The Harrison times., 1916-08-05
Be II enacted by the people of the Stat;
of Arkansas.


That Section l OF Article to tns
Constitution of the State Of Arkansas
and Amendment No. 10 thereto be
amended so as to read as follows:
Section l. Legislative authority Of
THIS State shall be vested in a Legisla-
tive Assembly which shall consist or a
Senate and a House of Representatives.
but the people reserve to themselves the
power to propose legislative measures
laws. resolutions, and amendments ta
the Constitution, and to enact or rejec
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
tion shall be ten thousand G0,000) and
no more. But no petition shall be held
invalid If It 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 be 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 peo-
Of legal voters required to sign and make
valid referendum petition shall be
seven thousand (7000) and no more but
no petition shall be held invalid II Il
should contain greater number than
required The fling Of 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 4
Referendum petitions against measure
passed by the Legislative Assembl
shall be filed with the Secretary of State
not later than ninety 900 days after
the final adjournment OF the session or
the Legislative Assembly at which such
measures were passed except when ad-
journment shall be taken temporarily
for a longer period than ninety (90)
days, in which case such petitions shall
be filed not later than ninety 600 days
after such temporary adjournment. All
measures referred 20 n vote OF the peo-
pie by referendum shall remain In abey-
ance until such vote In taken
II II shall be necessary for the pre-
servation of the public peace, health, or
safety, that a measure shall become ef-
fectlve without delay, such necessity
shall be stated In one section, and II
upon yea and nay vote three fourths
OF all the members elected shall vots
upon separate roll call In favor OF tho
measure going into instant operation.
such measure shall become effective
without delay II shall be necessary 20
state the facts which constitute such
emergency. Provided however, that an
emergency shall not be declared on any
franchise or special privilege or art
creating any vested right or interest or
alternating any property OF the State, II
a referendum Is filed against any emer-
genecy measure, such measure shall be
a law until II is voted upon by the peo-
pie, and IL II is then rejected by ma
jorlty OF the electors voting thereon it
shall be thereby repealed. The provi-
slons OF this subsection shall also Apply
to city councils.