The Little River news., 1916-08-12
Be 1t enacted by the people of the Stat

Be 1t enacted by the people of the stats
 of Arkansas:
 That Section of. Article 5 to the Constitution of the State of Arkansas and Amendment No, 10 thereto be amended so as to read as follows:
 Section 1. Legislative authority of this State shall be vested in a Legisla- tive Assembly which shall consist Of a Senate and House of Representatives. but the people reserve to themselves the power to propose legislative measures 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 sec tion, or measure passed by the Legisla- tive Assembly.
 The first power reserved by the peo- pie is the Initiative, aaf the number of legal voters required to initiate any pc tion shall "a ten thousand 1O.0O0) and TO 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 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- pie is the Referendum. and the number of legal voters required to sign and make valid referendum petition shall be seven thousand 7,000) and no more but no pstition shall be held invalid if it should contain a greater number than required. The filing of a referendum pe- tlon against one or more items. sections or parts Of any measure shall not delay the remainder from becoming effective: but it is not to be understood from thls that all of an act may not be referred. Referendum petitions against measures passed by the Legislative Assembly .,t>, J,G IoI = not later than ninety (9O) days after the final adjournment of the session of the Legislative Assembly at which such measures were passed. except when ad- for a longer period than ninety (sO) days. in which case such petitions shall be filed not later than ninety (9O) days after such temporary adjournment. All measures referred to a vote of the peo- pie by referendum shall renal in abey. ance until such vote is taken.
 If it shall be necessary for the pre- serVatlon of the public peace health. OF safety. that a measure shall become eff fective without delay, such necessity shall be stated in one section. and if upon yea and nay vote three-fo -fourths of all the members elected shall vote measure going into instant operation. such measure shall become effectivc without delay It shall be necessary to state the facts which constitute such eHeTSeHCS l7IONlueu, nOWeVer, 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. If a referendum is filed against any emer- genecy measure such measure shall hs a law until 1t is voted upon by the peo- pie, and if it is then rejected by q ma 3ority of the electors voting therson it shali be thereby repealed, The nrovi- sions of this sub-sectton shall also anpau tD otty councils.