The Springdale news. [volume] (Springdale, Ark.) 1887-1990, 1916-08-25
BE II enacted by the people OF the State
of Arkansas:

Be IT enacted by the people OF the State
of Arkansas:
That section Of Article to ,ne
Constitution of the State Of Arkansas
and Amendment No. 10 thereto be
amended so as to read as follows
Section i. Legislative authority OF
this State shall be vested IN n Iegisla-
tive Assembly which shall consist or a
Senate and 4 House of Representatives.
but the people reserve to themselves rhs
power to propose legislative measures
laws. resolutions. and amendments to
the Constitution, and to enact or re ect
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 sec
ton. 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
ton shall be ten thousand 90. 000) and
no more But no petition shall be held
invalid If 1t should contain a greater
number than required; and every such
petition shall include the full text OF
the measure so proposed. Initiative pc
titions shall he filed with the Secretary
of State not less than four months be-
fore the election at which they are to
be voted upon
The second power reserved by the peoy
pie is the Referendum, and the number
of legal voters required to sign and make
valid a referendum petition shall be
thousand I
no petition shall be held invalid If ID
should contain greater number than
required. The filing of a referendum Pc
ton against one or more items. sectionn,
or parts of any measure shall not delay
the remainder from becoming efeettyst
but it 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 Stats
not later than ninety 600 days after
the final adjournment of the session OF
the Legislative Assembly a which such
measures were passed except when adj
tournment shall be taken temporarily
far a longer period than ninety 600
DAYS in which case such petitions shah
he filed not later than ninety 600 DAYS
after such temporary adjournment All
measures referred to a vote of the Aeo-
pie by referendum shall remain in abey-
ance until such vote is taken.
If It shall be necessary for the pre-
servation Of the public peace. health or
safety. that a measure shall become eff
! fective without delay. such necessity
shall be stated ip one section. and If
upon a yea and nay vote three-fourths
Of all the members elected shall vote
upon separate roll call in favor or the
measure going into instant operation
such measure shall become effeetive
without delay 1t shall be necessary to
state the facts which constitute such
emergency. Provided, however. that an
emergency shall not be declared on anv
franchise or special privilege or act
creating any vested right or interest or
alternating any property of the State II
n referendum is fled against any emer-
genecy measure such measure shall be
a law until it is voted upon by the peo-
ple and If ii is then rejected by ma
iority of the electors voting thereon II
shall be thereby repealed The provi-
SLOTS of this sub section shall also apprv
to city councils.