The Monticellonian., 1916-08-03
Be if enacted by the people of the State

Be if enacted by the people of the State
 of Arkansas.
 That Section of Article , to tne Constitution of the State of Arkansas and Amendment No T0 thereto be amended so as to read as follows
 Section l. Legislative authority of this State shall be vested in a Legtsla- tive Assembly which shall consist or Senate and a House of Represen tatiVes. bHt the people reserve 10 themselves Che 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 1t the Tsolls any act, item, section. or any part of any Sec ton, or measure passed by the Eegisla tive Assembly
 The first power reserved by the pee pie is the Initiative. and the number of legal voters required to initiate any pc ton shall be ten thousand (la 00nl and no more But no petition shall be held Invalid if it should contain q greater number than requiredi and every such petition shall include the fuit text of the measure so proposed. Initiative pc titions shall he filed with the Secretary of State not less than four months be fore the election at which they 10 be voted upon.
 The second power reserved by tue peo- ple is the Referendum. and the number of legal voters required to sign and make valid a referendum HtIlihbU small be seven thousand f1.100t and no more. but no petition shall be held invalid if il should contain a greater number than required The filing of referendum pc ton against one or more items sections or parts of any measure shall not delay the remainder from becoming effective. but 1t is not to be understood from thJs 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 State not later than ninety C90l days after the final adjournment of the session of the Legislative Assembly at which such measures were passed except when al iournment shall be taken temporarily for longer period than ninety t90l days, in which ease such petitions shall be filed not later than ninety tq01 days after such temporary adjournment All measures referred to vote of the peo- pie by referendum shall remain in abey- anCe until such vote is taken.
 If it shall be necessary for the pre- serVation of the public peace, health. or safety. that a measure shall become of fectiVe without delay. such neeessttv shall he StPted in one section and IT upon a yea and nay vote three-four of all the members elected shall ,ota upon separate roll call in favor Of tho measure going into Instant operation. such measure shall become effective without delay. IL shall be necessary to state the facts which constitute such emergency. Provided however that an emergency shall not be deelared on any franchise or special privilege or act creating any vested right or interest o- alternating any property of the State Tr q referendum is filed against any apser genecy measure. such measure shall be a law until it is voted upon bV the nan ple and if it Is then rejected bv a ma
 iority of the electors voting fberso1 tt shall be thereby repealed The proviS SionS of this sub sec tion shall also arn,,. to city councils.
 The Initiative and Referendum powers of the people are hereby further resery- ed to the legal voters of each munfrfYal- tty and county as to all local. special and municipal legislation of every char acter in and for their respective muffci- palities and counties
 Counties cities and towns may pro vide for the exercise of the Initiative and Referendum as te their local legis- fatton. Petitions shall be filed with tFe county or city clerk. Not more than ten (l0) per cent of tbe legal voters If any county elty' or 'own Tday be rc= qu1red to order the referendum nor more than fifteen (l5) per cent of the legal voters of any such county CitY or town shall be required to propose any measure by initiative petition
 In counties or munieipalities the 17IIr7- per or signatures required on d petition snail be computed upon the vote cast for the ofhce of county judge or mayor 4t the last preceding election
 Every extension. enforcement f4a.l. chase, grant or conveyance of a fran | ehise, or Of any rights. property ease
 ment, lease or occupation of or i'm !,r.- road. street. alley or park or any psff | thereof in any real property or interesI | Tn any real property owned by n rluUf,f | pal corporation whether The same hf. by statute. ordinance. resolution or afha, l wise, shall be subject to referendum. and shall not be subject to emergency lagfs. lation The time for filing a refaran,fI,r, 1 petition against municipal oi loCsi l measures shall not be fixed at less ft,sn | thirty days after the passage theraof {t,. i municipal or local legislative bodies
 The word measure" as used barsi,,
 means any Jaw, bill. resolutions or5j 1 nance charter, or constitutional amend. ment, or any other legislative paa,5ira In the case of laws chiefly of local in l terest, as the creation af new 1r 5d5i tional judges. or other officers or otsGas l referendum by petition shall be
 mitted for approval or rejection to tba
 people of the district interested All elections on general local c,4 1 special measures referred to the nao,'iI or the State or of any locality shall hs 1 held at the regular general elertfor oe cept when the Governor, County Y,,d,r. | or Mayor shall order d special a1,,,t,-is ~ e State, counties, or municinaljtiss uil' @ | provide for special elections on Ianaf ,liay l legislation V" local No limitation shall be placed o,o,