The Little River news., 1916-08-26

l. pal1ttes and counties.
 counties, cities and towns may pro- Elue TOT the exercise of the Initiativs g and Referendum as to their local legis- latlon Petitions shall be filed with the county or city clerk. Not more than ten (l0) per cent of the legal voters of any county, city. or town may be re- qu1red to order the referendum. nor more than fifteen (15) per cent of the legal voters of any such county city or town, shall be esiuired to propose any measure by initiative petition.
 In counties or municipalities the mum per or signatures required on petition snail De computed upon the vote cast for the office of county judge or mayor at the last preceding election.
 Every extension, enlargement pur- Fnase, grant, or conveyance of fran Ihlse or of any rights property. ease
 hent' lease. or occupation of or in any road, street, alley OF park, or any part thereof in any real property or interest elh any real property owned by muuici- pai corporation, whether the same be by statute. ordinance. resolution. or other. wise. shall be subject to referendum and snail not be subject to emergency le%is- Iatlon The time for fling a refcreadum petltlon aEainst municipal or local measures shall not be ike! at less. tufen thffty days after the FasSaEe tAeGaaf by manlclpal or local agisl3tiVa bn liss.
 n,nons ne word ,meaSHse, 5.t as #$a here, 2, nance. charter. CT cGastIsE EttGnai ann l. Hent, or aHN other t-z Sl i've 7aa5si3Ea=
 II the case Of las-s ctttnf.E, of !zrai in terest, aS the Crcati2u n' new or aIli- tlonaI Judges, or UtEaT OF aerH or offices referendum by pet:t5an sl3 he S#.b- mltt"d for ap4r9EH t.a-t= ta. t.a people of the district int rested
 All elections on general Ipcat sA l special measures refarret tp t5r Ieofls or the State or of az lagaEtE St a'l lse held at the regular arac#4f eia.tIu Iu1 f~- 2ept when the Ciosernor, County Judge or Mayor shall oHaeH a s'eaial- ,lertioi.
 state. counties CT municipalities may provide for special elections on loca'
 No limitation shan be placed upon the number of atItHtienal araeal- ments or otE CT measures which may ,e proposed and submitted to the p.opae 5y either lHitia tive OF 8ef"H l2a peti- tions as provided in this es..; on. nor shall this section be cOn@tr3o1 to con f,fct in any particular with Nrtirle 19. section -. Of the CoaStjtat#oa proN.l- ing for the submission of constitutional amendments by the Legislative Assem- ply and their adoption by the people
 This section shall not be construed to depriI" any member of the Lh4.@lat.N .Na Assembly of t1e ri@ht to l0tre Ia"e any measure hut no n asurn abatl tc=stb- ritted to thc people by the Legislative Assembly e#eeit pro. 5@d coGStttu- vIded for in Article T.. Section 22 of the Constitution.
 Any measure suhnittsa to the people by petition as herein provided sal Ja.e effect and became 8 law when approved by a majority Gf the votes cast there- oH and not otherwise. aHl shall not bs required to receive majority oT the votes cast for can iilates ta such ,}ec- hon- Such measure &oai' he "9"rattNe on and aEf.r the thfrttct5. dav eter the election 1t which ft is approve
 The veta noWer of the Governor or rna Mayor shall not e&ten3 to maqzures in- .tiatea bs or refer. to the people.
 If conflicting mes -ItrS referred to t3Ie people shall be aprl2scd by natortty of tic votes severalE cast for and against the same, the one receiving tlle .1igher u.tmisnr of affirmative votes shall .hefeh. become a law.
