The Nevada County picayune., 1916-10-12
ss it enacted by the people of the State ns Arkarsan

ss lt enacted by the people of the state
 Of Arkansas
 Coastitution of the State of Arkansas and Amendment No 10 thereto be amended so as to read as follows
 Section | Legislative authority of this state shall he vested iu a Legisfa tivs Assembly which shaI consist or serate and HUise of Representations but the people reserve 10 themselVee eh' power to propose legislative measures laws resolutions. and amendments to the Constitution, and to enact or reject the same at the polls Independent of tho Legislative Assembly, and also reserve the power. at their own option. to ar prove or reject at the polls any act item. section or any part of any sec ton. or measure passed by the LeEirls two Assembly
 The d.st p~wcr reserved by the p~o= pie is the Initiative. and the number Of legal voters required to initiate any pc ton shall be ten thousand tio on0) and more But no petition shall he held inSalid if it should contain Rreater utlrhet than required. and avery such peti on shall include the full toNr of the mcH sure SO proposed Initiative pc litions shall hc Glcl with thc Secretary of Statc not less than foHr months be fore tlne election at which they are to be voted upon.
 The second power reserved bv the peo- ole is the Referendum and tho numher or legal voters required to sign and make vaiid a referendum petition shall b." seven thousand c OoO) and no moro, but no petition shall be held invalid If it should contain n greater number than required The filing of a referendum ps tlon against one or more items. sections. or parts of any measure shall not delay the remainder from becoming eNscSivs' but it Ia not to be undorstood from this that all of an act may not De referred Referendum petitions against measures passed by the Legislative Assembly shall be flied with tho Secretary Of stAt" not later than ninety t90) days after the final adjournment of tho session of ens Legislative Assembly at which such ressures were passed. except when sd tournmcut shall be taken temporarily hcr longer period than ninety tso1 saYs In which case such petitions shall ee hied not later than ninety f90l days after such temporary adiournmsnt All mAasures referred to vote of tho peo oys by referendum shall remain in abeN- kpce uuiI such vote is taken
 If It shall ho necessary for the pre- servntion of the public peace. health or safety, that a measure shah become ef feotive without delay Sneh n"cessit F shsli be stated tu one ~cs t"a# and 1T uuor . yea ard nay vote three fourth> ct All the members elected sal vote nnon %ouarate roll call in favor Of th~ measur" goinK into instant operatiou such measure shall become effective without delay IT shnll he necessary ta state the facts which cuustitut. sue emergency Provided. however. that ." .suergeuCs shsu not be declared on art tranch,ss or special priviieg" or A. crentinr any vested rtght or iutNrest !" niienatiug ans property "t the State. rpfr-rnduru is NlNd aSains' any emsr xenecy measure. ~ucN measure shall he , law until tt Is voted upon by n" pc ols and if it is then rejected hy d m, lority ot the electors voting thereon ' sbau he thereby repealed. Ths prov .ions of this sub section shan also sprr 70 city e, ,Jacns