Pocahontas star herald., 1916-08-18
BE II enacted by the people of the State
OF Arkansas:


OF Arkansas:
That Section / OF Article s 10 the
Constitution OF the State OF Arkansas
and Amendment No. 10 thereto be
amended so as 20 read as follows:
Section /. Legislative authority OF
this State shall be vested in a LegislS-
tive Assembly which shall consist or a
Senate and House OF Representatives.
but the people reserve to themselves ths
power 10 propose legislative measures
laws resolutions. and amendments 20
the Constitution, and 90 enact or rsiect
tho same at the polls Independent OF this
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 SEQ
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 100000 and
no more But no petition shall be held
invalid n IL should contain n greater
number than required; and every such
petition shall include the full 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 10
be voted upon.
The second power reserved by tho peo-
pie is the Referendum. and the number
OF legal voters required 20 sign and make
valid a referendum petition shall be
seven thousand C7.000) and no more but
no petition shall be held invalid n II
should contain n greater number than
required The filing OF referendum PEE
tlon 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 fled with the Secretary Of State
not later than ninety t9O) days after
the final adjournment OF the session of
the Legislative Assembly at which such
measures were passed, except VIXEN ad-
tournment shall be taken temporarily
for n longer period than ninety (9O)
days in which case such petitions shall
be fled not later than ninety 900 days
after such temporary adjournment All
mpasurng referred 20 n vote or the pCO-
pie by referendum shall remain I'm abey-
ance until such vote Is taken.
II n shall be necessary for tho pre-
servatlon Of the public peace health, or
safety that n measure shall become Of
fectivc without delay such necessity
shall be stated In one section, and n
un0n a yea and nay vote thren-f0urtha
of all the members elected sha| vote
upon separate roll call in favor Of the
measure going into instant operation,
such measure shall become effective
without delay It shall be necessary 10
state the facts which constitute such
emergency. Provided, however that 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 hled against any emer-
Eenecy measure, such measure shall be
a law until II is voted upon by the peo-
Dls. and II Il is then rejected by a ma
iority Of the electors voting thereon II
shall be thereby repealed The provi-
sions Of this subsection shall also apply
20 city councils.