The Newark journal., 1916-08-03
Be It enacted hy the people Of the Stat

BE It enacted hy the people Of the State
of Arkansas
That Section ] Of Article to the
CONSTITUTION of the State of Arkansas
and Amendment No 30 thereto be
amended so as Ia read as follows.
Section J. Legislative authority OF
this state shall be vested In a Legfsla-
tive Assembly which shall consist or
Senate and House of Representatives
but the people reserve to themselves ehe
power to prHpesr legislative measures
laws resolutions aud amendments 10
the toHst tuition 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 APP
prove or reject at THE polls any act
item section or any part of any sec
tive Assembly
The first power reserved by the peo-
pie Is tire Initiative. and the number of
iesa F9t.f~ required 70 initiate any pc
uoh Shdit TN thousand fla. 00O1 and
10 NOR. ~ ITO uetitfou shall be held
invalid n should contain a greater
number tbaN required. and every such
petition shall include the full text Of
t1c measure 50 proposed Initiative pc
ttioHS shall be flied with the Secretary
of state not less than four months be
l"re the election at which they are TO
be voted up6I
The second power reserved b,, the 49,
pie is the Referendum and the number
OF legal voters REQUIRED to sign and make
FaIld referen lum petition shall be
StNth ta"uS"4d '.t0U1 and no more but
no petition shall be held invalid ~ n
should contain grenter number than
required. In" ming of a referendum ne
Ion aEAii'St et or more items sections
or parts of amy measure shall NOT del.v
the remainder from becoming Effective.
but u Is not 10 be understood from tins
that all or an act may not be REFERRED
Referendum petitions against measures
passed by the Legislative Assemble
snail ilPd
| not later than ninety 900 DAVIS aftay
the hnal adjournment of the session ~
the Legislative Assembly at which such
measures We're PASSED excant xybe, "a
lourhment shall taken temporarily
Tor longer period than ninety Ieol
days, in which ease such petitions shall
be Med not later than ninety (9O) DAYS
after such temporary adjournment An
measures referred to a vote OF the nao-
T pie by referendum shall remain In aheo
ance until such vote is taken
IT II snail be necessary for the pre
serVation OF the public peace health n,
safety that a measure shall hecoren -
fectlVe without delay such neca.st,v
shall be stated In one section and -
upon yea and nay vote three-fourths
of all the members elected sbaII 80.
upon separate roll call I'm favor or tha
measure going into instant operatton
such measure shall become effeetfva
without delay. 1t shall be necessary 10
state the facts which constitute So
emergency Provided, however tbat .
emergency shall not be declared on ann
franchise or special privilege ar 90,
creating any vested right or interest or
alternating any property OF the STAT 70
referendum is filed against ann, -
genecy measure, such measure shall -.
law until II is voted upon nv tha 80
PIE; and u It Is then rejected by a ma
jority of the electors voting thereon no =.
shall be thereby repealed. The nravi'
sions of this subsection shall also anp,v
to city councils 1ppiS