The Springdale news., 1916-08-11


 .Counties cities and towns may pro- vide Tor the exercise of the Initiative and Referendum to their local legis- lauon. Petitions shall be filed with the ten tl0) per cent of the legal voters of any county. city, or town may be re- auired to order the referendum. nor more than fifteen (15) Der cent of tho legal voters of any such county. city or town, shall be required to propose any measure by initiative petition
 In counties or municipalities the num- per of signatures required on a petition shall be computed upon the vote cas. for the office of county judge or mayor at the last preceding election
 Every extension, enlargement pur- chase, grant. or conveyance of a fran chise, or of any rights property, ease ment, lease. or occupation of or in any road, street, alley park or any part Ihereor in any real property or interest Tn any real property owned by munich pal corporation, whether the same be by statute. ordinance. resolution, or other wise, shall be subject to referendum and snail not be subject to emergency legis- latlon The time for fling referendum petition 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 nent, or any other legislative mea sure
 In the case of laws chiefly of local in- terest, as the creation of new or addi- tional judges. or other officers or offices referendum by petition shall be sub mitted for approval or rejection to the people or the district interested
 All elections on general, local. dnd special measures referred to the peoplN of the State or of any locality shall be 1eld at the regular general election ex- 'ept when the Governor, County Judge 3r Mayor shall order d special election
 state. counties, or municipalities may fnl n1n legislation.
 No limitation shall be placed upon he number of constitutional amend nents or other measures which may pe proposed and submitted to the people by either Initiative or Referendum peti- lions as provided in this section nor shall this section be construed to con iiet in any particular with Article le Section 22. If the Constitution provid- ng for the submission of constitutional amendments by the Legislative Assem- 'ly and their adoption by the people.
 This section shall not be construed 10 iepriye any member of the Legislative Assembly of the right to introduce any measure, but no measure shall be sub- nftted to the people by the Legislative Assembly except a proposed constitu- .fonal amendment. or amendment as pro- 1ided for in Article 19. Section 22 Of the Constitution.
 Any measure submitted to the people oy Hetiti0n as herein provided shall tare .hect and became law when approved q votes sn and not otherwise. and shall not be required to receive majority or the fotes cast for candidates in such cleo ion Sueh measure snail be operative ln and after the tHirtjetb day after the sIection at which it is approved
 The veto power of the Governor CIT the Mayor shall not extend to measures in tiated by or referred to the people.
 IT conflicting measures referred t0 the people shall be approved by a majority If the votes seYeraHy east for and against the same. the one receiving the higher number of affirmative votes shall hereby become a law.
 No measure approved by vote of the ie8ple shall be amended or repealed by he General Assembly or any City Council except by yea or nay vote upon ,olI call Of three fourthS of all the mem- 1ers elected nor shaa any such meas ire be set aside, in whole or part as unconstitutional except by 8 unanimous decision Of all the members Of the Su- preme Court of the state.
 Legal voters oniy shall be counted ipon petitions Petitions may be circu- ated and presented in parts but each 9art of any petition shall have attached hereto the affidavit of the person cir .ulating the same. that all the sigma .ures thereon were made in the pres ,nce of the affiant and that to the best If the affiant's knowledge and belief saeh signature is genuine, and that the person signing Is a legal voter. and no other affidavit or veridcation shall be re- suired to establish the genuineness Of such signatures.
 The sumciency of all Statewide peti- lions shall be decided in the hrst ln- stance hy the Secretary Of the State, tnd of municipal and local petitions by he City or County Clerk, subject to re- yiew by the Supreme Court of the state which shall have exclusive ana ofglhal jurisdiction over all such cases
 If the sutfieieucy of any petition is challenged the question shall be tried at once wthout reference to term. time or yacation and adiudicated without de- .ay but the failure ef the courts to decide prior to the election as to the sufficiency of such petition snail nor prevent the question from being placed 1pon the ballot at the election named m such petition. nor initiate asaihst he validity of the measure IT II shali nave been approved by vote Of the peo- nie If the Secretary of State, county Clerk. or City Clerk, shall decide any pc ton to be insufficient he snail, Wl'hou' delay notify the sponsors of the peti- ion and permit at least thirty days rom the date of such notification TOT correction or amendment In the eVen. of legal proceedings to prevent sis,nS or', legal effect to any petition upon any grounds the burden of proof snail oe upon the person or persons attacking the validity of the petition
 No law shall. be passed requiring A ,strihution of signatures upon pen- tions in each of the counties or otheI political divisions of the state. nor .o prohibit any person or persons rom on ;r- 
 cuIating petitions. nor to prohipt tIie circulaton of petitions, nor Tn any way 10 interfere with the freedom of the peo- ole in securing petitions, but laws InsS be enacted prohibiting and pehallzlms .lar' any fraudulent practice, such as pel iuTy forgery. or any other mtsdeineahor in inc securing or filing of petitions. .
 All measures submitted to a vote oi the people by petitions under taS ,p.,- p.O visfons of this section shall be papilsn- ea as is now or may hereafter De Pl'- xided by law. ,.-,.,..,5 b,, tho
 The style of all bills, initiated ,roviae oy Ine ,eonle and submitted under the proF prov ions of this section. shall beh De enacted by the people of the state ot os Arkansas's tmunicipalitY CT count a' sF inc case may be) Tn submittins m, meaar ef nres 10 the people. the Srefela.,y b Ds stata and all other officials shaH ge rniaed by the general laws 4ht4l 1I.ta'ld au5 ditionaI legislation shall be pfoFlaeu therefor. ,,nop any state measure shall be declared pS ons ,ars state Roard of Election comm ss3o otsi .a . Cor the substitute thereforl ana e,le aa,,a sait of a vote for any city or town meas 1.s ure shall be declared by the Clty tfn. en- tra1 Committee or Town CouhcH 'oi anv substitute therefofl ols eva