The Little River news., 1916-08-05

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 nvsry eItsnsion. enlargement nar- s snis: or ef aay rshts: lrepssty. case msnt, lease. eH occupation of or in any roed. street. alley or park, or gay part in .n1 r.., |: a .. pAl corporation. whsthsr the same he by statute, ordinance. resolution. or other. Mise, snail be subject te rsfsrsndum ana ia:ion The time for filing refersndum petition against municipal or local measures shall not be hxed at less than thirty days after the passage thereof by municipal or local legislative bodies.
 The word measure" as used herein, means any law. bill. resolution. ordi- nance, charter, or constitutional amend ment. or any other legislative measure.
 m the case of laws chiefly of local in terest. as the creation of new or addi- t1onal Judges. or other officers or offices. referendum by petition shall be sub people of the district interested.
 All elections on general local, and special measures referred to tho peoplH of the State or of any locality shall be sept when the Governor. County Judge or Mayor shall order a special election.
 State, counties. or municipalities may provide for special elections on local No limitation shall be placed upon the number of constitutional amend ments or other measures which may oe proposed . dan and submitted to the people by tions as provided in this section. nor shall this section be construed to con hict In any particular with Article ls, Section P. of the Constitution prcvid- ing for the submission of constitutional amendments by the Legislative Assem- ply and their adoption by the people.
 This section shall not be construed to deprive any member of the Legislative Assembly of the right to introduce any measure. but no measure shall be sub- mitted to the people by the Legislative Assembly except a proposed constitu- tional amendment. or amendment as pro- vided for In Article 19. Section 22 of tho Constitution.
 Any measure submitted to the people by petition as herein provided shall taxo effect and became a law when approved by majority of the votes cast there on and not otherwise. and shall not be required to receive majority of tho votes cast for candidates in such cleo ton. Such measure shall be operative on and after the thirtieth day after tho election at which 1t is approved.
 The veto power of the Governor or ,ns Mayor shall not extend to measures in tiated by or referred to the people.
 If conflicting measures referred to the people shall be approved by majority of the votes severally cast for and higher number of affirmative votes shall hereby become law.
 No measure approved by vote of the people shall be amended or repealed by the General Assembly or any City Council except by yea or nay vote upon :oll call of three-fourths of all the mem oers elected: nor shall any such meas Ire be set aside. tn whole or in part. as unconstitutional except by unanimous decision of all the members of the Su- oreme Court of the State.
 Legal voters only shall be counted ,pon petitions Petitions may be circu- ated and presented in parts but each part of any petition shall have attached thereto the affidavit of the person cir
 
 :ures thereon were made in the pres .nce of the affiant and that to the best ,f the af1lant's knowledge ana belief zach signature Is genuine and that the other affidavit or verification shall be re- luired to establish the genuineness of such signatures.
 The suffciency of all Statewide pet1- tions shall be decided in the first in- stance by the Secretary of the State. md of municipal and local petitions by he City or County Clerk. subject to re- view by the Supreme Court of the State which shall have exclusive and original Jurisdiction over all such cases.
 If the suff1ciency of any petition is challenged the question shall be tried at once without reference to term time or vacation. and adjudicated without de- lay; but the failure of the courts to decide prior to the election, as to the uhiciency of such petition. shall not prevent the question from being placed upon the ballot at the election named In such petition. nor initiate against the validity of the measure if it shall have been approved by vote or the pep Clerk or City Clerk, shall decide any po- ton to be insufficient he shall, without delay. notify the sponsors or the pet,- from the date of such notifca tion for correction or amendment. In tls, event of legal proceedings to prevert giving legal effect to any petition upon any
 
 upon the person or persons attacking the validity of the petition.
 No law shall be passed requiring Q distribution of signatures upon peti- tions In each Of the counties or other political divisions of the State, nor to prohibit any person or persons from eiV- ing or receiving compensation for cir c,latng petitions nor to prohibit tha circulaton of petitions, nor in any way f, interfere with the freedom of the peo- ple in securing petitions, but laws may be enacted prohibiting and penalizins any fraudulent practice, such as per jury, forgery or any other misdemeanor in the securing or filing of petitions.
 All measures submitted to vote or the people by petitions under the pro visions of this section shall be publish e1 as is now or may hereafter be pro- vided by law.
 The style of ail bills. initiated by the people and submitted under the provis-- ions of this section, shall be. Be II enacted by the people of the State Of Arkansas" (munici ellity or county. as he case may be). In submitting meas ures to the people. the Secretary or State and all other officials shall DO guided by the general laws until ad. ditional legislation shall be provided therefor.
 The result of the vote upon any State measure shall be declared by the State Board of Election Commissioners Cor the substitute therefor), and the re- cult of a vote for any city town meas