The Newark journal., 1916-08-24

respective m palities and counties
 Sountles, cities and towns may pro- snd ,os the exercise of the Initiative 1ssio r'eiefendum as to their local legis- county or city clerk Not more than ten elo) per cent of the legal voters of any county. city, or town may be re- 1u,reo pr 10 order the referendum. nor is than hfteen (15) per cent of the legal voters of any such county, city or town, shall be required to propose any measure by initiative petition
 III counties or municipalities the mum ger 9I signatures required on petition snail be computed upon the vote cast for the of1ce of county judge or mayor st the last preceding election.
 avery extension. enlargement, pur- Snase' grant, or conveyance of fran chise or of any rights property. ease
 hent, lease. or occupation of or In any road. street, alley or park, or any part t eIseieoi III any real property. or interest m any Isal property owned by munich pai corporation. whether the same be by statute. ordinance, resolution. or other wiss, shall be subject to referendum and snail not be subject to emergency legis- lation. The time for filing a referendum petitioh against municipal or local measures shall not be fixed at less than thirty days after the passage thereof by municipal or local legislative bodies.
 The word measure" as used herein. 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 terest as the creation of new or addi- tonal Judges. or other officers or offices referendum by petition shall be sub mitted for approval or rejection to the people of the district interested.
 All elections on general, local. and special measures referred to the peopN or the State or of any locality shall be held at the regular general election ex- tept when the Governor, County Judge or Mayor shall order a special election
 state, counties, or municipalities may provide for special elections on local legislation.
 No limitation shall be placed upon the number of constitutional amend ments or other measures which may ne proposed and submitted to the people by either Initiative or Referendum peti- tions as provided in this section nor shall this section be construed to con met in any particular with Article fe section z2, Of the Constitution provid- 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 deprive any member of the Legislative Assembly of the right to introduce any measure. but no measure shall be sub mitted to the people by the Legislative Assembly except proposed constitu- tional amendment, or amendment as pro- vided for in Article I9, Section 22 of the Constitution.
 Any measure submitted to the people by petition as herein provided shall tare effect and became a law when approved by s majority of the votes cast there on and not otherwise. and shall not be required to receive q majority or the votes cast for candidates fin such cleo ton. Such measure shall be operative on and after the thirtieth day after the election at which it is approved
 The veto power of the Governor or me Mayor shall not extend to measures in- itiated by or referred to the people
 If conflicting measures referred to the people shall be approved by majority or the votes seYerally cast for and against the same. the one receiving the higher number of affirmative votes shall thereby become a law.
 No measure approved by vote of the people shall be amended or repealed by Council except by yea or nay vote upon roll call of three-fourths of all the mem bers elected; nor shall any such meas are be Set aside. in whole or in part. as nnconstitutiona1 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 eircu- part of any petition shall have attached thereto the affidavit of the person cir eulating the same. that all the sigma lures thereon were made in the pres ence of the affiant ard that to the best Of the affiantis knowledge and belief zach signature Is genuine. and that the person signing is legal voter, and no other affidavit or veriaeation shall be re- euired to establish the genuineness of such signatures.
 The suff1ciency of all Statewide peti- sions 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 State which shall have exclusive and original Jurisdiction over all such cases.
 If the sufficiency of any petition challenged the question shall be tried Aa once without 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 suficiency of such petition. shall not prevent the question from being placea upon the ballot at the election named in such petition. nor initiate against the validity of the measure if 1t shall have been approved by vote or the peo- pie. If the Secretary of State, County ton to be insufficient he shall, without delay. notify the sponsors Of the peu- ton and permit at least thirty days from the date of such notification TOT correction or amendment In the event of legal proceedings to prevent giving legal effect to any petition upon any grounds the burden of proof shall be upon the person or persons atta' Ing fhe validity of the petition.
 No law shall be passed requiring "a of signatures upon peu- ftOpg each or the CouUtles oi noIftfcaI divisions of the State, nor 10 prohibit any person or persons from glv- ing or receiving compensation Tor CIT culating petitions nor to prohibit the circulaton of petitions, nor in any way n interfere with the freedom of tho peo- nls in securing petitions. but laws may he enacted prohibiting and penaizins any fraudulent practice, such as per jury forgery, or any other mlsusiheahoi in inc securing or filing of petitions
 All measures submitted to a vote or the people by petitions under the pro visions of this section shall De puonsn- cd as IS now or may hereafter De pro vfded by law. ..
 The style of all bills. initiated by the people and submitted under the proVls. Ions of this section. shall be. be ls enacted by the people of the state or Arkansas" (municipality or county, as the case may bel. In submitting meas ures to the people. the Secretary oI State and all other officials shaii pe guided by the general laws until eo ditional legislation shall be proVioeo therefor.
 The result of the vote upon any State measure shall be declared py the ' State Board of Election Commissiohers Cor the sub stitute therefor), and the re suit of a vote for any city or town meas ure shall be declared by the City cen tral Committee or Town Councii tor any substitute therefor).
 This amendment shall be self-exe- eating, but the Legislative Assembly