The Nevada County picayune., 1916-08-10
Be t enacted by the people of the St

Be 1t enacted by the people of the state
 of Arkansas:
 That Section of Article 5 to inc and Amendment No. 10 thereto be amended so as to read follows:
 Section l. Legislative authority of this State shall be vested in a LegislR tive Assembly which shall consist Of 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, and to enact or reject the same at the polls Independent of the Legislative Assembly, and also reserve the power, at their own option, to ap- prove or reject at the polls any set item. section, or any part of any sec tion, or measure passed by tho Legisls tive Assembly.
 The fivst p,wer reserved by the peo- pie is the Initiative and the number of legal voters required to initiate any pc tion shall be ten thousand 100000 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 titions shall be filed with the Secretary of State not less than four months he fore the election at which they are to be voted upon.
 The second power reserved by the peo- ple is the Referendum. and the number of legal voters required to sign and make valid a referendum petition shall he yeven thousand G.000) and no more. but no petition shall be held invalid If it should contain greater number than required. The filing of a referendum pc ton against one or more items, sections. or parts of any measure shall not della ' the remainder from becoming effective; but it 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 tho Secretary of state not later than ninety C9O) days after the final adjournment of the session ef the Legislative Assembly at which such measures were passed. except when ad- sournment shall be taken temporarily for longer period than ninety tset t days in which Case such petitions sha)l be filed not later than ninety t9Ol dave after such temporary adjournment Al measures referred to vote of the peo- pIe hy referendum shall remain in ahef- ance until such vote is taken
 If it shall be necessary for the pre- servation of tue public peace. health, or safety that A measure shall become ef dectiNe without delay. such necessity shall he stated i'll one section. and F upon yea and nay vote three fourth& of all the members elected shall vote upon separate roll call in favor of thr measure going into instant operation such measure shall become effective without delay IT shall be ne. essarN L. state the facts which constitute sucl emergency. Provided. however. that N emergency shall not he declared on au franchise or special privilege or ag' alternating any property of the State. r. "a referrndum iS filed against any smc- genecv measure. such measure shall be A law until it tS voted upon by the pee ple. and if it is then rejected by a ma iorttv of the electors voting thereon Y shan be thereby repealed. The proNi rions of this sub section shall also appt, ss city councils