The Harrison times., 1916-08-26
Be II enacted by the people OF the Sta,
of Arkansas:

of Arkansas;
That Section OF Article s ~
Constitution OF the State of Ari
and Amendment No. 10 there
amended 80 as to read as follows
Section !. Legislative authorT1vJ
this state shall be vested in a LegislaS
tive Assembly which shall consist or q
Senate and a House of Representative
but the people reserve to themselves me
power to propose legislative measured
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 at the polls any act
item, section, or any part of any sec4
tion, or measure passed by the LegisllR
tive Assembly.
The first power reserved by the peU
pie is the Initiative, and the number Of
legal voters required to initiate any pc
ton shall be ten thousand 000) and
no more But no petition shall be held
invalid II It should contain a greater
number than required; and every such
petition shall include the full text oS
the measure so proposed. Initiative Pc
titions shall be filed with the Secretary
Of State not less than four months bo-
fore the election at which they are to
be voted upon
The second power reserved by the peo-
PIE is the iteIeTenuuIn, ana tne nufmDer
of legal voters required to sign and make
valid a referendum petition shall be
seven thousand q 000) and no more, but
no petition shall be held invalid II IL
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 of State
not later than ninety 900 days after
the final adjournment OF the session OF
the Legislative Assembly at which such
measures were PASSED, except when ~
journment shall be taken tempora
for a longer period than ninety
days, In which case such petitions shX N
be filed not later than ninety (90) days
after such temporary adjournment All
measures referred to n vote OF the pso-
pie by referendum shall remain in abst-
ance until such vote Is taken,
II II shall be necessary for the or
servation OF tho public peace, health, q
safety, that measure shall become ef-
fectiye without delay such necessity
shall be stated In one section, and II
upon n yea and nay vote three-fourths
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 1t shaS be necessary to
state the facts which constitute such
emergency. Provided. however that an
emergency shall not be declared on any
franchise or special privilege or aot
creating any vested right or interest or
alternating any property OF the State. n
referendum is filed against any emsr.
genecy measure. such measure shall b.
n law until II " voted upon by tho pes-
L.. Lao Na1
lority Of the electors voting thereQA u
shall be thereby repealed. The p6vH
sions OF this subsection shall also Apply
to city councils,