The Nevada County picayune., 1916-08-03

vide for the exercise of the Initiativa and Heferepdum as to their local legis- lation. Petitions shall be filed with the county or oity clerk Not more than ten lo) per cent of the legal voters of any county. city or town may be re- quired to order the referendum nor more than fifteen (l6) per cent of ths legal voters of any such county city or town, shall be required to propose any measure by initiative petition.
 In counties or munici palities the mum Der Of signatures required on a petition
 .' ......'..' ..r'.. f'.C vote cast for
 '' ' u' "'""tt 'u#se ol mayor at the last preceding election.
 Every extension. enlargement pur- chase, grant or conveyance Of fran CtTSe. or or any rights property ttisa- ment, lease. or occups ton of or in a..y road. street. alley or park, OF any pat th'Geoi in any real property. or interest m any real property owned by d I4lnte!- pa corporation, WErttcT the same be ny statute. ordinance. resuA4ttpu. O. otls~- WtSe, shall be subject to referendum and snail not be subject tu eutrI- -.anay IeEjS- lauou. The time for hlIng refereudum petition against municipal or local measures shall not be fixed 8 less ian th .rt} days after the passage thereof by municipal or local legislative bodics
 The word measure, as used heI ein. means any law, bill, resolution. ordi- nance, charter or constitutional amend ment or any other legislative measure.
 In the case of laws chiefly of local in leIeSl, as lHe creation or new OF I.iGl- toual Judges. or other officers er eH,oes. referendum by petition shall b s3b- mitted for approval or rejection to t4e people of the district interested
 AN elections on general local aId special measures referred to the peoJA of the State or of any locality sta'l ne held at the regular general electjo". .e- tept when the Governor. County Judge or Mayor shall order a special elect on.
 State, counties, or municipalities u.ay provide for special elections or lu.al legislation.
 No limitation shall be placed aoon the number of constitutional amend ments or other measures which may ne proposed and submitted to the people by either Initiative or Referendum Jeti- tions as provided ir this section lar shall this section be construed to yon- fict in any particular with Article .. Section 22, of the Constitution pTu}Ht ing for the submission of constitutional amendments by the Legislative Ass,ID- bly and their adoption by the people
 This section shall not be construed to deprive any member of the Legislative 'st"uhy of the right to introduce any '#easure. but uo measure shall be sIb- ,a.aed to IL" people by the Legislative ' stmbit except A proposed cou>lltu- t#fzal dtHeadmeHi or amendment aS pro vidsd for in Article Q Section v "f the Constitution.
 hny measure submitted to the people hv petition as herein provided shall ta.e effect aHd beoame law when approved by majority of the votes oast th.ae- OH and not otherwise, and shall not be red to receive a majority O. the votes cast for candidates in surn clec- ton. Such measure shall h" operative on and after the thirtieth day alter the election at which it is approved.
 The veto power of the Governor or tfe Ma yor shall not extend c. measures in ltiated by or referred to the people.
 If conflicting measures referred to the people shall be approved by a majority of the votes severally cast for and against the same. the one receiving the higher number of affirmative votes shall thereby become law.
 No measure approved by vote of tho people shall be amended or repealed by the General Assembly or any City Council except by yea or nay vote upon roll call of three-fourths of all the mem bers elected; nor shall any such meas ure be set aside. in whole or in part. as unconstitutional except by unanimous decision of all the members of the Su preme Court of the state.
 Legal voters only shall be counted upon petitions. Petitions may be circu- lated and presented in parts. but each part of any petition shall have attached thereto the afidavit of the person cir cuiating the same. that all the sigma lures thereon were made in the pres ence of the affsnt and that to the best of the afiants knowledge and belief aAch signature fig genuine. and that the person signing is a legal voter and nc other affidavit or Verification shall be re- ouired 10 establish the sehulhehess oi such signatures.
 The suff,ci.ncy of all Statewide peti- tions shall be decided in the first in- stance by the Secretary of the State, and of municipal and local petitions by the City or County Clerk, subject to re view by the Supreme Court of the Ststs which shall have exclusive and original jurisdiction over all such cases.
 If the sufhciency of any petition challenged the question shall be tried st once wihout 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 suriciency of such petition shall not prevent the question from being placed upon the ballot at the election named in such petition. nor initiate against have been approved by a vote Of the pto- ple If the Secretary of State County Clerk or City Clerk, shall decide any pc ton to be insufficient he shall, without delay, notify the sponsors of the peu- ton and permit al least thirty days from the date of such nothcatlon Toy correction or amendment Tn the eNtIlt of legal proceedings to prevent giving lrnal effect to any petition upon any grounds the burden of proof shall be upon the person or persons atthcklhR ths validity of the petition. ..,u
 No law shall he passed requiring . distribution of signatures upon peu- lions in each of the counties Q" other political divisions of the state nor 10 prohibit sHN person pi per N'llFN U ,l'' t ing or receiving compensation Ter GIT culatiug petitions nor to prohth't tne circult.ton of petitions nor in any way 10 interfere with the freedom Of the peo' ple in securing petitions, but laws may be enacted prohibiting and penalLlna any fraudulent practice, such as per jury. forgery or any other plisdemeano' in the securing or filing Of petitions.
 All measures submitted to vote of the people by petitions under the pro visions of this section shall be publish ed as is now or may hereafter be pro vIded by law.
 The style of all bllls. initiated by the people and submitted under the proNis- ions Of this section, shall hf, Ne l. enacted by the people of the State or Arkansas" (muuicipalitv or county hS the case may bel. In submitting meas. ures to the people. the Secretary or state aud sll other officials shall De guided by the general laws until ad- dttioual legislation shall be provided therefor. .
 The result of the vote upon any State measure shall he declared by The state Eoari "f Election Eommissi"nNif ror the Slhs stitute therefoi), and the fe oult nt % vote for any city or town moas ure -..at ., tt, j.lt- -. t.+o 'ltt cen tral Committee or Town Council tor pnv Nuhstitute thcrcforl.
 .,t,a,Ir1rut shall be self