The Springdale news. [volume] (Springdale, Ark.) 1887-1990, 1916-08-25
The Initiative and Referendum power,

palites and counties
Counties; cities and towns may pro-
VIDE Tor the exercise of the Initiative
ana Referendum as to their local ias+ts
lation Petitions shall be filed with tho
county or city clerk. Not more than
ten (lo) per cent of the legal voters OF
any county. city town may be re-
CURED to order the referendum nor
more than fifteen tl5) per cent OF the
legal voters of any such county. city or
town, shall be required to proposa anv
measure by initiative petition.
In counties or municipalities the NAM
Der or signatures required on petition
snail be computed upon the vote cas-. for
the office of county Judge or MAYER at
the last preceding election
EVERY extension. enlargement pur-
chase, grant or conveyance of a fran
chlse, or or any rights, property ease
ment, lease. or occupation of or in any
road. street. alley or park, or any part
ehereof IN any real property or interest
IN any real property owned by munich
PAL corporation. whether the same be by
statute, ordinance. resolution. or other
wise, snail be subject to referendum and
shall not be subject to emergency legis-
Iation The time for filing referendum
petition against municipal or local
measures shall not be fixed at less tnan
thlfty days after the passage thereof by
municipal or local legislative bodies
The word measure" as used herein
means any law, bill resolution ordt-
nance. charter or constitutional amend
ment, or any other legislative measure
In the case Of laws chiefly Of local in
terest as the creation of new or addi-
tfonal Judges, or other officers or Offices
referendum by petition shall be sub
mitted Tor approval or rejection to the
people OF the district Interested
All elections on general. local and
special measures referred to the people,
Of the State or of any locality shall be
ieLd al the regular general election. ex-
lept When the Governor, County Judge
or Mayor shall order a special election
state, counties, or municipalities may
provide Tor special elections on local
legislation.
No limitation shall be placed upon
he number of constitutional amend
ments or other measures which may ne
proposed and submitted to the people by
sther Initiative or Referendum petit
lions as provided In this section nor
shall this section be construed to con-
1ict in any particular with Article 10.
section y. Of the Constitution provid-=
ng for the submission OF constitutional
amendments by the Legislative Assem-
.ly and their adoption by the people
This section shah not be construed to
3epriye any member Of the Legislative
Assembly Of the right to introduce any
measure. but no measure shall be sub
nitted 70 the people by the Legislative
Assembly except a proposed constitu-
jonal amendment. or amendment as pro-
tded for in Article -, Section - of the
Constitution.
Any measure submitted To the people
BY petition as herein provided shall take
Eject and became law when approved
~ a majority Of the votes east there
sn and not otherwise. and s4all not be
required to receive a majority or the
Totes cast for candidates in such cleo
ion. such measure shall be operative
IN and after tile thirtieth day after the
election Il which II IS approved
The veto power of the Governor or the
Mayor shall not extend to measures in
tiated b. or referred to the people.
If conflicting measures referred TO the
feople shall be approved by majority
II the votes severally cast for ard
lgatnst the same. tie one receiving tile
higher number Of affirmative votes shall
hereby become law.
No measure approved by vote Of the
seople shall be amended or repealed by
he General Assembly or any city
Council except by Il yea or nay vote upon
oil call d three=fa8Hths OF al tie mem
3ers elected, nor shall any such meas
ire be set aside. n whole or II part as
unconstitutional except ny unanimous
secision Of all the members Of the su-
creme Court Of the State
Legal voters only shall be counted
Ipon petitions, Petitions may be ctreu-
ated and presented IN parts. but each
art OF any petition shall have attached
hereto the affidavit OF the person cir
.ulating the same. that all the sigma
.ures thereon were made IN the pres
nee Of the affiaut and that to tho best
II the atlantis KNOWLEDGE and belief
zach signature is genuine and that the
person signing is legal voter aud no
sther affiAaNit or vefiheatien shall he re
auired To establish the genuineness or
such signatures
The saft4etency Of all Statewide petit
ions shall be decided IN the hfst IN
stance by the Secretary , Of the STATE hz
md OF municipal and local peutlohs py
he city or County Clerk, subject 70 re
lew by the supreme court ~ Il, the n ,,t,o1
which shall have exclusive and original
Jurisdiction over all such cases :.
II the suff'ciency Of any petitfoh -
challenged the question shall be tried at
once without reference to term, time or
a11udiFHfPU
ay: but the failure of the courts 70
decide prior 70 the election a. SAT- 70 not not
prevent the question from being placed
1pos sod the billion e9s at nd the initiate Gfs' AGAINST a
he validity Of the measure II Il shau
9fe4 96 apPF9Tsd ~ Of FG STATE County
Clerk. or city Clerk shaH ae si attS
nun 70 ~ ~ snonsors If the peti-
ton and permit at leiSt t 49, FOR
from the date or suen ~ tba event
correction or amendment IN lits eri,5ns
OF legal proceedings TO pieNent : ~ o us
legal enect 70 am pc of r'raof shall he
grounds. the burden 81 Iitbt