 No measure approved bE vote of the people shall be amended an reYeale1 by the General Assembly or any City Council except by a vea or aa# vote Haon soll call Of three-fpurths of all t&e mem 0ers elected. nor shall any such meas lre be set aside. in whole or in lart as unconstitutional eSeant hz q Ha= niHnUs decision of all the members of the Su- preme Court of the State
 Legal voters only shall he counted apon petitions. Petitions may he circu- ated and presented in parts bat each part Of any petition shall have attached thereto the affidavit of tn person cir lures thereon were made in the pr s- ence of the affiant and that to tho best of the ait!ants knowledge and Toiirf each sigma ture is genuine. and that the person signing is a legal yater. and no other affidavit or Veriticatiou ShaH he re 4uired to establish the gcnaincuess of such sigma turcs.
 The sJElctency of all Statewide peti- lions shall be decided in the first in stance bv the Scc"riarE of the Sta,a and of Hniciual aa l2aal petitions ny view by the Supreme CoJirt If the State which shall have e>soiUs.ve and original Jurisdiction over all sHcH c2ses
 If the sUtiicienCy of ar. petition Is challenged the question &Gal be tried at once without reference to term. tins or vacation and adjHdieatna wjthout 'e- ,ay; Iut the failure of inc courts t3 decide prior to the elect on, q $ to the sufficielcy of such petition shall not prevent the question from being }la'-, Spon the hatlot at the eletszaa ra-al in such petition, nor msl tHtr a@a st the validity If the maas31# ii # -+..slf have been approved hy vote #f ts.' s.5s-'- ole If the Secretary of St#tf. |nu"t,' Clerk, or City Clerk. sha'I dz'i9s aa5 -. i5'.. Iion and permit at fe15t ..t- from the Gate of SUI not f@#e teo Tor correction or amea3moat- In t> event of leeaI proceedings to paaE. 2: -t} f7S legal effect to any I@titeh n. 1 I2y grounds. the burden of proof sls s9 uron the person or persons at5a.as,ta5 fte validity of the pefitz'2-
 No law sE3H be nasse r. ~ti.a-- distribution of sief#tU1c@
 f!ene in clal of ta~ eHHHtl-- orr sst #-'r political dirisie's of t.e Stfe. IpF to prohibit any IerSon or tE% If.EE iv,r or receiving compa .-s.st ."., t7f e.r- rH'ntips }ct. tt=.=s. Hf= tH rH rH-a|tnl t.-'3 ejaculation of pctiti"es s= hoH ja'#eT way r. faterfer:r wit. tac .aH O. 'aa 54e in securing pct t5aES. I ny |. cl acted prDGihit...- #Ii r st-.#fi : a4.v fraudulent practice s2en s5 '.''- juiy forgery, or an ot Ter '1 t' .'tt't.'5 in fha securing or Giiu2 pi petitions.
 .4AH rnsaetiees su'.aittcl 1a Not" of fhe peof ie ay Tet.tiIts l.a ,e" t4" '- y. .i0! g of this se.t.am @EaI b. p.iai z.'- 11 aa is nOW or naT h-"11 tFE r." sA- VIdrl by law.
 t,,-Es .5yIe of ai bills, initiated hy tho pfoo!e and submitted unaeI tae pEoN i.,-- ions of this section. "EaIl be n aaae.ed by the peoaie cf the .tale "f hri5a ~s5s't fmunti G r." H. a5i.=t5s ,S inc case may bc). la 9u2ml :ias meas. nrcs to the people, tha Se'f' iittF or Slate and all other oGlcili5 -.1 II ne rrIidea by the general >"t UHjtt a', dition2l legislation shall be ptoF+Eta 'HTi The GiY' result Of the vote upan apy c4,,tr measure shaI fo q elored by the State HoarI of Election N.J7..= s-!oi.'-7 For the substitute t&c-ef9r'. 7 'e- suit of a vote fer a.Y city or 1yEn n "E- ure shall be declared hE the CjtE Cen tral Committee CT Town Council Cor epv substitute thc"ef @t
 iFhit amendment sh1tl |e 'f=' g@- cuting, but the LeGt5'a -ia < 5=etE''2 may enact laws to facilitate itS opFf- ation. and no legislation shall he ea- ncfad te, re,tr rict, harper or !!lFcU the