Pocahontas star herald., 1916-08-04
BE It enacted by the people of the stat.


That Section Of Article TO tne
Constitution OF the State OF Arkansas
and Amendment No. 10 thereto be
amended so as TO read as follows:
Section 1. Legislative authority OF
this State shall be vested In Legisls-
tive Assembly which shall consist or a
Senate and House OF Representatives
but the people reserve to themselves ehe
power 20 propose legislative measures
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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 act
item, section, or any part OF any sec
tion, 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
tion shall be ten thousand (lO0 00O) and
no more. But no petition shall be held
invalid n II should contain greater
number than required; and every such
petition shall include the fun text OF
the measure so proposed. Initiative pc
titions shall be filed with the Secretary
Of State not less than four months be-
fore the election at which they are TO
be voted upon.
The second power reserved by the peo-
pie Is the Referendum, and the number
Of legal voters required 20 sign and make
seven thousand 7,000) ana no more, but
no petition shall be held invalid n II
should contain a greater number than
required. The filing OF a referendum pc
tion against one or more items, sections
or parts Of any measure shall not delay
the remainder from becoming effective;
but II 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 ~ state
not later than ninety 900 days after
the final adjournment Of the session or
the Legislative Assembly at which such
measures were passed except when ad-
for a longer period than ninety 900
days. in which case such petitions shall
be filed not later than ninety 900 days
after such temporary adjournment All
measures referred to a vote OF the peO-
pIe bv referendum shall remain in abey-
anCe until such vote IS taken.
II II shall be necessary for the pre-
servatiOn Of the public peace, health, or
safety that n measure shall become Of
fpctivc without delay such necessity
shall be stated I'm one section. and II
upon n yea and nay vote throe-fOurthE
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. II shall be necessary TO
state the facts which constitute such
emargenCy IrOVldeus however tnat 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. II
a referendum is filed against any emer-
geneoy measure. such measure shall be
a law until IL iB voted upon by tho peo-
ME, and II II is then rejected by a ma
iority OF the electors voting thereon II
shall be thereby repealed. The proyi-
slona Of this subsection shall also apply
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