd in n Legisla-
tive Assembly which shall consist or a
Senate and "A House Of Representatives..
but the people reserve to themselves The
power to propose legislative measures
laws. resolutions. and amendments TO
the Constitution, aud to enact or reject
tie same al the polls independent Of the
Legislative Assembly and also reserve
the power. at their own option. to an
prove or reject a the polls any act.
item. section or any part Of any sec
ton. or measure passed by the Legisla-
tive Assembly.
The first power reserved by the peo-
pie is the Initiative. and the number OF
legal voters required to initiate any pc
ton shall be ten thousand 10000 and
no more But no petition shall be held
invalid If it should contain a greater
number than required; and every such
petition shall include the full text OF
the measure so proposed. Initiative pc
ttions shall he filed with the Secretary
Of State not less than four months be-
fore the election at which they to
be voted upon.
The second power reserved by the peoy
pie is the Referendum, and the number
of legal voters required to sign and make
valid a referendum petition shall bs
seven thousand 7,0061 and no more, but
should contain a greater number than
required. The filing OF a referendum Pc
ton against one or more items. sectionn.
or parts Of any measure shall not delay
the remainder from becoming efectivsy
but il is not to be understood from this
that all of an act may not be referred
Referendum petitions against measures
passed by the Legislative Assembly
shall be filed with the Secretary of Stata
not later than ninety 900 days after
the final adjournment Of the session Of
the Legislative Assembly at which such
measures We're passed. except when ad-
journmeut shall be taken temporarily
far a longer period than ninety e901
days IN which case such petitions shall
be filed not later than ninety (90) days
after such temporary adjournment All
measures referred to vote Of the seo-
pie by referendum shall remain in abev-
anee until such vote is taken
If 1t shall be necessary for the pre-
servatien eff the public peace health.
safety. that a measure shall become eff
fective without DELAY, such necessity
shall he stated in one section. and II
upon a yea and nay vote three -fourths
Of all the members elected shall vote
upon separate roll call IN favor Of the
measure going into instant operation
such measure shall become effective
without delay. IT shall be necessary to
state the facts which constitute such
emergency. Provided. however. that an
emergency shall not be declared on any
franchise or special privilege or act
creating any vested right or interest or
alternating any property of the State. Ir
n referendum is fled against any emer-
eenecy measure. such measure shall be
a law until il is voted upon by the peo-
pie and If IL is then rejected by a ma
tority of the electors voting thereon II
shall be thereby repealed The provi-
ginrs Of this subsection shall also apprv
to city councils.